WITH its momentum still undiminished, sci-fi spectacle Avatar has scooped a double victory - including best film drama - at the Golden Globes, paving the way for Oscar triumph.
James Cameron won the director gong for the movie at the US ceremony, in an echo of his success 12 years ago, when Titanic received best drama and the directing prize before sweeping the board with 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards.
As the 55-year-old Canadian filmmaker accepted his prizes - he is pictured above (on right) with producer Jon Landau - figures showed Avatar had remained top of the US, UK and Australian box offices for a fifth consecutive week.
Worldwide takings for the film now stand at $1.6billion (£979m), setting it on course to top Titanic's $1.8 bn (£1.1bn) haul this week - which would make it the top-grossing film of all time.
As he accepted the directing Globe, Cameron praised his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, who was also nominated as best director for bomb disposal team drama The Hurt Locker.
"Frankly, I thought Kathryn was going to get this. She richly deserves it," Cameron said.
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