Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón was awarded the prize for Best Director for his film Gravity at the 71st edition of the Golden Globes Awards which were announced this evening. It is the first time a Latino filmmaker wins the prize for Best Director at the Golden Globes.
Cuarón joins other Mexicans as winners of the award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: In 1949, Gabriel Figueroa won the the Best Cinematography Award for his work on La Perla; Actress Katy Jurado was the 1953 winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in High Noon; three years later comedian Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas' won the prize for Best Actor (in a comedy or musical film) for his role in Around the World in 80 Days; in 1987 actor Anthony Quinn was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award; and more recently in 2007, Alejandro González iñárritu's Babel won the prize for Best Film.
The winners of the 71st edition of the Golden Globes were announced at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California.
