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James Cameron Slams Amy Poehler's "Ignorant Dig" at Golden Globes

12/22/2025

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James Cameron denounced Amy Poehler's 2013 Golden Globes joke about his marriage to Kathryn Bigelow as an "ignorant dig".
Poehler's remark referenced Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and shocked the audience.
Cameron said the 2009–2010 awards-season rivalry with Bigelow overshadowed her work.
He applauded Bigelow when she won the Oscar for Best Director.
Cameron recently claimed he deserves full screenwriting credit for Point Break, prompting a response from W. Peter Iliff.

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James Cameron denounced Amy Poehler's 2013 Golden Globes joke about his marriage to Kathryn Bigelow as an "ignorant dig".
Poehler's remark referenced Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and shocked the audience.
Cameron said the 2009–2010 awards-season rivalry with Bigelow overshadowed her work.
He applauded Bigelow when she won the Oscar for Best Director.
Cameron recently claimed he deserves full screenwriting credit for Point Break, prompting a response from W. Peter Iliff.