The Austrian actor picked up the prize for his portrayal of a merciless Nazi officer in Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked World War II picture "Inglourious Basterds."
"Thank you very, very much, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association," Waltz said. "A year and a half ago, I was exposed to the gravitational forces of Quentin Tarantino and he took my modest little world and with the power of his talent and his words and his vision, he flung it into his orbit -- a dizzying experience."
"Up in the Air" won the award for best screenplay, "Up" was named best animated film and "The White Ribbon" took the trophy for "The White Ribbon."
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