'Bohemian Rhapsody' bagging two awards including Best Picture - Drama, Glenn Close winning Best Actress were the shocks of the awards night. And then there was Christian Bale thanking Satan...
The 76th Golden Globe Awards served a lot of surprises when they doled out trophies for the winners in 14 categories of movies and 11 categories for TV on Monday morning (IST).
For the first time, an Asian-American co-hosted the show in the form of former Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh. She also picked up the award for Best Actress in Drama series for her role in BBC drama Killing Eve. Her co-host was SNL alumn and star of NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine Andy Samberg. The duo earned thumbs up from critics and audience alike for the fabulous job they did to entertain the guests. Sandra Oh's speech about inclusion and diversity became one of the highlights of the show.
Big names in the movies were contesting to take the new Golden Globe trophies home. Christian Bale, predictably so won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy for his portrayal of former US VP Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice. He thanked Satan for the inspiration! Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's masterpiece called Roma also won Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film. Lady Gaga is first time nominated as a leading lady in Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star Is Born might have missed on winning in that category but she definitely was beaming when she lifted the trophy for Best Original Song for 'Shallow.'
Bohemian Rhapsody winning Best Drama Movie and Glenn Close bagging Best Drama Actress award for her role in The Wife were two biggest shocks of the ceremony. Mary Poppins Returns and Black Panther got no love.
In the TV section, the competition couldn't get any tougher. The Americans won best drama series but the lead pair Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell had to go empty-handed. Rachel Brosnahan scripted history when she picked up the award for Best TV Actress in Comedy for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel for the second year in a row. Netflix comedy 'The Kominsky Method' surprised by winning Best Actor for Michael Douglas and Best Comedy Series. FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace defeated HBO's Sharp Objects.
Let's take a look at the complete list of winners.
1. Best TV Actor - Comedy
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Michael Douglas wins the trophy for his performance in Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method. The veteran actor thanked the show creator for showing the lighter side of the process of getting old.
"The truth be told, I owe all of this to one man out there — Mr. Chuck Lorre. Chuck thinks getting old is funny. Thank you for your exquisite work," Douglas continued.
"And I guess this has to go to my 102-year-old father, Kirk."
2. Best Animated Feature Film
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Sony's Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse wins the best animation movie award beating the likes of Ralph Breaks the Internet and Incredibles 2.
3. Best TV Actor - Drama
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We have our first upset. Richard Madden has beat Matthew Rhys of The Americans and Billy Porter of Pose to win the best actor in drama series for his role in Bodyguard.
4. Best TV series - Drama
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I was right all along. The Americans starring Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in the lead, bags the award for best TV series in the drama category.
5. Best Supporting Actor - Limited Series
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Another upset of the night is Ben Whishaw bagging the trophy for best supporting actor in a limited series for his role in 'A Very English Scandal.'
The Paddington star dedicated the award to Norman Scott who he portrays in the series. He said, "He's a true queer hero and icon. And Norman, this is for you."
6. Best Actress - Limited series
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Patricia Arquette defeated the likes of Amy Adams and Regina King to win in this category. Her thoroughly bad character of Tilly Mitchell in 'Escape at Dannemora' shines despite the layers of fatsuit.
7. Best Original Score
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Fist pump in the air! I was rooting for Justin Hurwitz to win this category for his music for Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy's 'First Man.' Tracks like 'Lunar Rhapsody,' 'Docking Waltz,' and Leon Bridges' poem 'Whitey on the moon' is the soul of this movie.
8. Best Original Song
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There was literally no better contender in this category. I still do not know why they bothered with other nominations when Lady Gaga submitted 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born'.
The clear winner from the beginning!
9. Best Supporting Actress
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Regina King proved me right!
King won best supporting actress for her role of Sharon Rivers in Barry Jenkins' 'If Beale Street Could Talk.' King's portrayal of a resilient mother is unparalleled in this category that also had Emma Stone's cunning lady in the waiting for The Favourite' and Amy Adams in 'Vice.'
10. Best TV Actress - Drama
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Picking up the prize for her role in 'Killing Eve,' Sandra Oh becomes the first Asian performer to win multiple Golden Globes.
11. Best Supporting Actor
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association corrected the course by awarding this trophy to Mahershala Ali for his role as Dr Don Shirley in the movie 'Green Book.'
12. Best Screenplay
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Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly win the award for Best Screenplay for their movie 'Green Book.' So far the movie has won two awards.
13. Best Supporting TV Actress
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Patricia Clarkson wins the best supporting TV actress prize for her role of calculative Adora Crellin in HBO's 'Sharp Objects.'
14. Best Actor - Comedy
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It should not come as a surprise that Christian Bale won for his role as former USA vice president Dick Cheney in director Adam McKay's political satire 'Vice.'
15. Best Foreign Language Film
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Who is surprised that 'Roma' won?
16. Best Actor - Limited Series
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As expected, coming hot off his Emmys win, Darren Criss has finished the awards season with a bang. He won the Best Supporting Actor in Limited Series trophy for his role as serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 'Assassination of Gianni Versace.'
"This has been a marvellous year for representation in Hollywood, and I'm so enormously proud to be a teeny tiny part of that as the son of a firecracker Filipino woman ... Mom, I know you're watching this... I dedicate this to you," said Criss.
17. Best Director
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This is the second time Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron has picked up this award. His first came in 2013 with 'Gravity' that starred Sandra Bullock. This time, a re-telling of his childhood as a film called 'Roma' has won him the trophy.
18. Best TV Actress - Comedy
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Rachel Brosnahan caps off the award season for television by picking up her second Golden Globe Award in a row for her role in 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' Giving a shout out to her predominantly female cast and crew of the show she said, "Thank you to our incredible village it takes to make this show. And our village is a matriarchy."
19. Best TV Series - Comedy
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Surprise, surprise. Netflix swooped in with their next 'Grace and Frankie' equivalent. Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas' 'The Kominsky Method' wins best comedy TV series award. Total tally for the show tonight = 2.
20. Best Limited Series
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Following the footsteps of its predecessors, the second installment of 'American Crime Story: Assassination of Gianni Versace' take the globe for Best Limited Series. Second win for the show tonight after Darren Criss picked up best actor award.
21. Best Actress - Comedy
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As I predicted! Olivia Colman finally gets her hands on that golden orb for her role as Queen Anne in 'The Favourite.'
The phrase better late than never comes to mind!
22. Best Comedy Flim - Green Book
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Peter Farrelly's sugar-coated, heartwarming take on racism in America, 'Green Book' won the best comedy film category.
23. Best Actress - Drama
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Turns out, nobody believed Glenn Close will win in this category for her role in 'The Wife.' That includes Glenn Close herself!
it would appear Glenn Close also did not expect Glenn Close to win pic.twitter.com/5cXcVRcSHT
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 7, 2019
This has to be the biggest upset of the night!
24. Best Actor - Drama
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A completely deserving win for Rami Malek. It's not easy to attempt and play one of the most iconic figures in modern human history. Malek's transformation to become Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was unbelievable. The force of acting this person brought to the story took away all the attention from any flaws in the storytelling of 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
25. Best Film - Drama
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No love for 'A Star Is Born?'
'Bohemian Rhapsody' winning this category was a distant possibility since we had 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and 'Black Panther' competing. What HFPA wants is what HFPA wants!
Congratulations to the team.
