Pictures: 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Green Book' win Golden Globes on night of upsets

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Last updated on January 8th, 2019 at 06:20 am

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Golden Globes gave Queen musical “Bohemian Rhapsody” its top prize on Sunday in an unexpected victory over romance “A Star is Born,” and named 1960s segregation-era roadtrip “Green Book” the best comedy or musical film.

In a night of upsets, Rami Malek won best drama actor for his role as late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Glenn Close won for “The Wife” over presumed favorite Lady Gaga in “A Star is Born.”

Lady Gaga, whose role in the movie was her first lead part after a successful music career, won best original song for “Shallow.”

British actors Olivia Coleman (“The Favourite”) and Christian Bale (“Vice”) took home the lead comedy movie acting awards.

Mexico‘s Alfonso Cuaron won the Golden Globe for best director and, as expected, his lovingly shot semi-autobiographical movie “Roma” was named best foreign language movie.

The Golden Globes, organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are the first major showbusiness awards in the countdown to the Oscars in February.

“Vice,” a scathing political comedy about the rise to power of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, went into Sunday’s ceremony with a leading six nominations. But the film has proved divisive among audiences and critics and went home with just one for actor Bale.

In television, the big winners were Cold War spy thriller “The Americans,” new comedy “The Kominsky Method,” and limited series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace.”

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Giada Colagrande and Willem Dafoe. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Sandra Oh, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jodie Comer (L-R). REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Gina Rodriguez. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Amy Adams. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Terry Crews and Rebecca King-Crews. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Alison Brie and Dave Franco. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Lady Gaga. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Charlize Theron. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Photo Room – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Cast and crew pose backstage with their Best Television Series Drama award for “The Americans.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Chris Miller, Phil Lord and team accept the award for Best Motion Picture – Animated: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Michael Douglas, winner of Best Actor – TV Series, Musical or Comedy, accepts his award. Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Photo Room – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Richard Madden poses backstage with his Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama award for “Bodyguard.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg host. Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson, winners of Best Original Song – Motion Picture, accept the award. Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Lady Gaga. REUTERS/Mike Blake

: 76th Golden Globes – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 Alfonso Cuaron and Tess Bu Cuaron. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Photo Room – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – (From L) Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt, Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson pose backstage with their Best Original Song Motion Picture award for “Shallow” from “A Star is Born.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Photo Room – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Mahershala Ali poses backstage with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for “Green Book.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: Director Peter Farrelly and the cast of Green Book pose backstage with presenter Jim Carrey after receiving the Vanguard Award during the 30th Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, California, U.S. January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 76th Golden Globe Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 – Rami Malek, winner of Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama, accepts his award. Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS

: Presenter Jim Carrey jokes while posing backstage with the cast of Green Book after they received the Vanguard Award during the 30th Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, California, U.S. January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

: 22nd Hollywood Film Awards – Show – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/11/2018 – Mahershala Ali speaks as he accepts the Hollywood Ensemble Award for “Green Book.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni