By Last night's Golden Globes proved fruitful for the Brits, with Olivia Colman, Richard Madden and Ben Whishaw all walking away with acting awards for The Favourite, Bodyguard and A Very English Scandal respectively.
While some winners seemed almost predestined to happen - Roma triumphing in the foreign language film category and Olivia Colman's aforementioned win - there were still a couple of surprises and snubs on the night to keep things interesting.
Surprise: Christian Bale became a cockney
Beating the likes of John C. Reilly and Viggo Mortensen, Christian Bale took home the award for 'Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy' for his portrayal of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice.
Despite having won a fair few accolades in his time, the actor appeared to temporarily lose his mind on stage, speaking like a Mile End cabbie and thanking Satan (as you do). We can only hope it means he's gone full method acting for a Michael Caine biopic.
Snub: A Star Is Born failed to shine
See how closely the songwriters from A Star Is Born are holding onto their Golden Globe? It's because 'Best Original Song' is the only category in which the film pulled off a win, despite being heavily hyped as one of the top prize contenders during award season and having a whopping five nominations going into the Golden Globes.
That said, it fared better than Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman which had four nominations but didn't scoop a single win. Don't worry too much about Spike this morning, he's more concerned about the film resonating in years to come.
Surprise: Olivia Colman thanked 'ma bitches'
Acceptance speeches are tricky formula of balancing shock, emotion, gratitude and humour, which, if you're not careful, can prove excruciating to watch. Not so for Olivia Colman who cemented her status as a national treasure in her speech after winning 'Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy' for The Favourite.
Here are our favourite lines:
- "Thank you for the sandwiches"
- "I went on a private jet and I ate constantly through the film and it was brilliant"
- "Ma bitches, Emma and Rachel, thank you, every second of working with you was such a joy"
Snub: Amy Adams failed to win both her nominations
You probably heard a lot about Leonardo DiCaprio's dry run at the Oscars where the actor was nominated five times before finally winning for The Revenant. You might not know that Amy Adams is also sitting on five nominations without a win at the Academy Awards, and last night won't have her rushing out for trophy cabinet polish.
Adams was up for two awards: 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' for Vice and 'Best Actress in a Limited Series' for Sharp Objects. She failed to win either, losing out to Regina King for the former and Sandro Oh for the latter. It is worth noting that Adams does already have two Golden Globes in case you were thinking of launching a justice campaign.
Surprise: Netflix won big
That cinema aficionados' big favourite, Roma, took home the directorial and foreign language prizes was of little surprise. What does come as an upset is that Netflix - who are behind the film - are beginning to pick up major film awards.
The streaming giant won five Golden Globes last night, topping all networks and streaming services and tying for second among film distributors. As well as Alfonso Cuarón's two wins for Roma, Netflix won two prizes for series The Kominsky Method and one for Bodyguard - a coproduction with the BBC which aired on Netflix outside the UK.
With these major prizes for films, and not just nods in television categories, is the next stop the Oscars?
Snub: Isle of Dogs and Disney were trounced by Marvel
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse took home the prize for 'Best Motion Picture - Animated' beating its closest competitor, Wes Anderson's stop-motion film, Isle of Dogs. The Marvel film follows African-American/Puerto Rican teenager Miles Morales, who transforms into Spider-Man.
Up against serial winners in the animated category Disney and Disney/Pixar (Incredibles 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet) it's an impressive achievement. Were it to pull off the same feat at the Academy Awards it would break a six-year winning streak for Disney in the animated category at the Oscars. Finally, a reason to get behind Marvel.
Surprise: Bohemian Rhapsody took the big drama prize
An outsider going into the ceremony and up against fan favourites like A Star Is Born and Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody winning the top film prize for a drama was perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening.
Even more so considering director Bryan Singer was fired two weeks before filming was complete, and it was contending against films from directors such as Barry Jenkins and Spike Lee.
With Queen providing the source material for the film, is this another one Britain can (spuriously) claim as their own?
See below for the full list of winners:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody (WINNER)
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate)
Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) (WINNER)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close (The Wife) (WINNER)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Nicole Kidman (Destroyer)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Rosamund Pike (A Private War)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book (WINNER)
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite) (WINNER)
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Charlize Theron (Tully)
Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians)
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (WINNER)
Escape at Dannemora
Sharp Objects
A Very English Scandal
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Barry
The Good Place
Kidding
The Kominsky Method (WINNER)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell (The Good Place)
Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown)
Alison Brie (Glow)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (WINNER)
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) (WINNER)
Peter Farrelly (Green Book)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Adam McKay (Vice)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso)
Daniel Bruhl (The Alienist)
Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) (WINNER)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose)
Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal)
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Capernaum
Girl
Never Look Away
Roma (WINNER)
Shoplifters
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale (Vice) (WINNER)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
Robert Redford (The Old Man & the Gun)
John C. Reilly (Stan & Ollie)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects) (WINNER)
Penelope Cruz (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Adam McKay (Vice)
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie (Green Book) (WINNER)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali (Green Book) (WINNER)
Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Sam Rockwell (Vice)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) (WINNER)
Julia Roberts (Homecoming)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Amy Adams (Vice)
Claire Foy (First Man)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) (WINNER)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“All the Stars” (Black Panther)
“Girl in the Movies” (Dumplin')
“Requiem For a Private War” (A Private War)
“Revelation’ (Boy Erased)
“Shallow” (A Star Is Born) (WINNER)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place)
Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs)
Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther)
Justin Hurwitz (First Man) (WINNER)
Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Amy Adams (Sharp Objects)
Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora) (WINNER)
Connie Britton (Dirty John)
Laura Dern (The Tale)
Regina King (Seven Seconds)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal) (WINNER)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Best Television Series – Drama
The Americans (WINNER)
Bodyguard
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Stephan James (Homecoming)
Richard Madden (Bodyguard) (WINNER)
Billy Porter (Pose)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen (Who Is America?)
Jim Carrey (Kidding)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) (WINNER)
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Bill Hader (Barry)
