07/01/2019 - European co-productions only receive three awards, but they surprisingly include Best Motion Picture – Drama for the Queen biopic

Rami Malek (centre) poses with his award for Best Actor flanked by Queen members Brian May (left) and Roger Taylor

Despite a rhapsody winning the main award at the 76^th Golden Globe Awards, some might call the evening more of a requiem for cinema. The prizes, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association last night in Los Angeles, were awarded to titles that have been undoubtedly popular this year, even if they weren’t particularly adored by critics. The surprise winner of the evening, the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody [+see also:
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The European presence in the awards list is rounded off by a mere two additional wins. The American actress Glenn Close won the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her turn in The Wife [+see also:
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film profile], a co-production between UK, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and the US, directed by Sweden’s Björn Runge and already world-premiered in 2017 (as the closing film at San Sebastián International Film Festival). While the other main female acting category, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, saw the UK’s Olivia Colman triumph, who won for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite [+see also:
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The Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category, usually a European domain, saw the award go to Alfonso Cuarón’s juggernaut Roma, the Golden Lion winner at Venice, for which he also won the Best Director award. Another international film festival victor (at Toronto International Film Festival), Peter Farrelly’s Green Book, received three awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

The full list of film winners:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Bohemian Rhapsody [+see also:
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Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Green Book – Peter Farrelly

Best Director – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron - Roma

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close - The Wife [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Olivia Colman - The Favourite [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale - Vice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali - Green Book

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie - Green Book 

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Roma – Alfonso Cuarón (Mexico/US)

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Justin Hurwitz - First Man

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Shallow” (A Star Is Born) - Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt