The awards season for 2018 reached its penultimate point last night with the 76th annual Golden Globes. Often seen as a precursor to what might happen on Oscar night, this year’s ceremony was one full of surprising upsets and shocking moments.
Most notably, the pair of Best Picture winners—one for Musical or Comedy and one for Drama—were certainly unexpected. Green Book, a movie seen by many as mostly dramatic, took home the award for Best Picture Musical or Comedy while Bohemian Rhapsody, a movie seen by many as more fitting within the musical category, took home the award for Best Picture Drama.
Both films, in fact, were big winners throughout the evening. In addition to Best Picture, Green Book also won Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali and Best Screenplay, while Rami Malek won Best Actor in a Drama for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Christian Bale raised eyebrows with his speech, giving thanks to Satan for “inspiration” for his performance as Dick Cheney in Vice, for which he won the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy award. Olivia Colman took home the prize for Best Actress Musical or Comedy, while Glenn Close won the honors for Best Actress Drama for her role in The Wife.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B. DeMille award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. The honorary award is a celebration of one’s life and achievements, not unlike the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. His speech recalled the vibe of his performance as The Dude in the Coen Brothers classic, The Big Lebowski.
The awards for television also held some shocking moments, with The Americans beating out Homecoming and Killing Eve for Best Drama, and the Netflix series The Kominsky Method beating out a slate of comedies like Barry, The Good Place, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, any of which would have deserved the honor.
Carol Burnett took home the inaugural Carol Burnett award which, like the Cecil B. DeMille award, honors a lifetime of achievement in television entertainment.
For a full list of winners and nominees, see below.
Movies
Best Motion Picture, Drama:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Green Book
Best Director, Motion Picture:
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:
Glenn Close, The Wife
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Christian Bale, Vice
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture:
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture:
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Best Motion Picture, Animated:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language:
Roma
Best Original Score, Motion Picture:
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Best Original Song, Motion Picture:
“Shallow” — A Star Is Born
Television
Best Television Series, Drama:
The Americans
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama:
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama:
Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Best Television Series Musical or Comedy:
The Kominsky Method
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy:
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy:
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
