'Did they actually see A Star Is Born?': Baffled critics and movie fans slam Golden Globes results as they declare Lady Gaga 'was robbed' and Bohemian Rhapsody should NEVER have won
Fans have flooded Twitter to slam the Hollywood Foreign Press for their 'baffling' Golden Globes awards on Sunday night.
Critics and film-goers alike furiously tweeted about Bohemian Rhapsody's shock win for Best Motion Picture Drama over the hotly tipped A Star Is Born - which only managed to win one of its categories.
Despite lukewarm reviews when it was released last year, the Queen biopic fought off competition from A Star Is Born, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, and If Beale Street Could Talk to win the coveted prize after becoming the highest grossing music biopic of all time.
Upset: Fans have flooded Twitter to slam the Hollywood Foreign Press for their 'baffling' Golden Globes awards on Sunday night, which saw Lady Gaga film A Star Is Born lose out to Bohemian Rhapsody in major categories
Surprise: Critics and filmgoers alike furiously tweeted about Bohemian Rhapsody's shock win for Best Motion Picture Drama despite lukewarm reviews (pictured Queens's Brian May and Roger Taylor with the biopic's leading man Rami Malek after his Best Actor win)
A Star is Born was expected to win in the major categories, but instead just picked up a single trophy, for Best Original Song on Sunday night.
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Bradley Cooper was also beat out by Bohemian Rhapsody's Rami Malek in the Best Actor - Drama category while Lady Gaga Gaga lost to The Wife's Glenn Close in the Best Actress - Drama category.
Matthew Bond had previously reviewed both titles for Mail's Event magazine, calling Bohemian Rhapsody 'a film of terrible hair, terrible teeth and terrifying male catsuits... with undeniable emotional impact.
But of A Star Is Born, he said: 'Honestly, I could watch the first 45 minutes of A Star Is Bornover and over – and over – again.'
No doubt many were surprised by the win as Bohemian Rhapsody was generally poorly reviewed with 62% on Tomatometer by Rotten Tomatoes with top critics giving it 48%.
Shock: Fans questioned if the HFP had even watched A Star Is Born, with one tweeter using an image of a blindfolded Sandra Bullock from hit Netflix drama Birdbox as they quipped: 'the hollywood foreign press watching A Star is Born'
A Star Is Born received 90% on the Tomatometer with 96% of top critics giving it their seal of approval by the same metric.
Fans questioned if the HFP had even watched A Star Is Born, with one tweeter using an image of a blindfolded Sandra Bullock from hit Netflix drama Birdbox as they quipped: 'the hollywood foreign press watching A Star is Born.'
'I feel personally hurt from how much A Star is Born got robbed tonight,' agreed another.
Others hit out at Bohemian Rhapsody and its portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, with one tweeting writing: 'Bohemian Rhapsody is exactly the kind of LGBTQ representation we don't need winning mainstream recognition.'
Some fans were upset that A Star is Born lead Lady Gaga lost out to Glenn Close in the Best Actress category, with one fan tweeting: 'Hello I redownloaded twitter just to say that Lady gaga was robbed and should've won best actress! Okay bye!'
Among the criticism, many fans pointed out the HFP had awarded controversial filmmaker Bryan Singer by giving the top gong to Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lost out: A Star is Born was expected to win in the major categories, but instead just picked up a single trophy, for Best Original Song on Sunday night
Fan favourite: Some fans were upset that A Star is Born leading lady Lady Gaga lost out to Glenn Close in the Best Actress category
Singer was fired from the Queen biopic two weeks before the wrap date amid unexplained absences and reported tension between him and the cast.
Due to DGA rules, Singer was still credited as the film's director, despite being replaced by Dexter Fletcher.
The director has also been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, with one tweeter pointing out: 'Seriously Bohemian Rhapsody. The Bryan Singer one?.... What happened to Times Up?'
Acclaimed: Rami won over the Hollywood Foreign Press with his portrayal of Mercury
Upset: Others hit out at Bohemian Rhapsody and its portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, with one tweeting writing: 'Bohemian Rhapsody is exactly the kind of LGBTQ representation we don't need winning mainstream recognition'
Singer, who was a no show at the ceremony and wasn't mentioned in the acceptance speeches from Malek and producer Graham King, responded to the wins on Sunday night.
'What an honor. Thank you #HollywoodForeignPress,' posted the filmmaker on Instagram alongside a picture of Malek filming the I Want to Break Free scene.
Meanwhile Queen's Brian May responded to the critics' response to the movie backstage at the Globes, musing that the controversy surrounding the first trailer for the biopic was responsible for its soft reviews.
'The mistake that critics made was reviewing the trailer instead of reviewing the film. They jumped to conclusions. Once people stake their claim, it's hard for them to withdraw,' he claimed to Deadline.
Seriously? Among the criticism, many fans pointed out the HFP had awarded controversial filmmaker Bryan Singer by giving the top gong to Bohemian Rhapsody
Honour: Singer, who was a no show at the ceremony and wasn't mentioned in the acceptance speeches from Malek and producer Graham King, responded to the wins on Sunday night
2019 Golden Globe Winners
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody - WINNER
If Beale Streat Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book - WINNER
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Roma
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Vice
Green Book - WINNER
Best Performance by an 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 Performance by an 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
Olivia Colman won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for The Favourite
Best Performance by an 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 Performance by an 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 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
Patricia Clarkson won Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie for Sharp Objects
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Green Book - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma - WINNER
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
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 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 Animated Feature Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - WINNER
Best Television Series – Drama
The Americans - WINNER
Bodyguard
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Best TV Series, Comedy
Barry
The Good Place
Kidding
The Kominsky Method - WINNER
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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
Green Book won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora - WINNER
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Laura Dern, The Tale
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown
Alison Brie, Glow
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel - WINNER
Debra Messing, Will and Grace
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Stephan James, Homecoming
Billy Porter, Pose
Richard Madden, Bodyguard - WINNER
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Darren Criss won Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Sasha Baron Cohen, Who Is America?
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method - WINNER
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
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 Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie
Alex Bornstein, 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
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won Best Television Limited Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
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 Motion Picture, Foreign Language
Capernaum
Girl
Never Look Away
Roma - WINNER
Shoplifters
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
