Olivia Colman bested a loaded field including Emily Blunt, Elsie Fisher, Charlize Theron and Constance Wu to win the Golden Globe for playing Queen Anne in Fox Searchlight’s The Favourite. The two-time winner took the stage Sunday to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the studio, director Yorgos Lanthimos and finally her “bitches Emma [Stone] and Rachel [Weisz].” She added of her co-stars, “Every second of working with you girls was such a joy.” Atsushi Nishijima The Favourite follows the Duchess of Marlborough (Weisz) and her servant Abigail Hill (Stone) who engage in a sexually charged fight to the death for the body and soul of Queen Anne (Colman) at the height of the War of the Spanish Succession. The pic had five Golden Globe nominations overall going into Sunday night — including Stone and Weisz against each other in the Supporting Actress race. That category was won by Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. Favourite also was nominated in the Screenplay category, won by Green Book’s Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly. During her acceptance speech, Colman, who was not subtle, dropped the f-bomb while describing her positive experience making the film. She also said she had to hold back tears onstage because, as she told the crowd, “my entire table will point and laugh at me.” Here is her speech:<doc-sep>Colman was named best actress in a musical/comedy for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite and she gave an endearingly excited acceptance speech that ended with her holding up her trophy and sending a message to her family: "Ed and the kids - look! Yay!"<doc-sep>British stars and the story of one of the UK's biggest bands stole the show at this year's Golden Globes. Olivia Colman, Christian Bale, Richard Madden and Ben Whishaw were all winners, while Bohemian Rhapsody, the story of Queen and Freddie Mercury, picked up two of the biggest gongs of the night - for best actor and best film in the drama category. Accepting his award, Rami Malek, who plays the legendary frontman, said: "Thank you to Freddie Mercury for giving me the joy of a lifetime. This is for you, gorgeous." :: Bohemian Rhapsody: Freddie would have loved Queen biopic, says Brian May Image: They are the champions! Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate with Rami Malek Image: The ceremony was hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg It was something of an unexpected victory for the Queen biopic, which beat favourite A Star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, to the top award. Advertisement Glenn Close was also a surprise winner in the best drama actress category, with Lady Gaga having been tipped for success ahead of the ceremony. Green Book scooped three awards: best supporting actor, best screenplay and best musical or comedy motion picture. :: Lady Gaga: I was told to get a nose job when I started in music Colman was named best actress in a comedy or musical award, for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite, while Bale picked up the same acting prize in the men's category for his role as former vice-president Dick Cheney in Vice. Collecting her prize, Colman said: "Cor blimey, thank you so much. I'm not going to cry because my entire table will point and laugh at me... "I would like to tell you how much working on this film meant to me but I can't remember because I'm too excited." She also jokingly referred to her co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as "ma bitches". Bale thanked his director Adam McKay, joking that the filmmaker chose him because he thought "I have got to find someone who can be completely charisma-free and vile - it's got to be Bale". He also thanked "Satan for giving me inspiration for this role". :: The Favourite: Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz on female leads and indie films Image: 'Ma bitches!' Winner Olivia Colman thanks her The Favourite co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz Image: The Dude: Jeff Bridges picked up the Cecil B DeMille award Madden won the gong for best TV drama actor for Bodyguard, while Whishaw's accolade was for best actor in a TV limited series, for A Very English Scandal. The Golden Globes is the first major ceremony of the Hollywood awards season, and had been billed as the "party of the year". Image: Green Book stars Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini, and Mahershala Ali Image: Richard Madden was named a winner for his role in Bodyguard Last year's ceremony saw the majority of stars dressed in black, highlighting the Time's Up movement in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. While the mood was somewhat lighter this year, the initiative was still referenced by stars including Colman, Close, Regina King and Reese Witherspoon. I will forever remember last year’s #GoldenGlobes, when we stood together in solidarity to fight for equality, parity, safety & inclusion. 🖤 Good luck to all the nominees tonight! And may we continue to celebrate risk takers in our industry and beyond. @TIMESUPNOW pic.twitter.com/I8QXIb63fa — Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) January 6, 2019 The ceremony was hosted by Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg and Killing Eve's Sandra Oh - who also got to shine on the winner's podium, collecting the award for best actress in a TV drama for the hit show. Image: Ben Whishaw was among the British winners Before that, Oh opened the event - the most diverse Golden Globes yet, with films including Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians among the nominees - with an emotional speech about changes in Hollywood in the past year. She said: "I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here to look out to this audience and witness this moment of change. "And I'm not fooling myself, next year could be different - it probably will be - but right now this moment is real. "Trust me, it is real because I see you and I see you, all these faces of change - and now so will everyone else." The Canadian-Korean actress made history on the night, becoming the first Asian host of the Globes and the first woman of Asian descent to win multiple awards - having won a Golden Globe for her supporting role in medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2006. While A Star Is Born and its two stars missed out on the top gongs, it didn't go home empty-handed, winning the best song award for Shallow, co-written by Mark Ronson. However, it was a disappointing night for a film that received five nominations. Mary Poppins Returns, which was nominated for five, also left without any trophies. That's a wrap on the 76th #GoldenGlobes! Thank you all for tuning in, and we already can't wait to see you next year! pic.twitter.com/w0f4qoYQKJ — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 7, 2019 Here is a full list of winners: Best Motion Picture Drama - Bohemian Rhapsody Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy - Green Book Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama - Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama - Glenn Close, The Wife Image: Glenn Close celebrates at the after party Best Actor, Musical or Comedy - Christian Bale, Vice Best Actress, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - Olivia Colman, The Favourite Best Director, Motion Picture - Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture - Mahershala Ali, Green Book Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture - Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Best Motion Picture Foreign Language - Roma Best Motion Picture, Animated - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Best Screenplay - Green Book Original Song, Motion Picture - Shallow, A Star Is Born I am so beyond grateful for this Golden Globe & honored to have won it w/ @MarkRonson @Wyattish , Anthony Rossomando and to have sang it with Bradley Cooper. I also could not be happier for Glenn Close winning tonight. She is a true legend and deserves every award. Thank you HFPA pic.twitter.com/Dpw2QNmFD3 — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 7, 2019 Image: Bradley Cooper (pictured with partner Irina Shayk) missed out on awards for A Star Is Born Best TV Series Drama - The Americans Best Actor, TV Series Drama - Richard Madden, Bodyguard Best Actress, TV Series Drama - Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy - The Kominski Method Best Actor, TV Musical or Comedy - Michael Douglas Best Actress, TV Series Musical Or Comedy - Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvellous Mrs Maisel Image: Alfonso Cuaron's Roma won two awards Best Limited Series/TV Movie - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Best Actor, Limited Series/ TV Movie - Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Best Actress, Limited Series/TV movie - Patricia Arquette - Escape at Dannemora Best Supporting Actress, Series/Limited Series/TV Movie - Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series/TV movie/Series - Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal<doc-sep>
Olivia Colman won over hundreds of new fans around the world with her acceptance speech at the 2019 Golden Globes - starting with a quintessentially British "cor, blimey" and referring to co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as "ma b*****s". Accepting the award for best actress in a musical or comedy, she said: "Cor blimey, thank you so much. I'm not going to cry because my entire table will point and laugh at me as I've been crying all evening." Paying tribute to director Yorgos Lanthimos and her co-stars, she added: "Yorgos, thank you the most muchly and ma b*****s, Emma and Rachel, thank you, every second of working with you was such a joy and I was so sad that it finished. (Image: NBCUniversal via Getty Images) "I would like to tell you how much this film meant to me but I can't think of it because I'm too excited." She added: "I went on a private jet and I ate constantly through the film and it was brilliant and I promise I will keep on enjoying this, because it's amazing." (Image: NBCUniversal via Getty Images) (Image: Twentieth Century Fox) She concluded with a shout-out to her husband Ed Sinclair, saying: "Ed and the kids, look! Yay!" The British actress had been hotly tipped for the prize following her lead role as Queen Anne in The Favourite, playing the monarch caught in a triangle of power and love between Stone's Abigail Masham and Weisz's Sarah Hill. But it was her humble demeanour and humour which delighted viewers online. Colman's win comes a year after she was awarded the Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her part in the BBC drama 'The Night Manager'.