Golden Globes: Olivia Colman and Richard Madden lead British takeover

Sunday's 76th annual Golden Globes was dominated by British talent, with homegrown talent Olivia Colman, Christian Bale and Richard Madden taking home the night's major acting gongs.

Olivia triumphed in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category for her critically-acclaimed role as Queen Anne in The Favourite, Christian took home an acting prize for his transformation into Dick Cheney in Vice, while Richard Madden beat favourite Matthew Rhys to a surprise Best Actor win for his performance in BBC drama Bodyguard. 

It was a night of disappointment though in the movies categories as critics' favorite A Star Is Born missed out on the Best Picture gong to Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which was widely panned by critics. 

Olivia Colman gave one of the evening's stand out speeches at The Beverly Hilton, as she scooped the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her work on The Favourite.

The 44-year-old British actress portrayed Queen Anne in early 18th century England and gave a special shoutout to her co-stars including Emma Stone whom she affectionately referred to as 'my b****es' before dropping the F-bomb.

She said: 'I'm not going to cry because my whole table will laugh at me. Thank you for the sandwiches.

'Thank you my b*tches Emma and Rachel! Every second working with you was such a joy. So much fun. I'm too excited!'

And Olivia said she loved making the film - which required her to pile on 35 pounds to play Queen Anne.

'I had a f**king blast!' she recalled. 'I went on a private jet and I ate constantly throughout the film – it was brilliant! I promise I will keep on enjoying it, because this is amazing.'

The actress, who can next be seen in The Crown playing Queen Elizabeth, then addressed her husband Ed Sinclair and their three children as she smiled and said: 'Ed and the kids, look! Yay!'

Olivia's critically-acclaimed film was released last month and follows the love triangle Queen Anne forms with two of her female courtiers, played by Emma and Rachel.

This year marks the second time Olivia has received a Golden Globe. She received the award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role in The Night Manager in 2017.

Richard Madden shocked with his win, beating the hotly tipped Matthew Rhys for The Americans, to scoop the  Best Actor in a Television Drama gong for hit BBC drama Bodyguard, which gripped audiences in the UK last year before making it over the pond via Netflix in recent weeks. 

The heart-throb, 32, practically auditioned for the role of 007 as he stepped onto the stage in front of the star-studded congregation to collect his Globe.

The Scottish star was thrilled with the achievement, clearly overwhelmed by the critical acclaim he has received in the States. 

Richard plays the titular role - Sergeant David Budd, an Afghanistan war veteran and Protection Command bodyguard, tasked with protecting The Right Honourable Julia Montague [Keeley Hawes] the Home Secretary.

After being embraced by Luther star Idris Elba on his way up to the stage, a shocked Richard thanked his absent co-star Keeley Hawes: 'I didn’t see this coming at all.'

'I wouldn’t be here at all if it wasn’t for the amazing cast and crew who worked really hard and thank you to Keeley Hawes, who is the best actress I could ever work with, who is amazing and generous.'

He then thanked creator Jed Mercurio, saying: 'Thanks for writing this and thanks for trusting me to do it..' The final dedication was to his parents, as he gushed: 'Mum and dad, who flew all the way from Scotland, I wouldn’t be here without you.'

Bradley Cooper's Lady Gaga-starring passion project A Star is Born had been hotly tipped to take home multiple gongs – but instead just picked up a single trophy, for Best Original Song on Sunday night.

Instead it was British made-movie Bohemian Rhapsody who scooped the night's Best Motion Picture Drama award, despite receiving a critically mauling upon its release 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 

Cooper was also beat out by Bohemian Rhapsody's Rami Malek in the Best Actor - Drama category while Gaga lost to The Wife's Glenn Close in the Best Actress - Drama category.

At the end of the night Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King addressed the shocked crowd at the Beverly Hilton as he said: 'The power of movies is that it brings us all together.

'Freddie Mercury and Queen did that so successfully through their music and that’s what we always wanted to accomplish in the cinemas. 

'To see that magic come alive and see the incredible response of this film is truly humbling … Freddie Mercury, thank you for showing us the power of embracing your true self, this one’s for you.'

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%. 

A Star Is Born received 90% on the Tomatometer with 96% of top critics giving it their seal of approval by the same metric.  

Just before that Rami Malek also thanked the late, great singer whom he portrayed on the big screen. Unlike the best picture and best actress categories, the Mr. Robot actor was the favorite to win.

The 37-year-old actor concluded: 'Thank you to Freddie Mercury for giving me the joy of a lifetime. I love you, you beautiful man. This is for and because of you gorgeous.' 

Other British wins included a top prize for Christian Bale, who had one of the most memorable speeches of the night while accepting Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role portraying former US Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice. 

He blasted the former politician as he said: 'Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.'

Bale, 44, also thanked director Adam McKay but couldn't help but take another shot at a different political figure.