List of accolades received by Bohemian Rhapsody (film)

List of accolades received by Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek received critical acclaim for his performance as Freddie Mercury.
Totals[a]
Wins22
Nominations62
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the British rock band Queen. It follows the singer's life from when he joins the band in 1970 to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the former Wembley Stadium in London. A British-American venture,[1] it was produced by 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films, and Queen Films, with Fox serving as distributor. Directed by Bryan Singer, it was written by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach. It stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, and Mike Myers in supporting roles.[1] Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor served as consultants. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018[2] and in the United States on 2 November 2018,[1] and became a major box office success, grossing over $901 million worldwide on a production budget of about $50 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide and setting the all-time box office records for the biopic and drama genres.[3][4][5]

Bohemian Rhapsody received numerous accolades, including a leading four awards at the 91st Academy Awards for Best Actor (Malek), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing; it was also nominated for Best Picture, making it Fox's final standalone release to be nominated in that category before its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company on March 20, 2019.[citation needed] The film won Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture and BAFTA Award for Best British Film, while Malek won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA awards for Best Actor.

In the wake of the renewed sexual abuse allegations against director Bryan Singer, GLAAD withdrew Bohemian Rhapsody's nomination for the year's GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Film – Wide Release category.[6][7] On 6 February 2019, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts removed Singer's name from Bohemian Rhapsody's nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Rose, Steve (23 October 2018). "Bohemian Rhapsody review: Freddie Mercury biopic bites the dust". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody becomes highest-grossing biopic of all time". The Indian Express. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ Mendelson, Scott (8 March 2019). "Bryan Singer's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Is A Best Picture Nominee And An $800M+ Global Blockbuster". Forbes. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Matt (24 January 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody' Loses GLAAD Award Nomination Over Bryan Singer Accusations (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody excluded by award show". BBC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Bafta removes Bryan Singer from nomination". BBC. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ "BAFTA drops Bryan Singer from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' nomination over sexual misconduct allegations". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2019.