Rami Malek Receives Golden Globes Nomination For Best Performance - And We Are Living For It

Dec 10, 2018 by apost team

This is indeed the real life! Rami Malek, who portrayed legendary rock star Freddie Mercury in the biographic drama film Bohemian Rhapsody, has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama. The film itself was also nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Malek’s performance was singled out as the most thrilling part of the movie, with reviewers saying that he embodied the role.

Original Queen guitarist Brian May, who also assisted in developing Bohemian Rhapsody, said that Malek inhabited the role so naturally that he even began to think of the actor as his long-gone friend.

Giving the project his seal of approval, May told reporters when the film was released in November that Malek is fully deserving of an Oscar for his performance.

May continued that even though critical reception was mixed, the reason the public embraced Bohemian Rhapsody was due to the hard work of everyone involved in the project, from the producers to the hair and makeup team.

Malek’s performance was also praised by members of Mercury’s family. Kashmira Cooke, Freddie’s sister, got a chance to visit the set of Bohemian Rhapsody when the film was shooting scenes from the band's early career.

In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Malek told of how Kashmira was brought to tears by his performance in the film. After the film came out, Kashmira would later write the actor, thanking him for all he has done for the film and continuing her brother’s legacy.

Speaking to Kimmel, Malek said that it meant the world to him to have the approval of Mercury’s family.

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Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody are sure to face stiff competition at the Golden Globes. Among the actors also nominated for Best Actor in a Drama are John David Washington for BlackkKlansman, Willem DeFoe for At Eternity’s Gate, Lucas Hedges for Boy Erased, and Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born. Cooper is by far the biggest threat to Malek winning the award.

Upon its release on November 2, Bohemian Rhapsody easily beat the Lady Gaga-led drama, earning $51 million to A Star Is Born’s $11 million. Nevertheless, A Star Is Born earned near universal critical acclaim and Cooper’s performance was also singled out as one of the highlights of the film.

Whatever happens at the Golden Globe Awards, Malek is happy to have been part of Bohemian Rhapsody. Talking with reporters on how he prepared for the role, Malek explained that Mercury had an elegance and charisma about him that was truly unique for the time period.

Malek continued that only a performer as talented as Mercury could do the things he did on stage and still maintain an aura of royalty.

Malek’s deep appreciation for the role comes out in the film’s climax as Queen performs at LiveAid in 1985. As the band goes through the setlist, it is no wonder why a group of European scientists determined that Mercury had the greatest range of any singer in history, being able to sing as both a tenor and a baritone.

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