Rami Malek had the best and worst night of his life while filming the 2018 film. Bohemian Rhapsody received the Golden Globe for Best Film. Malek, who played the role of Freddie Mercury, also won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, with the winner announced by none other than his dear friend Nicole Kidman.
Although his film won a Golden Globe, Nicole Kidman humiliatingly obstructed Malek (by accident, of course!), but the moment became one of the most awkward encounters Malek has ever encountered. Case in point: The actor is still ridiculed for this awkward encounter!
When Rami Malek was embarrassed by meeting Nicole Kidman
Back in 2019, the Best Picture nominations were announced during the Golden Globes. Rami Malek played the role of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
and the film reflects the history of the formation of the cult rock band Queen and Mercury’s personal life.Returning to the cult songs, Bohemian Rhapsody should have won the award, which he did, and Rami Malek won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in the film. As he walked onto the stage, he was greeted by his longtime friend Nicole Kidman, but the actress accidentally (or intentionally) didn’t notice Malek. As Malek extended his hand to greet her, Kidman turned and greeted the other celebrities, leaving Rami Malek dangling awkwardly on stage.
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The entire scene was filmed by the Golden Globe crew, and the clip ended up in the hands of Jimmy Kimmel! In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live The duo of Kimmel and Malek spoke about the awkward and awkward meeting between Rami Malek and Nicole Kidman.
“I’ve known her for years, no matter what this video may seem.” Malek said, trying to defend his meeting. “So I thought I could easily come up and say hi at a time like this. Very awkward”
The actor continued:
“I have a feeling this is probably haunting me.”
Rami Malek would not have won a Golden Globe if the original members of Queen had decided to cast another actor in the role instead. Speaking about the film, Queen drummer Roger Taylor said that they had cast iconic comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for the role of Freddie Mercury.
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Fans may remember Sacha Baron Cohen for his famous role as Aladdin in Dictator and Borat in his Borate movies. Well, the comedian, known for his over-the-top and highly controversial comedies, was considered to play Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biopic because he looked so much like him. Drummer Roger Taylor spoke with Rock Magazine (via Metro) about the actor’s casting.
“I think he would be complete crap. Sasha is persistent, to say the least. He’s also six inches taller. But I’ve seen his last five films and I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s not a very good actor… I thought he was an absolutely brilliant subversive comedian, that’s what he’s good at.”
With great accolades and iconic awards, Bohemian Rhapsody received 4 Oscars with a rating of 7.9 out of 10 on IMDB and 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Rami Malek, you can watch it on Hulu in the US.
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