Queen musical Bohemian Rhapsody and US segregation-era comedy Green Book took home the top Golden Globes on a night of upsets that saw presumed favourite A Star is Born largely shut out, and big wins for Netflix.

Tears and astonishment marked the winners podium as Glenn Close for The Wife beat front-runner Lady Gaga as best drama actress, and Green Book triumphed over more high-profile comedies Vice and The Favourite.

Streaming service Netflix, which has upended Hollywood by spending billions on original programming, won five Golden Globes across movies and television, including best foreign language film Roma. The Mexican movie, which also took the prize for best director, is seen as an Oscar frontrunner in February.

Rami Malek, who won best drama actor for his role as late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, dedicated his award to the British singer, who died of AIDS in 1991.

In television, the big winners were Cold War spy thriller The Americans, limited series The Assassination of Gianni Versace, and new Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method.

Carol Burnett and Jeff Bridges were awarded lifetime achievement Golden Globes.

The list of winners

Best Motion Picture (Drama): Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama): Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama): Glenn Close, The Wife

Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Green Book

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy): The Kominsky Method

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy): Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Director Motion Picture: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Best Motion Picture Foreign Language: Roma

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Christian Bale, Vice

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects

Best Screenplay Motion Picture: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series (Drama): Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Song Motion Picture: Shallow, A Star Is Born

Best Original Score Motion Picture: Justin Hurwitz, First Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal

Best Television Series (Drama): The Americans

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series (Drama): Richard Madden, Bodyguard

Best Motion Picture (Animated): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy): Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method