2019 Academy Awards upsets

Story by Daily Mail

It was a night of upsets at The Oscars.

Green Book earned the top honor of the night - Best Picture - with a win over heavy favorite Roma as Olivia Colman beat out Glenn Close and Lady Gaga to win Best Actress.

Colman, 45, earned one of the highest honors a the 91st Annual Academy Awards in acting for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite as she beat out Close, 71, whom many predicted would would reign victorious for her role in The Wife.

The British actress praised Close during her acceptance speech at the gala event held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday as she said: 'You've been my idol for so long, and this is not how I wanted it to be. I think you're amazing. I love you very much.'