2024 was filled with some excellent TV performances, and one that truly made an impression was Colin Farrell’s turn as the titular character on "The Penguin." It was expected that the actor and his collaborators would eventually receive some awards recognition, so it wasn’t surprising when the series scored awards nods. Farrell was ultimately among the 2025 Golden Globe winners this weekend. Now, I’m just loving his funny response to becoming the third Batman actor to win the award after Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix.
Colin Farrell ended up scoring Best Performance by a Male Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television. The 48-year-old Irish actor gave a spirited acceptance speech, at which point he thanked the DC Studios show’s cast and crew as well as craft services. During the post-win press conference, Farrell addressed journalists, humbly expressing gratitude for the honor.
Colin Farrell ended up scoring Best Performance by a Male Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television. The 48-year-old Irish actor gave a spirited acceptance speech, at which point he thanked the DC Studios show’s cast and crew as well as craft services. During the post-win press conference, Farrell addressed journalists, humbly expressing gratitude for the honor.
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00:00So you are the third actor to win for playing a comic book villain.
00:06Before you there was Heath Ledger and there was also Joaquin Phoenix.
00:10What does it mean to you to join that crop and how are you feeling about being a win?
00:142-1 to the Joker. 2-1 the Joker takes it.
00:19No, I mean you mentioned two actors who are, I think for my money,
00:25two of the most extraordinarily talented and gifted and just brilliant artists in film
00:31that I've ever had the fortune to observe and be affected by.
00:37What Heath did in Chris Nolan's Dark Knight was extraordinary
00:42and will live on for future generations.
00:47And what Joaquin did with the Joker was as exemplified by all the awards that he won
00:53and all the Oscars and stuff. It was extraordinary. It was so special, both of them.
00:58So to have your name thrown in, just uttered in the same sentence as those performances and stuff,
01:04honestly it's lovely. But I still approach it all more from just a fan of it all, you know.
01:10Really. I don't feel like I'm part of that pantheon.
01:15I won't be going home tonight going, I'm part of that pantheon.
01:19Just Joaquin and Heath, just two extraordinarily honest, brilliant actors
01:24and what they both did with the Joker was extraordinary. But thanks for the question.