THE PENGUIN Star Colin Farrell On Becoming The Third Actor To Win A Golden Globe For Playing A BATMAN Villain

THE PENGUIN Star Colin Farrell On Becoming The Third Actor To Win A Golden Globe For Playing A BATMAN Villain

Three actors have now won a Golden Globe for a comic book villain role, and they were all playing Batman baddies! Colin Farrell comments on joining Joaquin Phoenix and the late Heath Ledger...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 06, 2025 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

With last night's Golden Globe win for Best Actor in an anthology, limited series, or TV movie for his lead performance as Oz Cobb in The Penguin, Colin Farrell joins the very small circle of just three actors who have been honoured at the awards ceremony for playing comic book villains - and their characters all happen to be Batman foes.

Farrell was asked about joining the late Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, who both previously won Golden Globes for their respective portrayals of the Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and Todd Phillips' Joker.

“You mentioned two actors who are, I think, for my money, two of the most extraordinarily talented and gifted and just brilliant artists in films that I’ve ever had the fortune to observe and be affected by," the Irish actor tells Variety. "What Heath did in Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight was extraordinary, and will live on for future generations. And what [Phoenix] did with the Joker was as exemplified by all the awards that he won, in the Oscars. It was extraordinary."

“It was so special, both of them," he added. "So to have your name just uttered in the same sentence as those performances, honestly, it’s lovely, but still I’m more of just a fan of it all! I don’t feel like I’m part of that pantheon. Joaquin and Heath, just two extraordinary and honest great actors."

Farrell is expected to return as Oz Cobb in Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel, which was recently hit with a year-long delay. There's a pretty good chance The Penguin will also get a second season, although nothing has been officially announced.

As for the Joker, Farrell's The Banshees of Inisherin co-star Barry Keoghan played the latest big-screen take on the deranged villain in The Batman, but we will likely see another actor in the role when a new version of the character is introduced in the DCU.

Have a read through the full list of Golden Globes nominees and winners below.

Best Television Series – Drama

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)

Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

Squid Game (Netflix)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

The Bear (FX/Hulu)

The Gentlemen (Netflix)

Hacks (HBO/Max)

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Disclaimer (Apple TV+)

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)

The Penguin (HBO/Max)

Ripley (Netflix)

True Detective: Night Country (HBO/Max)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun

Billy Bob Thornton, Landman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Kathy Bates, Matlock

Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon

Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Keira Knightley, Black Doves

Anna Sawai, Shōgun

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This

Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Jason Segel, Shrinking

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along

Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Harrison Ford, Shrinking

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Diego Luna, La Maquina

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Dakota Fanning, Ripley

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer

Allison Janney, The Diplomat

Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Colin Farrell, The Penguin

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer

Kevin Kline, Disclaimer

Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow

Andrew Scott, Ripley

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country

Cristin Milioti, The Penguin

Sofía Vergara, Griselda

Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Kate Winslet, The Regime

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was

Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die

Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking

Adam Sandler, Love You

Ali Wong, Single Lady

Ramy Youssef, More Feelings

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nickel Boys

September 5

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anora

Challengers

Emilia Pérez

A Real Pain

The Substance

Wicked

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Moana 2

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Director – Motion Picture

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker, Anora

Edward Berger, Conclave

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker, Anora

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist

Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Peter Straughan, Conclave

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig, Queer

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl

Angelina Jolie, Maria

Nicole Kidman, Babygirl

Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door

Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Kate Winslet, Lee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night

Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness

Glen Powell, Hit Man

Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams, Nightbitch

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, The Substance

Zendaya, Challengers

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Yura Borisov, Anora

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Ariana Grande, Wicked

Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

Margaret Qualley, The Substance

Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

All We Imagine as Light

Emilia Pérez

The Girl with the Needle

I’m Still Here

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Vermiglio

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Volker Bertelmann, Conclave

Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist

Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

Clément Ducol, Camille, Emilia Pérez

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers

Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Beautiful That Way,” The Last Showgirl, Music and Lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt

“Compress/Repress,” Challengers, Music and Lyrics by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino

“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez, Music and Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard

“Forbidden Road,” Better Man, Music and Lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek

“Kiss The Sky,” The Wild Robot, Music and Lyrics by Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi

“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez, Music and Lyrics by Clément Ducol and Camille

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Alien: Romulus

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Deadpool & Wolverine

Gladiator II

Inside Out 2

Wicked

Twisters

The Wild Robot

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Forthas
Forthas - 1/6/2025, 10:10 AM
The title of this article is technically not true! Joaquin Phoenix NEVER faced Batman and the movie suggests he is not really the Joker, so he should not really be considered a Batman villian.

I guess that was the whole problem with Joker Folie Aux Deux.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/6/2025, 10:15 AM
@Forthas - I admire your level of pedantry.
Forthas
Forthas - 1/6/2025, 10:23 AM
@MarkCassidy - Thanks! I had to look up "pedantry"!

Batman "inspired" villians would certainly work!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/6/2025, 10:37 AM
All three wins were well deserved imo!!,

Colin Farrell did great as “Oz Cobb” , truly unrecognizable not just due to the makeup but the mannerisms & voice aswell so kudos to him…

Can’t wait to see more of him in this role , a truly great version of The Penguin!!.

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RedFury
RedFury - 1/6/2025, 10:57 AM
@TheVisionary25 - and what a truly gracious man as well. His acceptance speech thanking everyone he could remember seemed very genuine, and heartfelt. He's definitely deserving of the award without a doubt.
Pampero
Pampero - 1/6/2025, 11:40 AM
Colin Farrell deserves all the awards, it was an incredible performance
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 1/6/2025, 11:43 AM
"People think I won an award" ...

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marvel72
marvel72 - 1/6/2025, 11:50 AM
Shōgun and Colin for The Penguin are deserved. How did Wicked win box office achievement when Inside Out and Deadpool And Wolverine both out performed Wicked.
NodrickStripson
NodrickStripson - 1/6/2025, 12:01 PM
@marvel72 - I thought exactly the same thing about all your points.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/6/2025, 12:57 PM
@NodrickStripson -

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bcom
bcom - 1/6/2025, 12:26 PM
I think Cristin Milioti deserved the win over Jodie Foster. Jodie did do an awesome job in True Detective but I think Cristin’s performance was in a class of its own in The Penguin.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 1/6/2025, 12:47 PM
Incredible performance.

Easily the second best comic book villain portrayal to date.
Blastaar
Blastaar - 1/6/2025, 2:47 PM
The fact that they even nominated Cristin Milioti is a grand honor in itself, its WELL deserved. She did a PHENOMENAL job in the Penguin. I think she deserved to win it too.

At least now Collin Farrell knows that it was WELL worth it spending all of those hours getting the makeup & prosthetics done.
I just want to know who the heck was his acting coach for the mannerisms, accent, verbiage, and stuff, he got it WAAAAAY too down pat.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 1/6/2025, 7:41 PM
Wow. I can proudly claim that I watched nothing on that list other than Dune, Beetlejuice and Deadpool.

All decent old school Hollywood fluff with zero redeeming social value or preachy message laden bullshit.

All is right in the world.

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