Colin Farrell’s portrayal of Oz Cobb a.ok.a. The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe is kind of distinct. Farrell is sort of unrecognizable on this function, a plethora of prosthetics reworking him from a suave actor into the weaselly mobster we like to hate. Farrell has completed such an impeccable job of embodying this character and bringing him to life in The Penguin, that the actor not too long ago took house a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series for his function within the present. But he’s not the primary Batman villain to win this prestigious award.
Unsurprisingly, Heath Ledger was the primary actor to win a Golden Globe for taking part in a Batman villain. Though the actor gained the award posthumously after his tragic loss of life, his flip because the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is still lauded as one of, if not the best portrayal of this character to this day. More not too long ago, Joaquin Phoenix additionally took house a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the Joker in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Both Phoenix and Ledger would go on to win Academy Awards as properly, one thing that Farrell gained’t be eligible for as a consequence of The Penguin being a TV sequence.
When requested about his award and what it was like to affix Ledger and Phoenix as the most effective of Batman’s villains, Farrell was honored above all else. Speaking at a press conference after his massive win, Farrell stated “I mean you mentioned two actors who are, I think, for my money, two of the most extraordinary, talented, gifted, and just brilliant artists in film that I’ve ever had the fortune to observe and be affected by, you know.”
“What Heath did in Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight was extraordinary and will live on for future generations,” he continued. “To have your name thrown into it, just uttered in the same sentence as those performances and stuff, honestly, it’s lovely.”
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