Colin Farrell’s portrayal of Oz Cobb a.ok.a. The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe is sort of distinct. Farrell is sort of unrecognizable on this function, a plethora of prosthetics remodeling him from a suave actor into the weaselly mobster we like to hate. Farrell has finished such an impeccable job of embodying this character and bringing him to life in The Penguin, that the actor lately took dwelling a Golden Globe for Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Restricted Collection for his function within the present. However 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 enjoying a Batman villain. Although the actor gained the award posthumously after his tragic dying, his flip because the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Darkish Knight is nonetheless lauded as considered one of, if not the perfect portrayal of this character to this present day. Extra lately, Joaquin Phoenix additionally took dwelling a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the Joker in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Each 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 perfect of Batman’s villains, Farrell was honored above all else. Talking at a press convention after his massive win, Farrell stated “I imply you talked about two actors who’re, I feel, for my cash, two of essentially the most extraordinary, gifted, gifted, and simply sensible artists in movie that I’ve ever had the fortune to look at and be affected by, you already know.”
“What Heath did in Chris Nolan’s Darkish Knight was extraordinary and can dwell on for future generations,” he continued. “To have your identify thrown into it, simply uttered in the identical sentence as these performances and stuff, actually, it’s pretty.”
