The Penguin star Colin Farrell recently became the third actor to win a Golden Globe award for playing a comic book villain. Coincidentally, the other two recipients of the rare honor — Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix — also won for playing a Batman villain.

Colin Farrell won big at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 5, taking home the trophy for best male actor in a limited or anthology series. The award, Farrell's third Golden Globe ever, was in in honor of his performance in 'The Penguin.

On Sunday night, Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for playing a DC Comics villain, the Penguin, in Max’s The Penguin.

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

With his best actor win for limited series “The Penguin,” Colin Farrell joins a small circle of just three actors who have earned a Golden Globe for playing comic book villains. When asked in the Globes press room about joining the ranks of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix,

The Penguin's Colin Farrell addresses comparison to other notable Batman villain actors following his Golden Globe triumph.