And now, a more understated acceptance speech moment is going viral on X, with social media users admitting to being impressed by Colin Farrell’s unconventional shoutout as he collected the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

After his Golden Globe win for The Penguin, which happened at the 82nd Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, Colin Farrell is now the third actor after Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix to take home the award for playing a Batman antagonist.

The Penguin star injected some glorious mundanity into proceedings, thanking his makeup team – and the woman who kept him in coconut water on set

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.

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 became the third actor to win a Golden Globe trophy for playing a Batman villain at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The 48-year-old actor now joins the ranks of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix,

Ledger, who died at 28 years old in January 2008, posthumously won best performance by an actor in a supporting role for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight. Phoenix later won be

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