Irish actor Colin Farrell has received several accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
After playing minor roles in film and on television, Farrell's first leading role was in Joel Schumacher's war drama Tigerland (2000), for which he won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil (2003), he won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Farrell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role as a novice hitman in the dark comedy thriller In Bruges (2008), his first film with frequent collaborator Martin McDonagh. Farrell received his second Golden Globe nomination for his role in Yorgos Lanthimos' absurdist comedy The Lobster (2015).
Farrell received praise for his role in Kogonada's science fiction film After Yang (2021), for which he was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. For his leading role in McDonagh's tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Farrell won several film critics' awards, as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and his second Golden Globe Award. Farrell also earned his first nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics Choice Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
Farrell played Oz Cobb / The Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022), and reprised his role in the HBO miniseries The Penguin (2024). For acting in and executive producing the latter, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. He won a Critics Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
Awards and nominations +OrganisationsYearCategoryNominated workResult AACTA International Awards 2023 Best Actor Academy Awards 2023 Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 Best Actor Amanda Awards 2015 Best Actor Miss Julie Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Sugar 2025 Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Austin Film Critics Association 2019 Best Ensemble Widows 2023 Best Actor Best Ensemble BAFTA Awards 2023 Best Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics 2000 Best Actor Tigerland 2012 Best Cast Seven Psychopaths 2022 Best Actor After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin British Independent Film Awards 2008 Best Actor In Bruges 2015 Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association 2016 Best Actor 2022 Best Actor Critics' Choice Awards 2019 Best Acting Ensemble Widows 2023 Best Acting Ensemble Best Actor 2025 Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie After Yang Best Actor in a Superhero Movie 2025 Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or TV Movie Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie 2026 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Sugar Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2022 Best Actor Dorian Awards 2023 Film Performance of the Year 2025 Best TV Performance – Drama Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2015 Best Actor 2022 Best Actor Empire Awards 2003 Best Actor Minority Report European Film Awards 2015 Best Actor 2017 Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Awards 2016 Comedy Award Florida Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Actor Best Ensemble Georgia Film Critics Association 2017 Best Actor 2019 Best Ensemble Widows 2023 Best Actor Best Ensemble Golden Globes 2009 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy In Bruges 2017 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 2023 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 2025 Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Golden Raspberry Awards 2005 Worst Actor Alexander 2023 Razzie Redeemer Award Goldene Kamera 2017 Best International Actor Gotham Awards 2022 Outstanding Lead Performance After Yang Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor Hollywood Critics Association 2023 Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society 2023 Best Actor Best Ensemble Cast IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2003 Best Lead Actor – Film S.W.A.T Best Supporting Actor Intermission Best Actor in a Film – Public Vote 2004 Best Lead Actor – Film 2007 Best Lead Actor – Film Miami Vice 2009 Best Lead Actor – Film In Bruges 2010 Best Lead Actor – Film Ondine 2011 Best Supporting Actor – Film 2013 Best Lead Actor – Film Seven Psychopaths 2014 Best Supporting Actor – Film Saving Mr. Banks 2015 Best Lead Actor – Film Miss Julie 2016 Best Lead Actor – Film Best Lead Actor – TV Drama True Detective 2017 Best Supporting Actor – Film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2018 Best Lead Actor – Film 2023 Best Lead Actor – Film Best Supporting Actor – Film 2025 Best Lead Actor – TV Drama 2026 Best Lead Actor – Film Ballad of a Small Player IndieWire Critics Poll 2016 Best Actor 2022 Best Performance International Cinephile Society 2009 Best Actor In Bruges 2017 Best Actor 2023 Best Actor Best Ensemble Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2018 Best Ensemble Widows 2022 Best Actor Best Ensemble London Film Critics' Circle 2002 British Newcomer of the Year Tigerland 2016 British/Irish Actor of the Year and Miss Julie 2018 British/Irish Actor of the Year and The Beguiled 2023 Actor of the Year British/Irish Actor of the Year After Yang, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, and Thirteen Lives Middleburg Film Festival 2025 Spotlight Actor Award MTV Movie Awards 2003 Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer Phone Booth Best Villain Daredevil 2012 Best On-Screen Transformation Horrible Bosses Best On-Screen Dirt Bag Horrible Bosses 2022 Best Villain National Board of Review 2023 Best Actor National Film Awards UK 2016 Best Actor 2023 Best Actor National Society of Film Critics 2023 Best Actor After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin New York Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Actor After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin New York Film Critics Online 2022 Best Actor Online Film Critics Society 2023 Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival 2023 Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie San Diego Film Critics Society 2010 Best Actor Ondine 2012 Best Ensemble Seven Psychopaths 2023 Best Actor Best Ensemble Special Award for Body of Work After Yang, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, and Thirteen Lives San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2023 Best Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2023 Cinema Vanguard Award Satellite Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Horrible Bosses 2022 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 2023 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical 2025 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Saturn Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor 2025 Best Actor in a Television Series Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role 2025 Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Seattle Film Critics Society 2023 Best Actor in a Leading Role Shanghai International Film Festival 2002 Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor Hart's War Society of Camera Operators 2023 Governors Award St. Louis Film Critics Association 2022 Best Actor Best Ensemble Teen Choice Awards 2003 Choice Movie Actor: Drama/Action Adventure Phone Booth and Daredevil Choice Movie Villain Daredevil Choice Movie Liar Phone Booth Choice Breakout Male Movie Star , Daredevil and Phone Booth Choice Male Hottie Choice Male Fashion Icon Toronto Film Critics Association 2023 Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2023 Best Actor Venice Film Festival 2022 Volpi Cup for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2018 Best Ensemble Widows 2022 Best Ensemble Best Actor Women Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Actor Zurich Film Festival 2025 Golden Icon Award
See also List of Colin Farrell performances
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