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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Irish actor Colin Farrell.
A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.
Mar 1, 2023 · All five best-actor contenders this year are first-time Oscar nominees. Two are newbies to the film industry, so that’s not surprising. But among the veterans, Colin Farrell is long overdue,...
- 10 'In Bruges'
- 9 'The Batman'
- 8 'Thirteen Lives'
- 7 'The Lobster'
- 6 'Minority Report'
- 5 'Crazy Heart'
- 4 'After Yang'
- 3 'Widows'
- 2 'It's Not Yet Dark'
- 1 'The Banshees of Inisherin'
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84% Farrell's first collaboration with Martin McDonaghand Brendan Gleesonwas 2008's comedy In Bruges. The plot centers on two hitmen, Ray and his mentor, Ken, who hide in the quiet Belgian city of Bruges after a job gone wrong. While Ken finds the city charming, Ray considers it his idea of hell. In Bruges was a game-changer ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85% Colin Farrell had an incredible 2022. The actor starred in several pictures, among them The Batman, Matt Reeves' neo-noir take on the superhero genre. The film chronicles an early case in Batman's career, pitting him against the Riddler. The Penguin, played by Farrell under heavy layers of prosthetic makeup, plays a key s...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86% Ron Howard quietly released Thirteen Lives in mid-2022. Starring an ensemble including Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton, Tom Batemanand Farrell, the film dramatized the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, in which a group of children and their coach became trapped in a set of underwater caves. RELATED: Amazing Movies About Beating...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87% The 2010s were the decade in which Farrell decided to go all-in on the weird, and who better to work with thanYorgos Lanthimos? Farrell starred in the Greek director's 2015 absurdist black comedy The Lobster opposite Rachel Weisz. The plot follows a hotel where people must find a partner in a given time, or they'll be tra...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Steven Spielberg recruited Farrell for his daring 2002 sci-fi Minority Report. The film – set in a futuristic world where a police department uses three psychics to apprehend criminals before they can commit their crimes – stars Tom Cruiseas a police chief accused of the future murder of a man. Farrell plays Danny Witwer,...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Scott Cooper's 2009 drama Crazy Heart stars Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake, a fading country star who enters a relationship with a much-younger reporter, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Farrel plays Tommy Sweet, a popular country star and Blake's former mentor who plays a crucial role in Blake's eventual reformation. Crazy...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% After Yang is one of the most ambitious sci-fi pieces in recent years. Farrell stars as Jake, a man who attempts to repair his daughter's beloved android, Yang, after it malfunctions. His process leads him to rediscover his relationship with his daughter and his estranged wife. Jodie Turner-Smith and Haley Lu Richardson a...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Steve McQueen's 2018 underrated heist masterpiece Widows features a large ensemble led by Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, and Elizabeth Debicki. The plot centers on three women who must deal with their recently-deceased husbands' debts to a dangerous crime boss. Farrell plays Jack Mulligan, a politician from whom the wom...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Documentaries about filmmaking can be a great way for audiences to know more about the process and the people behind it. However, they become more powerful when the subject is someone with an inspiring story, which is the case with 2016's It's Not Yet Dark. The film centers on Irish man Simon Fitzmaurice, diagnosed with A...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% It's not always that an actor's highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is also his most recent release. Alas, that is the case for Farrell, whose second collaboration with Martin McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin, ranks as his most celebrated project thus far. Farrell plays Pádraic, a meek man sent in...
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Mar 12, 2023 · That would be Colin Farrell, awards season MVP. For Farrell, it concluded with him losing Best Actor for The Banshees of Inisherin to Brendan Fraser for The Whale. But he still cleaned up in his...
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Jan 24, 2023 · Colin Farrell says he is “beyond honoured” after scooping his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and sent his “heartfelt congratulations to the lads”.
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Mar 3, 2023 · For 'The Banshees of Inisherin' star Colin Farrell, the 'extraordinary' sense of community has been a highlight of his Best Actor Oscar run.
