Colin Farrell was among the winners at the Critics Choice Awards in California on Friday night, paying tribute to first responders and the Los Angeles Fire Department during his acceptance speech.
#ThePenguin star Colin Farrell wins Best Actor in a Limited Series of Movie Made for TV at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/O9GZLFNbAx
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
The Dubliner was honoured with the Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television award for his lead role in The Batman spin-off series The Penguin.
Accepting his award at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, Farrell began by saying: "Well, thank you, critics - and I haven't always felt that!"
After saluting the series' makeup department, producers, and directors, Farrell turned his attention to the emergency services - with some members special guests at the awards on the night.
"Of course, like many people in this room - everyone, I imagine, in this room - my deepest debt of gratitude tonight goes out to the first responders and the Los Angeles Fire Department. Thank you all so much," he told the audience.
"It's so easy to forget, or to not even contemplate - I certainly don't - what first responders and the fire department do every day, every week, every month, every year, until then these fires come and lives are in jeopardy.
"And lives were lost and property was lost, but to see them out there fighting it every day, tirelessly, selflessly, and in a world that is so rife with division and separation and lines in the sand that separate us all from each other - to see them working with a sense of civic duty and responsibility was so moving. It really, really was, so I thank them from the bottom of my heart."
Farrell concluded: "And what else? Thanks, critics. And where's Kathy Bates in the room? Where are you? Where is she?"
After establishing where the Matlock star - another winner on the night - was seated, Farrell told her: "Ok, cool - I'll be over there in a minute!"
Farrell's fellow Irish actor Andrew Scott had been nominated in the same category for Ripley, and Caitríona Balfe (Best Actress in a Drama Series for Outlander) and teenager Alisha Weir (Best Young Actor/Actress for Abigail) were also nominees on the night.
The Winners:
Film
Best Picture
Anora
#Anora wins Best Picture at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/3xmCsZlymm
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Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
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Best Actress
Demi Moore – The Substance
#TheSubstance star Demi Moore wins Best Actress at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/dnnzOWEUoZ
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Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
#ARealPain star Kieran Culkin wins Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/vL0bIqTrez
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Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
#EmiliaPerez star Zoe Saldaña wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/ecBIoDhsWj
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Young Actor/Actress
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Best Acting Ensemble
Conclave
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Best Original Screenplay
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Best Production Design
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Best Editing
Marco Costa – Challengers
Best Costume Design
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Best Hair and Make Up
Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
Best Visual Effects
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Best Animated Feature
The Wild Robot
Best Comedy
A Real Pain (Tie)
Deadpool & Wolverine (Tie)
Best Foreign Language Film
Emilia Pérez
#EmiliaPerez wins Best Foreign Language Film at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/1nTiuTp8X0
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Best Song
El Mal – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
Best Score
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Director
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
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Television
Best Drama Series
Shōgun
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
#ShogunFX star Hiroyuki Sanada wins Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/c2DN0DgXFo
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – Matlock
#Matlock star Kathy Bates wins Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/ixA8kDXn79
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
#ShogunFX stars Tadanobu Asano and Moeka Hoshi win Best Supporting Actor & Actress in a Drama Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/y4HrteqLpG
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Comedy Series
Hacks
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
#NobodyWantsThis star Adam Brody wins Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/IIT7Wg2Iqb
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart – Hacks
#Hacks star Jean Smart wins Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/oJueH5RIJ9
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
#Shrinking star Michael Urie and #Hacks star Hannah Einbinder win Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/hmSLoGfI2S
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Limited Series
Baby Reindeer
Best Movie Made for Television
Rebel Ridge
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
#ThePenguin star Cristin Milioti wins Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/fgPwWlHE7F
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
#ThePerfectCouple star Liev Schreiber and #BabyReindeer star Jessica Gunning win Best Supporting Actor & Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/0LNYgs0aFR
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
Best Foreign Language Series
Squid Game
Best Animated Series
X-Men '97
Best Talk Show
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA
Best Comedy Special
Ali Wong: Single Lady
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