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Irish Daily Mirror
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Colin Farrell's Penguin is perfect TV for the age of antiheroes like Trump
It may be the defining TV show of our times. A dark fairytale with a performance for the ages from our own Colin Farrell, that this week earned him an Emmy nomination to add to an earlier Golden Globe win. HBO hit 'The Penguin' reeks of the decay, collapse and corruption of the Roaring 2020s. After a global pandemic it was supposed to be a decade of renewal and rebirth. But at its midpoint, it's becoming clear that was a bad joke. The roars instead have become screams of anxiety across the world. Cries for help as societies have moved on from me too to me first. On screen that has taken shape as the century of the antihero. From Tony Soprano to Logan Roy, Walter White to the Wicked Witch of the West. And Oswald Cobb. Farrell has earned critical acclaim for his performance as Oswald Cobb in The Penguin (Image: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE PENGUIN and all related characters and elements are copyrights and trademarks of DC. All Rights Reserved.) In a world that is increasingly shaped in the image of kleptocrats like Putin and narcissists like Trump, citizens are giving up on holding out for an old-fashioned hero. It is the world of Donald Trump the ultimate American Antihero. As president, Trump has taken a flamethrower to America's democratic and public institutions as well as the international order. He put a target on anyone who didn't pledge him loyalty, replaced justice with revenge, and truth with fantasy. His favourite Irishman is our own offering to this new cult of the antihero. Conor McGregor is a narcissistic bully who has lost a civil action in which he was accused of a savage rape. But millions still slavishly worship him because he rose from the streets and used violence to claim his share of the good life. He is an icon of the new road warrior dystopia that echoes in the darker alleys of social media. Where an army of the dispossessed and disaffected plot to 'take back their freedom'. Conor McGregor That always seems to mean taking it from others who are weaker. And by any means necessary. The Penguin chimes with these times, where hopelessness and history seem to rhyme more with each passing crisis. Where decline seems to have set into a civilisation that can't stop the rot eating away at respect for things like truth, decency and the institutions of law and democracy The streets of this dark comic fantasy carry a whisper of foreboding: the world looks to be all out of heroes. The Penguin recognises that by writing the caped crusader out of the picture entirely. There is no Batman in this hellish version of Gotham. On the streets only chaos and bad men reign. Only after eight relentlessly brilliant but dark chapters, is there a faint hopeful flicker of the Bat Signal dancing across the skyline in the final scene. But it's an illusion. There is no caped saviour coming to the rescue. The citizens of the world's Gothams are on their own. Which means they themselves will have to become the heroes they've been holding out for. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here
The Independent
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
2025 SAG Awards nominations: Full list ahead of ceremony set to stream live on Netflix
The Screen Actors Guild Awards have announced the nominees for this year's ceremony. The nominations for this year's SAGs, which honor the best performances in TV and film, were originally supposed to be announced by actors Joey King and Cooper Koch at a live event on January 8. However, the in-person event was canceled due to the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, and nominees were instead announced in a press release. Jon M. Chu's hit Wicked musical adaptation leads the film nominees with five nods, while FX's historical drama Shōgun triumphs in the television categories also with five nods. Winners will be announced during the live ceremony hosted by Kristen Bell at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Viewers will be able to tune into the event live on Netflix on February 23 at 8 p.m. EST. Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role ADRIEN BRODY / László Tóth - 'THE BRUTALIST' TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan - 'A COMPLETE UNKNOWN' DANIEL CRAIG / William Lee - 'QUEER' COLMAN DOMINGO / Divine G - 'SING SING' RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence - 'CONCLAVE' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role PAMELA ANDERSON / Shelly - 'THE LAST SHOWGIRL' CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba - 'WICKED' KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas - 'EMILIA PÉREZ' MIKEY MADISON / Ani - 'ANORA' DEMI MOORE / Elisabeth - 'THE SUBSTANCE' Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero - 'WICKED' YURA BORISOV / Igor - 'ANORA' KIERAN CULKIN / Benji Kaplan - 'A REAL PAIN' EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger - 'A COMPLETE UNKNOWN' JEREMY STRONG / Roy Cohn - 'THE APPRENTICE' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez - 'A COMPLETE UNKNOWN' JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Annette - 'THE LAST SHOWGIRL' DANIELLE DEADWYLER / Berniece - 'THE PIANO LESSON' ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda - 'WICKED' ZOE SALDAÑA / Rita - 'EMILIA PÉREZ' Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A COMPLETE UNKNOWN ANORA CONCLAVE EMILIA PÉREZ WICKED Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE DUNE: PART TWO THE FALL GUY GLADIATOR II WICKED Television Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series JAVIER BARDEM / Jose Menendez - 'MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY' COLIN FARRELL / Oz Cobb - 'THE PENGUIN' RICHARD GADD / Donny - 'BABY REINDEER' KEVIN KLINE / Stephen Brigstocke - 'DISCLAIMER' ANDREW SCOTT / Tom Ripley - 'RIPLEY' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series KATHY BATES / Edith Wilson - 'THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL' CATE BLANCHETT / Catherine Ravenscroft - 'DISCLAIMER' JODIE FOSTER / Det. Elizabeth Danvers - 'TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY' LILY GLADSTONE / Cam Bentland - 'UNDER THE BRIDGE' JESSICA GUNNING / Martha - 'BABY REINDEER' CRISTIN MILIOTI / Sofia Falcone - 'THE PENGUIN' Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige - 'SHŌGUN' JEFF BRIDGES / Dan Chase - 'THE OLD MAN' GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb - 'SLOW HORSES' EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal - 'THE DAY OF THE JACKAL' HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga - 'SHŌGUN' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series KATHY BATES / Madeline Matlock - 'MATLOCK' NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington - 'BRIDGERTON' ALLISON JANNEY / Vice President Grace Penn - 'THE DIPLOMAT' KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler - 'THE DIPLOMAT' ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko - 'SHŌGUN' Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov - 'NOBODY WANTS THIS' TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk - 'A MAN ON THE INSIDE' HARRISON FORD / Paul - 'SHRINKING' MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam - 'ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING' JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto - 'THE BEAR' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series KRISTEN BELL / Joanne - 'NOBODY WANTS THIS' QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues - 'ABBOTT ELEMENTARY' LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina - 'THE BEAR' AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu - 'THE BEAR' JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance - 'HACKS' Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BRIDGERTON THE DAY OF THE JACKAL THE DIPLOMAT SHŌGUN SLOW HORSES Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ABBOTT ELEMENTARY THE BEAR HACKS ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING SHRINKING Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series THE BOYS FALLOUT HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SHŌGUN
