Colin Farrell‘s 2025 SAG Awards win was possibly everything everywhere all at once.
After all, Jamie Lee Curtis jokingly called him out onstage at the Feb. 23 ceremony, telling the crowd that the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series “goes to the man who gave me COVID at the Golden Globes, Colin Farrell.”
And the Penguin star—who beat out nominees Monster‘s Javier Bardem, Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd, Disclaimer‘s Kevin Kline and Ripley‘s Andrew Scott for the prize—didn’t deny the cheeky accusation, either. (Click here to see all the celebrites on the red carpet.)
“Guilty as charged,” Colin said, before quipping that The Banshee of Inisherin costar Brendan Gleeson “f–king gave it to me, so I was just spreading the love.”
But that wasn’t his only LOL-worthy moment onstage. Elsewhere in his acceptance speech, Colin became visibly starstruck seeing John Lithgow in the audience.
“It’s so weird,” he said. “So many of you I grew up watching on television film. Hey, John Lithgow.”
And when it was time to wrap up his speech, the Irish star made it clear that he had plenty more to say.
“‘Please shut up, Farrell,'” he joked while pointing to the teleprompter, before thanking his family. “I have to thank my sister, who I’ve worked with for 22 years. I never thank her publicly.”
After giving a sweet shoutout to Claudine Farrell, as well as siblings Catherine Farrell and Eamonn Farrell, Colin ended his speech with a special nod to his family’s youngest members.
Addressing sons James Farrell, 21, and Henry Farrell, 15, as “two people in my life who have made my life so much more special and so much more meaningful and so much more joyful than I ever truly thought possible,” Colin added, “I love you both—and we’re going back to watch Shogun tonight and finish it up.”
To see who else won big at the 2025 SAG Awards, keep reading.
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora
WINNER: Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson—The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo—Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón—Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison—Anora
WINNER: Demi Moore—The Substance
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody—The Brutalist
WINNER: Timothée Chalamet—A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig—Queer
Colman Domingo—Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes—Conclave
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro—A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis—The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler—The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande—Wicked
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña— Emilia Pérez
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey—Wicked
Yura Borisov—Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin—A Real Pain
Edward Norton— A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong—The Apprentice
Outstanding Action Performance By a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
WINNER: The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Bridgerton
The Day of The Jackal
The Diplomat
WINNER: Shogun
Slow Horses
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates—Matlock
Nicola Coughlan—Bridgerton
Allison Janney—The Diplomat
Keri Russell—The Diplomat
WINNER: Anna Sawai—Shogun
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano—Shogun
Jeff Bridges—The Old Man
Gary Oldman—Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne—The Day of The Jackal
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada—Shogun
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
WINNER: Only Murders in The Building
Shrinking
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell—Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson—Abbott Elementary
Liza Colón-Zayas—The Bear
Ayo Edebiri—The Bear
WINNER: Jean Smart—Hacks
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody—Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson —A Man on The Inside
Harrison Ford—Shrinking
WINNER: Martin Short—Only Murders in The Building
Jeremy Allen White—The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem—Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
WINNER: Colin Farrell—The Penguin
Richard Gadd—Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline—Disclaimer
Andrew Scott—Ripley
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates—The Great Lillian Hall
Cate Blanchett—Disclaimer
Jodie Foster— True Detective: Night Country
Lily Gladstone—Under the Bridge
WINNER: Jessica Gunning—Baby Reindeer
Cristin Milioti—The Penguin
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
WINNER: Shogun
