As expected, Colin Farrell waddles isolated for his nigh-unrecognizable crook arsenic the reimagined Bat-nemesis successful “The Penguin.” Farrell has collected galore honors for the role, including the SAG Award, and is successful beforehand successful Round 1 of the BuzzMeter — though not uncatchably so.
“Colin Farrell is conscionable arsenic beardown arsenic co-star [Cristin] Milioti successful this corresponding category,” says Trey Mangum, “but I bash deliberation helium has a spot much contention present due to the fact that Bryan Tyree Henry could precise easy beryllium connected his heels, the mode helium elevates ‘Dope Thief.’”
Kristen Baldwin echoes the sentiments of respective panelists successful elevating Henry supra his show: “Though ‘Dope Thief’ was uneven, Brian Tyree Henry’s show arsenic a small-time crook who ends up connected the atrocious broadside of a precise unsafe cartel was consistently fantastic.”
Tracy Brown agrees Henry is “overdue for immoderate Emmys love,” but says, “Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna marque up 1 of my favourite originative powerfulness couples, truthful it was large to spot them reunited successful ‘La Máquina.’”
“Doesn’t it consciousness similar Colin Farrell already won the Emmy for his entertaining crook successful ‘The Penguin’?” asks Glenn Whipp. “Maybe it’s clip to commencement the Stephen Graham (‘Adolescence’) bandwagon.” Lorraine Ali is already connected it: “Stephen Graham’s haunting show arsenic the begetter of a teen who’s accused of execution should beryllium astatine the beforehand of the pack.”
For Graham, who co-created and co-wrote “Adolescence,” an Emmy nom would beryllium the archetypal of his 35-year vocation (he has shared SAG honors, for instance, for his enactment successful “Boardwalk Empire”).
Matt Roush sums it up, with Farrell favored but galore others successful play: “Buried nether prosthetics yet commanding the screen, Colin Farrell arsenic ‘The Penguin’ looks similar the show to bushed … [but] let’s not hide that upstart, Robert De Niro.”
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1. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
2. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
3. Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
4. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
5. Aaron Pierre, “Rebel Ridge”
6. Gael García Bernal, “La Máquina”
7. (tie) Robert De Niro, “Zero Day”
7. (tie) Josh Andrés Rivera, “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”
Los Angeles Times
Lorraine Ali
1. (tie) Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
1. (tie) Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
1. (tie) Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
4. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
5. Robert De Niro, “Zero Day”
“Stephen Graham’s haunting show arsenic the begetter of a teen who’s accused of execution should beryllium astatine the beforehand of the pack. ‘Dope Thief’ whitethorn not beryllium this year’s strongest constricted series, but Brian Tyree Henry is stellar arsenic a mild-mannered thief who makes a surviving ripping disconnected dope dealers.”
Entertainment Weekly
Kristen Baldwin
1. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
2. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
3. Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
4. Gael García Bernal, “La Máquina”
5. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
“Though ‘Dope Thief’ was uneven, Brian Tyree Henry’s show arsenic a small-time crook who ends up connected the atrocious broadside of a precise unsafe cartel was consistently fantastic.”
Los Angeles Times
Tracy Brown
1. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
2. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
3. Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
4. Gael García Bernal, “La Máquina”
5. Jimmy O. Yang, “Interior Chinatown”
“Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna marque up 1 of my favourite originative powerfulness couples, truthful it was large to spot them reunited successful ‘La Máquina,’ wherever the erstwhile plays an aging boxer who is feeling the repercussions of his chosen profession. And the always-fantastic Bryan Tyree Henry is overdue for immoderate Emmys love.”
Shadow and Act
Trey Mangum
1. Aaron Pierre, “Rebel Ridge”
2. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
3. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
4. Josh Andrés Rivera, “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”
5. Jake Gyllenhaal, “Presumed Innocent”
“Colin Farrell is conscionable arsenic beardown arsenic co-star [Cristin] Milioti successful this corresponding category, but I bash deliberation helium has a spot much contention present due to the fact that Bryan Tyree Henry could precise easy beryllium connected his heels, the mode helium elevates ‘Dope Thief.’”
TV Guide
Matt Roush
1. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
2. Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
3. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
4. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
5. Robert De Niro, “Zero Day”
“Buried nether prosthetics yet commanding the screen, Colin Farrell arsenic ‘The Penguin’ looks similar the show to beat. Stephen Graham arsenic the grieving dada successful ‘Adolescence’ and Brian Tyree Henry’s hopeless ‘Dope Thief’ are besides worthy. And let’s not hide that upstart Robert De Niro.”
Los Angeles Times
Glenn Whipp
1. Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
2. Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
3. Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
4. Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”
5. Paul Giamatti, “Black Mirror”
“Doesn’t it consciousness similar Colin Farrell already won the Emmy for his entertaining crook successful ‘The Penguin’? No? That was the Golden Globes. And the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Maybe it’s clip to commencement the Stephen Graham (‘Adolescence’) bandwagon.”