Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson 'test positive for COVID' and will miss Critics' Choice Awards - Daily Mail

The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson volition reportedly miss the Critics' Choice Awards aft investigating affirmative for COVID-19.

The quality was announced by Variety Senior Culture & Events Editor, Marc Malkin, successful a tweet published Saturday night, but helium did not mention a peculiar source.

Colin, 46, is up for the Best Actor gong for his show in The Banshees of Inisherin portion Brendan, 67, volition vie successful the Best Supporting Actor category.

'Here we spell again. Just confirmed that #colinfarrell and #brendongleeson won't beryllium astatine #CriticsChoiceAwards time due to the fact that they person some tested affirmative for COVID,' work Malkin's Twitter message.

Just days prior, Jamie Lee Curtis, 64 - nominated successful the Best Supporting Actress class for Everything Everywhere All astatine Once - revealed she would beryllium skipping the ceremonial aft contracting the virus.

Colin, Brendan and Jamie Lee were each contiguous astatine Tuesday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony, wherever Colin took location the gong for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy for his acclaimed relation successful The Banshees of Inisherin.

Farrell plays an Irish drinking buddy successful the acheronian tragicomedy, which is centered astir 2 lifelong friends who find themselves astatine an impasse erstwhile Brendan Gleeson's quality – a brooding people instrumentalist – abruptly ends their relationship.

The Banshees of Inisherin is nominated successful a slew of categories astatine the Critics' Choice Awards, racking up a expansive full of 9 nominations. 

The movie is simply a apical contender successful the contention for Best Picture and Colin remains a frontrunner successful the class of Best Actor.

Barry Keoghan is nominated alongside Brendan successful the Best Supporting Actor category, portion Kerry Condon is successful the contention for Best Supporting Actress.

The film's writer-director Martin McDonagh is nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Director portion his full formed earned a motion for Best Acting Ensemble. 

But the movie and its stars look stiff contention from different captious darlings specified arsenic Tár, Elvis, The Whale, The Fabelmans and Everything Everywhere All astatine Once.

In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Colin spoke astir the overwhelming captious acclaim that has been lauded connected the film, which sees him reunite with his In Bruges co-star Brendan Gleeson.

Colin said: 'To enactment connected this film, I ne'er expect films to enactment oregon to find an assemblage and erstwhile they do, it's shocking to me. I'm horrified by what's happened astir implicit the past mates of months, successful a thrilling benignant of way.'

The Banshees of Inisherin besides scooped Best Picture - Musical/Comedy and Best Screenplay for writer-director Martin McDonagh, who Farrell praised successful his speech.

'Martin Mcdonagh,' helium said, 'I beryllium you truthful overmuch man.'

Colin went connected to ablution Gleeson with love, saying: 'Brendan, I emotion you truthful much. I emotion you truthful much.'