The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson ‘test positive for COVID’ and will miss Critics’ Choice Awards… after Jamie Lee Curtis was also forced to bow out due to virus

• Colin Farrell, 46, and Brendan Gleeson, 67, will reportedly miss the Critics’ Choice Awards after testing positive for COVID-19
• The news was announced by Variety Senior Culture & Events Editor, Marc Malkin, in a tweet published Saturday night
• Both actors are nominated for their acclaimed performances in The Banshees of Inisherin 
• Colin is nominated in the Best Actor category while Brendan is in the race for Best Supporting Actor 

The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson will reportedly miss the Critics’ Choice Awards after testing positive for COVID-19.

The news was announced by Variety Senior Culture & Events Editor, Marc Malkin, in a tweet published Saturday night, but he did not cite a particular source.

Colin, 46, is up for the Best Actor gong for his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin while Brendan, 67, will compete in the Best Supporting Actor category.

‘Here we go again. Just confirmed that #colinfarrell and #brendongleeson won’t be at #CriticsChoiceAwards tomorrow because they have both tested positive for COVID,’ read Malkin’s Twitter message.

Just days prior, Jamie Lee Curtis, 64 – nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for Everything Everywhere All at Once – revealed she would be skipping the ceremony after contracting the virus.

Colin, Brendan and Jamie Lee were all present at Tuesday’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, where Colin took home the gong for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy for his acclaimed role in The Banshees of Inisherin.

Farrell plays an Irish drinking buddy in the dark tragicomedy, which is centered around two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when Brendan Gleeson’s character – a brooding folk musician – abruptly ends their relationship.

Sad news: The news was confirmed by Variety Senior Culture & Events Editor, Marc Malkin, in a tweet published Saturday night; the pair seen in October

Curtis out: Just days prior, Jamie Lee Curtis – who is also one of the night’s nominees – revealed she would be skipping the ceremony after contracting the virus; seen Tuesday

Golden Globes win: Colin, Brendan and Jamie Lee were all present at Tuesday’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, where Colin took home the Best Actor gong

Jamie Lee Curtis and Barry Keoghan pose at the Golden Globes

The Banshees of Inisherin is nominated in a slew of categories at the Critics’ Choice Awards, racking up a grand total of nine nominations.

The film is a top contender in the race for Best Picture and Colin remains a frontrunner in the category of Best Actor.

Barry Keoghan is nominated alongside Brendan in the Best Supporting Actor category, while Kerry Condon is in the race for Best Supporting Actress.

The film’s writer-director Martin McDonagh is nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Director while his entire cast earned a nod for Best Acting Ensemble.

But the film and its stars face stiff competition from other critical darlings such as Tár, Elvis, The Whale, The Fabelmans and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The Banshees of Inisherin: Farrell plays an Irish drinking buddy in the dark tragicomedy, which is centered around two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when Brendan Gleeson’s character – a brooding folk musician – abruptly ends their relationship

Big contender: The film is nominated in a slew of categories at the Critics’ Choice Awards, racking up a grand total of nine nominations

Acclaimed partnership: Farrell remains a frontrunner in the category of Best Actor while Gleeson is in the race for Best Supporting Actor

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

Colin said: ‘To work on this film, I never expect films to work or to find an audience and when they do, it’s shocking to me. I’m horrified by what’s happened around over the last couple of months, in a thrilling kind of way.’

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

‘Martin Mcdonagh,’ he said, ‘I owe you so much man.’

Colin went on to shower Gleeson with love, saying: ‘Brendan, I love you so much. I love you so much.’

His golden moment: In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Colin spoke about the ‘shocking’ critical acclaim that has been lauded on the film, saying that the response has ‘horrified’ him ‘in a thrilling kind of way’

Lots of love: Farrell went on to shower Gleeson with love in his Golden Globes speech, saying: ‘Brendan, I love you so much. I love you so much’