Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Milioti described the moment when she found out she had been nominated for a Golden Globe. “It was very exciting, very exciting,” the actress exclaimed. “And just very, very joyful. My God, the women in my category. I don’t have words to describe how surreal it is and how overwhelmed I am being nominated alongside them. They’re all so brilliant.”
Milioti was nominated for best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television for her role as Gotham crime heiress Sofia Falcone. Also nominated in the category were Cate Blanchett for Disclaimer, Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night Country, Kate Winslet for The Regime, Naomi Watts for Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, and Sofia Vergara for Griselda.
Cristin Milioti Is a Grammy Winner and Tony Nominee
Before her role as Sofia Falcone, Milioti was perhaps best known for her portrayal of Tracy McConnell, AKA The Mother in the long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother. She has also appeared in episodes of The Sopranos, Fargo, Black Mirror, and Bob’s Burgers. Outside of TV, she featured in The Wolf of Wall Street, and has had an extensive stage acting career which includes a Grammy Award for the musical Once and a Tony nomination.
The Penguin also got a nod for the Best Limited Series category, along with Baby Reindeer, Ripley, Disclaimer, True Detective: Night Country, and Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story. Milioti’s co-star, Irish actor Colin Farrell also received a nomination for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his standout performance as Oswald “Oz” Cobb. Ripley’s Andrew Scott and A Gentleman in Moscow’s Ewan McGregor also received nominations.
“I’m so excited for [showrunner] Lauren LeFranc and Colin [Farrell],” Milioti said. “I think they’re both geniuses and I truly am so excited to get to go together — just to all sit at a table together and get to celebrate this thing that we made.”
I’m so excited for [showrunner] Lauren LeFranc and Colin [Farrell].
The Max limited series is a spin-off of Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as The Caped Crusader. The Penguin follows Oz’s rise to power in Gotham’s criminal underworld, which includes the dethroning of the Falcone and Maroni crime families. The series, as well as the film, have been celebrated for their storytelling, atmosphere, and soundtrack. Also part of this new, burgeoning Batman universe are The Batman: Part II –which is in the midst of production but has been repeatedly delayed – as well as a trilogy film. According to Matt Reeves, there may also be other spin-off series in development – which he would like to direct.
It is not yet clear whether there’ll be another season of The Penguin, but Milioti has made her feelings clear on the subject. “All I can say is that it is my wildest hope [to play Sofia Falcone again],” she said. “It’s my wildest hope, and I couldn’t be any clearer about making my desire known. But I haven’t heard anything concrete yet.”
The Penguin is streaming on Max.
