Overview

• The Golden Icon Award will be presented to Farrell on September 27 during the gala premiere of Ballad of a Small Player alongside director Edward Berger.
• The honor acknowledges his leading role in the Netflix-backed psychological thriller and his broader five-decade filmography.
• On September 28, Farrell will host a ZFF Masters career masterclass reflecting on his work with leading filmmakers.
• Ballad of a Small Player, announced in April 2024, adapts Lawrence Osborne’s novel set in Macau’s casinos and marks Berger’s first Netflix first-look project.
• Farrell’s recent high-profile roles in HBO’s The Penguin and Apple TV+’s Sugar season 2 underscore his ongoing critical and popular acclaim.