However, given the revelation of his face in the season finale, he would still have been eligible for a nomination under this new rule.
This rule spawned from The Mandalorian, in which while Pascal was in costume for all eight episodes of the first season, his face was kept hidden under his iconic helmet until the season finale.
While receiving rave reviews from critics, the debut season of The Mandalorian was unfairly snubbed at the Golden Globes with no nominations sent its way, but the Star Wars spin-off series at Disney+ did shake up the annual awards ceremony by spawning a new eligibility rule, according to Variety.
Insiders report that the unusual nature of his face being kept hidden led to the HFPA reconsidering its points of eligibility, as the 45-year-old Narcos alum was eligible for a Golden Globe nod last year, but was ultimately overlooked by the group anyway.