The Flash ' s Eobard Thawne was ranked number 35 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time. He also topped Entertainment Weekly ' s list of 20 "best" villains on superhero TV in 2015, and was included on Collider's list of Best TV Villains of 2015. Cavanagh received an IGN Awards nomination for Best TV Villain for his portrayal of the character in The Flash. He was also nominated for Choice TV Villain at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards. Screen Rant ' s Jason Berman ranked Cavanagh fifth on his 2016 list 20 Best Actors in the Arrowverse. The entertainment website Collider chose Tom Cavanagh as the Best TV Actor of the Week on May 18, 2015.