Owen Cooper wins BAFTA TV Award in Supporting Actor category for 'Adolescence'
'Adolescence' breakout star Owen Cooper has won the BAFTA TV Award for supporting actor, a win that completes an astonishing full set of major awards for the 16-year-old's first-ever screen role, reported Variety.
"Wow, it's heavy, that's to be fair. A year ago this time last year, I was presenting an award, and now I'm collecting one, so this is a bit mad," added Cooper as quoted by Variety.
"Thank you to BAFTA. Thank you to the 'Adolescence' family and they are family now. In the words of John Lennon, you won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it," added Cooper as quoted by Variety.
A record-breaking cultural behemoth, Netflix's four-part limited 'Adolescence' co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, saw Cooper play Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murdering a female classmate.
Cast when he was just 13-years-old himself and with no previous professional acting experience, Cooper, who appears in three of the four episodes, became its immediate breakaway star. His central episode, filmed in a single, continuous, hour-long take opposite Erin Doherty as clinical psychologist Briony Ariston, earned the two actors particular critical recognition and was nominated for the BAFTA TV's Memorable Moment Award.
Cooper was nominated with Ashley Walters in 'Adolescence,' Fehinti Balogun in 'Down Cemetery Road,' Joshua McGuire in 'The Gold,' Paddy Considine in 'Mobland' and Rafael Mathe in 'The Death of Bunny Munro,' reported Variety.
Cooper's co-star Christine Tremarco, who played his mother in the show, also won the BAFTA TV award for best supporting actress on Sunday night.
"Wow, it's heavy, that's to be fair. A year ago this time last year, I was presenting an award, and now I'm collecting one, so this is a bit mad," added Cooper as quoted by Variety.
"Thank you to BAFTA. Thank you to the 'Adolescence' family and they are family now. In the words of John Lennon, you won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it," added Cooper as quoted by Variety.
A record-breaking cultural behemoth, Netflix's four-part limited 'Adolescence' co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, saw Cooper play Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murdering a female classmate.
Cast when he was just 13-years-old himself and with no previous professional acting experience, Cooper, who appears in three of the four episodes, became its immediate breakaway star. His central episode, filmed in a single, continuous, hour-long take opposite Erin Doherty as clinical psychologist Briony Ariston, earned the two actors particular critical recognition and was nominated for the BAFTA TV's Memorable Moment Award.
Cooper was nominated with Ashley Walters in 'Adolescence,' Fehinti Balogun in 'Down Cemetery Road,' Joshua McGuire in 'The Gold,' Paddy Considine in 'Mobland' and Rafael Mathe in 'The Death of Bunny Munro,' reported Variety.
Cooper's co-star Christine Tremarco, who played his mother in the show, also won the BAFTA TV award for best supporting actress on Sunday night.
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