Adolescence dominated the annual BAFTA TV Awards as Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco picked up acting gongs for the hit Netflix drama which first aired last year
Adolescence was the big winner at this year’s British Academy Television Awards after the gritty Netflix drama swept up some of the night’s biggest prizes.
Rising talent Owen Cooper, 16, added another trophy to his growing collection after landing Best Supporting Actor at Sunday night’s ceremony (May 10) at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The teen has already stunned Hollywood by becoming the youngest ever winner in the category at both the Golden Globes and Emmy Awards.
Collecting the gong, he said: “Wow, it’s heavy that, to be fair. A year ago I was presenting an award and now I’m collecting one. This is a bit mad.” He added: “In the words of John Lennon, you won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.
“So in my eyes, I think you only need three things to succeed: one, you need an obsession; two, you need a dream; and three, you need The Beatles.”
There was another huge moment for the show when Christine Tremarco scooped Best Supporting Actress. Her victory came as a surprise after co-star Erin Doherty had previously triumphed at the Golden Globes and Emmys.
Christine said: “I feel so privileged to be standing up here holding this Bafta. I feel so honoured to be part of Adolescence. I hold this Bafta high.”
The hard-hitting drama was created by Stephen Graham and writer Jack Thorne. It tells the chilling story of schoolboy Jamie Miller, who murders a female classmate after becoming consumed by toxic online content and the ‘manosphere’.
Viewers and critics praised the series for shining a light on online radicalisation and misogyny, with each episode filmed in one continuous shot.
The programme also beat off fierce competition to win the Limited Drama award ahead of I Fought The Law, Trespasses and What It Feels Like for a Girl.
Elsewhere during the ceremony, The Celebrity Traitors picked up the Reality award. Host Claudia Winkleman revealed she had flown in from Scotland after filming scenes for the new series at Ardross Castle before racing back shortly afterwards.
“Social media is so important to the show, people who watch together as families is my favourite thing of all and it feels like a real communal moment.
“We came down from Scotland this morning and I am leaving again in eight minutes.”
On the win, she said: “My favourite things when I’m told I’m taking part in the show. I couldn’t believe it in the second series that I was taking part. I love every single aspect because everybody who works on the team is obsessed by it, obsessed by the game.
“So I love watching how the traitors behave and how the faithful behave, and I want both of both sides to win equally. So it’s confusing.”
Comedy spin-off Amandaland also enjoyed success after winning Scripted Comedy, while historian Simon Schama claimed the Specialist Factual prize for Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz.
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