Overview

• Owen Cooper, selected from 500 candidates for his first acting role, won the Gotham TV Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series.
• He shared the supporting performance prize in a rare tie with Jenny Slate, underscoring a crossover between emerging and veteran talent.
• Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ also secured Gotham trophies for Breakthrough Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Performance for Stephen Graham.
• In his New York City acceptance speech, Cooper dedicated his award to co-star Erin Doherty and praised director Philip Barantini, producer Joe Johnson and the wider cast and crew.
• Industry insiders predict he will earn a Best Supporting Actor nomination at this year’s Emmy Awards, where a win could make him the youngest male winner in Emmy history.