{"id":2411234,"date":"2026-05-11T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2411234"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:16:32","slug":"adolescence-creator-jack-thorne-shares-special-praise-for-owen-cooper-as-series-makes-bafta-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/adolescence-creator-jack-thorne-shares-special-praise-for-owen-cooper-as-series-makes-bafta-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Adolescence creator Jack Thorne shares special praise for Owen Cooper as series makes BAFTA history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-31d54866-0350-4632-962e-63fb8bb08fa4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/netflix-adolescence\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/netflix-adolescence\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/netflix-adolescence\/\"><em>Adolescence<\/em><\/a> continued its unstoppable run of scooping up trophies at the 2026 BAFTA TV awards, making history by taking home four awards &#8211; the most won by a single TV series at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The gritty drama about a teenage schoolboy accused of murdering a female classmate became a global sensation when it was released in March 2025, highlighting the rising problem of toxic masculinity and violence against women.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-31d54866-0350-4632-962e-63fb8bb08fa4-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The four-part show was named best limited series at the BAFTAs, with cast members Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco also winning in their categories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;LiFio8XZ&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;\\\/KZiCOeBnc7vUhKgc3bxLKkNUot0cT0w5tbciohuOA6kqoUz&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">By taking home the gong for best supporting actor, Owen Cooper achieved his own special significance by becoming the youngest ever winner of the award at the age of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The young star previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/owen-cooper-emmy-history\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/owen-cooper-emmy-history\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/owen-cooper-emmy-history\/\">made history at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards<\/a>. At just 15-years-old, he became the youngest ever actor to win the Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited series \u2013 a record previously held by Scott Jacoby who won for <em>That Certain Summer<\/em> in 1973.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This latest award adds not only to his Emmy win, but also to Owen&#8217;s Golden Globe, National Television Award, Royal Television Society Award and Actor Award he has received for portraying <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jamie-half-a-sandwich-adolescence-netflix\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jamie-half-a-sandwich-adolescence-netflix\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jamie-half-a-sandwich-adolescence-netflix\/\">Jamie in <em>Adolescence<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">His acceptance speech referenced the Beatles, with the actor saying, &#8220;In the words of John Lennon, you won&#8217;t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SPVHuUZ4ZHi5zieYaitira\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SPVHuUZ4ZHi5zieYaitira slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He continued, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">He also thanked his fellow castmates, telling them from the stage, &#8220;You brought me into a family I&#8217;ll never forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-599f891d-082f-4975-9511-7ba417051d5a\">Stephen Graham&#8217;s win was also historic for the iconic actor, as it was his first BAFTA win after seven previous nominations &#8211; he won the best leading actor title for portraying Owen Cooper&#8217;s on-screen dad.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Christine Tremarco, winning best supporting actress for playing Owen&#8217;s on screen mother, took home her first major TV award at the ceremony. She also won over fellow castmate Erin Doherty, who has so far managed to clean up whenever she&#8217;s been nominated for her role as a clinical psychologist in the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Adolescence <\/em>writer and creator Jack Thorne had some incredible words for Owen Cooper, sharing them with the BBC ahead of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be part of this has been insane,&#8221; he said of his involvement in the series, praising Owen by adding, &#8220;He&#8217;s a beautiful boy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His parents are lovely, and everyone talked about his preparation, the diligence with which he approached the role was was absolutely magnificent,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jack continued, &#8220;He arrived ready to go to work. He&#8217;s just an awesome kid. It&#8217;s so amazing, what&#8217;s happening to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, &#8220;You know, he&#8217;ll be here tonight. He&#8217;ll be wearing designer clothes, he&#8217;ll be looking like a million dollars, and I remember him in a tracksuit in, you know, on day one, and it&#8217;s beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Adolescence<\/strong><\/em><strong> is currently available to stream on <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/100584426\/type\/dlg\/sid\/womanandhome-gb-5799352082452404594\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/100584426\/type\/dlg\/sid\/hawk-custom-tracking\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" data-merchant-name=\"Netflix\" data-merchant-id=\"1070\" data-merchant-network=\"CJ\" data-merchant-url=\"netflix.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adolescence continued its unstoppable run of scooping up trophies at the 2026 BAFTA TV awards, making history by taking home four awards &#8211; the most won by a single TV series at the ceremony. 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