Adolescence actor, 15, nominated for Emmy
Owen Cooper becomes the youngest actor ever to be nominated in his category.
His performance as a troubled schoolboy arrested for murder is a contender for the outstanding support actor award in a limited series.
Cooper was 14 when he filmed the Netflix drama as Jamie Miller and had never acted professionally before. The performance was all the more remarkable because each episode was shot in one continuous take and the scenes were semi-improvised.
His rivals in the category include the Oscar-winner Javier Bardem and Cooper's Adolescence co-star, Ashley Walters. The drama has a total of 13 nominations, including best actor for Stephen Graham and outstanding limited series.
Written by Jack Thorne, the drama has been watched 142.6 million times, according to Netflix. It was made by Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B, which is in discussions about the possibility of a second series, which will feature different characters but 'stay true to its DNA'.
The drama sparked such conversation that Sir Keir Starmer invited its makers to Downing Street and welcomed a move by Netflix to make the series available to screen in secondary schools.
Other British nominees include Sir Gary Oldman for Slow Horses and Aimee Lou Wood for The White Lotus, while other shows picking up multiple nominations included Severance, The Bear and Bad Sisters.
The latest series of Black Mirror was nominated for outstanding limited series, with American actress Rashida Jones in the running for outstanding actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role in it.
Irish actress Sharon Horgan was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Bad Sisters, while Irish actor Colin Farrell received a nomination for The Penguin.
The 77th Emmy Awards will take place in September.
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