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Warrington star Owen Cooper wins major award at star-studded ceremony
WARRINGTON actor, Owen Cooper has won his first major award following his outstanding debut in Netflix's smash hit, Adolescence.
The teenager, who lives in Orford, burst onto the scene in his debut performance as Jamie Miller in the streaming series.
Adolescence, which is a four-part drama, follows the story of 13-year-old Jamie who is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Katie Leonard, Jamie's classmate, was stabbed to death in a car park and the 13-year-old is the prime suspect.
The series was filmed entirely in one shot – meaning that each episode was acted out by the cast from start to finish with no cuts, like a play.
Owen made his acting debut in the series (Image: Netflix)
The role of Jamie was the now 15-year-old's acting debut, and his performance prompted calls for his remarkable performance to earn him an award nomination.
While the release of the series just missed the cut off for BAFTA nominations, Owen was eligible for the inaugural Gotham TV Awards.
He was nominated alongside his castmate, Erin Doherty, for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series.
The award ceremony was held in New York City yesterday, Monday, and the teen attended alongside his co-stars.
Owen received the award at the star-studded ceremony and made sure to thank his parents for 'creating' him, as well as the cast and crew.
The teenager made sure to thank his co-star, Erin Doherty, in his speech
'Main person that I have to thank is Erin, who is also nominated for this award.
'That episode that we did together, it was easy to do it with you, and it was such an honour to share this, share this award with you.
'I also want to thank Philip Barantini, Joe Johnson, Stephen Graham and I want to thank Hannah Walters. I just want to thank everyone that was part of the Adolescence cast and crew, everyone that was there.'
The series also picked up the award for Breakthrough Limited Series and Stephen Graham received the award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series.
Owen is currently the favourite to be nominated for and win an Emmy for his breathtaking performance in the series.
If he wins, he will be the youngest male recipient in the award ceremonies history. Nominations will be announced on July 15.
