16-year-old Owen Cooper bags Best Supporting Actor for Adolescence

Los Angeles: Actor Owen Cooper won the 31st Critics’ Choice Awards for his work on the Netflix series ‘Adolescence.’ The 16-year-old actor received the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Adolescent Movie Made for Television. While speaking on stage, Owen talked about how the past year had changed his life and thanked the show’s producers and family for being there for him. She said, “This past year has honestly been a whirlwind for my family and I. It has changed our lives forever and we are forever grateful. We have cherished every moment of it. From the directors, to the producers, to the actors, to the crew, you have taken me on an emotional journey that I never imagined I would be able to go on.” “You believed in me, pushed me when things were tough, and showed incredible patience when I needed to get there. Some of those moments were truly difficult, and I couldn’t have done it without you. Receiving this award means more to me than I can put into words,” Owen said. This win adds to Owen Cooper’s growing list of accomplishments. Cooper made history last year as the youngest actor to win an acting award at the Emmy Awards.

In the four-part Netflix series Adolescence, Owen plays Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old student who is arrested in a murder case. The series doesn’t focus on who committed the crime, but instead looks at why Jamie’s life took the turn it did. The series also stars Stephen Graham as Jamie’s father, Christine Tremarco as his mother, and Amelie Pease as his sister. According to Deadline, the series reached more than 141 million views in the first three months, making it Netflix’s second most watched series after Wednesday. The 31st Critics’ Choice Awards are held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and air live on E! and USA Network from 7pm to 10pm ET and PT.