“Adolescence,” the buzzy Netflix drama a few 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a feminine classmate, received the Emmy for restricted or anthology sequence.
The four-episode U.Okay. challenge was extremely praised for its method of filming every installment in a single digicam shot.
Additionally scoring wins for the sequence have been Owen Cooper, who received supporting actor within the class for his portrayal of the younger suspect. The 15-year-old Cooper made historical past because the youngest performer ever to win within the class.
Erin Doherty, who performed a psychologist, was one other winner as she scored a statuette for supporting actress. She and Cooper have been spotlighted within the sequence’ third episode, the place their characters engaged in a tense battle of wills.
Stephen Graham, who created the sequence together with fellow government producer Jack Thorne, mentioned after “Adolescence” obtained 13 Emmy nominations that “there was simply one thing that occurred with this present, and it was the true definition of an ensemble.”
Graham and Thorne have been nominated for producing the drama, and Graham was additionally received for lead actor for his portrayal of Eddie Miller, the devastated father of the teenager suspect. Philip Barantini received for steering the sequence as effectively. The sequence additionally picked up two early awards on the Artistic Arts Emmys for cinematography and casting.
Different nominees within the class included FX on Hulu’s “Dying for Intercourse,” HBO’s “The Penguin” and one other pair of Netflix sequence, “Black Mirror” and “Monster: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story.”.
The hoopla surrounding “Adolescence” was akin to Netflix’s “Child Reindeer,” which was a heavy award winner final yr. That sequence revolved round an aspiring comic’s more and more sinister encounters with an eccentric lady.
