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Adolescence makes history at Bafta TV Awards
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- The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing won two prizes each, while Adolescence took four - the most Baftas ever won by a show in a single year.
- At 16, Cooper is the youngest ever winner of the award for best supporting actor.
- Cooper's Bafta can go alongside the Emmy, Golden Globe, National Television Award, Royal Television Society and Actor Awards he has already won for playing a boy accused of murdering a female classmate.
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Ian Youngs Culture reporter EPAAdolescence star Owen Cooper became the youngest ever winner of best supporting actor at 16Netflix drama Adolescence was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards on Sunday, while The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing also scooped a share of the glory.
The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing won two prizes each, while Adolescence took four - the most Baftas ever won by a show in a single year.
The hard-hitting drama, which became a national talking point when it was released in March 2025, was named best limited series, and there were acting honours for its stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco.
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