“Adolescence,” Netflix’s meticulous, four-part crime drama from creators Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, has received the Golden Globe for Greatest Restricted Sequence, Anthology Sequence, or a Movement Image Made for Tv. Directed by Philip Barantini, the good slow-burn investigative procedural — in regards to the violent loss of life of a 13-year-old lady in an English suburb — gained a worldwide popularity for its transferring appearing performances and extraordinary method to one-shot cinematography.
“That is extraordinary,” stated Thorne, earlier than thanking greater than a dozen individuals and teams related to the challenge. “Phil Barantini and [cinematographer] Matt Lewis, you reinvented the vocabulary of tv to make this present. You’re each geniuses. Stephen, you’re the Larry to my Barry. You fill a gap in my soul and I really like you. Lastly, some suppose our present is about how we needs to be terrified of younger individuals. It’s not. It’s in regards to the filth and the particles we’ve laid of their path.”
Shouting out his younger forged, Thorne continued, “You’re proof the world might be higher. Eradicating hate is our technology’s accountability. It requires thought from the highest down. The chance appears distant proper now. However hope is an attractive factor. Thanks for this. We are going to treasure it.”
The win caps off a dominant awards-season run for the Netflix sequence, which obtained 5 complete nominations and received 4 classes on the Golden Globe Awards this yr. Alongside its high honor, co-creator/star Graham received Greatest Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Restricted Sequence, Anthology Sequence, or a Movement Image Made for Tv. Owen Cooper received Greatest Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Supporting Position on Tv, whereas Ashley Walters earned a nod in the identical class. Erin Doherty rounded out the present’s nominations, profitable Greatest Efficiency by a Feminine Actor in a Supporting Position on Tv.
“Adolescence” was already an awards heavyweight due to the Primetime Emmy Awards final September, when it received Excellent Restricted or Anthology Sequence and led the evening with 13 nominations and eight wins. The present earned appearing Emmys for Graham, Cooper, and Doherty, alongside Excellent Directing for a Restricted or Anthology Sequence for Barantini and Excellent Writing for a Restricted or Anthology Sequence for Thorne and Graham.
The Golden Globe victory additionally continues a powerful streak for Netflix within the class, following final yr’s win with “Child Reindeer,” one other crime drama that swept the awards dialog. “Adolescence” triumphed over a aggressive discipline of fellow nominees, together with Peacock’s lacking individuals thriller “All Her Fault,” Netflix’s darkish grief thriller “The Beast in Me,” and the most recent season of the streamer’s sci-fi anthology juggernaut “Black Mirror.” Additionally in competition have been FX and Hulu’s tragicomic relationship drama “Dying for Intercourse,” and Prime Video’s juicy love-triangle thriller “The Girlfriend” — underscoring the stylistic breadth of the limited-series format.
Final June, Cooper was acknowledged on the 2025 IndieWire Honors, the place he obtained the Breakthrough Award for his harrowing efficiency as a younger boy arrested on suspicion of homicide. His position helped outline “Adolescence” as probably the most acclaimed and daring initiatives of the yr. Cooper will quickly seem as a youthful Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s movie adaptation of “Wuthering Heights.”
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