US Edition'Adolescence,' Netflix's Hit Crime Drama, Wins Emmy for Limited Series
Stephen Graham won best actor and writing for Adolescence, which earned 8 Emmys including best limited series out of 13 nominations at the 2025 ceremony.
- Stephen Graham won the Emmy for lead actor in a limited series on Sunday for his role as Eddie Miller in Netflix’s drama Adolescence.
- Adolescence received 13 Emmy nominations for its depiction of a young teenager charged with killing a classmate, featuring a strong ensemble cast led by Stephen Graham and co-creator Jack Thorne.
- The series also won for outstanding limited or anthology series, with Owen Cooper winning supporting actor as the young suspect and Erin Doherty earning supporting actress for her psychologist role.
- Netflix and HBO Max tied with 30 Emmy wins each this year, while Apple came third with 22 wins, boosted by The Studio and Severance’s success, as noted by CEO Tim Cook.
- Graham expressed humility and pride in his acceptance speech, calling Adolescence a true ensemble and said, “This sort of thing doesn't normally happen to a kid like me.
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77th Emmys: 'Adolescence' wins lead actor, outstanding limited or anthology series
Cast and crew accept the outstanding limited or anthology series award for ‘Adolescence’ during the 77th Emmy Awards. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Adolescence nabbed the trophy for outstanding limited or anthology series at the 77th Emmy Awards Sunday. Stephen Graham won outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie for his role in Adolescence. In addition to co-creating and co-writing the series, Graham plays the dad of a 13-ye…
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