Netflix’s Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper makes TV history with Emmy nomination

Owen Cooper, 15, just made award history (Picture: Netflix)

The 2025 Emmy nominations are in, with Netflix’s Adolescence star Owen Cooper continuing his record-breaking streak.

The 15-year-old actor has become the youngest of all time to secure an outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or anthology series nomination after his breakout performance as 13-year-old murder suspect Jamie in the hit series.

The acclaimed show that swept the globe has picked up six key nominations (15 in total), joining a high-calibre mix of nominees including The White Lotus, Severance and Hacks, all of which have an award-winning history.

The young actor, for whom this was his first official role, has surpassed current record-holder Scott Jacoby, who was 16 years old when he was nominated for 1972 TV movie That Certain Summer.

In Owen’s category, he is joined by Javier Bardem for Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story, Bill Camp for Presumed Innocent, Rob Delaney for Dying For Sex, Peter Sarsgaard for Presumed Innocent and Ashley Walters for Adolescence.

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The one-shot show – also starring Emmy nominees Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Ashley Walters – delves into toxic masculinity, the woes facing the current teenage generation and the dangers of an unfiltered internet.

Adolescence has swept up multiple nominations (Picture: Getty) Emmy 2025 nominations

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer Meghann Fahy, Sirens Rashida Jones, Black Mirror Cristin Milioti, The Penguin Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

Colin Farrell, The Penguin Stephen Graham, Adolescence Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent Bryan Tyree Henry, Dope Thief Cooper Koch, Monsters

Limited or Anthology Series

Adolescence Black Mirror Dying for Sex Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story The Penguin

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent Owen Cooper, Adolescence Rob Delaney, Dying For Sex Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Erin Doherty, Adolescence Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story Jenny Slate, Dying For Sex Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us Adam Scott, Severance Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, Matlock Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters Britt Lower, Severance Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Drama Series

Andor The Diplomat The Last of Us Paradise The Pitt Severance Slow Horses The White Lotus

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Zach Cherry, Severance Walton Goggins, The White Lotus Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus James Marsden, Paradise Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus Tramell Tillman, Severance John Turturro, Severance

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette, Severance Carrie Coon, The White Lotus Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt Julianne Nicholson, Paradise Parker Posey, The White Lotus Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This Seth Rogen, The Studio Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba, The Residence Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Jean Smart, Hacks

Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building Shrinking The Studio What We Do in the Shadows

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons Harrison Ford, Shrinking Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear Michael Urie, Shrinking Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Kathryn Hahn, The Studio Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Catherine O’Hara, The Studio Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Outstanding Talk Series

The Daily Show  Jimmy Kimmel Live The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Reality Competition Programme

The Amazing Race  RuPaul’s Drag Race Survivor Top Chef The Traitors

It is now the second most-watched English-language show on the streaming service with 142.6 million views.

Adolescence follows in the footsteps of Netflix’s biggest TV award-sweeper from last year, Baby Reindeer.

The Richard Gadd-helmed show sparked international discourse and secured top prizes for the cast and crew at the Emmys with six awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology series.

As for the rest of the nominations, some shows have clearly dominated.

Apple TV Plus series Severance took the top spot with 27 nominations, followed by 24 for HBO’s The Penguin and 23 for both The Studio and The White Lotus.

The Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 14.

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