Adolescence and Owen Cooper score another award triumph

British Netflix drama Adolescence has already received more awards success just days after making history at the Emmys on Sunday evening.

Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest ever actor to walk away with the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for his chilling role as Jamie Miller in the four-part Netflix show, which he filmed at the age of 14.

It was a huge night for the cast of the show, as Stephen Graham picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie as well as the Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special gong.

Among the other wins, their co-star Erin Doherty was also awarded the accolade for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

But their success has only continued as they were also victorious at the Sky Arts awards this week in the TV category.

Standout drama Adolescence raised urgent questions about youth violence and even sparked debate in Parliament.

Hailed as a landmark drama series that prompted fresh conversations about young men and the 'manosphere', the show was filmed when he was just 14 and each episode is shot as a single take.

The Awards shone a light on emerging talent with The Times Breakthrough Award, which was presented this year to Owen.

Sky Arts Awards took place this evening hosted by Bill Bailey at the Roundhouse, London, celebrating incredible achievements across the entire spectrum of the arts.

Building on last year's inaugural event and the legacy of the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, the ceremony showcased the absolute best of British and Irish arts and culture.

Guests from the Arts world in attendance this evening included Bob Geldof, Dame Joan Bakewell, Sir Lenny Henry, Anita Rani, Myleene Klass, and Jim Moir plus many more. 

Guests were treated to an array of striking live performances from the Royal Ballet and Bob Geldof's iconic rock band The Boomtown Rats, Dirty Blonde and Nyah Grace all lighting up the stage. 

Back on home turf, ska-pop legends Madness closed the celebrations in style.

Nominees across all categories were shortlisted and assessed by independent juries comprised of industry peers from all artistic disciplines.

Lola Young received the Popular Music award for her unflinching, unapologetic album This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway.

Elf Lyons' groundbreaking Horses won for Comedy, whilst Conclave, the political thriller directed by Edward Berger, took home the Film gong.

Nederlands Dans Theatre and Complicité won the accolade for Dance for their interdisciplinary and fearless work Figures in Extinction.

Further wins include LUNG who took home the Theatre award for their bold musical The Children's Inquiry, Opera North won in the Opera category for Simon Boccanegra directed by PJ Harris with Antony Hermus conducting. 

Barbara Walker's Being Here won for Visual Art and Bold Tendencies for Classical Music, whilst Caleb Femi's life-affirming work The Wickedest and Sally Rooney's devastating exploration of grief in Intermezzo were awarded the Poetry and Literature awards, respectively.

Singer, songwriter, author, and political activist Bob Geldof was this year's recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award. 

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Geldof rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, and today is widely recognised for his extraordinary influence as a musician and cultural figure.

Rising to fame as the outspoken frontman of The Boomtown Rats, Bob became one of the defining voices of the 1970s punk era before going on to co-create Band Aid and the historic Live Aid concerts, which reshaped the relationship between music and global activism. 

With a career spanning music, business and philanthropy, he remains one of the most iconic cultural figures of his generation.

Sky Arts Awards also honours the unsung heroes from the Arts world and this year's Arts Hero award was clinched by Diane Carroll, who is the Assistant Manager at Òran Mór in Glasgow, and since 2004 has been working the ticket desk for the venue's lunchtime phenomenon A Play, A Pie and A Pint, checking people in and giving the warmest welcome at over 600 shows. 

All winners were presented with this year's statuette, designed and made by Lindsey Mendick, last year's Visual Art award winner. 

On creating the awards, Lindsey took inspiration from a number of sources and wanted to subvert the iconic BAFTA statuette. 

On the importance of the arts, Lindsey commented: 'The arts are so important because they mirror back a breadth of our feelings. 

Artistic expression will be one of the things that will continue long after we're all here and it's so important to be here as a document of our time.'

Phil Edgar-Jones OBE, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky, said: 'The Sky Arts awards celebrates the very best in our Arts and Culture – and we believe we need the joy our artists, singers, dancers, musicians, writer and poets bring more than ever.

'It's but telling our stories and listening to the stories of others that we can create a more empathetic society. We need this more than ever in an increasingly divided world. We believe that by bringing our stories to everyone for free we can make a difference and celebrate the joy our creative industries provide.'

The Sky Arts Awards is commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky for Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky.

SKY ARTS WINNERS 

THEATRE: LUNG

DANCE: Nederlands Dans Theatre and Complicité

TELEVISION: Adolescence

OPERA: Opera North

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Bold Tendencies

COMEDY: Elf Lyon

FILM: Conclave

VISUAL ART: Barbara Walker

POETRY: Caleb Femi

LITERATURE: Sally Rooney

POPULAR MUSIC: Lola Young

ARTS HERO: Diane Carroll

THE TIMES BREAKTHROUGH: Owen Cooper

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Bob Geldof