Adolescence and Hamnet dominate at Golden Globes

Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty continued Adolescence’s winning streak as they all secured gongs at the Golden Globes - while Irish star Jessie Buckley picked up a prize for her performance in Hamnet.

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The ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California on Sunday evening.

Graham was named Best Male Actor in the TV series category, while Cooper and Doherty were respectively named Best Supporting Male Actor and Best Supporting Female Actor in the same category.

The Netflix show, about a teenage boy arrested for the murder of a classmate, also won the prize for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. Speaking on stage, its co-creator Jack Thorne said: “Some think our show is about how we should be frightened of young people. It’s not. It’s about the filth and the debris we have laid in their path.”

After thanking the young cast, he said: “You are proof the world can be better.” He added: “Removing hate is our generation’s responsibility. It requires thought from the top down. The possibility seems remote now, but hope is a beautiful thing.”

The show won the same four prizes at the Critics’ Choice awards last week and has also won a string of Emmys. Graham appeared to read notes off the palm of his hand as he collected his acting gong, saying: “I’d just like to say a massive congratulations to all the nominees in the category.” He also thanked his producer wife Hannah Walters, adding: “I’ve said it before, but you’ve saved my life. You saved my life. And to my two beautiful children, Grace and Alfie, I love you to the moon and back for ever.

“My dad, my pops, my hero, and I would just like to dedicate this particular award to my mum and all my friends and family, you all know exactly who you are, and without you, none of this is possible.”