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Adolescence star Owen Cooper made history when he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series at the Actor Awards, which were known as the until they were rechristened this year.
The 16-year-old became the youngest individual winner in the history of the ceremony, breaking the record previously held by .
Winslet was 20 when she won her first gong for her portrayal of Marianne Dashwood in Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, which also starred , and .
Now her crown has been snatched by Cooper for his chilling turn in Adolescence as a 13-year-old schoolboy who murders a female classmate.
He beat out a category that included Stephen Graham, who played his character's father on the miniseries and also co-created it with Jack Thorne.
Cooper was unable to appear in person in , so presenter accepted the prize on his behalf, quipping that 'I’ll be taking this home, thank you.'
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Adolescence star Owen Cooper made history when he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series at the Actor Awards; pictured on the series
His record as youngest winner ever was previously held by Kate Winslet for her triumph in 1996; she was not at the SAG Awards that year but is pictured at the same season's BAFTAs
His absence went unexplained, but his movie Cry to Heaven - the next directorial effort from fashion designer Tom Ford - is currently being filmed, per IMDb.
Based on a 1982 novel by Anne Rice, the upcoming motion picture centers a castrated nobleman in 18th century Italy who becomes an opera soprano.
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