"Although it remains a modern masterpiece in terms of intention, execution and impact, Adolescence has been ruinous for those of us who have to write about awards show surprises. Because, ever since it first hit screens, it has won everything in sight. And because Adolescence is very good, that isn't a surprise, and where's the fun in that? However, at last night's television Baftas, the impossible happened: Adolescence actually managed to surprise me."
"Until now, the wins have been easy to predict. If there was a limited series category, Adolescence would win it. If there was a best actor category, Stephen Graham would win it. If there was a best supporting actor category, Owen Cooper would win it. If there was a best supporting actress category, Erin Doherty would win it. Not so at the Baftas. For last night, for the first time since it debuted, Christine Tremarco got her flowers."
"This is huge Christine Tremarco won the best supporting actress award over Erin Doherty. Photograph: Oliver Holms/BAFTA/Getty Images This is huge. You can see why Doherty has won so many times, because her role was a true actor's showcase. She came in for one episode, and that episode only starred two actors, and she had to convey the full sweep of emotion from warmth to anger to horror. But Tremarco had an even more challenging role."
"As Cooper's mother and Stephen Graham's wife she had to play the emotional backstop, the one who had to absorb and contain the household's emotion. It's such a tricky tone to get right, and Tremarco's mastery of it helped to deepen the show. Her win is a fitting way for the Adolescence awards show juggernaut to come to an end. Still, the Baftas has always delighted in these curveball victories, and there were no end of them last night."
Adolescence has consistently dominated awards since its debut, making most wins predictable. At the BAFTAs, the pattern broke when Christine Tremarco won best supporting actress over Erin Doherty. Doherty’s prior success is linked to a role that showcased a wide range of emotions within a limited appearance. Tremarco’s role required a different kind of performance: as Cooper’s mother and Stephen Graham’s wife, she had to absorb and contain the household’s emotional intensity, balancing warmth, anger, and horror. Her win was seen as a fitting culmination for the show’s awards run. Additional BAFTA surprises included Katherine Parkinson winning best comedy actress for Here We Go.
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