Move over, seasoned actors. There’s a new kid in town—and he just snagged an Emmy.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles on September 14, turned into a royal coronation for Netflix’s dark horse miniseries, Boy’s Time. The gritty drama, centered on a 13-year-old schoolboy accused of murder, took home six trophies, including Best Limited Series, Best Director, and Best Writing. Basically, it cleaned up like it was doing Emmy spring cleaning.

The night’s biggest jaw-dropper? Owen Cooper, just 15 years old, made Emmy history as the youngest-ever winner of Best Supporting Actor—and he did it in his first acting role ever. That’s right. His debut. First job. Most of us were flipping burgers or handing out movie tickets at that age, and this kid’s out here grabbing gold statues.

In his acceptance speech, Cooper served up a mic-drop moment:

“If you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything. Three years ago, I was nobody. Now I’m standing here.”
(Translation: Dream big, kids—and get an agent.)

Boy’s Time struck a cultural nerve with its spotlight on incel culture, exploring the psychological spiral of a teenage boy accused of killing a female classmate. Heavy stuff—but audiences and critics couldn’t look away.

Meanwhile, over in the drama series category, HBO Max’s The Pit scored big, winning Best Drama, Best Actor for Noah Wyle, and Best Supporting Actress for Katherine LaNasa. The Pit is set in an emergency trauma center and is being hailed as the unofficial sequel to ER—which is fitting, since Wyle is back in scrubs after starring in ER for 15+ years. And get this: after five Emmy nominations and zero wins during his ER days, Wyle finally took home the gold.

Better late than never, Doc.

The Pit also stood out for its unique structure: each episode follows 15 non-stop hours inside the ER. Basically, it’s chaos, blood, and drama—all in real time. The New York Times called it “a low-budget medical underdog that scalpel’d its way to the top.”

Backstage, Apple TV+’s Severance: Season 2 (yep, the creepy office drama) didn’t win Best Drama but still nabbed a few major wins: Best Actress for Britt Lower and Best Supporting Actor for Trammell Tillman. The series, co-produced by CJ ENM’s Fifth Season, racked up eight awards total, counting technical categories like cinematography and music. That’s one polished dystopia.

And what about Squid Game: Season 2?
Well… it didn’t even get nominated.

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