Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama television series created and written by Alice Oseman for Netflix, based on her webcomic and graphic novel series of the same name. It follows teenagers Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, played by Joe Locke and Kit Connor, whose friendship develops into a romantic relationship as they navigate school and young love. The series premiered on 22 April 2022, followed by a second series on 3 August 2023 and a third on 3 October 2024.
The series received critical acclaim and numerous accolades. Heartstopper has received 17 Children's and Family Emmy Awards nominations, winning seven, and has also won all three of its GLAAD Media Awards and two Royal Television Society Awards. Among individual recipients, Connor and Locke won Children's and Family Emmy Awards for lead performance, while Oseman won twice for writing.
Awards and nominations + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Attitude Awards 12 October 2022 TV Award Heartstopper Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 7 February 2025 Favourite TV Show Heartstopper BAFTA Cymru 20 October 2024 Director: Fiction Euros Lyn for Heartstopper British Academy Television Awards 14 May 2023 P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Heartstopper – "Nick and Charlie's First Kiss" British Academy Television Craft Awards 23 April 2023 Writer: Drama Alice Oseman for Heartstopper 28 April 2024 Original Music: Fiction Adiescar Chase for Heartstopper C21 International Drama Awards 1 December 2022 Best Comedy-Drama Series Heartstopper 30 November 2023 Returning Comedy-Drama Series Heartstopper Casting Directors' Guild Awards 22 February 2023 Best Casting in a Television Drama Series Daniel Edwards, Lucy Allen, Tom Payne, and Catherine Garlick for Heartstopper Children's and Family Emmy Awards 10 December 2022 Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program Daniel Edwards 10 December 2022 Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling Diandra Ferreira, Sorcha Fisher, and Melanie Lindsay 11 December 2022 Outstanding Young Teen Series Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Euros Lyn, Alice Oseman, Emile Sherman, Patrick Walters, Simon Gillis, Zorana Piggott, and Dylan Rees 11 December 2022 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Kit Connor as Nick Nelson 11 December 2022 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Joe Locke as Charlie Spring 11 December 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent 11 December 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program William Gao as Tao Xu 11 December 2022 Outstanding Guest Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson 11 December 2022 Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Program Alice Oseman 15 March 2025 Outstanding Young Teen Series Iain Canning, Euros Lyn, Alice Oseman, Emile Sherman, Patrick Walters, Simon Gillis, Zorana Piggott, Emma Biggins, and Xavier Roy 15 March 2025 Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series Alice Oseman for "Perfect" 15 March 2025 Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program Daniel Edwards and Lucy Allen 2 March 2026 Outstanding Young Teen Series Iain Canning, Euros Lyn, Alice Oseman, Emile Sherman, Patrick Walters, Simon Gillis, and Brett Thomas 2 March 2026 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Kit Connor as Nick Nelson 2 March 2026 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Joe Locke as Charlie Spring 2 March 2026 Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series Alice Oseman for "Journey" 2 March 2026 Outstanding Directing for a Live Action Series Andy Newbery for "Journey" Digital Spy Reader Awards 25 December 2022 Rising Star Kit Connor 25 December 2022 Rising Star Joe Locke 25 December 2022 Most Bingeable Show Heartstopper 25 December 2022 Best Moment Heartstopper – "Nick and Charlie's first kiss" 25 December 2022 Best Character Nick Nelson 25 December 2022 Best Character Charlie Spring 25 December 2022 Breakthrough Hit Heartstopper 25 December 2022 Best Finale of 2022 Heartstopper 26 December 2024 Best TV Show (scripted) Heartstopper 26 December 2024 Best Actor Kit Connor Dorian Awards 17 August 2022 Best TV Drama Heartstopper 17 August 2022 Best LGBTQ TV Show Heartstopper 17 August 2022 Best TV Performance Kit Connor 12 August 2024 Best TV Drama Heartstopper 12 August 2024 Best LGBTQ TV Show Heartstopper 8 July 2025 Best LGBTQ TV Show Heartstopper Edinburgh TV Awards 25 August 2022 TV Moment of the Year Heartstopper – "Nick and Charlie's First Kiss" Gay Times Honours 25 November 2022 On Screen Trailblazer Cast of Heartstopper GLAAD Media Awards 13 May 2023 Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action Heartstopper 11 May 2024 Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action Heartstopper 27 March 2025 Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action Heartstopper Golden Tomato Awards 12 January 2023 Best Romance Series Heartstopper series 1 Hollywood Music in Media Awards 16 November 2022 Song/Score - Trailer Baby Queen for the Heartstopper trailer – "Colours of You" Humanitas Prize 7 September 2025 Children's Teleplay Alice Oseman for "Journey" Kidscreen Awards 14 February 2023 Best New Series - Tweens/Teens Heartstopper 14 February 2023 Best Live-Action Series - Tweens/Teens Heartstopper 14 February 2023 Best Inclusivity - Tweens/Teens Heartstopper 14 February 2023 Best in Class Heartstopper 14 February 2023 Best Acting Heartstopper 24 February 2026 Best Live-Action Series - Tweens/Teens Heartstopper MTV Movie & TV Awards 5 June 2022 Best Musical Moment Heartstopper – "Dance With Me" Music+Sound Awards 10 October 2024 Best Sync in a Television Programme AWAL, Tyler Batchelor, Matt Biffa, Euros Lyn, and Wasia Project for Heartstopper series 2 – "ur so pretty" National Television Awards 13 October 2022 New Drama Heartstopper 13 October 2022 Rising Star Joe Locke 13 October 2022 Rising Star Kit Connor 10 September 2025 Returning Drama Heartstopper Queerties 28 February 2023 TV Comedy Heartstopper 28 February 2023 Performance - TV Joe Locke 12 March 2024 TV Comedy Heartstopper 12 March 2024 TV Performance Kit Connor 11 March 2025 TV Comedy Heartstopper 11 March 2025 TV Performance Yasmin Finney Rose d'Or 28 November 2022 Comedy Drama and Sitcom Heartstopper 28 November 2022 Emerging Talent Yasmin Finney 27 November 2023 Comedy Drama and Sitcom Heartstopper Rolling Stone UK Awards 23 November 2023 Television Award Heartstopper Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards 5 December 2022 Casting Award Daniel Edwards Royal Television Society Programme Awards 28 March 2023 Leading Actor (Male) Kit Connor Satellite Awards 3 March 2023 Television Series, Drama Heartstopper Soho House Awards 1 September 2022 Breakthrough Actress Yasmin Finney Television Critics Association Awards 12 July 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming Heartstopper 20 August 2025 Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming Heartstopper TV Choice Awards 14 November 2022 Best New Drama Heartstopper 12 February 2024 Best Drama Series Heartstopper 12 February 2024 Best Actor Kit Connor 12 February 2024 Best Actress Yasmin Finney Velma Awards 10 December 2024 Best Queer Show You Wish Existed When You Were Growing Up Heartstopper series 2 Visionary Arts Awards 21 March 2023 TV Show of the Year Heartstopper
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