Felix Cameron’s tears for family as he picks up first Logie for Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe star Felix Cameron couldn’t fight the emotion as he accepted his first Logie. Then he went on to win a second gong. See the video.

Boy Swallows Universe star Felix Cameron stole Australia’s heart when he broke down when accepting the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.at the 2024 TV Week Logie Awards in Sydney.

The 15-year-old, who shines in the Australian drama series inspired by Trent Dalton’s best-selling novel, choked up as he thanked his parents and brother and sister, as well as Dalton, Netflix and the production crew.

He recovered his emotions to thank his drama teacher Nadia Towns.

“I couldn’t have done it without you,” he said.

“She had a saying, that we were climbing a mountain. She never clarified whether it was Everest or the Dandenongs, but I think we got there.”

Felix Cameron accepts his award. Picture: Channel 7

Cameron picked up his second Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama for the show.

In accepting his award, he said: “Actually, the last award that I won before tonight was, um, Student of the Week in grade five. So ..this is quite a big deal.”

“This was such a team effort...and each week an extraordinary actor from Hollywood, they’d fly in and I’d get to work with them and it was an amazing experience.

“But I think the thing that really was the best for me was being able to work with all the cast and crew, from make-up, who always brightened my day to wardrobe, to the ADs and everyone in between, thank you for the most amazing experience of my life.”

Netflix’s Boy Swallows Universe stars were the early winners of the 2024 Logies with Sophie Wilde claiming Best Supporting Actress and Bryan Brown the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Later in the night, HarperCollins Australia author Trent Dalton and producer Troy Lum confirmed a TV adaptation of Dalton’s most recent book, Lola In The Mirror has been confirmed.

“I can’t say much, but it’s coming,” Lum said. Lola In The Mirror is Dalton’s third novel and tells the story of a girl and her mother who have been on the run for sixteen years. It is in Brisbane in the 1980s.

Cast and crew of television show Boy Swallows Universe pose with the Logie Award for Best Miniseries or Telemovie at the 64th TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star. Picture: Getty

After winning the Logie, Dalton said: “The most real thing was the stuff with my mum. I really wanted to thank my mum up there (accepting Logie) that poor woman for 6 years has had to hear her son sort of vaguely dodge questions about her 1980s.

“She would have been watching this tonight just weeping with pride. She was so low at times and stayed alive because she had an absurd notion that one day one of her sons might do something sticking around for. This freaking night was worth sticking around for.

“ (The show) is absolutely 50/50 (of my life). Eli Bell played by Felix did everything I wish I could have done when I was as a young kid.

“The secret room was absolutely real. It still exists in Ipswich Queensland. I had a thing with my brothers where we found this secret room from the heroin dealer that my mother was in love with and all we found was a red telephone. A lot of my dreaming was of that and what turned into a book because I wanted to find out who was on the telephone.”