Evan Peters has thanked the team behind Dahmer as he accepted the Golden Globe for best actor in a limited series (Picture: Getty Images)
Evan Peters wants some ‘good’ to come from his controversial Jeffrey Dahmer series.
The American Horror Story actor, 35, was lauded for his performance in Ryan Murphy’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, picking up a Golden Globe on Tuesday.
Accepting the award for best actor in a limited series, Evan thanked AHS creator Ryan for ‘letting me be part of your brilliant vision again’ as Dahmer became one of the most-watched limited series in Netflix’s history.
However the series proved controversial, having been heavily criticised by the families of Dahmer’s victims and accused of ‘glamorising’ the murders by the serial killer’s father
Evan appeared to address the controversial side of the series during his acceptance speech on Tuesday night, admitting it was a ‘difficult one to make, a difficult one to watch.’
He added: ‘But I hope some good came out of it.’
The actor says he hopes some ‘good’ came from the controversial series (Picture: NBC via Getty Images)
Creator Ryan Murphy also picked up an award on the night for his outstanding contribution to television (Picture: NBC via Getty Images)
The acclaimed actor went on to thank the ‘incredible cast and crew and directors’ who worked on the series, calling Dahmer ‘a colossal team effort.’
‘Everyone gave it their all and I would not be up here without them,’ he said, paying tribute to his loved ones who ‘picked me up when I fell and carried me to the finish line.’
Also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, Dahmer was an American serial killer and sex offender who murdered 17 boys and men between 1978 and 1991.
Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of 16 murders and died in prison in 1994 (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
Dahmer broke Netflix records as it became one of the most-watched shows in the streamer’s history, though proved controversial to family members of the killer’s victims, and his own father (Picture: Netflix)
Dahmer was convicted of 16 murders and sentenced to life in prison back in 1992, before being beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994.
Elsewhere at the Golden Globes, Dahmer creator Ryan – who is also behind the likes of American Horror Story, Glee and The Politician – was given the Carol Burnett Award which recognises outstanding contributions to television.
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The TV legend became emotional as he accepted the award, saying growing up as an LGBTQ kid in the 70s he ‘never saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show.’
He said: ‘ My mission was to take the invisible, the unloved, and make them the heroes I long to see but never did in pop culture.’
Golden Globes 2023 winners list in full
Best Picture, Drama: The Fabelmans
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Director, Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Best Television Series, Drama: House of the Dragon (HBO) (WINNER)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Abbott Elementary
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Kevin Costner (Yellowstone)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama: Zendaya (Euphoria)
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Supporting Actor, Television: Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Best Supporting Actress, Television: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Evan Peters (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) (WINNER)
Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Best Original Score, Motion Picture: Babylon (Paramount Pictures) – Justin Hurwitz
Best Picture, Non-English Language: Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: Naatu Naatu from RRR (Variance Films) — Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
Best Motion Picture, Animated: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
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Evan was lauded for his performance at the prestigious awards.
