Logies 2024: Boy Swallows Universe's Felix Cameron, 15, tears up during emotional speech

Boy Swallows Universe star Felix Cameron has won the Logies 2024 award for Graham Kennedy’s Most Popular New Talent in an emotional scene. The star, 15, was up against his co-star Lee Tiger Halley in the hotly contested category, and the pair joked on the red carpet they had a ‘friendly rivalry’.

“We're battling it out. The friendship’s over for the night,” Lee told Yahoo Lifestyle. “We actually hate each other off screen, so it's an absolute rivalry, always have been.”

“We've always hated each other,” Felix joked. “We have to pretend we love each other, but soon as the camera cuts, it’s a full fist fight, genuinely. You know the bruises that we have when we were characters? They were real, that was not makeup.”

The Netflix show received the most nominations at the Logies 2024 with 10 nods, and the crowd was ecstatic when the young actor went up to receive his award.

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Felix held a written list of people to thank, before getting flustered by the short 30-second window of time. He thanked author Trent Dalton for the “amazing book” the series is based on, before starting to cry while thanking his parents and then his drama teacher Nadia Townsend.

“I couldn’t have done it without you,” he said. “She had a saying we were climbing a mountain, she never ever clarified whether it was Everest or the Dandenongs but I think we got there.”

Viewers get emotional over Felix Cameron’s Logies acceptance speech

Logies viewers were enamoured by Felix’s vulnerable speech, with many taking to X (formerly Twitter) to praise the young actor.

“I just loved Felix Cameron’s acceptance speech on receiving the Graham Kennedy Award. So raw that he broke down – a great lesson for all young men out there that there is no shame in crying at all,” one person wrote.

“Felix Cameron’s [speech was] so wholesome. The shot of Lee Tiger Halley looking so proud of Felix… even wholesome-r,” another agreed.

“Felix Cameron is sooo precious I just wanna give him a hug,” a third chimed in.

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“Omg I am crying Felix Cameron… you total little legend you were brilliant in Boy Swallows Universe. I watched it twice so I didn’t miss anything brilliant,” another remarked.

“What a great kid Felix Cameron [is]. Obviously the family are intelligent and wonderful and [I] hope he doesn’t get picked on at school for being so vulnerable in his acceptance speech. Go kid!” a fan added.

Others declared that he had the “best Logies cry ever” and hoped this was the start of many Boy Swallows Universe awards to come.

You can watch The Logies 2024 live now on Seven or stream on Seven Plus.

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