Cooper Koch garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his role as Erik Menéndez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story. The series, created by Ryan Murphy, faced criticism yet received a total of 11 nominations at the Emmy Awards. Despite his acknowledgment, Koch expressed disappointment over the omissions of co-stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Ari Graynor, who were not nominated for their roles. The series also received nominations for various technical categories, highlighting its overall success.
Koch portrayed Erik Menéndez in the second season of Ryan Murphy's Monster anthology series, which focused on Erik and his brother Lyle's murder of their own parents in 1989.
Despite the series facing criticism with viewers accusing Murphy of creating 'incestuous fetish porn', Monsters has picked up 11 nominations at the prestigious Emmy Awards.
Koch has scored his first nomination as Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his turn as Erik. His co-stars Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny picked up nods in the Supporting Actor and Actress category, respectively.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Koch said he was 'devastated' by the omissions regarding his co-stars, expressing that both of them deserved to be nominated.
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