The actor, 28, tells PEOPLE he's "most happy and excited" about having more opportunity to advocate for the brothers' release from prison at the awards show

Whether the polarizing series will help the case of the real-life Menendez brothers remains to be seen as the Los Angeles DA is reviewing the case.

Cooper Koch auditioned for NBC's 'Law & Order' series about the Menendez case and a Lifetime movie before being cast as Erik in Netflix's 'Monsters'

This is a Cooper Koch stan account! Out actor Cooper Koch has seen a meteoric rise in the public eye after his starring role as Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.