Lerman starred in a film adaptation of Stephen Chbosky 's novel '' The Perks of Being a Wallflower '' , playing the lead role , Charlie ; filming took place in 2011 , and the movie was released in September 2012 . Lerman has described the film as a " life epic " , and stated that he had been " torturing himself for ... a few months in order to get inside Charlie 's head " . The movie received positive reviews , as did Lerman 's performance . Leonard Maltin wrote that Lerman and his co-stars are " soulful " , and " lift this film above the norm for coming-of-age stories " , while Christy Lemire of the Associated Press wrote that , by the film 's end , Lerman " bust s out , show s some range and reveal s he can really , truly act " . For his performance , Lerman was nominated for several awards , including Best Young Actor/Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association , and won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor : Drama
Teen Choice Award
2013 Teen Choice Awards
Logan Lerman