And Shefali Shah receive a nomination in the Best Actress family !
And, just like that, the International Emmy Awards 2023 are done and dusted.
And, we saw some familiar faces in the form of both nominees and winners as India bagged two International Emmys this year! 😍
Vir Das won the International Emmy for Comedy for his Netflix SpecialVir Das: Landing. This is the first time that an Indian comedian has received this award.
Ektaa R. Kapoor, our soap opera queen, won theInternational Emmy Directorate Award.She is the first Indian woman and filmmaker to be bestowed with this prestigious honour.
There were quite a few Indian nominations as well.
Everyone’s favourite, the terrific Shefali Shah, was nominated in the Best Actress category for the crime dramaDelhi Crime (Season 2).
The charming Jim Sarbh was nominated for Best Actor for the aerospace web seriesRocket Boys.
However, did you know that this isn’t the first time that India has had such a great run at the International Emmys?
This isn’t Vir Das’s first tryst with the Emmys. He was nominated for Best Comedy for his showVir Das: For India in 2021.
The gritty and eye-opening debut season ofDelhi Crimewon the International Emmy forBest Drama Series in 2020.
The harbinger of streaming series in India,Sacred Games (Season 1)was nominatedfor Best Drama Series in 2019.
While Radhika Aptewas nominatedfor Best Actress for her role inLust Stories.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was aBest Actor nomineein 2021, for the Netflix film,Serious Men.
Other popular Indian shows, likeLust Storiesgot nominated forBest TV Movie/Mini-Seriesin 2019, whileAaryawas aBest Drama Series nomineein 2021.
And, well, how could this gem not get an Emmy nomination?
Woo-hoo, let’s give it up for these Indian stars for making us proud, always! 😎
You can check out the entire list of winners and nomineeshere.
