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 Special Vir Das: Landing. This is the first time that an Indian comedian has received this award.
Ektaa R. Kapoor, our soap opera queen, won the International 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 drama Delhi Crime (Season 2).
The charming Jim Sarbh was nominated for Best Actor for the aerospace web series Rocket 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 show Vir Das: For India in 2021.
The gritty and eye-opening debut season of Delhi Crime won the International Emmy for Best Drama Series in 2020.
The harbinger of streaming series in India, Sacred Games (Season 1) was nominated for Best Drama Series in 2019.
While Radhika Apte was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Lust Stories.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was a Best Actor nominee in 2021, for the Netflix film, Serious Men.
Other popular Indian shows, like Lust Stories got nominated for Best TV Movie/Mini-Series in 2019, while Aarya was a Best Drama Series nominee in 2021.
And, well, how could this gem not get an Emmy nomination?
