The
International
Emmy
Awards
nominations
were
announced
on
Thursday
(September
23)
by
the
International
Academy
of
Television
Arts
&
Sciences.
The
list
of
44
Nominees
across
11
categories
also
features
Indian
shows
like
Aarya
as
well
as
Bollywood
actors
like
Nawazuddin
and
comedian
Vir
Das.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
has
bagged
a
nomination
in
the
best
performance
by
an
actor
category
for
his
movie
Serious
Men,
alongside
British
star
David
Tennant
(Des),
Roy
Nik
of
Israel
(Normali)
and
Christian
Tappan
of
Colombia
(El
Robo
del
Siglo
or
The
Great
Heist).
Nawaz's
Series
Men,
directed
by
Sudhir
Mishra
streaming
on
Netfilx
is
an
adaptation
of
author
Manu
Joseph's
2010
novel
of
the
same
name.
The
film
follows
the
an
an
ambitious
underachiever
who
capitalises
on
his
son's
newfound
fame
as
a
boy-genius
to
improve
his
family's
fortunes.
Nawazuddin
celebrated
the
nomination
with
a
tweet,
he
wrote,
"Wow
!!!!
#SeriousMen
has
got
me
a
nomination
for
the
prestigious
#InternationalEmmyAwards
in
the
Best
Actor
category
Congratulations
Team."
Meanwhile,
comedian
and
actor
Vir
Das
has
been
nominated
in
the
comedy
segment
for
Netflix
comedy
special
Vir
Das:
For
India
along
with
popular
French
show
Call
My
Agent,
UK's
Motherland:
Christmas
Special
and
Colombia
series
Promesas
de
Campana.
In
a
statement,
Das
said
he
is
honoured
to
be
nominated
at
the
International
Emmy
Awards.
"I'm
just
so
happy
it's
for
a
show
about
my
culture,
and
my
people
and
how
funny
we
are.
The
special
was
my
love
letter
to
India
and
this
is
just
unbelievable."
The
only
Indian
show
to
score
a
nomination
for
the
series
was
Hotstar
special
Aarya
for
the
best
drama
series
category,
pitted
against
Chile's
El
Presidente,
Israel's
Tehran
and
UK
show
There
She
Goes.
Directed
by
Ram
Madhvani,
Aarya
is
an
official
remake
of
the
popular
Dutch
crime-drama
Penoza.
Madhvani
said
he
is
feeling
"proud"
with
the
show's
nomination
and
dedicated
it
to
the
cast
and
crew
of
Aarya.
According
to
reports,
the
winners
for
2021
International
Emmy
Awards
will
be
announced
during
an
in-person
ceremony,
to
be
held
in
New
York
City
on
November
22,
2021.