The 49th International Emmy Awards was held on November 23 in New York City. From India, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, stand-up comedian Vir Das and Sushmita Sen-starrer Aarya were among the nominees. But none of the nominees ended up winning at the prestigious award function. There were 44 nominees across 11 categories from 24 countries at the International Emmys 2021.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Serious Men. The Emmy went to Scottish actor David Tennant for Des. Sushmita Sen-led Aarya lost Best Drama to the Israeli production Tehran, and Vir Das’ comedy special, lost Best Comedy to hit French show Call My Agent.
Vir tweeted from the event, “I was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, for jokes. Call My Agent, a beautiful show I love won. But I got this medal, and ate this fantastic salad. It was an honour to represent my country. Thanks so much to the @iemmys.”
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT EMMYS 2021
Best Performance By An Actress – Hayley Squires for Adult Material (UK)
Best Performance By An Actor – David Tennant for Des (UK)
Comedy – Call My Agent Season 4 (France)
Documentary – Hope Frozen: A Quest To Live Twice (Thailand)
Drama Series – Tehran (Israel)
Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program – 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards (USA)
Non-Scripted Entertainment – The Masked Singer (UK)
Short-Form Series – INSiDE (New Zealand)
The Masked Singer (UK)
Telenovela – The Song Of Glory (China)
TV Movie / Mini-Series – Atlantic Crossing (Norway)
Arts Programming – Kubrick By Kubrick (France)
