After coming home empty handed at the 2019 International Emmys, Indians have a good chance this year with nominations in three different categories, including the best drama series, best comedy and best performance by an actor.
In the best drama category, the Indian nomination is Netflix’s “Delhi Crime” based on the infamous Delhi gang rape in 2012 and the follow up investigation. The 7 episode series directed by Richie Mehta made its premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival from where it was picked by Netflix. Delhi Crime has been produced by Ivanhoe Pictures, Golden Karavan and Poor Man’s Productions.
Amazon Prime Video’s “Four More Shots Please!” is the one to get nominated in the Best Comedy category from India at the 2020 International Emmys. Directed by Anu Menon and Nupur Asthana, this two season series is about four unapologetic young women who live, love, make mistakes and stick together. The show has been produced by Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd.
Coming to the third, we have Arjun Mathur nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor category. The actor has the opportunity to bring the Emmy honor home for his role as Karan Mehra in Amazon Prime Video’s show “Made In Heaven“. Mathur essays the role of a gay man who was living in the times when homosexuality was a crime in the country.
While all the three Indian nominations in the International Emmys 2020 have received great reviews here in India, it will be nothing less than a joyous occasion if they bring the prestigious trophy home. This would not only put Indian web shows on the world map, but will also bring a sense of achievement and pride. The event will be held in New York City on 23rd November, 2020.
The complete list of the 2020 International Emmy nominations are –
2020 International Emmy Nominees
Best Drama Series:
Charité 2- Season 2 — UFA FICTION (Germany)
Criminal UK —Idiotlamp Productions / Netflix (United Kingdom)
Delhi Crime — Ivanhoe Pictures / Golden Karavan / Poor Man’s Productions / Netflix (India)
The Bronze Garden – Season 2 — HBO Latin America Originals / Pol-ka (Argentina)
Best TV Movie/Mini-Series:
The Collapse — Et Bim / Studio+ / Canal+ (France)
Elis – Viver é Melhor que Sonhar — Globo / Globo Filmes / Bravura Cinematografica / Academia de Filmes (Brazil)
The Festival of the Little Gods — Tohoku Broadcasting (Japan)
Responsible Child — Kudos / 72 films (United Kingdom)
Best Comedy:
Back to Life — SHOWTIME Presents / Two Brothers Pictures Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Fifty —EndemolShine Israel (Israel)
Four More Shots Please — Pritish Nandy Communications Limited (India)
Nobody’s Looking — Gullane Entertainment / Netflix (Brazil)
Best Performance by an Actor:
Billy Barratt in Responsible Child — Kudos / 72 films (United Kingdom)
Guido Caprino in 1994 — Sky / Wildside / Beta Film (Italy)
Raphael Logam in Impure – Season 2 —The Walt Disney Company / Barry Company (Brazil)
Arjun Mathur in Made in Heaven — Excel Media & Entertainment LLP / Tiger Baby Productions (India)
Best Performance by an Actress:
Emma Bading in Play — Sappralot Productions / Tellux Next / BR / ARD Degeto Germany
Andrea Beltrao in Hebe — Globo / 20th Century Fox Brazil / Hebe Forever / Labrador Filmes / Loma Filmes / Warner Bros (Brazil)
Glenda Jackson in Elizabeth is Missing — STV Productions (United Kingdom)
Yeo Yann Yann in Invisible Stories — HBO Asia / Birdmandog (Singapore)
Best Documentary:
The Witness — Caracol Television (Colombia)
For Sama —Channel 4 News / ITN Productions / PBS Frontline (United Kingdom)
Granni-E-minem —Korean Broadcasting System South Korea
Back to Rwanda — De Chinezen / VRT Belgium
Best Arts Programming:
Jake and Charice — NHK (Japan)
Refavela 40 — HBO Brasil / Conspiração (Brazil)
Ressaca Babel — Doc / France Televisions (France)
Why do we Dance? — Sky Arts Production Hub (United Kingdom)
Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program:
20th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards — Univision / The Latin Recording Academy (USA )
La Reina del Sur – Season 2 — Telemundo Global Studios / Netflix / AG Studios Colombia / Diagonal TV / Argos (USA)
No te Puedes Esconder — Telemundo Global Studios / Netflix (USA)
Preso No.1 — Telemundo Global Studios / Keshet (USA)
Best Telenovela:
Love And Destiny — Gcoo Entertainment Co. Ltd. / iQIYI (China)
On Thin Ice — Plural Entertainment Portugal (Portugal)
Orphans of a Nation — Globo (Brazil)
Victoria Small — Viacom International Studios / Oficina Burman (Argentina)
Best Non-Scripted Entertainment:
Canta Comigo — Rádio e Televisão Record S.A. / Endemol Shine (Brazil)
The Public Enlightenment — Teddy TV (Norway)
MasterChef Thailand – Season 3 — Heliconia H Group Company Limited (Thailand)
Old People’s Home for 4-Year-Olds — Endemol Shine Australia (Australia)
Best Short-Form Series:
Content — Ludo Studio (Australia)
#martyisdead — Bionaut / MALL.TV / cz.nic (Czech Republic)
One Thousand Hands for Argentina — Storylab / Atomic Lab / Flow (Argentina)
People Like Us – Season 2 — Action for AIDS Singapore / Cheo Pictures / Pilgrim Pictures (Singapore)
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