The International Emmy Awards 2023 brought together 56 nominees across 20 countries together under one roof to award and recognise the best in the business.
Comedian Vir Das, who was among the three Indian talents contending this year in the Comedy category, scored his first Emmy win. However, he had to share his award with 'Derry Girls', the series from the United Kingdom that featured Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Dylan Llewellyn in lead roles.
Shefali Shah, who was contending in the Best Actress category for her role in 'Delhi Crime Season 2', lost out to Karla Souza, who bagged the award for her performance in 'La Caida [Dive]'.
Jim Sarbh, the star of 'Rocket Boys', who was also up for an award in the Best Actor category, lost the award to English actor Martin Freeman for his role in 'The Responder'.
It was a big day for the Indian film fraternity, as Ektaa Kapoor was conferred with the Directorate Award. Taking to Instagram, Ektaa shared a video of the prestigious award, which she captioned, "India I'm bringing home YOUR Emmy."
Reflecting on this momentous achievement, the producer expressed her gratitude, and stated, "It brings me immense joy and happiness to be honoured at a global scale, such as this. I've always wanted to tell stories because they give me a chance to be heard, seen and represented. I am grateful for the audience's love that has opened doors for me, allowing me to transition from television to the world of films and OTT."
Nominees of the awards came from, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom earned the highest number of awards for their shows including The Responder, Derry Girls, Mariupol: The People’s Story and The Smeds and The Smoos. Next in line was Australia with 3 wins.
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Best Performance by an Actor
Gustavo Bassani in Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido - Argentina
Martin Freeman in The Responder - United Kingdom - WINNER
Jonas Karlsson in Nattryttarna [Riding in Darkness] - Sweden
Jim Sarbh in Rocket Boys - India
Best Performance by an Actress
Connie Nielsen in Drømmeren – Karen Blixen Bliver Til - Denmark
Billie Piper in I Hate Suzie Too - United Kingdom
Shefali Shah in Delhi Crime – Season 2 - India
Karla Souza in La Caída [Dive] - Mexico: WINNER
Comedy
Derry Girls – Season 3 - United Kingdom - WINNER (TIE)
El Encargado [The Boss] - Argentina
Le Flambeau – Season 2 [La Flamme] - France
Vir Das: Landing - India - WINNER (TIE)
Documentary
Dossiê Chapecó – O Jogo Por Trás Da Tragédia - Brazil
Mariupol: The People’s Story - United Kingdom - WINNER
Nazijäger – Reise In Die Finsternis [Nazi Hunter – Journey Into Darkness] - Germany
Witness – Serigne vs. The EU - Qatar
Drama Series
Extraordinary Attorney Woo - South Korea
Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido - Argentina
The Devil’s Hour - United Kingdom
The Empress - Germany - WINNER
Non-Scripted Entertainment
Hôtel du Temps: Dalida [The Time Hotel: Dalida] - France
Love by A.I. - Japan
The Great British Bake Off – Season 13 - United Kingdom
Short-Form Series
Des Gens Bien Ordinaires [A Very Ordinary World] -France
Lynchings - Brazil
Man vs. Bee - United Kingdom
The Mandela Project - South Africa - WINNER
Sports Documentary
30 Dias Para Ganar - Mexico
Alexia. Labor Omnia Vincit - Spain
Harley & Katya - Australia: WINNER
Two Sides - South Africa
Telenovela
Cara e Coragem - Brazil
Pantanal - Brazil
Para Sempre [Forever] - Portugal
Yargi [Family Secrets] - Turkey - WINNER
TV Movie/Mini-Series
Chaeboljib Maknaeadeul [Reborn Rich] - South Korea
Infiniti - France
La Caída [Dive] - Mexico - WINNER
Life and Death in the Warehouse - United Kingdom
Kids: Animation
Menino Maluquinho [The Nutty Boy] - Brazil
Moominvalley – Season 3 - Finland
Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure - Japan
The Smeds and The Smoos - United Kingdom - WINNER
Kids: Factual
Built To Survive - Australia - WINNER
Quintal TV – Season 2 [Yard TV] - Brazil
Takalani Sesame – Season 13 - South Africa
Triff… Anne Frank [Meet… Anne Frank] - Germany
Kids: Live-Action
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure - Japan
Heartbreak High - Australia - WINNER
Kol Od Balevav [Memory Forest] - Israel
Tierra Incógnita - Argentina
