Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das, Sushmita Sen's 'Aarya' garner nominations at 2021 International Emmy Awards

Washington [US], September 23 : Nominations for the 2021 International Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday with 44 nominees across 11 categories, spanning a record number of 24 countries.
Out of the lot, actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vir Das along with Sushmita Sen-starrer series 'Aarya' bagged nominations for India. David Tennant, French comedy 'Call My Agent', and Israeli drama Tehran was also nominated at the International Emmy Awards this year by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In the Best Comedy category, Vir, whose standup 'Vir Das: For India' got nominated alongside the likes of 'Call My Agent Season 4', 'Motherland Christmas Special' and 'Promesas De Campana', spoke about this exciting development.
"I'm so honoured to be nominated, but 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," he said.
Tennant got nominated for Best Performance from an Actor for his starring role in ITV crime series 'Des' while 'Tehran' is up in the Drama Series category. Actor Menna Shalaby has earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for her performance in the crime mini-series 'Every Week Has A Friday'.
Nawazuddin has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in 'Serious Men', a satirical drama film based on Manu Joseph's book of the same name. Meanwhile, the Sushmita Sen-led crime drama web series 'Aarya' has been nominated in the Best Drama Series category.
"We are so proud of our Nominees and the record-breaking number of countries," said International Academy President and CEO Bruce Paisner in a statement. He added, "To those who feared the pandemic would slow down TV production around the world, this is your answer."
Below is the complete list of 2021 International Emmy Awards nominees:
Arts Programming
'Emicida - Amarelo: E Tudo Para Ontem [Emicida - Amarelo: It's All For Yesterday]'
Netflix
Brazil
'Kubrick By Kubrick'
Temps Noir / Telemark / ARTE
France
'Nakamura-ya family 2020 Mattemashita! Kankuro Shichinosuke Shiren to Kassai no Makuake SP [Kabuki Actors' Anguish - Is Entertainment Nonessential?]'
Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Kyodo Television, Ltd.
Japan
'Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words'
Footwork Films Ltd
United Kingdom
Best Performance by an Actor
Roy Nik in 'Normali'
Dori Media / HOT
Israel
Nawazuddin Siddique in 'Serious Men'
Bombay Fables / Cineraas Entertainment / Netflix
India
Christian Tappan in 'El Robo del Siglo (The Great Heist)'
Dynamo Producciones / Netflix
Colombia
David Tennant in 'Des'
New Pictures / ITV
United Kingdom
Best Performance by an Actress
Valeria Betucelli in ''El Cuaderno de Tomy'
Pampa Films / Netflix
Argentina
Ane Garabain in 'Patria'
HBO Europe / Alea Media
Spain
Menna Shalaby in 'Every Week Has a Friday'
Shahid / Meem / Film Factory
Egypt
Haley Squires in 'Adult Material'
Fifty Fathoms
United Kingdom
Comedy
'Call My Agent - Season 4'
Mon Voisin Productions / Mother Productions / France television / Netflix
France
'Motherland: Christmas Special'
Merman Television / Twofour / Lionsgate
United Kingdom
'Promesas de Campana [Campaign Promises]'
Foxtelecolombia / Claro Video
Colombia
'Vir Das: For India'
Weirdass Comedy / Netflix
India
Documentary
'Cercados [Sieged]'
Original Globoplay / Globo Jornalism
Brazil
'Hope Frozen: A Quest To Live Twice'
2050 Productions / Netflix
Thailand
'They Call Me Babu'
Pieter van Huystee Film
Netherlands
'Toxic Beauty'
White Pine Pictures
Canada
Drama Series
'Aarya'
Ram Madhvani Films / Endemol Shine Group
India
'El Presidente'
Gaumont / Amazon Studios
Chile
'Tehran'
Donna and Shula Productions / Paper Plane Productions
Israel
'There She Goes - Season 2'
Merman Television
United Kingdom
Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program
'21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards'
The Latin Recording Academy / Univision
United States of America
'A Tiny Audience'
A Tiny Audience, LLC
United States of America
'Covid 19 Adaptarnos O Morir'
WAPA
United States of America
'Premio Lo Nuestro 2020'
Univision Network
United States of America
Non-Scripted Entertainment
'Da's Liefde! [That's Love!]'
Shelter
Belgium
'I-Land'
CJ ENM / Studio Take One / Big Hit Entertainment
South Korea
'?Quien es la Mascara? [The Masked Singer] - Season 2'
Televisa / EndemolShine Boomdog
Mexico
'The Masked Singer'
Bandicoot Scotland / ITV
United Kingdom
Short-Form Series
'Beirut 6:07'
Shahid / Imagic
Lebanon
'Diario de Um Confinado'
Original Globoplay
Brazil
'Gente Hablando [People Talking] - Season 2'
Set Magic Audiovisual / Atresmedia
Spain
'INSiDE'
Luminous Beast
New Zealand
Telenovela
'Amor de Mae [A Mother's Love]'
Original Globoplay
Brazil
'Quer o Destino [Destiny]'
Plural Entertainment
Portugal
'The Song Of Glory'
Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd / Croton Entertainment Co. Ltd / Oasis Studio
PR China
'Wo De Nv Xia Luo Ming Yi [A Quest To Heal]'
Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore
TV Movie / Mini-Series
'Atlantic Crossing'
Cinenord / Beta Film / NRK
Norway
'Des'
New Pictures / ITV
United Kingdom
'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'
Studio Dragon / Story TV / Goldmedalist
South Korea
'Todas As Mulheres do Mundo (All the Women in the World)'
Original Globoplay
Brazil
All nominated program trailers and exclusive Nominee interviews will be featured online during the International Emmy World Television Festival from November 12 to 22 on the International Academy's website. Winners will be announced at an in-person Ceremony in New York City, on Monday, November 22, 2021, at a location that will be announced shortly.
The three nominations from India, come after previously registering a strong performance at the 48th International Emmy Awards with filmmaker Richie Mehta''s 'Delhi Crime' winning the best drama series honour in November 2020.