International Emmy Awards 2023 complete winners list: Ektaa Kapoor, Vir Das, Martin Freeman bag top honours
Indian filmmaker and television producer Ektaa Kapoor was honoured with the Directorate Award while Vir Das won big in the comedy category for his Netflix special Vir Das: Landing
The 51st International Emmy Awards was held in New York and it turned out to be a star-studded affair. While The Empress won the Best Drama Series, Martin Freeman and Karla Souza bagged Best Actor and Actress trophies for The Responder and La Caida (Dive) respectively.
Indian filmmaker and television producer Ekta Kapoor was honoured with the Directorate Award while Vir Das won big in the comedy category for his Netflix special Vir Das: Landing.
Here is the list of winners:
Best Drama Series: The Empress
Best Actress: Karla Souza in La Caida (Dive)
Best Actor: Martin Freeman in The Responder
Best Comedy: Vir Das for Vir Das: Landing and Derry Girls – Season 3
Best TV Movie/Mini-Series: La Caida [Dive]
Best Non-Scripted Entertainment:A Ponte – The Bridge Brasil
Best Short-Form Series:Des Gens Bien Ordinaires [A Very Ordinary World
Best Live-Action – For Kids: Heartbreak High
Best Factual And Entertainment – For Kids: Built To Survive
Best Documentary:Mariupol: The People’s Story
Best Sports Documentary: Harley & Katya
Best Arts Programming: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Best Telenovela:Yargi [Family Secrets]
Best Animation for Kids: The Smeds and The Smoos
Indian stars Shefali Shah and Jim Sarbh were also nominated in the Best Actress and Best Actor category, respectively for their performances in Delhi Crime and Rocket Boys.
Vir Das wins Emmy: Zoya Akhtar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Taapsee Pannu, and others congratulate the actor-comedian
From Zoya Akhtar to Ayushmann Khurrana, Soni Razdan, and many others, congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Vir Das
In a proud moment for Vir Das and also for the entire country. He has won the prestigious Emmy Award. He got the Best Comedy award at the International Emmy Awards 2023 on Tuesday, 21 November. While he won the Emmy Award for his series “Vir Das: Landing“, he shared the award with ‘Derry Girls – Season 3‘.
The actor-comedian spoke about his big moment on social media. Many including celebrities like Zoya Akhtar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rhea Chakraborty, Malaika Arora, and others congratulated the comedian.
BTown celebs congratulate Vir Das on Emmy win
Sharing pictures of himself while holding the Emmy Award in his hand, Vir Das wrote, “For India For Indian comedy. Every breath, every word. Thank you to the Emmys for this incredible honour.”
Taking to the comment section, actor Hrithik Roshan wrote, “Congrats ! Well deserved”, while Ayushmann Khurrana wrote, “Well deserved.”
Taapsee Pannu wrote, “So heartening Mr. Das ! Take a bow!”, while actress Richa Chadha wrote, “amazing proud moment congratulations Vir.”
Neha Dhupia commented, “So well done … congratulations Vir”, while Zoya Akhtar dropped heart emojis. Soni Razdan also commented on his post and wrote, “Omg. This is so well deserved. So so proud. Hugest congratulations.”
The official handle of Netflix India commented, “Vi-r so delighted for this special win at the Emmys.”
In the meantime, many others including Sumona Chakravarti, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Bhumi Pednekar, Armaan Malik, Anusha Dandekar, and Malaika Arora among others also congratulated the comedian.
Vir Das expresses gratitude
The actor-comedian while celebrating his Emmy win also issued a statement and expressed gratitude.
“I have immense gratitude, holding the International Emmy for Best Comedy for Vir Das: Landing. This one is for my team and for Netflix without whom this wouldn’t have been possible. This journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and to win this accolade for my fifth special with Netflix feels like a culmination of passion, perseverance, and the undying support of people around the globe who have given so much love to Vir Das: Landing,” a part of his statement read.
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