Aarya; Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vir Das’ special nominated for 2021 International Emmy Awards

Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vir Das, along with Sushmita Sen-starrer series Aarya have bagged nominations for India as part of 2021 International Emmy Awards, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Thursday.

Siddiqui has secured a nomination in the best performance by an actor category for his Netflix movie Serious Men. He is pitted against British star David Tennant (Des) as well as actors Roy Nik of Israel (Normali) and Christian Tappan of Colombia (El Robo del Siglo or The Great Heist).

Sushmita Sen’s Disney Hotstar series Aarya, directed by Ram Madhvani, has made it to the final four of the best drama series category. The show is nominated alongside Chile’s El Presidente, Israel’s Tehran and UK show There She Goes season two.

Das’ Netflix comedy special Vir Das: For India has been nominated in the comedy segment along with popular French show Call My Agent, UK’s Motherland: Christmas Special and Colombia series Promesas de Campana. — PTI