Delhi Crime, written and directed by Richie Mehta, made history on Monday as it became the first Indian series to win an International Emmy Award for Drama Series. The Netflix series starring Shefali Shah, Rajesh Tailang, Rasika Dugal and Adil Hussain is based on the aftermath of the horrific Nirbhaya incident in 2012 when the Delhi police were on the lookout for the perpetrators.
The awards ceremony, hosted by actor Richard Kind, was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City where presenters announced the winners. All the nominees were present virtually.
The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to “Delhi Crime” produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia, #India!#iemmys #iemmyWIN pic.twitter.com/kA5pHCuTC4
— International Emmy Awards (@iemmys) November 23, 2020
🔊 Delhi Crime has won the International Emmy for Best Drama Series 🔊
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 23, 2020
❤️ Congratulations to the entire team ❤️@ShefaliShah_ @RasikaDugal @_AdilHussain @rajeshtailang @RichieMehta @CastingChhabra @GoldenKaravan #SanyukthaChawlaShaikh @Yashaswini__ @IvanhoePictures pic.twitter.com/eU1JISNOWM
This is also the first Netflix original from India to win an International Emmy. Sacred Games was nominated last year in the same category.
Mehta, who accepted the award virtually, stated, "This project was led by women. It was financed and put together and released by women. This crime was solved by women. This is for the courage of those women and all the women who not only must endure the violence that so many men inflict on them, but are then tasked with solving the problem."
He also thanked Nirbhaya and her mother and said he thought of them daily and asked people not to forget what they went through.
The first season of Amazon Prime's Four More Shots Please! and actor Arjun Mathur were also nominated at this year's edition.