Having earned an International Emmy Award nomination for his performance in Sudhir Mishra's Serious Men, Nawazuddin Siddiqui called it 'validation' for his hard work. Siddiqui joins actor-comedian Vir Das as the latest Indians to be nominated for the awards for their respective Netflix projects.
Siddiqui was nominated in the category of Best Performance By An Actor for Netflix's Serious Men (2020). The actor was also part of Netflix's Sacred Games (2018-20), which was nominated for a Best International Series award in 2019.
In a statement, the actor said, "Working with Sudhir and playing the role of Ayyan Mani in Serious Men was a dream come true for me and the International Emmy nomination is validation of all the hard work we poured into the film. I feel honoured to portray meaningful stories that are being recognised globally, which is now a reality thanks to platforms like Netflix."
Das has been nominated for Comedy Special award for his Netflix special, Vir Das: For India.
Thrilled at the nomination, he said, "Now that I'm done eating every kind of carbohydrate to celebrate, I am super happy about this nomination, thank you - International Emmy Awards. Every talent across the world wants to feel like their perspective is seen. A nomination does that. Thank you to all the crew of Vir Das: For India and team Netflix for all their hard work to put this together. I'm just so happy as it is a show about my culture, my people and how funny we are. The special was my love letter to India and this is just unbelievable."
Celebrating the nominations, Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix, said, "We are thrilled to share the International Emmy nominations with Nawazuddin Siddiqui for his brilliant portrayal of Ayyan Mani in Sudhir Mishra and Bombay Fables’ incisive story, Serious Men and with Vir Das and Weirdass Comedy for their incredible standup special that filled us with nostalgia, Vir Das: For India. This recognition celebrates the brilliance of the creative community in India and the diverse and entertaining stories that we at Netflix continue to make in India, for India and the world."
The nominations are a continued success for Netflix after Delhi Crime (2020) won India's first Emmy award for Best Drama Series in 2020.