Hold up! Sacred Games & Radhika Apte Can Still Win Emmys

Cheer on as Radhika Apte, Sacred Games, Lust Stories, The Remix can sill make India proud.

Lust Stories, Sacred Games and Radhika Apte nominated for International Emmy Awards.

(Photo Courtesy: Instagram)

If you are thinking the Emmys are over and Indian shows like Sacred Games, Lust Stories, The Remix that were nominated and also Radhika Apte who was nominated for best actor didn’t stand a chance? You are wrong. They can still win.

You must be thinking I am crazy, ‘”The Emmy Awards are over blah blah blah....what is she talking about!” Well let me enlighten you.

What are the International Emmy Awards?

There is something called International Emmy Awards where television shows from outside the United States are recognised and Sacred Games, Lust Stories, The Remix and Radhika Apte are nominated for those International Emmy Awards which are yet to be announced.

Here are the categories where Indian shows or actors have been nominated.

Best Performance by an Actress
- Radhika Apte for Lust Stories
- Jenna Coleman for The Cry
- Marjorie Estiano for Sob Pressao 2
- Marina Gera for Orok Tel

Best Drama Series
- Sacred Games
- Contra Todos - Season 3
- Bad Banks
- McMafia (which also features Nawazuddin in a key role)

Best TV Movie/Mini Series
- Lust Stories
- Se Eu Fechar Os Olhos Agora
- Trezor
- Safe Harbour

Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
- The Remix
- La Voz - Season 2 (The Voice)
- Taboe (Taboo)
- The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night

Lust Stories, Sacred Games, The Remix and Radhika Apte nominated for International Emmy Awards.(Photo Courtesy: Instagram)

When and where are the International Emmy Awards being held?

The 47th International Emmy Awards will be held on 25 November, 2019 in New York at Hilton New York Hotel.

Will it be aired in India?

Unfortunately no, The International Emmys will not be aired in India. We will have to depend on the social media account of filmmakers and actors attending the event. They have never been aired in India because they do not have a broadcaster here.

Can Indian shows be nominated for the main Emmys?

Not exactly. There are rules and regulation one needs to fit in to be eligible for being nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards and one of them is it that the show must originally air on American television. For web television programs, they must be available for downloading or streaming to more than 50 percent of the country (America).

So you need to be happy with International Emmys and forget about Primetime Emmy Awards.

So now that you know the difference between Primetime Emmy Awards and International Emmy Awards, get back to cheering for Sacred Games, Lust Stories, The Remix and Radhika Apte.