Nawazuddin’s McMafia Wins at International Emmy Awards

BBC One's criminal underworld series McMafia, featuring Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has won the best drama series at the International Emmys.

Four Indian shows werenominated in five different categories; that included Lust Stories (best TVmovie/mini-series and best actress for Radhika Apte), Sacred Games (best dramaseries), The Remix (best non-scripted entertainment) and Witness: India'sForbidden Love (best documentary).

Meanwhile, Siddiqui afterwinning the award said, "It's a pure delight to be receiving the beautifulwinner trophy at the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York with one of myfavourite Director James Watkins for our work."

It may be mentioned herethat the international Emmys reward TV programmes made outside the US.

Here's the complete listof winners:

• Drama series: McMafia
• Movie/miniseries: Safe Harbour
• Performance by an actor: Haluk Bilginer in Şahsiyet (Persona)
• Performance by an actress: Marina Gera in Orok Tel (Eternal Winter)
• Short-form series: Hack The City
• Arts programming: Dance or Die
• Non-scripted entertainment: The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night
• Comedy: Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos (The Last Hangover)
• Non-English language US primetime programme: Falco
• Documentary: Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World
• Telenovela: La Reina del Flow (The Queen of Flow)