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The Night Manager, starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor and Sobhita Dhulipala, was India’s entry at the International Emmy Awards 2024. It was nominated in the Best Drama Series category. However, it lost to Les Gouttes de Dieu. The International Emmys were held in New York.
The crime thriller was competing with three nominees, the French show Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God), the Australian show The Newsreader-Season 2, and Argentina’s Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido Season 2 (Yosi, the Regretful Spy). Les Gouttes de Dieu was announced as the winner.
The team of The Night Manager also walked the red carpet. Actor Aditya Roy Kapur looked dapper in a black tuxedo. The actor attended the event with his team. The Indian version of The Night Manager, which is directed by Sandeep Modi, also features Tillotama Shome, Ravi Behl and Saswata Chatterjee in supporting roles.
Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das, who won his first International Emmy Award last year for his Netflix special Landing, turned heads as a host at the International Emmy Awards 2024. He looked dapper in a black suit and left the audience in splits with his hilarious banter. The International Emmy for Arts Programming went to Pianoforte.