International Emmy Awards 2026: Vir Das Bags 3rd Nomination, Real Kashmir Football Club In Race

The nominees for the International Emmy Awards 2026 have officially been announced, with India bagging two nominations. This is a big milestone for Indian cinema: the web series 'Real Kashmir Football Club' is nominated for Best Drama Series, and Vir Das' stand-up 'Vir Das: Fool Volume' is nominated in the Comedy Category. Check the full list of nominations here:

International Emmy Awards 2026 Full Nominee List:

There are 64 Nominees across 16 categories and spanning 22 countries. Check the full list of nominees here:

Arts Programming

Copy + Paste + Steal  – Singapore
Der Talentierte Mr. F – Germany
Live Aid At 40: When Rock ‘N’ Roll Took On The World – United Kingdom
Passinho Foda – O Corre Por Trás Da Dança – Brazil

Best Performance By An Actor

Javier Cámara in Yakarta – Spain
Ricardo Darín in The Eternaut – Argentina
Ian Roberts in A Kind Of Madness – South Africa
Bobby Schofield in Unforgivable – United Kingdom

Best Performance By An Actress

Mona Mina Leon in Holy Sh!t – Belgium
Bárbara Mori in Lucca’s World – Mexico
Park Ji Hyun in You And Everything Else – South Korea
Sheridan Smith in I Fought The Law – United Kingdom

Comedy

División Palermo Season 2 – Argentina
Man Vs Baby – United Kingdom
Old Dog, New Tricks – Spain
Vir Das: Fool Volume – India

Meanwhile, Vir Das expressed his disbelief and gratitude, "An International Emmy Nomination. Our third for India. This fool thanks you."

 

 

 

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Current Affairs

Al Jazeera Investigates: Hasina: 36 Days In July – Qatar
Arte Reportage: My Father’s Hair – France
Exposure: Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War – United Kingdom
Profissão Repórter: Feminice – Brazil

Documentary

Louis Theroux: The Settlers  – United Kingdom
Marcial Maciel: El Lobo De Dios – Mexico
One “Orphan” Every Hour – Singapore
Opioïdes, Business & Addiction – France

Drama Series

A Thousand Blows – United Kingdom
Carême – France
Menem – Argentina
Real Kashmir Football Club – India

Talking about the big nomination for Real Kashmir Football Club, Manav Kaul said, "Real Kashmir Football Club is one of my favourite works. I always thought this series deserves much, much more. I am so happy for Team RKFC and their hard work. I am super happy.”

 

 

 

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Kids: Animation

Irmão Do Jorel Season 5 – Brazil
Lenas Hof – Germany
My Melody & Kuromi – Japan
The Scarecrows’ Wedding – United Kingdom

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Kids: Factual & Entertainment

Horrible Science – United Kingdom
Mitateru-Phose: Let’s Change Perspectives! – Japan
Nysgjerrige Noah – Norway
Terceirão – Brazil

Kids: Live Action

31 Minutos: Calurosa Navidad – Chile
De Achterblijvers – Netherlands
Dexter Procter The Ten Year Old Doctor – United Kingdom
Love At First Spike – Philippines
Fantástico: Return To Yanomami Land – Brazil
Lembra-Te De Mim – Portugal
Missing In Gaza – Qatar
The World: 24 Hours In The Kill Zone – United Kingdom

Non Scripted Entertainment

Ed Stafford’s Rite Of Passage – China
Educating Yorkshire Season 2- United Kingdom
La Peor Vuelta Al Mundo – Mexico
Loups-Garous Season 2 – France

Short Form Series

De Klas Van 2000 – Belgium
Jornada Da Vida: Rio Mekong – Brazil
PeopleWatching Season 3 – Canada
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 – Japan

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Sports Documentary

Baila, Vini – Brazil
Temps Mort [Time-Out] – Spain
The Philipstown Wirecar Grand Prix – South Africa
Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds – United Kingdom

Telenovela

Garota Do Momento – Brazil
Leyla – Türkiye
Uzak Sehir [Far Away] – Türkiye
Valle Salvaje Season 2 – Spain

TV Movie/Mini-Series

Anatomía De Un Instante – Spain
Hyper Knife – South Korea
Máscaras De Oxigênio Não Cairão Automaticamente – Brazil
Prisoner 951 – United Kingdom

Two nominations for India is a big milestone. Projects from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom have been nominated. The award ceremony will be held on November 23, 2026.

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