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Connor Storrie, star of Heated Rivalry, earned his first Emmy nomination for hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live, marking a rapid rise after about 15 months of waiting tables in Los Angeles. While the Canadian-produced Heated Rivalry isn’t eligible for Primetime Emmys, it can compete at the International Emmys, and Storrie’s SNL hosting emphasizes his improv training and growing global recognition.
The 52nd International Emmy Awards celebrated global television excellence, with 'Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God]' winning Best Drama and 'División Palermo' taking Best Comedy. Timothy Spall was awarded Best Actor for 'The Sixth Commandment,' while Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying won Best Actress for 'Hunger.' Special honors were given to Gaumont CEO Sidonie Dumas and writer-producer David E. Kelley.
The 2023 International Emmys awarded top honors to Derry Girls in the Comedy category, Vir Das: Landing in the Comedy category, The Empress in the Drama series category, Karla Souza for Best Performance by an Actress, and Martin Freeman for Best Performance by an Actor. The special Founders Emmy was presented to Jesse Armstrong, creator of "Succession," and the Directorate Award went to Ektaa R. Kapoor.
Shefali Shah and Jim Sarbh did not win the International Emmys for Best Actress and Best Actor for their performances in Delhi Crime and Rocket Boys respectively. The awards went to Karla Souza for Dive and Martin Freeman for The Responder. Delhi Crime is in its second season and is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape, while Rocket Boys is based on the lives of physicists Homi J Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. Vir Das won Best Comedy Series, and Ekta Kapoor received the International Emmy Directorate Award.