Archive · 24 Sep 2026
India Gets Two 2026 International Emmy Nominations; Vir Das Third
India has two entries competing at the 2026 International Emmy Awards.
Real Kashmir Football Club is nominated for Drama Series.
The show stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.
It is based on the real-life story of a football club from Jammu and Kashmir.
Vir Das’s comedy special, Vir Das: Fool Volume, is nominated for Comedy.
This is Das’s third International Emmy nomination.
He won the Comedy award in 2023 for Vir Das: Landing.
The winners will be announced in New York City on November 23.
India received two nominations for the 2026 International Emmy Awards.
Real Kashmir Football Club was nominated in the Drama Series category.
Vir Das: Fool Volume was nominated in the Comedy category.
Vir Das earned his third International Emmy nomination after nominations in 2021 and 2023.
Winners will be announced at a November 23 ceremony in New York City.
- Who
- India, Real Kashmir Football Club, Vir Das, and the nominated productions are involved.
- What
- Real Kashmir Football Club was nominated for Drama Series, while Vir Das: Fool Volume was nominated for Comedy.
- When
- The nominations were announced on Wednesday, September 23; the winners will be announced on November 23.
- Where
- The awards ceremony will take place in New York City.
- Why
- The two Indian productions were selected as nominees in the Drama Series and Comedy categories.
- Event
- 2026 International Emmy Awards
- Indian nominations
- Two
- Drama Series nominee
- Real Kashmir Football Club
- Comedy nominee
- Vir Das: Fool Volume
- Drama competitors
- A Thousand Blows, Carême, and Menem: The President Show
- Vir Das nomination history
- Third International Emmy nomination; previously nominated in 2021 and 2023
- Awards ceremony
- November 23 in New York City
Sources
India earns 2 nominations at International Emmys; third nomination for Vir Das
Vir Das gets third International Emmy nomination, Real Kashmir Football Club gets its first
Vir Das bags third International Emmys nod, ‘Real Kashmir Football Club’ also nominated
