California: Two Indian Americans – actress Punam Patel and film and television composer and singer/songwriter/producer Siddhartha Khosla – were nominated for the 71st annual Prime time Emmy awards. The nominee announcement was held at Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in Los Angeles.
Patel, who stars in the new Netflix comedy series, “Special,” which is produced by Jim Parsons, garnered a nod for her role in the show in the ‘Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series’ category. Her competitors include Abbi Jacobson for “Hack Into Broad City,” Jessica Hecht in “Special,” Rosamund Pike in “State Of the Union” and Ilana Glazer for “Hack Into Broad City.”
Patel, who seems to be on a holiday, according to her Instagram account, hasn’t reacted yet but wishes are pouring in for the actress.
Khosla is a part of the critically acclaimed band, Goldspot, for his score on NBC’s hit drama series, “This Is Us,” starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sterling K Brown. Khosla composed the hit song, “We Can Always Come Back To This,” which earned him an award nomination from the Guild of Music Supervisors for Best Song/Recording for Television.
Khosla began scoring for television and film while fronting his acclaimed band, Goldspot, which was first discovered on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” NPR described Goldspot as “An inventive sound and independent vision.” The Sunday Times UK called it “the best band to come out of America in years.
Bravo TV’s “Top Chef,” hosted by Indian American model-author Padma Lakshmi, has been nominated in the ‘Competition Program’ alongside “The Amazing Race” (CBS), “American Ninja Warrior” (NBC), “Nailed It” (Netflix), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) and “The Voice” (NBC).
Pakistani American actor Kumail Nanjiani's performance in CBS All Access’ “The Twilight Zone” earned him a nomination in the ‘Guest Actor in a Drama Series’ category. Leading the nominations in totals by platform are HBO (137), Netflix (117), and NBC (58). HBO’s “Game of Thrones” secured 32 nominations, the most for any program in a single season, beating a 25-year standing record set by “NYPD Blue.”
“Game of Thrones” was followed by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (20), “Chernobyl” (19), “Saturday Night Live” (18), “Barry” (17), “Fosse/Verdon’ (17) and “When They See Us” (16). The 71st Emmy Awards will air live coast-to-coast from the Microsoft Theater at LA. LIVE in Los Angeles Sept. 22 on Fox.
