Diljit Dosanjh and his Amar Singh Chamkila fail to bag any award at 53rd International Emmys
After Diljit's loss, Imtiaz Ali also missed out in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category, where his film lost to Lost Boys & Fairies produced by Duck Soup Films (UK).
PTC News Desk: Punjabi actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh earned a nomination for the 2025 International Emmy Awards in the ‘Best Performance by an Actor’ category on September 25. However, he was unable to secure the award on November 25, losing to Spanish actor Oriol Pla, who won for his role in Yo, adicto (I, Addict).
Other nominees
Besides Diljit Dosanjh (India) and Oriol Pla (Spain), actors from the UK and Colombia were also shortlisted:
Diljit Dosanjh – Amar Singh Chamkila (India)
David Mitchell – Ludwig (United Kingdom)
Oriol Pla – Yo, adicto [I, Addict] (Spain)
Diego Vasquez – One Hundred Years of Solitude (Colombia)
Diljit’s reaction to his nomination
When the nominations were announced, Diljit celebrated the news on Instagram and thanked director Imtiaz Ali for the opportunity.
Imtiaz Ali also misses out
Amar Singh Chamkila did not win any awards at the 2025 International Emmys. After Diljit's loss, Imtiaz Ali also missed out in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category, where his film lost to Lost Boys & Fairies produced by Duck Soup Films (UK).
Other contenders in the category
Amar Singh Chamkila (India)
Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (Germany)
Lost Boys & Fairies (United Kingdom)
Vencer o Morir [Victory or Death] (Chile)
About Amar Singh Chamkila
Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra starred as Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot Kaur in Imtiaz Ali's film, which released on Netflix in 2024 and received significant praise in India.