Ali Fazal and Nushrratt Bharuccha have reasons to be happy now. The actors have bagged nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress at the 3rd Asia Content Awards by the Busan International Film Festival. Netflix Anthology Ray was also nominated in the Best OTT Original category. The actors took to social media to express their excitement on getting nominated. The award ceremony will take place on October 7 virtually.
ALI FAZAL BAGS NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTOR AWARD
Ali Fazal bagged the Best Actor nomination for his role in Ipsit Nair’s Forget Me Not. It is one of the four films in Netflix’s anthology, Ray. Directed by Srijith Mukherji, Forget Me Not is a modern interpretation of Satyajit Ray’s story Bipin Chaudhary Ka Smriti Bhram.
Ali Fazal expressed his excitement on Twitter and wrote, “I suppose i must be thankful to the peeps at BUSAN international film festival. Very kind. Just saw my name in the nominations for Best actor. And to the team of Ray for the nominations as well. #Ray @netflix @NetflixIndia @srijitspeaketh (sic).”
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I suppose i must be thankful to the peeps at BUSAN international film festival. Very kind. Just saw my name in the nominations for Best actor. And to the team of Ray for the nominations as well. #Ray @netflix @NetflixIndia @srijitspeaketh https://t.co/Op3f2MoYfw
— Ali Fazal M / / (@alifazal9) September 28, 2021
NUSHRRATT BHARUCCHA BAGS NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Nushrratt Bharuccha has been nominated for the Best Actress Award for her performance in another Netflix anthology, Ajeeb Daastaans. She was in the story titled Khilauna. Ajeeb Daastaans is helmed by four directors, Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, and Kayoze Irani. It also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Banerjee, Konkona Sensharma, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shefali Shah and Manav Kaul.
An excited Nushrratt tweeted, “Ecstatic to be nominated by @busanfilmfest 2021 for its 3rd Asia Contents Awards. Feel honored to see my name alongside other talented actors from different countries. Ajeeb Daastaans journey is still getting sweeter by the day (sic).”
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Ecstatic to be nominated by @busanfilmfest 2021 for its 3rd Asia Contents Awards. Feel honored to see my name alongside other talented actors from different countries. Ajeeb Daastaans journey is still getting sweeter by the day https://t.co/FOrqZw2onH
— Nushrratt Bharuccha (@Nushrratt) September 29, 2021
RAY NOMINATED FOR BEST OTT ORIGINAL
Ray started streaming on Netflix in June this year. The anthology is directed by filmmakers, Srijit Mukherji, Vasan Bala, and Abhishek Chaubey. Apart from Ali Fazal, it also features Manoj Bajpayee, Harsh Vardhan Kapoor and Kay Kay Menon. It has been nominated for the Best OTT Original Category.
ASIA CONTENTS AWARDS 2021 FULL NOMINATION LIST
Best Creative
Alice in Borderland Prod co: Robot Communications. Platform: Netflix.
Girl From Nowhere (Season 2) Prod cos: Bravo! Studios / Sour Bangkok / Jungka Bangkok. Platform: Netflix.
The Long Night Prod cos: iQiyi. Platform: iQiyi.
Move to Heaven Prod cos: Page One Film / No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Hanzawa Naoki Prod co: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. TBS.
Vincenzo Prod cos: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix.
Best Asian TV Series
Bad Genius The Series Prod co: GDH 559. Platforms: ONE21 Channel, WeTV, Dimsum Entertainment.
Girl From Nowhere (Season 2) Prod cos: Bravo! Studios, Sour Bangkok, Jungka Bangkok. Platform: Netflix.
Hanzawa Naoki Prod co: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Platform: TBS.
Navillera Prod cos: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix.
Vincenzo Prod cos: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix
Best OTT Original
Alice in Borderland Prod: Robot Communications. Platform: Netflix.
Girl From Nowhere (Season 2) Prod cos: Bravo! Studios, Sour Bangkok, Jungka Bangkok. Platform: Netflix.
The Long Night Prod cos: iQiyi. Platform: iQiyi.
Move to Heaven Prod cos: Page One Film, No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Ray Prod cos: Viacom18 Studios’ Tipping Point. Platform: Netflix.
Sweet Home Prod cos: Studio Dragon, Studio N. Platform: Netflix
Best Asian Animation
The Curious World of Linda Prod co: Taktoon Enterprise. Platforms: KBS, EBS Kids, JEI TV, ANIONE, CHAMP, SK Broadband.
Downstairs (Season 2) Prod co: Robot Playground. Platform: Mediacorp.
Heaven’s Design Team Prod co: Asahi Production. Platform: Tokyo MX, MBS, Crunchyroll, Bilibili.
Japan Sinks 2020 Prod cos: Science Saru. Platform: Netflix.
Time Traveler Luke Prod co: Anyzac. Platform: KBS, Canal Plus, Mediacorp, CLS, TVB, TVP, Dreambox, Astro.
Best Short-form / Web drama
Antara Pintu Prod co: MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems. Platform: Astro Gempak.
Champion Prod co: Filterworks Productions. Platform: RTB Go.
Life of Namjoo Prod co: Whynot Media. Platforms: Naver TV, V LIVE, YouTube, Facebook.
Non-Reading Club Prod co: Three Dots Entertainment. Platform: MyVideo.
Sheker Prod co: Salem Social Media. Platform: Aitube.
Technical Achievement Award
2049 Prod co: Greener Grass Production. Platform: Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Alice in Borderland Prod co: Robot Communications. Platform: Netflix.
Ray Prod cos: Viacom18 Studios’ Tipping Point. Platform: Netflix.
Sweet Home Prod cos: Studio Dragon, Studio N. Platform: Netflix.
Time Traveler Luke Prod co: Anyzac. Platforms: KBS, Canal Plus, Mediacorp, CLS, TVB, TVP, Dreambox, Astro.
Creative Beyond Border
Alice in Borderland Prod co: Robot Communications. Platform: Netflix.
Bad Genius The Series Prod co: GDH 559. Platforms: ONE21 Channel, WeTV, Dimsum Entertainment.
The Long Night Prod cos: iQiyi. Platform: iQiyi.
Move to Heaven Prod cos: Page One Film, No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Sweet Home Prod cos: Studio Dragon, Studio N. Platform: Netflix
Best Actress
Nushrratt Bharuccha in Ajeeb Daastaans. Prod co: Dharmatic. Platform: Netflix.
Tsuchiya Tao in Alice in Borderland. Robot Communications. Platform: Netflix.
Song Jia in A Little Dilemma. Prod co: Linmon Pictures. Platform: iQiyi.
Bae Doo-na in Stranger 2. Prod co: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix.
Lee Si-young in Sweet Home. Prod cos: Studio Dragon, Studio N. Platform: Netflix.
Best Actor
Terrance Lau in Leap Day Prod co: HK Television Entertainment. Platform: ViuTV.
Bai Yu in “The Long Night. Prod co: iQiyi. Platform: iQiyi.
Lee Je-hoon in Move to Heaven. Prod cos: Page One Film, No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Sakai Masato in Hanzawa Naoki Prod co: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Platform: TBS.
Ali Fazal in Ray. Prod cos: Viacom18 Studios Tipping Point. Platform: Netflix.
Song Joong Ki in Vincenzo. Prod co: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix.
Best Writer
Liu Guoqing for The Long Night. Prod co: iQiyi. Platform: iQiyi.
Yoon Ji-ryun for Move to Heaven. Prod cos: Page One Film, No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Jung Do-yoon for On the Verge of Insanity. Prod co: IWill Media. Platform: MBC.
Mitani Shintaro for The Real Thing. Prod co: Nagoya Broadcasting Network. Platform: Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
Park Jae-bum for Vincenzo. Prod co: Studio Dragon. Platform: tvN, Netflix.
Best Newcomer- Actress
Zhao Jinmai in The Blessed Girl. Prod cos: Chinese Entertainment Tianjin, Tencent Penguin Pictures. Platform: Tencent Video.
Ko Min-si in Sweet Home. Prod cos: Studio Dragon, Studio N. Platform: Netflix.
Koe Yeet in Titoudao. Prod co: Oak3 Films. Platform: Mediacorp.
Takeda Rina in Wakako’s Sake in Hida -Sake Brewery Tour. Prod co: BS TV Tokyo. Platform:
BS TV Tokyo.
Best Newcomer- Actor
Tang Jun-sang in Move to Heaven. Prod cos: Page One Film, No.3 Pictures. Platform: Netflix.
Song Kang in Navillera. Prod co: Studio Dragon. Platforms: tvN, Netflix.
Eric Hsiao in Non-Reading Club. Prod co: Three Dots Entertainment.
Platform: MyVideo.
Morisaki Win The Real Thing. Prod co: Nagoya Broadcasting Network. Platform: Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
Azat Asanovich in Sheker. Prod cos: Salem Social Media. Platform: Aitube
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