It’s a massive win for Thailand at the 52nd International Emmy Awards as Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying wins Best Performance by an Actress, making her the first-ever Thai actor to winan International Emmy award. The award show celebrates content initially produced outside of the United States.
The 28-year-old actress was nominated for her role in the Netflix original film, “Hunger,” where she stars as Aoy, a talented street food cook who tests her limits when she trains under the infamous and ruthless Chef Paul (Nopachai Jayanama). The film was released on Apr. 8, 2023, and had an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.6 on IMDb. It also received critical acclaim and several accolades including Best Feature Film at the 2023 Asian Academy Creative Awards.
Aokbab was nominated alongside Mexico’s Adriana Barraza (“El Último Vagón”), French actress Sara Giraudeau (“Tout va bien [Everything is Fine]”), and English actress Jessica Hynes (“There She Goes”). She was awarded last Nov. 25 in New York City where she thanked the cast, crew, and her entire team for their support. She also extended her thanks to the chefs who inspired her character.
Although Aokbab was the only Asian winner at the prestigious award show, several shows were nominated from the region including “The Exiles” documentary and the Kids' animated feature “Sharkdog Season 3” from Singapore; the South Korean comedy film, “Daily Dose of Sunshine,” and “The Night Manager” drama series from India.
Japan was also nominated in four categories including Arts Programming (“Who I Am Life”), Short form series (“Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku [Say Hello to Kenshiro]”), sports documentary (“WHO I AM Paralympic”), and TV Movie (“Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court”). Japan — and the rest of Asia — celebrated a historic win last September at the 76th Emmy Awards when “Shogun” actress Anna Sawai took home the Best Female Actor in a Drama Series award, making it the first-ever win for an Asian actor in the category.
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