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KUALA LUMPUR, September 25 – Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann earned a Best Actress nomination at the upcoming 2020 International Emmy Awards.
Yeo, who was born in Johor and based in Singapore, was nominated for her role in the original HBO miniseries Asia. Invisible stories where she plays Lian, a frazzled and financially drained single mother struggling to cope with her 19-year-old autistic son.
Not to be confused with the recently concluded Primetime Emmy Awards, the International Emmy Awards recognize the best television shows initially produced and broadcast outside of the US.
The six-part miniseries is set in a fictional neighborhood development in multicultural Singapore and sheds light on untold stories of the heart.
Filmed entirely in Singapore, the HBO Asia Original production was created by Singaporean Ler Jiyuan with a team of local writers and produced by Singapore-based production house Birdmandog.
Some episodes of the series were also screened at the 2019 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival.
Yeo faces three other international actresses, Emma Bading from Germany, Andrea Beltrao from Brazil and Glenda Jackson from Britain, for Best Performance by an Actress.
The 43-year-old received two Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese equivalent of the Oscars, for critically acclaimed films. Wet season Y Ilo Ilo.
The nominees for the 2020 International Emmy Awards were announced in New York on September 24 by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The winners will be announced on Monday, November 23 in New York City.
