“JAKE and Charice,” a documentary on the life of singer Jake Zyrus, has been nominated in the best arts programming category at this year’s International Emmy Awards, the singer announced Thursday.
“Surreal. Thank you @iemmys – It’s an honor,” Zyrus said.
The nominees were announced on Sept. 24 by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
“Jake and Charice” will compete against “Refavela 40” from Brazil, “Vertige de la Chute (Ressaca)” from France and “Why Do We Dance?” from United Kingdom.
Just last June, the documentary also won at the US International Film and Video Festival.
It received the Gold Camera award under the social issues category of the global award-giving body.(ABS-CBN)
