BY NEIL RAMOS
Singer-actor Jake Zyrus expressed disbelief with a documentary on his life “Jake and Charice,” being nominated in the best arts programming category at this year’s International Emmy Awards.
Cyrus himself announced the news via Instagram, Thursday.
Posting a photo of the announcement, he wrote, “Surreal. Thank you @iemmys – It’s an honor.”
“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.
The winners of the 2020 International Emmy Awards will be announced on Nov. 23.
“Jake and Charice” follows his coming out and his decision to become a transgender man.
The documentary was produced by the Tokyo-based NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and Documentary Japan in association with NHK Enterprises, and co-produced by ABS-CBN.
The documentary won the Gold Camera Award under the social issues category at the US International Film and Video Festival last June.
