Thai actress Aokbab-Chutimon (Aokbab) Chuengcharoensukying has won the International Emmy for Best Performance by an Actress for her role in Hunger, produced by Sound Sound Production for Netflix. 

Chuengcharoensukying was the sole win for Asia during the 52nd International Emmy Awards in New York City on Monday night (25 Nov). 

The 2023 movie, directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and written by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, is about a talented young street-food cook who pushes herself to the limit training under an infamous and ruthless chef. 

"Hunger" was on Netflix’s global non-English film Top 10 for six weeks and made the top 10 in 91 countries.