International Emmys Nominations: Three Countries Vying For Both Drama & Comedy Series Awards

Erik Pedersen

19 September 2024 at 3:20 pm·5-min read

Just days after the 2024 Primetime Emmys were handed out, we have the nominees for the 52nd International Emmy Awards. See the full list of 14 categories below.

The shows vying for the Drama Series prize are Australia’s The Newsreader, Argentina’s Yosi, the Regretful Spy, France’s Drops of God and India’s The Night Manager. Three of those countries also are in the running for the Comedy Series prize as Australia’s Deadloch, Argentina’s División Palermo, France’s HPI — whose American remake High Potential premiered on ABC this week — battle South Korea’s Daily Dose of Sunshine.

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Argentina also is in the running for the Arts Programming award with Virgilio, alongside Poland’s Piano Forte, the UK’s Robbie Williams and Japan’s Who I Am Life. Winners will pick up their hardware November 25 at the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City.

The UK and Australia are tied for most noms with nine, followed by Australia (seven) and Japan (six).

This year’s nominees represent 21 countries, also including Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and Türkiye.

“Every year the international television community competes to be recognized on the International Emmys’ much coveted global stage,” International Academy President & CEO Bruce L. Paisner said. “We congratulate the Nominees for their outstanding programs and performances, they are once again a testament to the universal appeal of great storytelling across all genres, countries and cultures.”

Here are the nominees for the 2024 International Emmy Awards:

Arts Programming

Pianoforte
Telemark sp. z o.o.
Poland

Robbie Williams
RSA Films Ltd. / Netflix
United Kingdom

Virgilio
House of Chef / Astromax
Argentina

Who I Am Life
WOWOW Inc. / Wood’s Office
Japan

Best Performance by an Actor

Julio Andrade in Betinho: No Fio da Navalha [Living on a Razor’s Edge]
Globoplay / AfroReggae Audiovisual / Formata Produções e Conteúdo
Brazil

Haluk Bilginer in Sahsiyet – Season 2
Ay Yapim
Türkiye

Laurent Lafitte in Tapie
Unité / Netflix
France

Timothy Spall in The Sixth Commandment
Wild Mercury Productions / True Vision
United Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actress

Adriana Barraza in El Último Vagón
Woo Films / Netflix
Mexico

Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying in Hunger
Songsound Production / Netflix
Thailand

Sara Giraudeau in Tout va bien [Everything is Fine]
Maui Entertainment / Fédération Entertainment
France

Jessica Hynes in There She Goes
Merman Television
United Kingdom

Comedy

Daily Dose of Sunshine
Film Monster / Netflix
South Korea

Deadloch
Amazon MGM Studios
Australia

División Palermo
K&S Films / Netflix
Argentina

HPI – Season 3 [HIP]
Itinéraire Productions / Septembre Productions / TF1 / Pictanovo / Be-Films / RTBF
France

Documentary

L’affaire Bettencourt : Scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde [The Billionaire, the Butler and the Boyfriend]
Quadbox / Netflix
France

Otto Baxter: Not a F**ing Horror Story
Story Films / Archface Films / Sky Documentaries
United Kingdom

The Exiles
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
Singapore

Transo
Fundação Roberto Marinho – Canal Futura / LateForCake
Brazil

Drama Series

Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God]
Legendary Entertainment / Les Productions Dynamic / 22H22 / Adline Entertainment / France Télévisions / Hulu Japan
France

The Newsreader – Season 2
Werner Film Productions / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / eOne
Australia

The Night Manager
Disney+ hotstar / Banijay Asia / Ink Factory
India

Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido – Season 2 [Yosi, the Regretful Spy]
Amazon MGM Studios
Argentina

Non-Scripted Entertainment

Die Brug [The Bridge South Africa]
Red Pepper Pictures / kykNET
South Africa

Me Caigo De Risa [Anything Goes]
TelevisaUnivision
Mexico

Restaurant Misverstand [The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes]
Roses Are Blue / Red Arrow / VRT
Belgium

The Summit
Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Network
Australia

Short-Form Series

Kweens of the Queer Underground
Sydney Production Company / the Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Create NSW
Australia

La Vida de Nosotras [Our Lives]
BTF Media / CNTV / TVN
Chile

Punt de no Retorn [Point of no Return]
TV3 Catalonia
Spain

Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku [Say Hello to Kenshiro]
DMM.com LLC / So-ket corp.
Japan

Sports Documentary

Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story
North One Television
United Kingdom

Tan Cercas de la Nubes
N+Docs / Éramos Tantos / Ruta 66 Cine / Filmadora / ViX
Mexico

Tour de France
Quadbox / Netflix
France

WHO I AM Paralympic
WOWOW Inc. / ACROBAT FILM
Japan

Telenovela

La Promesa [The Vow]
Bambu Producciones, a STUDIOCANAL Company
Spain

Rigo
Estudios RCN
Colombia

Safir
ATV / NTC
Türkiye

Salón de té La Moderna
Boomerang TV
Spain

TV Movie / Mini-Series

Anderson Spider Silva
Pródigo Filmes / Paramount Television International Studios / Paramount+
Brazil

Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court
NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Japan

Liebes Kind [Dear Child]
Constantin Film AG / Netflix
Germany

The Sixth Commandment
Wild Mercury Productions / True Vision
United Kingdom

Kids: Animation

Acorda, Carlo! [Wake up, Carlo!]
Copa Studio / Netflix
Brazil

Mystery Lane
HARI
France

Sharkdog – Season 3
Nickelodeon International / One Animation
Singapore

Tabby McTat
Magic Light Pictures
United Kingdom

Kids: Factual

De Mensenbieb [Living Library]
Skyhigh TV
Netherlands

La Vida Secreta de tu Mente [The secret life of your mind]
Warner Bros. Discovery / Pictoline
Mexico

My Life: Eva’s Having a Ball
Fresh Start Media
United Kingdom

The Takalani Sesame Big Feelings Special
Sesame Workshop / Ochre Moving Pictures
South Africa

Kids: Live-Action

Dodger
BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions
United Kingdom

En af Drengene [One of the Boys]
Apple Tree Productions
Denmark

Escola De Quebrada [School of Funk]
Paramount+ / Paramount Television International Studios / Kondzilla
Brazil

Gong! My spectRacular Life
KiKA – Der Kinderkanal von ARD und ZDF / eitelsonnenschein GmbH
Germany

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