Britain took 15 of the nominations. Brazil took nine, Spain four. Those are the headline numbers from this year’s International Emmy shortlist, announced on Wednesday by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: 64 nominees in 16 categories, drawn from 22 countries.
Winners will be named at the 54th International Emmys ceremony in New York City on November 23.
Drama and comedy
Four series are up for best drama. Steven Knight’s boxing drama A Thousand Blows, on Hulu, is one. Careme, a French-language, food-themed period piece on Apple TV+, is another. Argentina is represented by Menem, an Amazon MGM Studios series, and India by Real Kashmir Football Club.
The comedy field is just as spread out. Argentina’s Division Palermo (Community Squad) is nominated for its second season. The British entry is Netflix’s Man Vs Baby, in which Rowan Atkinson plays a blundering father. Spain has Old Dog, New Tricks, also on Netflix, and India has Vir Das: Fool Volume.
Actors and actresses
In the best actor race, Javier Camara (Yakarta) and Ricardo Darin (The Eternaut) face Ian Roberts, nominated for A Kind of Madness, and Bobby Schofield, for Unforgivable.
The actress category lines up Mona Mina Leon of Holy Shit, Barbara Mori of Lucca’s World, Park Ji-hyun for You and Everything Else, and Sheridan Smith for I Fought The Law.
“The International Emmy Awards are as competitive as ever, with an outstanding range of entries from around the world vying for a coveted Nomination,” International Academy president and CEO Bruce L. Paisner said in a statement. The full list is on the academy’s iemmys.tv website.
