Nominations for the 2019 International Emmy® Awards were unveiled by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are 44 nominees across 11 categories and 21 countries. Winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony on November 25, 2019 at the Hilton New York Hotel.
Nominees come from: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom & the United States.
“The diversity, geographic spread and quality of this year’s nominees is a testament to the increasing wealth of outstanding television being created on a global scale.,” said Bruce L. Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate the nominees for their outstanding achievements and look forward to recognizing them at our International Emmy® Gala, in November, in New York.”
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming and performances, the Academy will present special awards to Christiane Amanpour, one of the world’s most preeminent broadcast journalists, currently chief international anchor for CNN and host of PBS’ nightly global affairs show Amanpour; and to Game of Thrones‘ creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who masterfully brought to the screen the epic world of George R.R. Martin’s best-selling fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Since its debut in 2011, Game of Thrones has been billed as one of the world’s most popular television series, airing in over 207 countries and territories.
2019 International Emmy® Awards Nominees
Arts Programming
Dance or Die
A Witfilm / NTR
Netherlands
John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Eagle Rock Films
United Kingdom
Michel Legrand, Sans Demi-Mesure
(Michel Legrand, Let the Music Play)
Cinétévé / Arte
France
Ópera Aberta – Os Pescadores de Pérolas
HBO Latin America / O2 Filmes
Brazil
Best Performance By An Actor
Haluk Bilginer in Şahsiyet (Persona)
Ay Yapim
Turkey
Christopher Eccleston in Come Home
Red Production Company / BBC
United Kingdom
Raphael Logam in Impuros (Impure)
Fox Networks Group Latam-Brazil / Barry Company
Brazil
Jannis Niewöhner in Beat
Amazon Studios / Hellinger / Doll Filmproduktion / Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany / Pantaleon Films
Germany
Best Performance By An Actress
Radhika Apte in Lust Stories
Skywalk Films / Flying Unicorn Entertainment / RSVP / Netflix
India
Jenna Coleman in The Cry
Synchronicity Films / BBC One / ABC / Creative Scotland / December Media PTY Ltd / Film Victoria / Sunbird Media Ltd
United Kingdom
Marjorie Estiano in Sob Pressão (Under Pressure) – Season 2
Globo / O2 Filmes
Brazil
Marina Gera in Orok Tel
Szupermodern Studio / Gulag Memorial Committee
Hungary
Comedy
Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos
(The Last Hangover)
Porta dos Fundos / Netflix
Brazil
FAM!
Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd
Singapore
Kupa Rashit
(Checkout!)
July August Productions
Israel
Workin’ Moms – Season 2
Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment / The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canada
Documentary
A Primeira Pedra
(The First Stone – The Rise of Lynching in Brazil)
Canal Futura / Couro de Rato
Brazil
Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World
Submarine / VPRO Television
Netherlands
Louis Theroux’s Altered States
BBC Studios
United Kingdom
Witness: India’s Forbidden Love
Al Jazeera English / Grain Media
Qatar
Drama Series
1 Contra Todos – Season 3
(One Against All)
Fox Networks Group LATAM-Brazil / Conspiração filmes
Brazil
Bad Banks
Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH / Iris Productions S.A. / ZDF
Germany
McMafia
Cuba Pictures
United Kingdom
Sacred Games
Phantom Films / Netflix
India
Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program
Al Otro Lado del Muro
Telemundo Global Studios
United States of America
El Recluso
Telemundo International Studios
United States of America
Falco
Spiral International / Red Arrow International / Dynamo
United States of America
Magnífica 70 – Season 3
HBO Latin America / Conspiração Filmes
United States of America
Non-Scripted Entertainment
La Voz – Season 2
(The Voice)
Telefe
Argentina
Taboe
(Taboo)
Panenka
Belgium
The Remix – India
Greymatter Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
India
The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night
Spun Gold TV
United Kingdom
Short-Form Series
dxyz
72Seconds
South Korea
Hack The City
Fox Lab Brazil / Yourmama
Brazil
Luottomies – Season 2
(Wingman)
Yle
Finland
Wrong Kind of Black
Princess Pictures
Australia
Telenovela
100 Dias Para Enamorarse
(100 Days to Fall in Love)
Telefe / Underground
Argentina
La Reina del Flow
(The Queen of Flow)
Sony Pictures Television / Teleset / Netflix / Caracol TV
Colombia
The River
Tshedza Pictures
South Africa
Vidas Opostas
(Tangled Lives)
SP Televisão / SIC
Portugal
TV Movie / Mini-Series
Se Eu Fechar Os Olhos Agora
(If I Close My Eyes Now)
Globo
Brazil
Lust Stories
Skywalk Films / Flying Unicorn Entertainment / RSVP / Netflix
India
Safe Harbour
Matchbox Pictures
Australia
Trezor
Szupermodern Studio
Hungary
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"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
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