The International Emmy Awards nominees reach a record of 24 countries

Nominations for the 2021 International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We are so proud of our Nominees and the record-breaking number of countries,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “To those who feared the pandemic would slow TV production around the world, this is your answer.”

There are 44 Nominees across 11 categories and spanning a record number of 24 countries. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Nominees come from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom & the United States.

This year’s Gala partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, Globo, Portable.TV, Ay Yapim, Ernst & Young, Miptv and Variety. International Emmy World Television Festival partners include JCS International, Film and Media NRW, Warner Media Latin America, Broadview TV, CTC Media, Netflix, Star Original Productions, FKKS and Frame.io.

All nominated program trailers and exclusive Nominee interviews will be featured online during the International Emmy World Television Festival from 12-22 November on the International Academy’s website. Winners will be announced at an in-person Ceremony in New York City, on Monday, 22th November, 2021 at a location to be announced shortly.

The full list of nominees is: 

Arts Programming
Emicida - Amarelo: E Tudo Para Ontem [Emicida - Amarelo: It's All For Yesterday]
Netflix
Brazil

Kubrick By Kubrick
Temps Noir / Telemark / ARTE
France

Nakamura-ya family 2020 Mattemashita! Kankuro Shichinosuke Shiren to Kassai no Makuake SP [Kabuki Actors’ Anguish - Is Entertainment Nonessential?]
Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Kyodo Television, Ltd.
Japan

Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words
Footwork Films Ltd
United Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor
Roy Nik in Normali
Dori Media / HOT
Israel

Nawazuddin Siddique in Serious Men
Bombay Fables / Cineraas Entertainment / Netflix
India

Christian Tappán in El Robo del Siglo (The Great Heist)
Dynamo Producciones / Netflix
Colombia

David Tennant in Des
New Pictures / ITV
United Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actress
Valeria Betucelli in El Cuaderno de Tomy
Pampa Films / Netflix
Argentina

Ane Garabain in Patria
HBO Europe / Alea Media
Spain

Menna Shalaby in Every Week Has a Friday
Shahid / Meem / Film Factory
Egypt

Haley Squires in Adult Material
Fifty Fathoms
United Kingdom

Comedy
Call my Agent - Season 4
Mon Voisin Productions / Mother Productions / France télévision / Netflix
France

Motherland: Christmas Special
Merman Television / Twofour / Lionsgate
United Kingdom

Promesas de Campaña [Campaign Promises]
Foxtelecolombia / Claro Video
Colombia

Vir Das: For India
Weirdass Comedy / Netflix
India

Documentary
Cercados [Sieged]
Original Globoplay / Globo Jornalism
Brazil

Hope Frozen: A Quest To Live Twice
2050 Productions / Netflix
Thailand

They Call Me Babu
Pieter van Huystee Film
Netherlands

Toxic Beauty
White Pine Pictures
Canada

Drama Series
Aarya
Ram Madhvani Films / Endemol Shine Group
India

El Presidente
Gaumont / Amazon Studios
Chile

Tehran
Donna and Shula Productions / Paper Plane Productions
Israel

There She Goes - Season 2
Merman Television
United Kingdom

Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program
21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards®
The Latin Recording Academy / Univision
United States of America

A Tiny Audience
A Tiny Audience, LLC
United States of America

Covid 19 Adaptarnos O Morir
WAPA
United States of America

Premio Lo Nuestro 2020
Univision Network
United States of America

Non-Scripted Entertainment
Da's Liefde! [That's Love!]
Shelter
Belgium

I-Land
CJ ENM / Studio Take One / Big Hit Entertainment
South Korea

¿Quién es la Máscara? [The Masked Singer] – Season 2
Televisa / EndemolShine Boomdog
Mexico

The Masked Singer
Bandicoot Scotland / ITV
United Kingdom

Short-Form Series
Beirut 6:07
Shahid / Imagic
Lebanon

Diário de Um Confinado
Original Globoplay
Brazil

Gente Hablando [People Talking] – Season 2
Set Màgic Audiovisual / Atresmedia
Spain

INSiDE
Luminous Beast
New Zealand

Telenovela
Amor de Mãe [A Mother's Love]
Original Globoplay
Brazil

Quer o Destino [Destiny]
Plural Entertainment
Portugal

The Song Of Glory
Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd / Croton Entertainment Co. Ltd / Oasis Studio
PR China

Wo De Nv Xia Luo Ming Yi [A Quest To Heal]
Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore

TV Movie / Mini-Series
Atlantic Crossing
Cinenord / Beta Film / NRK
Norway

Des
New Pictures / ITV
United Kingdom

It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Studio Dragon / Story TV / Goldmedalist
South Korea

Todas As Mulheres do Mundo (All the Women in the World)
Original Globoplay
Brazil