The stars and productions from Latin America and Spain stand strong among the nominees for the 2021 International Emmy Awards. Globoplay takes the lead with four original productions in the running.
This Thursday, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 2021 International Emmy Awards. The 44 nominees span 11 categories, a record number from 24 countries.
“We are very proud of our nominees and the record number of countries,” said Bruce Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy. “For those who feared that the pandemic would slow down television production around the world, this is your answer.”
Among the countries of origin of the nominated titles or interpreters, Spain and five Latin Americans stand out: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
In the individual categories, Christian Tappán is a finalist for his work in Colombian series El robo del siglo (Dynamo Producciones / Netflix), Argentina’s Valeria Bertucelli for El cuaderno de Tomy (Pampa Films / Netflix) and Spain’s Ane Gabarain for Patria (Alea Media / HBO Europe).
In terms of titles, Chilean series El presidente (Gaumont / Amazon Studios) competes in the Best Drama category, Colombia’s Promesas de campaña (Foxtelecolombia / Claro Video) in the Best Comedy category, the second season of Mexico’s The Masked Singer (EndemolShine Boomdog / Televisa) in the Best Entertainment Format caregory and the second season of Gente hablando (Set Màgic Audiovisual / Atresmedia) in the Short-Form Series category.
Brazil’s Globoplay is nominated four times: Cercados for Best Documentary, Diário de um confinado as Best Short Series, Amor de Mãe as Best Telenovela and Todas As Mulheres do Mundo as Best Miniseries. The fifth Brazilian title on the list is Netflix’s Emicida – Amarelo: E Tudo Pra Ontem.
Another notable aspect is that Egypt has been nominated for the first time, thanks to Menna Shalabi’s performance in the miniseries Every Week Has a Friday.
The winners will be announced in an in-person ceremony in NYC on Monday, November 22.
The full list of nominees
ARTISTIC PROGRAM
Emicida – Amarelo: E Tudo Pra Ontem
Netflix
Brazil
Kubrick By Kubrick
Temps Noir / Telemark / ARTE
France
Nakamura-ya family 2020 Mattemashita! Kankuro Shichinosuke Shiren to Kassai no Makuake SP
Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Kyodo Television, Ltd.
Japan
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words
Footwork Films Ltd
UK
BEST ACTOR
Roy Nik en Normali
Dori Media / HOT
Israel
Nawazuddin Siddique en Serious Men
Bombay Fables / Cineraas Entertainment / Netflix
India
Christian Tappán en El robo del siglo
Dynamo Producciones / Netflix
Colombia
David Tennant en Des
New Pictures / ITV
UK
BEST ACTRESS
Valeria Bertucelli en El cuaderno de Tomy
Pampa Films / Netflix
Argentina
Ane Gabarain en Patria
Alea Media / HBO Europe
Spain
Menna Shalabi en Every Week Has a Friday
Shahid / Meem / Film Factory
Egypt
Haley Squires en Adult Material
Fifty Fathoms
UK
COMEDY SERIES
Call my Agent – Season 4
Mon Voisin Productions / Mother Productions / France télévision / Netflix
France
Motherland: Christmas Special
Merman Television / Twofour / Lionsgate
UK
Promesas de campaña
Foxtelecolombia / Claro Video
Colombia
Vir Das: For India
Weirdass Comedy / Netflix
India
DOCUMENTARY
Cercados
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
UK
NON-ENGLISH PRIME TIME US PROGRAM
21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards®
The Latin Recording Academy / Univision
USA
A Tiny Audience
A Tiny Audience, LLC
USA
Covid 19: Adaptarnos o morir
WAPA
USA
Premio Lo Nuestro 2020
Univision Network
USA
NON-SCRIPTED
Da’s Liefde!
Shelter
Belgium
I-Land
CJ ENM / Studio Take One / Big Hit Entertainment
South Korea
¿Quién es la Máscara? – Season 2
Televisa / EndemolShine Boomdog
Mexico
The Masked Singer
Bandicoot Scotland / ITV
UK
SHORT FORM SERIES
Beirut 6:07
Shahid / Imagic
Lebanon
Diário de um confinado
Original Globoplay
Brazil
Gente hablando – Season 2
Set Màgic Audiovisual / Atresmedia
Spain
INSiDE
Luminous Beast
New Zealand
TELENOVELA
Amor de Mãe
Original Globoplay
Brazil
Quer o Destino
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
Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore
TV MOVIE / MINI-SERIES
Atlantic Crossing
Cinenord / Beta Film / NRK
Norway
Des
New Pictures / ITV
UK
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Studio Dragon / Story TV / Goldmedalist
South Korea
Todas As Mulheres do Mundo
Original Globoplay
Brazil