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The best in world television were recognized Monday evening in New York at the 2023 International Emmy Awards ceremony. The 56 nominees for this year’s awards, awarded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, came from 20 countries spread across six continents.
In a sign of how important streaming companies have become to the international television industry, Amazon and Netflix dominated the best drama series category this year. Two nominees came from Netflix: South Korean legal drama Lawyer extraordinaire Woostarring Park Eun-bin as a young autistic lawyer with a genius IQ, and a German period drama The Empress, the legendary love story between Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph and Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, aka “Sissi”. Two nominees came from Amazon: the Argentine historical thriller Yosi, the regrettable spy from director Daniel Burman, about the real-life intelligence scandal that led to two of the worst terrorist attacks in Latin America, and the British thriller Devil’s Hour with Peter Capaldi.
Netflix also landed two Best Comedy nominees for its Northern Irish hit Girls of Derry And Vir Das: Landing, a stand-up special from one of India’s best comedians. Traditional television has gained a few places, notably for the second season of the French reality TV show. The torch and Argentinian series The boss from Star+ also nominated.
Perhaps the closest race this year was for Best Actress, with Wonder Woman star Connie Nielsen nominated for her role in real life Outside Africa author in a Danish biopic Becoming Karen Blixen; Billie Piper ready for I hate Suzie too, the second season of its cult British series HBO Max; Indian actress Shefali Shah nominated for Netflix’s second season Crime in Delhi (the winner of Best Drama at the 2020 International Emmys); and Karla Souza for Amazon’s Mexican sports series Dive.
The biggest name in the best actor category was Black Panther And The Hobbit star Martin Freeman, nominated for his role in a BBC drama series The answering machine as a cop in crisis and morally compromised working the night shift as a first responder on the mean streets of Liverpool. Argentine actor Gustavo Bassani was nominated in the same category for his performance in Yosi, the regrettable spy; Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson was a candidate for C4’s Swedish survival thriller Ride in the dark; and Jim Sarbh was nominated for the lead role in an Indian aerospace drama rocket boys.
Succession creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong received the 2023 Founders Award in honor of his life’s work. Ektaa R. Kapoor, co-founder of Indian television production powerhouse Balaji Telefilms, has received the 2023 International Emmy Direction Award, which recognizes excellence among senior executives.
The International Academy presented this year’s nominees at its annual Emmy World International Television Festival in New York from November 17-19. The winners of the 2023 International Emmy Awards were announced at a gala at the New York Hilton Midtown on Monday evening.
Read on for a full list of winners.
Artistic programming
Art is our voiceNHK (Japan)
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Eagle Vision / White Pine Pictures (Canada) (WINNER)
Los Tigres Del Norte: Stories to tellPrime Video / Filmadora (Mexico)
Music under the Swastika‚ The maestro and cellist of Auschwitz3B-Produktion GmbH / Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Best Performance by an Actor
Gustavo Bassani in Iosi, El Espía ArrepentidoOficina Burman (The Mediapro Studio) / Amazon (Argentina)
Martin Freeman in The answering machineDancing Ledge Productions (UK) (WINNER)
Jonas Karlsson in Nattryttarna (Ride in the dark), Jarowskij (Sweden)
Jim Sarbh in rocket boys, Culver Max Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd.) / Emmay Entertainment / Roy Kapur Films (India)
Best Performance by an Actress
Connie Nielsen in Drømmeren – Karen Blixen Bliver Til, Zentropa Episodes ApS / Viaplay / Belga / Stage 5 (Denmark)
Billie Piper in I hate Suzie tooBad Wolf (UK)
Shefali Shah in Delhi Crime – Season 2, SK Global Entertainment / Golden Karavan / Film Karavan (India)
Karla Souza in La Caída (Diving)Madame / Filmadora / Infity Hill / Amazon (Mexico) (WINNER)
Drama series
Lawyer extraordinaire WooAstory / KT Studio Genie (South Korea)
Iosi, El Espía ArrepentidoOficina Burman (The Mediapro Studio) / Amazon (Argentina)
Devil’s HourHartswood Films / Amazon (UK)
The EmpressSommerhaus Serien (Germany) (WINNER)
Comedy series
Derry Girls – Season 3Hat Trick Productions (UK) (WINNER)
El Encargado (The Boss)Star+ Original Productions / Pegsa (Argentina)
The Torch – Season 2 (The Flame)Between 2 & 4 / Making Prod (France)
Vir Das: LandingWeird comedy / Rotten Science (India) (WINNER)
Documentary
Dossier Chapecó – O Jogo Por Trás Da TragédiaWarner Bros. Discovery / Pacha Films (Brazil)
Mariupol: the history of the peopleTop Hat Productions / Hayloft Productions / BBC (UK (WINNER)
Nazijäger – Reise In Die Finsternis (Nazi Hunter – Journey Into Darkness)Spiegel TV GmbH (Germany)
Witness – Serigne against the EUZungu / Al Jazeera English (Qatar)
Unscripted Entertainment
In Ponte – The Brazil Bridge, Warner Bros. Discovery / Endemol Shine Brasil (Brazil) (WINNER)
Hôtel du Temps: Dalida (The Time Hôtel: Dalida)Médiawan / Ardimages (France)
Love through AITokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. / Smart Dog Media (Japan)
The Great British Cake – Season 13Love Productions (UK)
Short series
Very Ordinary PeopleMagneto Prod / Canal+ (France) (WINNER)
LynchingsRecord TV (Brazil)
The man against the beeRedRum Films (UK)
The Mandela ProjectParamount (South Africa)
Sports documentary
30 days to GanarNorth Films / N+Docs / ViX+ (Mexico)
Alexie. Work Omnia VincitYou First Originals (Spain)
Harley and KatyaStranger Than Fiction Films (Australia) (WINNER)
Two sidesT+W / Whisper Cymru (South Africa)
Telenovela
Cara and CoragemTV Globo (Brazil)
PantanalTV Globo (Brazil)
Para Semper (Forever)Plural entertainment (Portugal)
Yargi (Family Secrets)Ay Yapim (Türkiye) (WINNER)
TV movie/miniseries
Chaeboljib Maknaeadeul (Reborn Rich), Raemongraein / SLL / ChaebolSPC / VIU (South Korea)
Infiniti, Fingerprint / Fédération Entertainment Belgique (France)
La Caída (Diving)Madame / Filmadora / Infinity Hill / Amazon (Mexico) (WINNER)
Life and death in the warehouseBBC Studios (UK)
Children: Entertainment
Menino Maluquinho (The Hazelnut Boy)Chatrone (Brazil)
Moomin Valley – Season 3Gutsy Animations (Finland)
Rilakkuma Theme Park AdventureWarf Studios / Field Management Expand (Japan)
The Smeds and the SmoosMagic Light Pictures (UK) (WINNER)
Children: factual
Built to surviveButter Media / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Australia) (WINNER)
Quintal TV – Season 2 (Yard TV)Canal Futura – Fundação Roberto Marinho (Brazil)
Takalani Sesame – Season 13Sesame Workshop / Pulp Films (South Africa)
Triff…Anne Frank (Meet…Anne Frank)Cross Media / IFAGE (Germany)
Children: live action
Gudetama: A delicious egg adventure, OLM, Inc. (Japan)
High crushFremantle / Newbe (Australia) (WINNER)
Kol Od Balevav (Forest of Memory)TTV Production / Kan Educational / Genesis Philanthropy Group / Gesher Multicultural Film Fund / AVI CHAI Foundation / Maimonides Fund (Israel)
Unknown landDisney+ Original Productions / Non Stop (Argentina)
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