The BBC's comedy series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS was among the 38 nominees for the 40th International Emmy Awards announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. The International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to Alan Alda and Norman Lear, while the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy. Winners will be announced at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala, on November 19, in New York City.
Here is the full list of nominees:
ARTS PROGRAMMING All My Life - Cartola TV Globo / Rede Globo BrazilBLUE MAN WOWOW Inc. JapanQueen: Days of Our Lives Eagle Rock Entertainment/Queen Productions Ltd/Globe Films UKSongs of War ZDF German Television/ ARTE / A & O Büro Germany BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTORArthur Acuña in The Kitchen Musical The Group Entertainment Singapore
Darío Grandinetti in Televisión por la Inclusión ON TV Contenidos ArgentinaJason Isaacs in Case Histories Ruby Film and Television / Monastic Productions UKStein Winge in Norwegian Cozy Tordenfilm AS/ NRK / NFI / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / YLE NorwayZhu Yawen in Flying Eagle H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV Co.,Ltd / Beijing Yechen Film & TV Cultural Development Co., Ltd PR ChinaBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESSSidse Babett Knudsen in Government DR DenmarkCristina Banegas in Televisión por la Inclusión ON TV Contenidos ArgentinaRina Sa in Zhong Guo Di Phoenix Satellite TV in association with Sino Television / Liaoning Seven-star Film / Dongyang Tangyun Fenghua Culture Communications Hong Kong, ChinaJoanna Vanderham in The Runaway BSkyB / Company Pictures/ Sky 1 UKCOMEDYAbsolutely Fabulous BBC Productions / Saunders and French Production UK The Invisible Woman TV Globo / Rede Globo BrazilSpy BSkyB / Hat Trick / Sky 1 UKWhat if? Shelter Belgium
DOCUMENTARYAcross Land, Across Sea The Chosunilbo South Korea Hitler's Escape Anima Films / The History Channel Latin America ArgentinaTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die BBC / KEO Films UKWettlauf Zum Südpol (Race to the South Pole) Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF Germany DRAMA SERIESBraquo Capa Drama / Canal + / Bad Company / Big Nose France ICAC Investigators 2011 RTHK / ICAC Hong Kong, China The Kitchen Musical The Group Entertainment SingaporeThe Slap Matchbox Pictures / ABC / Screen Australia AustraliaThe Social Leader Artear / Pol-ka Argentina NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENTThe Amazing Race Australia Seven Productions-Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. / Active TV / ABC Studios AustraliaThe Challenger Muaythai Imagine Group Pte Ltd / The Group Entertainment SingaporeEl Hormiguero (The Anthill) 7yaccion / Antena 3 SpainPlaneta Extremo (Extreme Planet) TV Globo BrazilTELENOVELAThe Fire of the Rose SP Televisão / SIC PortugalHoly Remedy Plural Entertainment Portugal PortugalThe Illusionist TV Globo / Rede Globo BrazilIron Daughters-in-Law MBC South KoreaTV MOVIE/MINI-SERIESBlack Mirror Channel Four Television / Zeppotron UK
Early Autumn Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Shochiku Co. Ltd. JapanThe Good Men TV Globo / Rede Globo / Casa de Cinema de POA BrazilL'Infiltré (The Lying Game) Breakout Films / Aperto Films / Sirena Film / Canal+ France2012 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD CURRENT AFFAIRS & NEWS NOMINEES CURRENT AFFAIRS Profession: Reporter - Children and Drugs: A Childhood Overtaken By Addiction TV Globo Brazil 'Profession: Reporter' explores the reality of childhood drug addiction in urban areas of Brazil. In the city of Rio de Janeiro local authorities have created mandatory treatment programs to help underage crack addicts.Haiti's Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canada After the earthquake in Haiti, thousands of children were orphaned and left behind to unknown fates. We follow the hope and heartache of three of those children and the caring adults in Canada and Haiti determined to help them.
China Dolls - Fragile Bodies, Strong Minds Phoenix Satellite Television Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, China In May 2011 reporter Ren Ren spent a month filming two families affected by Brittle Bone Disease in China. The survival rates of children with the rare disease and their daily struggles are revealed.The Merciless Traffic in the Flight From Africa infoNetwork GmbH Germany There are an estimated 180,000 refugees crowded into the areas between Tunisia and Egypt, attempting to reach Europe by sea. RTL 'Extra' reporter Jenke von Wilmsdorff has become the first TV journalist to accompany hundreds of refugees aboard a smuggler's boat to Lampedusa. NEWS Rains in the Mountain Region of Rio de Janeiro TV Globo Brazil In January 2011 heavy rains in the mountain region of Rio de Janeiro state caused the worst natural disaster in Brazilian history. TV Globo's crews took to the road soon after the first landslides began. The crews followed rescue teams as they struggled to reach families stranded in extreme conditions.
Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Japan On March 11, 2011 the largest earthquake in the country's history struck Japan, generating a devastatingly destructive tsunami. NHK was immediately on the scene, covering the first moments of the disaster as it happened and providing continuous coverage to keep the public informed.
The Fall of Tripoli – Al Jazeera English Newshour Al Jazeera Network / Al Jazeera English Qatar Al Jazeera journalists provide extensive coverage of the uprising in Libya. As fighters advanced towards Tripoli from Zlitan to the Western mountains, Al Jazeera tells the stories of the people of Libya and the battle to free them from years of tyranny.Occupy The World RT Channel Russia On October 15, 2011 the Occupy movement went global. It started in New York City when protesters, unhappy with the way their government was handling the economy, pitched tents outside the stock exchange. RT brings the protesters' message worldwide.
About THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. The Academy’s yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy® Awards Ceremony held in New York, The International Digital Emmy® Awards at MIPTV and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, The International Emmy® World Television Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics. VIEW THE LIST OF MEMBERS Members meet 3 to 4 times a year to propose standards and promote philosophies for the future of quality global programming. The Board advises on International Emmy® Award rules and regulations as well as the management of the organization. The Board of Directors has its largest meeting in November on the day of the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City.
The Academy was founded in 1969 to promote excellence in international television programming and is the organization that presents the International Emmy Award to the best television programs produced, and initially aired, outside the U.S. There are twenty program categories for the International Emmy Awards: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actor; Best Performance by an Actress; Comedy; Current Affairs; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama Series; Kids: Preschool; Kids: Animation; Kids: Factual; Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment; Kids: Series; Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; and TV Movie/Mini-Series.Every November the Academy produces The International Emmys World Television Festival and the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City. The Festival screens the current year's International Emmy-nominated programs and features the world-class producers and directors who speak about their work. The International Emmy Awards Gala takes place the day after the Festival, awarding the International Emmy. This black-tie event attracts over 1,000 major figures in broadcast, entertainment and media from around the world.