Cannes/MIPCOM, October 8, 2012 – Nominations for the 40th International Emmy Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 38 nominees in 9 categories. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will receive their Emmys at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala, on November 19, in New York City.
Nominations span 15 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain and The United Kingdom. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.
“At the first International Emmys in 1972, there were only 2 categories: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Today, we have 20 categories presented over 4 different awards ceremonies.” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate the 2012 Nominees for their outstanding achievements as their programs and performances enter into television history and look forward to celebrating them at our Festival and 40th anniversary Gala, this November in New York.”
In celebration of the International Emmys 40th anniversary, the International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to television legends Alan Alda (M*A*S*H ) and Norman Lear (All In The Family ). Both Mr. Alda and Mr. Lear had programs in distribution in 1972, the year of the first International Emmy Awards Gala.
Also, as previously announced, the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy, Co-creator & Executive Producer of Glee while the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award will be presented to Dr. Kim In-Kyu, President & CEO of KBS, (Korean Broadcasting System), also President of the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union).
This year’s partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, TV Globo, Microsoft, Dori Media Group, Ernst & Young, Deluxe, Reed Midem, Sofitel Luxury Hotels, and Variety.
2012 Semi-Final Judging Hosts are: Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia (Abu Dhabi, UAE); Andres Badra, Corporacion Medcom (Panama, Panama); Steven Bawol, Helion Pictures (Paris, France); Piv Bernth, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Copenhagen, Denmark); Nathalie Bourdon, Farmore Distribution (Quebec, Canada); Gillian Carr, Moody Street Kids (Melbourne, Australia); Octavio Florisbal, TV Globo (Lisbon, Portugal & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Frank Dieter Freiling, ZDF (Cologne, Germany); Gregoire Furrer, Gregoire Furrer Productions (Paris, France); Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamps, TV France International (Biarritz, France) ; Alejandro Harrison, Pramer (Buenos Aires, Argentina) ; Vanessa Henneman, Henneman Agency (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Leopold Hoesch, BROADVIEW TV GmbH (Cologne, Germany); Charles Lei, Yingzhanwang (Beijing, China); Denis Lillie, Cape Film Commission (Cape Town, South Africa); Michael McKay, Active TV (Singapore, Singapore); Alexander Marin, Sony Pictures Television Latin America (Santa Fe, Mexico); Bernadette O’Mahony, Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Melbourne, Australia); Miguel Oliva, HBO Latin America Group (Miami, USA); Franz Patay & Chris Hunt, IMZ – International Music & Media Centre (Berlin, Germany); Melvin Perez & Marcello Coltro, MGM Latin America (Miami, USA); Remy Pflimlin & Nicole Devilaine, France Televisions (Paris, France) ; Antony Root, HBO Central Europe (Budapest, Hungary); Jane Roscoe, SBS (Sydney, Australia);Ricardo Salinas, TV Azteca (Mexico City, Mexico); Michael Smeaton, FFP New Media (Berlin, Germany); Saran Virutamavongsa, Bangkok Broadcasting (Bangkok, Thailand); Anil Wanvari, Indian Television Dot Com (Mumbai, India); Tom Woods & Jacques de Suze, Woods TV (Paris, France); Victoria Yarmoshchuk, MRM (Kiev, Ukraine); Regina Ziegler, Ziegler Films (Berlin, Germany).
At Mipcom the International Emmy® Awards are located on stand 26.09
The 2012 International Emmy® Awards Nominees:
Arts Programming
All My Life – Cartola
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
BLUE MAN
WOWOW Inc.
Japan
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Eagle Rock Entertainment/Queen Productions Ltd/Globe Films UK
Songs of War
ZDF German Television/ ARTE / A & O Büro
Germany
Best Performance by an Actor
Arthur Acuña in The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore
Darío Grandinetti in Televisión por la Inclusión
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
Jason Isaacs in Case Histories
Ruby Film and Television / Monastic Productions
UK
Stein Winge in Norwegian Cozy
Tordenfilm AS/ NRK / NFI / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / YLE
Norway
Zhu Yawen in Flying Eagle
H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV Co.,Ltd / Beijing Yechen Film & TV Cultural Development Co., Ltd
PR China
Best Performance by an Actress
Sidse Babett Knudsen in Government
DR
Denmark
Cristina Banegas in Televisión por la Inclusión
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
Rina Sa in Zhong Guo Di
Phoenix Satellite TV in association with Sino Television / Liaoning Seven-star Film / Dongyang Tangyun Fenghua Culture Communications
Hong Kong, China
Joanna Vanderham in The Runaway
BSkyB / Company Pictures/ Sky 1
UK
Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous
BBC Productions / Saunders and French Production
UK
The Invisible Woman
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
Spy
BSkyB / Hat Trick / Sky 1
UK
What if?
Shelter
Belgium
Documentary
Across Land, Across Sea
The Chosunilbo
South Korea
Hitler’s Escape
Anima Films / The History Channel Latin America
Argentina
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
BBC / KEO Films
UK
Wettlauf Zum Südpol (Race to the South Pole)
Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF
Germany
Drama Series
Braquo
Capa Drama / Canal + / Bad Company / Big Nose
France
ICAC Investigators 2011
RTHK / ICAC
Hong Kong, China
The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore
The Slap
Matchbox Pictures / ABC / Screen Australia
Australia
The Social Leader
Artear / Pol-ka
Argentina
Non-Scripted Entertainment
The Amazing Race Australia
Seven Productions-Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. / Active TV / ABC Studios
Australia
The Challenger Muaythai
Imagine Group Pte Ltd / The Group Entertainment
Singapore
El Hormiguero (The Anthill)
7yaccion / Antena 3
Spain
Planeta Extremo (Extreme Planet)
TV Globo
Brazil
Telenovela
The Fire of the Rose
SP Televisão / SIC
Portugal
Holy Remedy
Plural Entertainment Portugal
Portugal
The Illusionist
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
Iron Daughters-in-Law
MBC
South Korea
TV Movie/Mini-Series
Black Mirror
Channel Four Television / Zeppotron
UK
Early Autumn
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Shochiku Co. Ltd.
Japan
The Good Men
TV Globo / Rede Globo / Casa de Cinema de POA
Brazil
L’Infiltré (The Lying Game)
Breakout Films / Aperto Films / Sirena Film / Canal+
France
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. The Academy was chartered with a mission to recognize excellence in television produced outside of the United States and it presents The International Emmy® Awards in the following fifteen categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Children & Young People; Comedy; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama Series; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; TV Movie/Mini-Series. For more information go to www.iemmys.tv.
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