BBC1 comedy among several British nominees in scripted and unscripted categories
BBC1 breakout comedic cosy crime hit Ludwig has led the British charge at the International Emmys with two nominations.
The Big Talk Studios and That Mitchell & Webb Company title is joined by other high-profile UK shows including Rivals, Lost Boys & Fairies and Until I Kill You up for gongs at the ceremony.
Ludwig, which stars David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle-maker posing as a detective, will compete in the best comedy category against Netflix’s South Korean offering Chicken Nugget (Studio N, Plusmedia Entertainment), Canal+ France’s Iris (Les films entre 2 et 4) and ViX Mexico’s Y Llegaron de Noche (3Pas, Visceral).
Mitchell is up for the best actor award against Indian star Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila (Window Seat Films/ Netflix), Spain’s Oriol Pla in Yo, Adicto (Alea Media/ Disney+) and Colombia’s Diego Vasquez in One Hundred Years of Solitude (Dynamo Producciones/ Netflix).
The awards, which celebrate shows from outside the US, will also see Happy Prince’s Disney+ smash Rivals compete in the best drama series category against Apple TV+ Mexican series Las Azules (Lemon Studios), Hot Israel’s Bad Boy (Sipur Studios, North Road Company, Tedy Production) and South Africa’s Koek (Wolflight).
Another BBC1 offering, Duck Soup’s Wales-based LGBTQ+ adoption drama Lost Boys & Fairies, is up for the TV movie/mini-series gong alongside Netflix India’s Amar Singh Chamkila, Germany’s Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (Sperl Film) and Chilean drama Vencer o Morir (Amazon MGM Studios/ Parox S.A.).
Anna Maxwell Martin has been nominated in the best actress category for her performance as Delia Balmer in ITV’s true crime drama Until I Kill You. She is up against Charlotte Hope in South Africa’s Catch Me A Killer (Kowalski Films, LMP 51, Showmax, Night Train Media), Carolina Miranda in Mexico’s Mujeres Asesinas series two (Pletora Productions) and Maria Sid in Sweden’s Smärtpunkten (Kärnfilm, Art & Bob).
British documentaries have also made a splash on the international scene, with Basement Films’ Dispatches doc Kill Zone: Inside Gaza up for best current affairs award.
Expectation’s Ukraine War-focused doc Hell Jumper is up for best documentary, following on from its Rockie Awards wins at the Banff World Media Festival in June, including the Grand Jury Prize.
Sky News’ The Gangs of Haiti is up for the best news award, while other British nominees include Oxford Films’ Sky Arts doc Art Matters with Melvyn Bragg, which will compete in the arts programming category.
International Academy president and chief executive Bruce L. Paisner said: “As the International Emmys continue to recognise the very best in television, the creativity and calibre of this year’s nominees, from a record 26 countries, reflect the global strength of our industry. New York City will once again serve as the global stage this November, where we will honor their remarkable achievements.”
SHORTLIST IN FULL
Arts Programming
Art Matters with Melvyn Bragg
Oxford Films / Sky Arts
United Kingdom
DJ Mehdi: Made In France
Ultra Magnetic / 360 Creative / Unité / Arte France
France
Herchcovitch; Exposto [Herchcovitch; Exposed]
Mood Hunter
Brazil
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Japan
Best Performance by an Actor
Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila
Window Seat Films / Netflix
India
David Mitchell in Ludwig
Big Talk Studios / That Mitchell & Webb Company
United Kingdom
Oriol Pla in Yo, adicto [I, Addict]
Alea Media / Disney +
Spain
Diego Vasquez in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Dynamo Producciones / Netflix
Colombia
Best Performance by an Actress
Charlotte Hope in Catch Me A Killer
Kowalski Films / LMP 51 / Showmax / Night Train Media
South Africa
Anna Maxwell Martin in Until I Kill You
World Productions
United Kingdom
Carolina Miranda in Mujeres Asesinas – Season 2
Pletora Productions / ViX
Mexico
Maria Sid in Smärtpunkten [Pressure Point]
Kärnfilm / Art & Bob
Sweden
Comedy
Chicken Nugget
Studio N / Plusmedia Entertainment / Netflix
South Korea
Iris
Les films entre 2 et 4 / Canal+
France
Ludwig
Big Talk Studios / That Mitchell & Webb Company
United Kingdom
Y Llegaron de Noche [They Came at Night]
3Pas / Visceral / ViX
Mexico
Current Affairs
Dispatch: Kill Zone: Inside Gaza
Basement Films
United Kingdom
Philippines: Diving for Gold
Keyi Productions / Arte G.E.I.E
France
Repórter Record Investigação: Desaparecidos Forçados [Enforced Disappearances]
Record TV / Playplus
Brazil
Walk the Line
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
Singapore
Documentary
Hell Jumper
Expectation Entertainment for the BBC
United Kingdom
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
Abelart Productions
France
O Prazer é Meu [It’s My Pleasure]
Amana Cine
Brazil
School Ties
IdeaCandy
South Africa
Drama Series
Las Azules [Women in Blue]
Lemon Studios / Apple TV+
Mexico
Bad Boy
Sipur Studios / North Road Company / Tedy Production / Hot
Israel
Koek [Cake]
Wolflight
South Africa
Rivals
Happy Prince part of ITV Studios / Disney+
United Kingdom
Kids: Animation
Bluey
Ludo Studio
Australia
Lamput – Season 4
Warner Bros. Discovery / Vaibhav Studio / Robot Playground Media / Lil Critter Workshop /The Monk Studios / Tribe Audio / The Tuning Folk / Inspidea / Shapeshifter Studio
Singapore
Lupi e Baduki
Flamma / Elo / Birdo
Brazil
Muumilaakso – Season 4 [Moominvalley]
Gutsy Animations / YLE / SkyOne
Finland
Kids: Factual & Entertainment
Auf Fritzis Spuren – Wie war das so in der DDR? [On Fritzi’s Traces – What was it like in the GDR?]
Balance Film GmbH / Germany Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) / Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Germany
Bora, O Pódio é Nosso
Globo / Sentimental Filmes
Brazil
Kids Like Us
Echo Velvet
United Kingdom
Playroom Live
Eclipse Television Productions
South Africa
Kids: Live-Action
Fallen
Globoplay / Night Train Media / Silver Reel / Hero Squared / Umedia
United Kingdom
Luz
Floresta (Sony)
Brazil
Prefects
Peripheral Vision International
Kenya
Shut UP
Alfredfilm / Feelgood SFT / Snowreel / Rabbit Films
Norway
News
Fantástico: El Salvador: Safety’s Somber Side
Globo
Brazil
The Gangs of Haiti
Sky News
United Kingdom
Gaza, Search for Life
Al Jazeera News Directorate
Qatar
Syria – The Truth Coming Out
TV4
Sweden
Non-Scripted Entertainment
Big Brother: Canada – Season 12
Insight Productions
Canada
Love is Blind: Habibi
Imagic / Netflix
United Arab Emirates
¿Quién es la Máscara? – Season 6 [The Masked Singer]
TelevisaUnivisión / Endemol Shine Boomdog
Mexico
Shaolin Heroes
Metronome Productions / Banijay / TV 2 Danmark
Denmark
Short-Form Series
Beyond Dancing
Radio Television Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
La médiatrice [The Mediator]
KOTV
Canada
My Dead Mom
LoCo Motion Pictures
Canada
Todo se Transforma – Season 4 [Change is Everything]
Warner Bros. Discovery / Buffalo Producciones
Argentina
Sports Documentary
Argentina ‘78
Disney+ Original Productions / Pampa Films
Argentina
Chasing the Sun 2
T+W
South Africa
It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed the Spanish Football
You First Originals
Spain
Sven
Whisper / Up & Away Film Entertainment / Prime Video
United Kingdom
Telenovela
Deha [The Good & The Bad]
Ay Yapim
Türkiye
Mania de Vocȇ [Crazy About You]
TV Globo
Brazil
Regreso a Las Sabinas [Return to Las Sabinas]
Diagonal TV / Disney+
Spain
Valle Salvaje
Studio Canal
Spain
TV Movie/Mini-Series
Amar Singh Chamkila
Window Seat Films / Netflix
India
Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb
Sperl Film
Germany
Lost Boys & Fairies
Duck Soup Films
United Kingdom
Vencer o Morir [Victory or Death]
Amazon MGM Studios / Parox S.A.
Chile
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