Nominations for the 37th International Emmy® Awards were announced today by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 41 nominees in 10 categories. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will be announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony hosted by UK television star Graham Norton, on November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel.

Nominations span over 17 countries with first ever Emmy nomination for Thailand, in the Children & Young People Category. The United Kingdom leads with 9 nominations, followed by Brazil (5), Germany, Mexico & The Philippines (3). The competition took place with three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from over 600 judges in 50 different countries.

“As interest in our competition builds every year, The Academy is proud to serve as a cultural showcase of television from all continents,” said Academy President & CEO, Bruce L. Paisner. “We congratulate the 2009 Nominees for their outstanding achievements and hope the first-time nomination from Thailand will inspire more producers from many more countries to follow in their footsteps and enter the competition.”

In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming, the Academy will present two special awards. Sir David Frost, one of the preeminent television figures of the 20th century whose interviews with President Richard Nixon were immortalized in last year’s Oscar nominated movie Frost/Nixon, is set to receive the 2009 International Emmy® Founders Award. Markus Schächter, Director General, ZDF, will receive the 2009 International Emmy Directorate Award for his outstanding leadership of ZDF and to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of The Federal Republic of Germany.



This year’s partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, TV Globo, Dori Media Group, Microsoft, Ascent Media, Ernst & Young, Reed MIDEM, Sofitel New York, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter.



2009 Semi-Final Judging Hosts are:

Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc.,(Los Angeles, USA); Broadview TV GmbH (Cologne, Germany); CANAL + (Paris, France) ;DR-Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Copenhagen, Denmark;) European Television Guild (London, United Kingdom); Festcom, (Melbourne, Australia) ; FFP New Media, (Cologne, Germany); The Frame Production (Abu Dhabi, UAE); France 2 Television; (New York, USA) ;HBO Latin America Group (Miami, USA) ; Indian Television.com, (Mumbai, India); International Music & Media Centre (IMZ) at Golden Prague (Prague, Czech Republic); Lagardère Entertainment & Helion Pictures (Paris, France) Metro TV (Accra, Ghana) ;MTV - Hungarian Television ;(Budapest, Hungary); SABC (Johannesburg, South Africa); South Pacific Pictures (Auckland, New Zealand); Telemundo (Miami, USA) ;TV UNAM (Mexico City, Mexico); ZDF (Cologne, Germany).





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.





37TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS NOMINEES



ARTS PROGRAMMING

Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life TV Globo Brazil

The Mona Lisa Curse Oxford Film & Television for Channel 4 United Kingdom

Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voice Resound! Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. Japan

Seven Gates of Jerusalem TVP SA / Platige Image Poland



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Robert de Hoog Skin Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater Films The Netherlands

Chen Li Ultimate Rescue China Movie Channel PR China

Óscar Olivares Capadocia HBO Latin America Originals Mexico

Ben Whishaw Criminal Justice BBC United Kingdom



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Emma De Caunes Night Birds CHEZ WAM France

Angel Locsin The Wolf ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation The Philippines

Cecilia Suárez Capadocia HBO Latin America Originals Mexico

Julie Walters A Short Stay in Switzerland BBC United Kingdom



CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Dustbin Baby Kindle Entertainment United Kingdom

Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thailand

The Little Emperor’s Christmas TV Globo Brazil

Mille Danish Broadcasting Corporation Denmark



COMEDY

Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts Telecom Staff for NHK in association with NHK Enterprises Japan

Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor… Phil McIntyre / Goodnight Vienna for Channel 4 United Kingdom

The Slum TV Globo Brazil

Turkish for Beginners Bayerischer Rundfunk / Norddeutscher Rundfunk / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / ARD-Werbung / Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH Germany



DOCUMENTARY

The Ascent of Money Chimerica Media for Channel 4 United Kingdom

Cityboy – The Life of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson United Docs / ECO Media / WDR Germany

Pancho Villa: Aqui y Alli The History Channel Latin America / Anima Films Argentina

Shooting the Messenger Al Jazeera English Qatar



DRAMA SERIES

Capadocia HBO Latin America Originals Mexico

The Land of the Wind Korean Broadcasting System South Korea

The Protectors Danish Broadcasting Corporation in association with ZDF / NRK / SVT Denmark

Sokhulu & Partners Paw Paw Films South Africa

Spooks Kudos Film and TV Ltd United Kingdom



NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT

The Amazing Race Asia Amazing Race Productions Inc. / ABC Studios / SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (AXN Asia) / Sony Pictures Television / ActiveTV Asia Pte Ltd / ActiveTV Pty Ltd Singapore

Historia Extrema The History Channel Latin America / Endemol Argentina Argentina

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! ITV Studios United Kingdom

The Phone Park Lane TV Productions The Netherlands



TELENOVELA

India – A Love Story TV Globo Brazil

Magdusa Ka GMA Network, Inc. The Philippines

Second Chance TF1 Production / Fontana France

A Time for Us ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation / Double Vision SDN BHD The Philippines



TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Maysa – When the Heart Sings TV Globo Brazil

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Talkback Thames for Channel 4 United Kingdom

Ultimate Rescue China Movie Channel PR China

The Wolves of Berlin Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG / ZDR Germany



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