2021 Nominees

Every year, the global television industry competes in the International Emmy® Awards competition to be recognized on the International Academy’s global stage. This year there are 44 Nominees across 11 categories and 24 countries: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, PR China, Colombia, Egypt, France, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom & the United States.

#iemmyNOM #iemmysWIN Information about all the Nominees is included in the following pages for the following categories:

Arts Programming Best Performance by an Actor Best Performance by an Actress Comedy Documentary Drama Series Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program Non-Scripted Entertainment Short-Form Series Telenovela TV Movie/Mini-Series

EMICIDA: AMARELO - É TUDO PRA ONTEM / EMICIDA: AMARELO - IT’S ALL FOR YESTERDAY

BRAZIL - LabFantasma / Netflix

Between scenes from his concert in Sao Paulo’s Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.

KUBRICK BY KUBRICK

FRANCE - Temps Noir / Telemark / Arte France

Stanley Kubrick’s mark on the legacy of cinema can never be measured. Through Michel Ciment, a film critic internationally known for being an expert on Stanley Kubrick, and our advisor for this film, we have access to a series of rare interviews that occurred during their 30 years of friendship.

NAKAMURA-YA FAMILY 2020 MATTEMASHITA! KANKURO SHICHINOSUKE SHIREN TO KASSAI NO MAKUAKE SP / KABUKI ACTORS’ ANGUISH - IS ENTERTAINMENT NONESSENTIAL?

JAPAN - Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Kyodo Television, Ltd.

Nakamura-ya is one of the oldest families in the 400-year history of Kabuki. With their performances being cancelled, Kankuro, the suzerain of the family, suffered anguish over the public opinion that “entertainment is nonessential.” So, the family decided to take on a new challenge.

ROMEO AND JULIET: BEYOND WORDS

UNITED KINGDOM - Footwork Films / BalletBoyz / BBC / Royal Opera House / Proton Projekt

Romeo & Juliet is a drama feature film shot on location, starring the dancers of the Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s classic ballet. This is the story everyone knows, told in a language everyone understands, presented in a new light by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt.

VALERIA BERTUCCELLI IN EL CUADERNO DE TOMY

ARGENTINA - Pampa Films / Netflix

Just before her 42nd birthday, Maria is diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She decides to share her battle, feelings, and thoughts with the online community. Tempered by her particularly sardonic sense of humor, which at times is almost brutal in its honesty, she attracts thousands of followers. Toward the end of her life, she decides to write a notebook with her thoughts for her young son.

ANE GABARAIN IN PATRIA

SPAIN - Alea Media / HBO Europe

Hard as a rock with a bitter, surly nature. She doesn’t have any pleasant, and much less affectionate, words in her vocabulary. She is married to Joxian, and their relationship is far from affectionate. But it has never really been so, not even in the first years. She was Bittori’s best friend until the town started to turn its back on Txato. Their lives have run parallel in many ways, but when her son Joxe Mari joins ETA her world changes and she becomes radicalized. MENNA SHALABY IN EVERY WEEK HAS A FRIDAY

EGYPT - Shahid VIP / Film Factory / Meem

Nour is caught up in a scandal after having an affair with a renowned writer. Intimidated by the harsh criticism of society, she is forced to change her name to Laila and announce her death while accepting to marry the mentally challenged Emad. Laila surrenders to her new difficult life, but one day she is visited by an old neighbor who starts violently harassing her till Emad kills him.

HAYLEY SQUIRES IN ADULT MATERIAL

UNITED KINGDOM - Fifty Fathoms Productions

Hayley Squires plays leading British pornstar Jolene Dollar in Lucy Kirkwood’s new drama Adult Material. Juggling on-set glamour and motherhood at home, Jolene is a poster girl for the industry; respected, aspirational, happy. Through her eyes we see a world that isn’t driven by exploitation, but by opportunity for working class women.

BEIRUT 6:07

LEBANON - Shahid VIP / MBC Group / IMAGIC

A series of 15 short films that looks at the tragic 2020 Beirut explosion highlighting stories of victims as well as survivors.

DIÁRIO DE UM CONFINADO

BRAZIL - Globo

A series especially designed and produced for quarantine. It shows chronicles of the day-to-day life of a citizen who is suddenly forced to go on with life at home. His personal and professional appointments are all remote.

GENTE HABLANDO / PEOPLE TALKING - SEASON 2

SPAIN -Set Màgic Audiovisual / Atresmedia

Gente Hablando is an anthology series that explores human contradictions in a naturalistic style through seemingly mundane conversation and situations.

INSiDE

NEW ZEALAND - Luminous Beast

Reclusive tech expert, Rose, is in lockdown and hacking stranger’s video calls - her only hit of human interaction. But when she reconnects with an old bully, Rose finds herself sharing a bubble with a ghost from her past. Rose must work out what is real and what is part of the pandemic.

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE U.S. PRIMETIME PROGRAM NOMINEES

21ST ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS®

UNITED STATES - Univision Network / The Latin Recording Academy

The 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® aired on Nov.19 with the theme “Music Makes Us Human.” It featured performances from around the world and was a celebration of musical excellence and the power of music, bringing us together through stories of hope, community, and a renewed sense of purpose.

A TINY AUDIENCE

UNITED STATES - February Entertainment LLC

The format is a lightly scripted music-talk show full of unfiltered emotions where music stars perform an organic and up close set in front of a tiny audience of fans in a very intimate setting. During the show the artists get to speak about themselves, their songwriting and their music.

COVID 19 ADAPTARNOS O MORIR

UNITED STATES - WAPA TV / WAPA América

As the pandemic started to frighten the world, a production crew set out on a journey to investigate how first responders worked around COVID 19, its effect, their struggles and fears. It’s a first-hand perspective of what facing a dramatic life changing event is about.

PREMIO LO NUESTRO A LA MUSICA LATINA 2020

UNITED STATES - Univision

As the 32nd edition of Hispanic television’s longest-running music Awards shows, Premio Lo Nuestro 2020 hit historical milestones with performances from J Balvin, Raphael and Alejandro Fernandez, and many more. The ceremony was hosted by Pitbull, Thalía, and Alejandra Espinoza.

CERCADOS / SIEGED

BRAZIL - Original Globoplay / Globo Journalism

The pandemic brought stories told by journalists who left their homes during social isolation to record the spread of the virus, the decisions of the authorities, and the tireless work of scientists and health professionals.

HOPE FROZEN: A QUEST TO LIVE TWICE

THAILAND - 2050 Productions / Netflix

This documentary follows a Thai scientist and his family as they decide to cryogenically freeze their cherished, dying toddler.

THEY CALL ME BABU

NETHERLANDS - Pieter van Huystee Film

They Call Me Babu is a documentary entirely composed of unique archive footage and tells the story of Alima, who worked as a nanny in the former Dutch colony of Indonesia. Her story plays out against the backdrop of World War II and the country’s subsequent struggle for independence.

TOXIC BEAUTY

CANADA - White Pine Pictures / Orama Filmworks

Toxic Beauty follows the class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and the plaintiffs: women fighting for justice in a race against time.

DA’S LIEFDE! / THAT’S LOVE!

BELGIUM - Shelter / Toreador

THAT’S LOVE! A lighthearted and fresh format all about love. This show offers 8 experiments per episode, all involving love. This results in an entertaining mix of real emotions, real people, real stories and above all; real love. A format which goes straight to the heart of the viewer.

I-LAND

SOUTH KOREA - CJ ENM

Who will be the next BTS? I-Land is an incubating system designed to develop and produce the perfect idol group and serves as place for living, training, and performing. 23 trainees gather in I-Land to dream and compete to debut as a global idol group.

¿QUIÉN ES LA MÁSCARA? / THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 2

MEXICO - Televisa / EndemolShine Boomdog

The Masked Singer features celebrities facing off against each other with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with a full-face mask to conceal his or her identity.

THE MASKED SINGER

UNITED KINGDOM - Bandicoot Scotland / ITV

The Masked Singer is a reality singing competition hosted by Joel Dommett and featuring Ken Jeong, Davina McCall, Rita Ora, and Jonathan Ross. 12 celebrities compete inside elaborate character costumes as viewers and the panel speculate on who could be behind the mask.

TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES NOMINEES

ATLANTIC CROSSING

NORWAY - Cinenord / Beta Film / PBS / SVT/ DR / Nevision / NRK

A princess steals the heart of the President of the United States in an epic drama based on the relationship of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha, who fights to save her country. Based on true events, a unique perspective on the tragic events of WWII.

DES

UNITED KINGDOM - New Pictures / ITV

Des is a true-crime drama focusing on one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history – Dennis Nilsen. The story is told through the prism of three isolated men – a detective, a biographer, and Nilsen himself. Can we ever really understand the mind of a psychopathic killer?

IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY

SOUTH KOREA - CJ ENM / Studio Dragon / Story TV / Goldmedalist

An imperious, emotionally challenged children’s book author meets a wounded male caregiver at a psychiatric ward. Developing a rapport of a love-hate obsessive relationship, the two embrace and heal each other’s wounds and learn to give and take holistic love.

TODAS AS MULHERES DO MUNDO / ALL THE WOMEN IN THE WORLD

BRAZIL - Original Globoplay

A contemporary romantic comedy about love in all its form: Paulo, a bohemian dreamer that lives his relationships intensively, falls deeply for all the women he meets. He counts on the advice of his best friends to face the emotions of his accomplishments and breakups.

ROY NIK IN NORMALI / NORMAL

ISRAEL - Dori Media / HOT

Noam is a young and promising columnist who writes 800 words every week about what goes on in his life for the weekend edition of Our Country newspaper. His dream is to be perceived as someone who has more to offer to this world than just being the son of Udi Ashkenazi, an acclaimed national poet who is considered a living legend.

NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI IN SERIOUS MEN

INDIA - Bombay Fables / Cineraas Entertainment / Netflix

Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays the character of Ayyan Mani, a middle class married man who has a son. Faced by many hardships in his life and coming from an underprivileged background, he is extremely ambitious and does not want his child to face the problems he did. With the same thought in mind, he devises a master plan that uses his son’s ‘potential’ in a way that benefits the whole family. CHRISTIAN TAPPÁN IN EL ROBO DEL SIGLO / THE GREAT HEIST

COLOMBIA - Dynamo Producciones / Netflix

Jaime Molina, alias “El abogado”, an attorney with failing health, plays confidant and right-hand man to Chayo, helping with the logistics of the bank heist.

DAVID TENNANT IN DES

UNITED KINGDOM - New Pictures / ITV

An outwardly meek Scottish civil servant, Dennis Nilsen is unexpectedly cooperative when he is arrested, freely admitting to killing ‘15 or 16’ victims. He revels in the attention from both the police and the press, but both sides soon learn that trying to decipher a serial killer is a dangerous game.

A QUEST TO HEAL

SINGAPORE - Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd

Li Jishi promises to help Luo Mingyi, who claims to have come from Ming Dynasty, time-travel back. Bi Zheng is determined to return to Ming Dynasty and marry Mingyi whom he secretly loves, but Mingyi is motivated to help Jishi here.

AMOR DE MÃE / A MOTHER’S LOVE

BRAZIL - Globo

Three women with different stories who recognize themselves with love for their children. A Mother’s love is a feeling that moves the world and brings people together. Lurdes, Thelma, and Vitória experience motherhood to its fullest, each in their own way, and will find a bond that will connect their lives.

QUER O DESTINO / DESTINY

PORTUGAL - Plural Entertainment Portugal

The story of Vitoria’s resilience, love, and vengeance in returning to the place where she was raped at 14 to be a nurse to Catarina, the rapists’ mother. When encountering her past, Vitoria will find out who murdered her father, her rapists’ identity, and the passionate and unconditional love between herself and a new love.

THE SONG OF GLORY

PR CHINA - China Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd / Croton Entertainment Co., Ltd / Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film / Culture Communication Co., Ltd / Jolly Orange Studio

The Song of Glory tells the story of the chivalrous woman Li Ge and the governor Liu Yikang who after many tribulations, get married, join hands to defend the country, and jointly create a prosperous and peaceful world.

CALL MY AGENT! - SEASON 4

FRANCE - Mon Voisin Productions / Mother Productions / France Télévision / Netflix

At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy - and their business afloat - after an unexpected crisis.

MOTHERLAND: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

UNITED KINGDOM - Merman Television / Two Four / BBC / Lionsgate

Motherland is about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive side and unromantic take on parenting. The show explores the ups and downs of modern parenting with its heady mix of competitive friendships, school-gate rivalry, and a lot of red wine.

PROMESAS DE CAMPAÑA / CAMPAIGN PROMISES

COLOMBIA - FoxTelecolombia / Estudios Teleméxico / Claro Video

Promesas de Campaña is a comedy that follows everything a political party has to do to win their election.

VIR DAS: FOR INDIA

INDIA - Weirdass Comedy / Netflix

From Vegas to Vasco de Gama to vacuous Bollywood plot lines, comedian Vir Das celebrates the history of India with his perspective.

AARYA

INDIA - Disney+ Hotstar / Ram Madhvani Films / Endemol Shine India

Aarya Sareen’s blissful family life is jeopardized when greed consumes her loved ones. With crime as her legacy, can she escape from what she hates the most?

EL PRESIDENTE

CHILE - Amazon Studios / Gaumont / Fabula / Kapow

Sergio Jadue, lowly director of a small-town soccer club in Chile, unexpectedly finds himself at the head of the Chilean soccer association. Drunk with power, he becomes the protégé of soccer godfather Julio Grondona and the FBI’s key to undoing the largest corruption scheme in the world of soccer.

TEHRAN

ISRAEL - Donna and Shula Productions / Paper Plane Productions

Tehran tells the story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.

THERE SHE GOES - SEASON 2

UNITED KINGDOM - Merman Television / BBC / BritBox

There She Goes is about a severely learning disabled 9-year-old girl, Rosie, as well as her dad, Simon, mum, Emily and brother, Ben. All stories and characters are drawn from the real-life experience of writer Shaun Pye, whose daughter was born in 2006 with an extremely rare and undiagnosed chromosomal disorder.