International Emmy Nominations: United Kingdom Leads This Year’s Tally; Canada’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Doesn’t Make the Cut

The United Kingdom led all territories in nominations at this year’s International Emmys, landing 14 nods total — including Disney+’s “A Thousand Blows” in drama and Netflix’s “Man vs. Baby” in comedy. Brazil followed, with nine nominations, then Spain with five.

Meanwhile, not making the cut was Bell Media/Crave’s “Heated Rivalry,” although a Bell Media rep confirmed that it had been submitted. “Heated Rivalry” was a phenom earlier this year both internationally and in the U.S., where it ran on HBO Max — but because it was a Canadian commission with no U.S. production partners, it wasn’t eligible for the Television Academy’s Primetime Emmy consideration. Hence, it was eligible for an International Emmy, but it wasn’t among the nominees announced on Wednesday.

Besides “A Thousand Blows,” other drama series that did make the cut included France’s “Carême,” Argentina’s “Menem” and India’s “Real Kashmir Football Club.” On the comedy side, besides “Man vs Baby,” nominees include Argentina’s “División Palermo — Season 2 [Community Squad],” Spain’s “Old Dog, New Tricks” and India’s “Vir Das: Fool Volume.”

All told, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed 64 nominees across 16 categories and spanning 22 countries.

“The International Emmy Awards are as competitive as ever, with an outstanding range of entries from around the world vying for a coveted nomination,” International Academy presidentCEO Bruce L. Paisner said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing the global television community together to celebrate these exceptional programs and performances.”

Winners will be announced at the 54th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York on Monday, Nov. 23.

Nominees this year also came from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea and Türkiye.

Here are this year’s nominees:

DRAMA SERIES

“A Thousand Blows” (The Story Collective / Matriarch Productions / Water & Power Productions / Disney+) United Kingdom
“Carême” (VVZ / Shine Fiction / Apple TV) France
“Menem” (Claxson / Amazon MGM Studios) Argentina
“Real Kashmir Football Club” (Sony LIV / Jaya Entertainment / Oshun Entertainment) India

COMEDY

“División Palermo — Season 2 [Community Squad]” (K&S Films / Netflix) Argentina
“Man vs Baby” (Housesitter Productions / Netflix) United Kingdom
“Old Dog, New Tricks” (Alea / Netflix) Spain
“Vir Das: Fool Volume” (Zazu Production Inc / Netflix) India

TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

“Anatomía de un Instante [The Anatomy of a Moment]” (Movistar Plus+ / DLO Producciones) Spain
“Hyper Knife” (The Walt Disney Company Korea / CJ ENM Studios / Blaad) South Korea
“Máscaras de Oxigênio Não Cairão Automaticamente [Oxygen Masks Will Not Drop Down Automatically]” (Morena Filmes / Warner Bros. Discovery) Brazil
“Prisoner 951″ (Dancing Ledge Productions Ltd for the BBC) United Kingdom

ARTS PROGRAMMING

“Copy + Paste + Steal” (The Moving Visuals Co.) Singapore
“Der talentierte Mr. F” (Neue Flimmer GmbH on behalf of MDR / BR / ARD Kultur / RBB / HR) Germany
“Live Aid at 40: When Rock ‘N’ Roll Took on the World” (Brook Lapping, a Zinc Media Label) United Kingdom
“Passinho Foda — O Corre por Trás da Dança [Uncredited — The Story of Passinho]” (Red Bull Media House / Capuri) Brazil

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Javier Cámara, “Yakarta [Jakarta]” (Buendia Studios Canarias / Mediapro Canarias SLU / Movistar Plus+) Spain
Ricardo Darín, “The Eternaut” (K&S Films / Netflix) Argentina
Ian Roberts, “A Kind of Madness” (Wolflight) South Africa
Bobby Schofield, “Unforgivable” (LA Productions) United Kingdom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Mona Mina Leon, “Holy Sh!t” (Fobic Films / Streamz) Belgium
Bárbara Mori, “Lucca’s World” (Woo Films / Netflix) Mexico
Park Ji-hyun, “You and Everything Else” (Kakao Entertainment / Netflix) South Korea
Sheridan Smith, “I Fought the Law” (Hera Pictures / ITV1) United Kingdom

CURRENT AFFAIRS

“Al Jazeera Investigates: Hasina: 36 Days in July” (Al Jazeera English) Qatar
“Arte Reportage: My Father’s Hair” (Keyi Productions / Arte G.E.I.E.) France
“Exposure: Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War” (Zandland / ITV1) United Kingdom
“Profissão Repórter: Feminice” (Globo) Brazil

DOCUMENTARY

“Louis Theroux: The Settlers” (Mindhouse Productions) United Kingdom
“Marcial Maciel: El Lobo de Dios [Marcial Maciel: The Wolf of God]” (Warner Bros. Discovery / Anima Films) Mexico
“One “Orphan” Every Hour” (Mediacorp Pte Ltd) Singapore
“Opioïdes, Business & Addiction [Addiction Criminals]” (Premières Lignes / France Télévisions) France

KIDS: ANIMATION

“Irmão do Jorel — Season 5 [Jorel’s Brother]” (Copa Studio / Cartoon Network Latin America) Brazil
“Lenas Hof [Lena’s Farm]” (Studio Film Bilder GmbH / Minya Film & Animation / ZDF) Germany
“My Melody & Kuromi” (Toruku from Wit Studio / Netflix) Japan
“The Scarecrows’ Wedding” (Magic Light Pictures) United Kingdom

KIDS: FACTUAL & ENTERTAINMENT

“Horrible Science” (Lion Television) United Kingdom
“Mitateru-Phose: Let’s Change Perspectives!” (NHK / NHK Educational Corporation) Japan
“Nysgjerrige Noah [Adventurous Noah]” (Fabeleaktiv) Norway
“Terceirão [Senior_SZN]” (Globo) Brazil

KIDS: LIVE-ACTION

“31 Minutos: Calurosa Navidad” (Amazon MGM Studios / Aplaplac) Chile
“De Achterblijvers [Those Left Behind]” (Dark Alley Pictures / BNN Vara / Black Bee Productions) Netherlands
“Dexter Procter the Ten Year Old Doctor” (Various Artists Limited / Terrible Productions) United Kingdom
“Love at First Spike” (ABS-CBN Studios / iWant) Philippines

NEWS

“Fantástico: Return to Yanomami Land” (Globo) Brazil
“Lembra-te de Mim [Remember Me]” (TVI) Portugal
“Missing in Gaza” (Al Jazeera Arabic Channel) Qatar
“The World: 24 Hours in the Kill Zone” (Sky News) United Kingdom

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT

“Ed Stafford’s Rite of Passage” (Bilibili / Warner Bros. Discovery / Arrow Media / Beach House Pictures) China
“Educating Yorkshire — Season 2″ (Twofour) United Kingdom
“La Peor Vuelta al Mundo [The Worst Trip Around the World]” (Non Stop México / Disney+) Mexico
“Loups-Garous — Season 2 [Werewolves]” (Jaad Productions / Presque Prod) France

SHORT-FORM SERIES

“De Klas van 2000 [The Class of 2000]” (De Mensen / DPG Media) Belgium
“Jornada da Vida: Rio Mekong” (Globo) Brazil
“PeopleWatching — Season 3″ (Lapaire Productions / Cutting Class Media / Lakeside Animation) Canada
“Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26″ (Avex Pictures) Japan

SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

“Baila, Vini” (Conspiração / Netflix) Brazil
“Temps Mort [Time-Out]” (3Cat (TV3) / El Terrat (The Mediapro Studio)) Spain
“The Philipstown Wirecar Grand Prix” (Giant Films) South Africa
“Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds” (Olympic Channel / Warner Bros. Discovery / Western Edge Pictures) United Kingdom

TELENOVELA

“Garota do Momento” (Globo) Brazil
“Leyla” (Ay Yapim) Türkiye
“Uzak Sehir [Far Away]” (Ay Yapim) Türkiye
“Valle Salvaje — Season 2 [Wild Valley]” (Studio Canal) Spain