PROGRAMS & PERFORMANCES FROM
22 COUNTRIES NOMINATED FOR THE
2026 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS
New York, September 23, 2026: Nominations for the 2026 International Emmy® Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are 64 Nominees across 16 categories and spanning 22 countries. The full list of Nominees follows this release.
“The International Emmy® Awards are as competitive as ever, with an outstanding range of entries from around the world vying for a coveted Nomination,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce L. Paisner. “We look forward to bringing the global television community together to celebrate these exceptional programs and performances.”
Nominees come from: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom.
All Nominees will convene in New York at the International Emmy® World Television Festival for a welcome cocktail, Nominee Panels & Presentations, from November 20-22.
Winners will be announced at the 54th International Emmy® Awards Gala in New York City, on Monday, November 23, 2026.
This year’s Gala partners are Ay Yapim, CJ ENM, Dubai Studios, Ernst & Young, Globo, Mediafellows, MIP, Plural, Sofitel New York, and Variety.
International Emmy® World Television Festival partners are Amazon MGM Studios, ARRI, Ay Yapim, Broadview TV, CJ ENM, Dubai Studios, Ernst & Young, Film and Media NRW, Frankfurt Kurnit, Globo, Mediafellows, MIP, ORF-Enterprise, Plural, S4C, Sofitel New York, The Walt Disney Company Latin America, Unindustria, and Ziegler Film.
2026 International Emmy® Awards Nominees
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 IN YAKARTA [JAKARTA]
BUENDIA STUDIOS CANARIAS / MEDIAPRO CANARIAS SLU / MOVISTAR PLUS+
SPAIN
RICARDO DARÍN IN THE ETERNAUT
K&S FILMS / NETFLIX
ARGENTINA
IAN ROBERTS IN A KIND OF MADNESS
WOLFLIGHT
SOUTH AFRICA
BOBBY SCHOFIELD IN UNFORGIVABLE
LA PRODUCTIONS
UNITED KINGDOM
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
MONA MINA LEON IN HOLY SH!T
FOBIC FILMS / STREAMZ
BELGIUM
BÁRBARA MORI IN LUCCA’S WORLD
WOO FILMS / NETFLIX
MEXICO
PARK JI-HYUN IN YOU AND EVERYTHING ELSE
KAKAO ENTERTAINMENT / NETFLIX
SOUTH KOREA
SHERIDAN SMITH IN I FOUGHT THE LAW
HERA PICTURES / ITV1
UNITED KINGDOM
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
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
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
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: ISOLATED IN THE AMAZON
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
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
*We have been notified that one of the programs nominated in the News category was submitted in error. The list has now been corrected accordingly.
The 2026 Semi-Final Round of Judging Hosts were:
The Africa Channel, Narendra Reddy – Johannesburg, South Africa
Amazon MGM Studios, Brent Haynes – Toronto, Canada
Apple TV, Brandon Brito – New York City, USA
Athens Film Office, Christina Mitropoulou – Athens, Greece
Broadview TV, Leopold Hoesch – Cologne, Germany
Buenos Aires Film Commission, Carolina Cordero – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caracol Televisión, Márcio Guilherme Barra da Silva – Bogotá, Colombia
China Huace Film & TV, Binxing Fu – Hangzhou, PR China
CJ ENM, Jangho Seo – Seoul, South Korea
Floresta, Adriana Silva – São Paulo, Brazil
Formata Produções e Conteúdo, Daniela Busoli – São Paulo, Brazil
Globo TV, Duda Pereira – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Graf Filmproduktion GmbH, Klaus Graf – Berlin, Germany
HBO Max, Mariano Cesar – Mexico City, Mexico
Inside Content, Geraldine Gonard – Madrid, Spain
Iroller Media and Entertainment Ltd., Milapsinh Jadeja – Goa, India
Mixer Films, João Daniel Tikhomiroff – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Taku Kato – Tokyo, Japan
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG, Armin Luttenberger – Vienna, Austria
Pyramedia Group, Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Rayo en la Botella, Ricardo Moran – Lima, Peru
André Sampaio – Sintra, Portugal
S4C, Claire Urquhart – Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Sato Company, Nelson Sato – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Telefe Studios, Federico Levrino – Buenos Aires, Argentina
TIS Studios, Samuel Duque Duque – Bogotá, Colombia
Unindustria, Lidia Cudemo – Rome, Italy
The Walt Disney Company Latin America, Daniel Burman – Mexico City, Mexico
We Love Entertainment, Carlos Mesber – Miami, USA
Worldwide Audiovisual Women’s Association (WAWA), Roxana Rotundo – Miami, USA
Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG, Regina Ziegler – Berlin, Germany
About the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States with the prestigious Emmy® Award. Currently celebrating programming across multiple categories including Arts Programming, Current Affairs, Comedy, Documentary, Drama Series, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Short-Form Series, Sports Documentary, Telenovela, and TV Movie/Mini-Series. The International Academy also recognizes excellence in Performances and Kids programming.
Beyond its awards activity, the International Academy is a membership-based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from 70+ countries from all sectors of television. The Academy’s yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy® Awards held in New York City, and a range of industry events including a Festival, Panels on substantive topics, Members-only events, and an Education Initiative.
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