RP fails to win an award at the 37th International Emmy Awards but leads Asian countries with three nominations.
The list of nominees for the 37th International Emmy Awards were revealed last October 5, 2009 by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom.
There are 41 nominees in 10 categories. Out of 41 nominees, 11 are from Asia with 2 for the Telenovela category alone, and the remaining categories having one Asian entry each. The Philippines leads the Asian countries with three nominations; Japan and China both with two nominations and one nomination each for South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Qatar.
The winners are announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony last November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel. It was dominated by European countries with United Kingdom alone winning 5 awards. Only 1 country from Asia won an award, it’s Japan, a Best Comedy award for Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts. Only 1 country from the Americas won an award and it’s Brazil, the Best Telenovela award for “India – A Love Story” The said telenovela bested two nominees from the Philippines namely “Kahit Isang Saglit” and “Magdusa Ka.” Countries like Colombia and Mexico, which are known to have popularized the telenovelas, did not receive a single nomination.
Here’s the full list of nominees and winners for the 37th International Emmy Awards:
ARTS PROGRAMMING
Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life
TV Globo
Brazil
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
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
CHILDREN &; YOUNG PEOPLE
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
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
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
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
TELENOVELA
Magdusa Ka
GMA Network, Inc.
The Philippines
Second Chance
TF1 Production / Fontana
France
A Time for Us (Kahit Isang Saglit)
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
