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 will be announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony on November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel.


List of nominees for the 37th International Emmy Awards

Arts Programming Category

• 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 Category

• Robert de Hoog in Skin (Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater Films) The Netherlands
• Chen Li in Ultimate Rescue (China Movie Channel) PR China
• Óscar Olivares in Capadocia (HBO Latin America Originals) Mexico
• Ben Whishaw in Criminal Justice (BBC) United Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actress Category

• Emma De Caunes in Night Birds (CHEZ WAM) France
• Angel Locsin in Lobo/The Wolf (ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation) The Philippines
• Cecilia Suárez in Capadocia (HBO Latin America Originals) Mexico
• Julie Walters in A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC) United Kingdom

Children and Young People Category

• 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 Category

• 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 Category

• 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 Category

• 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 Category

• 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
• Kahit Isang Saglit / A Time for Us (ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation / Double Vision SDN BHD) The Philippines / Malaysia

TV Movie/Mini-Series Category

• 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

Source: iemmys.tv

Congratulations to all Asian nominees especially Philippines. im looking forward to see the winners.

yah..cant wait to know whether korea can get the prize for the drama or not?..wat a nice drama to watch

Yay!
Go Asians