International Emmy Award for Drama

International Emmy Award for Best Drama
CountryUnited States
Presented byInternational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded1979
Currently held byDirty Tricks,
 United Kingdom (2001)
Websitewww.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy for Best Drama is an extinct category of the International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It was one of the first award categories, which highlights international drama genre of programs produced and displayed outside the United States. It was first awarded in 1979 with BBC's television film On Giant's Shoulders being the first recipient of the award.

The category was presented from 1979 to 2001.[1] In 2002, the category was replaced with the Best Drama Series category.[2]

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country
1979 On Giant's Shoulders BBC Two  United Kingdom

1980s

Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country
1980 A Rod of Iron Yorkshire Television  United Kingdom
1981 A Town Like Alice Seven Network / Mariner Films  Australia
1982 A Voyage Round My Father Thames Television  United Kingdom
1983 King Lear Granada Television  United Kingdom
1984 The Jewel in the Crown Granada Television  United Kingdom
1985 Das Boot Bavaria Atelier / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / SWR Fernsehen  Germany
1986 Shadowlands BBC / Gateway Films / The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation / Lella Production  United Kingdom
1987 Porterhouse Blue Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Productions  United Kingdom
1988 A Very British Coup Channel 4 / Skreba Films  United Kingdom
1989 Traffik Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Pictures  United Kingdom

1990s

Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country
1990 First and Last BBC Television  United Kingdom
1991 The Black Velvet Gown World Wide International Television / Tyne Tees Television  United Kingdom
The End of Innocence WDR / Redaktion Fernsehspiel  Germany
The World of Eddie Weary Yorkshire Television  United Kingdom
1992
[3]
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Enigma TV / Angelika Films / Sands Films / WNET  United Kingdom
Brides of Christ ABC  Australia
A Sense of History Channel 4  United Kingdom
1993
[4]
Unnatural Pursuits BBC Television / A&E  United Kingdom
Blueprint Sveriges Television  Sweden
The Keiretsu NHK  Japan
1994 Screen One: "The Bullion Boys" BBC Television / Mentorn Films  United Kingdom
1995
[5]
The Politician's Wife Channel 4  United Kingdom
Smile Through Your Tears: The Tale of Seijiro Shimada NHK  Japan
Cold Comfort Farm Thames Television  United Kingdom
1996 La Colline aux Mille Enfants King Movies / Cameras Continentales / France 2 / France 3 / Productions 7 / Telemax / RAI / SF DRS / Evan Omroep / NFI Productions / Bernard Lang  Netherlands
1997 Crossing the Floor BBC Two / Hat Trick Productions  United Kingdom
1998
[6]
The Tattooed Widow Den tatuerade änkan Sveriges Television  Sweden
White Lies Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  Canada
Das Urteil NDR  Germany
1999 Lost for Words Yorkshire Television / Bard Entertainment  United Kingdom

2000s

Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country
2000
[7][8]
All Stars VARA / M+B Film  Netherlands
Longitude Channel 4  United Kingdom
Warriors BBC One
2001
[9]
Dirty Tricks Carlton Television / Little Bird Productions  United Kingdom
Fatou la Malienne France 2  France
Anniversaries Jahrestage ARD  Germany
Cold Feet ITV  United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ "Winners Archive". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Emmy noms look further afield". Variety. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Nominees for Intl. Emmy Awards announced". Variety. October 26, 1992.
  4. ^ "Int'l Emmy noms set". Variety. November 9, 1993.
  5. ^ "International Emmy nominations unveiled". Variety. November 5, 1995.
  6. ^ Guider, Elizabeth (November 2, 1998). "26th Int'l Emmy noms unveiled". Variety.
  7. ^ "Israeli documentary nabs International Emmy". The Times of Israel.
  8. ^ "Best of British battle for Emmys". BBC News. November 20, 2000.
  9. ^ Guider, Elizabeth (October 7, 2001). "Int'l Emmy noms unveiled". Variety. Retrieved June 8, 2022.