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.
| International Emmy Award for Best Drama | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1979 |
| Currently held by | Dirty Tricks, United Kingdom (2001) |
| Website | www |
The category was presented from 1979 to 2001.[1] In 2002, the category was replaced with the Best Drama Series category.[2]
Winnes and nominees edit
1980s edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
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| 1979 | On Giant's Shoulders | BBC Two | United Kingdom
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1980s edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
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| 1980 | A Rod of Iron | Yorkshire Television | United Kingdom
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| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | Seven Network / Mariner Films |  Australia
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| 1982 | A Voyage Round My Father | Thames Television | United Kingdom
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| 1983 | King Lear | Granada Television | United Kingdom
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| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Granada Television | United Kingdom
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| 1985 | Das Boot | Bavaria Atelier / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / SWR Fernsehen |  Germany
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| 1986 | Shadowlands | BBC / Gateway Films / The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation / Lella Production | United Kingdom
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| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Productions | United Kingdom
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| 1988 | A Very British Coup | Channel 4 / Skreba Films | United Kingdom
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| 1989 | Traffik | Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Pictures | United Kingdom
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1990s edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | First and Last | BBC Television | United Kingdom
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| 1991 | The Black Velvet Gown | World Wide International Television / Tyne Tees Television | United Kingdom
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| The End of Innocence | WDR / Redaktion Fernsehspiel | Germany
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| The World of Eddie Weary | Yorkshire Television | United Kingdom
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| 1992 [3] |
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Enigma TV / Angelika Films / Sands Films / WNET | United Kingdom
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| Brides of Christ | ABC | Australia
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| A Sense of History | Channel 4 | United Kingdom
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| 1993 [4] |
Unnatural Pursuits | BBC Television / A&E | United Kingdom
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| Blueprint | Sveriges Television |  Sweden
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| The Keiretsu | NHK |  Japan
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| 1994 | Screen One: "The Bullion Boys" | BBC Television / Mentorn Films | United Kingdom
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| 1995 [5] |
The Politician's Wife | Channel 4 | United Kingdom
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| Smile Through Your Tears: The Tale of Seijiro Shimada | NHK | Japan
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| Cold Comfort Farm | Thames Television | United Kingdom
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| 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
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| 1997 | Crossing the Floor | BBC Two / Hat Trick Productions | United Kingdom
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| 1998 [6] |
The Tattooed Widow | Den tatuerade änkan | Sveriges Television | Sweden
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| White Lies | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |  Canada
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| Das Urteil | NDR | Germany
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| 1999 | Lost for Words | Yorkshire Television / Bard Entertainment | United Kingdom
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2000s edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 [7][8] |
All Stars | VARA / M+B Film | Netherlands
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| Longitude | Channel 4 | United Kingdom
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| Warriors | BBC One | |||
| 2001 [9] |
Dirty Tricks | Carlton Television / Little Bird Productions | United Kingdom
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| Fatou la Malienne | France 2 |  France
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| Anniversaries | Jahrestage | ARD | Germany
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| Cold Feet | ITV | United Kingdom
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References edit
- ^ "Winners Archive". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Emmy noms look further afield". Variety. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Nominees for Intl. Emmy Awards announced". Variety. October 26, 1992.
- ^ "Int'l Emmy noms set". Variety. November 9, 1993.
- ^ "International Emmy nominations unveiled". Variety. November 5, 1995.
- ^ Guider, Elizabeth (November 2, 1998). "26th Int'l Emmy noms unveiled". Variety.
- ^ "Israeli documentary nabs International Emmy". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Best of British battle for Emmys". BBC News. November 20, 2000.
- ^ Guider, Elizabeth (October 7, 2001). "Int'l Emmy noms unveiled". Variety. Retrieved June 8, 2022.