The 50th International Emmy Awards ceremony took place on November 21, 2022, at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City, recognizing excellence in television programs produced and aired originally outside the United States, and U.S. primetime programs in languages other than English between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) was hosted by Penn Jillette. The nominations were announced on September 29, 2022.
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Academy announced in March 2022 that all programs produced or co-produced by Russian-based companies will be banned from this year's International Emmys. Children's programs competing in the International Emmy Kids Awards were presented during the International Emmy Awards Gala. This year, the International Academy presented for the first time a new Sports Documentary category.
Ceremony information Nominations for the 50th International Emmy Awards were announced on September 29, 2022, by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS). There are 60 nominees across 15 categories and 23 countries. Nominees come from: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. All these programs were broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2021; in accordance with the competition's eligibility period.
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmys for programming and performances, the International Academy presented two special awards. Ava DuVernay received the International Emmys’ Founders Award, which was presented by Blair Underwood. The Directorate Award went to Miky Lee, Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group. It was presented by South Korean actor Song Joong-ki.
Broadcast The event was broadcast live on the International Academy’s website (iemmy.tv) from 8 pm Eastern Time.
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on September 29, 2022. Best Drama SeriesBest Comedy Series Vigil () (World Productions/BBC One) Lupin () (Netflix/Gaumont Television) Narcos: Mexico () (Netflix/Gaumont) Reyka () (M-Net) Sex Education () (Eleven Film/Netflix) Búnker () (HBO Latin America/WarnerMedia) Dreaming Whilst Black () (Big Deal Films) On The Verge () (Canal+)Best Performance by an ActorBest Performance by an Actress Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox in Irvine Welsh's Crime () (Cineflix/Buccaneer Media) Sverrir Gudnason as Kurt Haijby in A Royal Secret () (SVT) Scoot McNairy as Walt Breslin in Narcos: Mexico () (Netflix/Gaumont) Lee Sun-kyun as Sewon Koh in Dr. Brain () (Apple TV+) Lou de Laâge as Eugénie Cléry in The Mad Women's Ball () (Légende Films/Prime Video) Céline Buckens as Talitha Campbell in Showtrial () (World Productions) Letícia Colin as Dr. Amanda Vergueiro Meireles in Where My Heart Is () (Globoplay) Kim Engelbrecht as Reyka Gama in Reyka () (M-Net)Best TV Movie or MiniseriesBest Telenovela Help () (All3Media/Channel 4) S(he) () (Newen Connect/And So On Films) Isabel: The Intimate Story of Isabel Allende () (Megamedia Chile) On the Job () (HBO/Warner Media) The King's Affection () (KBS/Netflix) Nos Tempos do Imperador () (TV Globo) Two Lives () (Bambú Producciones) You Are My Hero () (iQIYI/Tencent)Best Arts ProgrammingBest Documentary Freddie Mercury: The Final Act () (Rogan Productions) Bios: Calamaro () (Buena Vista/Nat Geo) Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty () (France Télévisions/Kuiv Productions) Wonderful World: A New York Jazz Story () (NHK) Iraq's Lost Generation () (Cinétévé/France Televisions) Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance () (NHK) The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot () (Globoplay) The Return: Life After ISIS () (Sky/Alba Sotorra Productions/MetFilm)Best Short-Form SeriesBest Non-Scripted Entertainment Rūrangi () (Autonomouse/The Yellow Affair) Pioneer Spirit () (TV Pública) Fly on the Wall () (Al Jazeera) Santas in the Hay () (Seefood TV) Love on the Spectrum () (Northern Pictures/ABC/Netflix) The Voice Argentina () (Telefe) LOL: Last One Laughing Germany () (Constantin Entertainment/Amazon) Top Chef Middle East () (NBCUniversal)Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime ProgramBest Sports Documentary Buscando a Frida () (Telemundo/Argos) 2021 Latin American Music Awards () (NBCUniversal/Telemundo) La suerte de Loli () (Telemundo) Malverde: El Santo Patrón () (Telemundo) Queen Of Speed () (Sky/Drum Studios) Chivas () (Film 45/Amazon/CobraFilms) Kiyou's Kata () (Kansai Television) Nadia () (Federation Entertainment/Echo Studio) Kids: Animation Kids: Factual & Entertainment Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas () (Netflix/Aardman) Dapinty, A Musicolor Adventure () (Silverwolf Studios) To Your Eternity () (NHK) Rabbids Invasion: "Mission to Mars" () (Ubisoft Film & Television) My Better World () (Fundi Films/Maan Creative/Impact(Ed)) Don't Do This to the Climate () (NRK) Newsround: "Let's Talk About Periods" () (BBC) Latin American Dreams () (TVN) Kids: Live-Action Kabam! () (NPO/IJswater Films/KRO-NCRV) Anonymously Yours () (Netflix/Woo Films) Hardball () (ACTF/Northern Pictures) Lightspeed () (Oak 3 Films/Mediacorp TV)
Multiple nominations + Multiple nominations by country Nominations Country11 85 4 3 2
Multiple wins + Multiple wins by country Wins Country7 2
References
External links International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website