International Emmy Award for Drama

International Emmy Award for Best Drama

Country| United States
Presented by| International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First award| 1979
Currently held by| Dirty Tricks,
United Kingdom (2001)
Website| www.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

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### 1980s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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1979 | On Giant's Shoulders | BBC Two |  United Kingdom

### 1980s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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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

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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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

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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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

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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.

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