RP fails to win an award at the 37th International Emmy Awards but leads Asian countries with three nominations.

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 are announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony last November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel. It was dominated by European countries with United Kingdom alone winning 5 awards. Only 1 country from Asia won an award, it’s Japan, a Best Comedy award for Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts. Only 1 country from the Americas won an award and it’s Brazil, the Best Telenovela award for “India – A Love Story” The said telenovela bested two nominees from the Philippines namely “Kahit Isang Saglit” and “Magdusa Ka.” Countries like Colombia and Mexico, which are known to have popularized the telenovelas, did not receive a single nomination.

Here’s the full list of nominees and winners for the 37th International Emmy Awards:

ARTS PROGRAMMING

Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life
TV Globo
Brazil

The Mona Lisa Curse WINNER
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

Robert de Hoog
Skin
Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater Films
The Netherlands

Chen Li
Ultimate Rescue
China Movie Channel
PR China

Óscar Olivares
Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

Ben Whishaw WINNER
Criminal Justice
BBC
United Kingdom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Emma De Caunes
Night Birds
CHEZ WAM
France

Angel Locsin
The Wolf
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
The Philippines

Cecilia Suárez
Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

Julie Walters WINNER
A Short Stay in Switzerland
BBC
United Kingdom

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Dustbin Baby WINNER
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

Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts WINNER
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

The Ascent of Money WINNER
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

Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

The Land of the Wind
Korean Broadcasting System
South Korea

The Protectors WINNER
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

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 WINNER
Park Lane TV Productions
The Netherlands

TELENOVELA

India – A Love Story WINNER
TV Globo
Brazil

Magdusa Ka
GMA Network, Inc.
The Philippines

Second Chance
TF1 Production / Fontana
France

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

TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

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 WINNER
Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG / ZDR
Germany