2026 International Emmy nominations announced, with India, UK and Argentina leading major races
The nominees for the 2026 International Emmy Awards have been announced, with India, the United Kingdom and Argentina earning nominations in both the Drama Series and Comedy Series categories.
In the Drama Series category, the nominees are the UK’s “A Thousand Blows”, France’s “Carême”, Argentina’s “Menem” and India’s “Real Kashmir Football Club”.
The Comedy Series category features Argentina’s “División Palermo – Season 2 (Community Squad)”, the UK’s “Man vs Baby”, Spain’s “Old Dog, New Tricks” and India’s “Vir Das: Fool Volume”.
India has also secured nominations in other categories. “Real Kashmir Football Club” is competing for Drama Series, while “Vir Das: Fool Volume” is nominated for Comedy Series.
The UK has received nominations across several categories. Bobby Schofield is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for “Unforgivable”, while Sheridan Smith is in the running for Best Performance by an Actress for “I Fought the Law”. The country also has nominations for programmes including “Live Aid at 40: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World”, “Louis Theroux: The Settlers”, “The World: 24 Hours in the Kill Zone” and “Prisoner 951”.
Argentina’s Ricardo Darín has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for “The Eternaut”. The country is also represented in the Comedy Series category with “División Palermo – Season 2 (Community Squad)” and in the Drama Series category with “Menem”.
Bangladesh also features in the nominations through Al Jazeera English’s current affairs programme “Al Jazeera Investigates: Hasina: 36 Days in July”, which is nominated in the Current Affairs category. The programme is produced by Al Jazeera English and represents Qatar in the nominations.
The 2026 nominations span 16 categories and feature programmes from 22 countries. The countries represented include Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Türkiye and the UK.
Other notable nominations include “My Melody & Kuromi” in Kids: Animation, “Dexter Procter the Ten Year Old Doctor” in Kids: Live Action and “Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds” in Sports Documentary.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present the awards at a gala in Manhattan on November 23.
“The International Emmy Awards are as competitive as ever, with an outstanding range of entries from around the world vying for a coveted Nomination,” International Academy President and CEO Bruce L Paisner said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing the global television community together to celebrate these exceptional programs and performances.”
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