K-drama ‘King’s Affection,’ Lee Sun-kyun, PH’s ‘On The Job’ nominated at 2022 International Emmy Awards


The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 2022 International Emmy Awards, which will be held at a gala in New York City on Nov. 21.

This year, there are 60 nominees in 15 countries from 23 countries including South Korea and the Philippines.

Nominees at the 2022 International Emmy Awards are (clockwise from left) "The King's Affection" and Lee Sun-kyun from South Korea, and "On The Job" from the Philippines (KBS, Apple TV+, HBO Go)

Other nominees came from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the US.

“When you look at the geographic spread, diversity and quality of our Nominees, it becomes obvious that great television knows no borders and is emerging around the world,” said International Academy President and CEO Bruce Paisner.

The Korean drama “King’s Affection,” which starred Park Eun-bin of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and Rowoon, is nominated for Best Telenovela.

Other nominees in the category are “Nos Tempos Do Imperador” (Brazil), “ “Two Lives” (Spain), and “You Are My Hero” (China).

Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun of “Dr. Brain” is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor, competing against Sverrir Gudnason of “En Kunglig Affär ” (Sweden), Scoot McNairy of “Narcos: Mexico” (Mexico) and Dougray Scott of “Irvine Welsh’s Crime” (United Kingdom).

The Philippines bagged one nomination. “On The Job” is nominated for Best TV Movie/Mini-Series along with “Help” (United Kingdom), “Il est elle ” (France) and “Isabel, La Historia Íntima De La Escritora Isabel Allende ” (Chile).

“On The Job” starred Joel Torre, John Arcilla, Dennis Trillo, Piolo Pascual and Gerald Anderson.

Here are the nominees at the 2022 International Emmy Awards:

Arts Programming

Bios: Calamaro

Buena Vista Original Productions (Disney) / Nat Geo

Argentina

Charlie Chaplin, Le Génie De La Liberté

France Télévisions / Kuiv Productions

France

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Rogan Productions

United Kingdom

Wonderful World: A New York Jazz Story

NHK

Japan

Best Performance by an Actor

Sverrir Gudnason in En Kunglig Affär

SVT

Stellanova Film / SVT / Film i Väst / Stockholm Film Fund

Sweden

Scoot McNairy in Narcos: Mexico

Netflix / Gaumont

Mexico

Dougray Scott in Irvine Welsh’s Crime

Cineflix Media Inc. / Buccaneer Media / Off Grid Film & TV

United Kingdom

Lee Sun-Kyun in Dr. Brain

Bound Entertainment / Kakao Entertainment / Studioplex / Dark Circle Pictures / Apple

South Korea

Best Performance by an Actress

Celine Buckens in Showtrial

World Productions

United Kingdom

Leticia Colin in Onde Está Meu Coração

Globoplay

Brazil

Kim Engelbrecht in Reyka

tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

South Africa

Lou de Laâge in Le Bal des Folles

Légende Films / Amazon

France

Comedy

Búnker

HBO Latin America / WarnerMedia Latin America / Dopamine

Mexico

Dreaming Whilst Black

Big Deal Films

United Kingdom

On The Verge

The Film TV / Canal+ Creation Originale

France

Sex Education

Netflix / Eleven Film

United Kingdom

Documentary

Enfants De Daech, Les Damnés De La Guerre

Cinétévé / France Televisions / LCP / RTS / DR / NRK / SVT / Région Ile-de-France / CNC / PROCIREP – ANGOA

France

Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance

NHK

Japan

O Caso Evandro

Globoplay / Glaz Entretenimento

Brazil

The Return: Life After ISIS

Sky / Alba Sotorra Productions / MetFilm

United Kingdom

Drama Series

Lupin

Netflix / Gaumont Television

France

Narcos: Mexico

Netflix / Gaumont

Mexico

Reyka

tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

South Africa

Vigil

World Productions

United Kingdom

Kids: Animation

Dapinty, Una Aventura Musicolor

Silverwolf Studios

Colombia

Fumetsu No Anata E

NHK

Japan

Les Lapins Cretins – Invasion: Mission sur Mars

Ubisoft Motion Pictures Rabbids

France

Shaun the Sheep: Flight Before Christmas

Netflix / Aardman

United Kingdom

Kids: Factual & Entertainment

Ikke Gjor Dette Mot Klimaet!

NRK

Norway

My Better World

Fundi Films / Maan Creative / Impact(ed) International

South Africa

Newsround Special – Let’s Talk About Periods

BBC

United Kingdom

Sueños Latinoamericanos

Mi Chica Producciones / Consejo Nacional De Television De Chile / Television Nacional De Chile

Chile

Kids: Live-Action

Anonima

Netflix / Woo Films

Mexico

Hardball – Season 2

Australian Children’s Television Foundation / Northern Pictures

Australia

Kabam!

NPO / IJswater Films / KRO-NCRV

Netherlands

Lightspeed

Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd / Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd

Singapore

Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program

2021 Latin American Music Awards

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises / Somos Productions, LLC

United States

Buscando A Frida

Telemundo Global Studios / Argos

United States

La Suerte De Loli

Telemundo Global Studios

United States

Malverde, El Santo Patrón

Telemundo Global Studios / Equipment and Film Design (EFD)

United States

Non-Scripted Entertainment

La Voz Argentina – Season 3

VIACOMCBS / Telefe

Argentina

LOL: Last One Laughing Germany

Constantin Entertainment GmbH / Amazon

Germany

Love on the Spectrum – Season 2

Northern Pictures / ABC / Netflix

Australia

Top Chef Middle East – Season 5

NBCUniversal

United Arab Emirates

Short-Form Series

Espíritu Pionero

TV Pública Argentina

Argentina

Fly on the Wall

Al Jazeera Digital

Qatar

Nissene i bingen

Seefood TV

Norway

Rūrangi

Autonomouse / The Yellow Affair

New Zealand

Sports Documentary

Chivas

Amazon Studios / Film 45 / Amazon / CobraFilms

Mexico

Kiyou No Kata

Kansai Television

Japan

Nadia

Federation Entertainment / Echo Studio

France

Queen Of Speed

Sky / Drum Studios

United Kingdom

Telenovela

Nos Tempos Do Imperador

TV Globo

Brazil

Two Lives

Bambú Producciones

Spain

YeonMo

KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) / Netflix / Monster Union / Arc Media

South Korea

You Are My Hero

Gcoo Entertainment Co. Ltd. / China Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd. / BEIJING LE BEN FILM MEDIA / Jindun Film & Television Culture Center of the Ministry of Public Security of China

China

TV Movie/Mini-Series

Help

The Forge / All3Media International

United Kingdom

Il est elle

Newen Connect / And So On Films

France

Isabel, La Historia Íntima De La Escritora Isabel Allende

Megamedia Chile

Chile

On The Job

Reality MM Studios / Globe Studios / HBO / Warner Media

Philippines