International Emmys: 'McMafia,' 'Bad Banks' Among Best Drama Nominees
Netflix's Indian crime drama 'Sacred Games' and the Brazilian thriller 'One Against All' from Fox Networks are also among the contenders for this year's top drama prize.

Shows from Brazil and the U.K. lead the pack for this year's International Emmy Awards, with the BBC's gangster drama McMafia and Fox Networks Group's Brazilian crime series One Against All among the nominees for the top honor of best drama series. The German financial thriller Bad Banks and Sacred Games, an Indian series from Netflix set in the Mumbai underworld, are also nominated.
Another Netflix original, the Brazilian show The Last Hangover, is among the best comedy nominees, together with Singaporean series FAM!, Israel's Checkout! and the second season of the Canadian comedy Workin' Moms.
Anglo actors are typically the ones to beat at the International Emmys, and this year's frontrunners include Christopher Eccleston, nominated for his performance on the BBC show Come Home, and Jenna Coleman, up for best actress for her starring turn on the Australian miniseries The Cry.
But, as always with the International Emmys, the nominees are diverse and cosmopolitan. The 44 nominations across 11 categories stem from 21 countries.
"The diversity, geographic spread and quality of this year's nominees is a testament to the increasing wealth of outstanding television being created on a global scale," Bruce L. Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said Thursday in a statement.
The International Academy this year will also present special awards to CNN and PBS journalist Christiane Amanpour and to Game of Thrones co-creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
The winners of this year’s International Emmys will be announced Nov. 25 in New York.
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Drama Series
One Against All
Fox Networks Group LATAM-Brazil / Conspiração filmes
BrazilBad Banks
Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH / Iris Productions S.A. / ZDF
GermanyMcMafia
Cuba Pictures
United KingdomSacred Games
Phantom Films / Netflix
India -
Comedy Series
The Last Hangover
Porta dos Fundos / Netflix
BrazilFAM!
Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd
SingaporeCheckout!
July August Productions
IsraelWorkin' Moms Season 2
Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment / The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canada -
TV Movie/Mini-Series
If I Close My Eyes Now
Globo
BrazilLust Stories
Skywalk Films / Flying Unicorn Entertainment / RSVP / Netflix
IndiaSafe Harbour
Matchbox Pictures
AustraliaTrezor
Szupermodern Studio
Hungary -
Best Performance by an Actor
Haluk Bilginer in Persona
Ay Yapim
TurkeyChristopher Eccleston in Come Home
Red Production Company / BBC
United KingdomRaphael Logam in Impure
Fox Networks Group Latam-Brazil / Barry Company
BrazilJannis Niewöhner in Beat
Amazon Studios / Hellinger / Doll Filmproduktion / Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany / Pantaleon Films
Germany -
Best Performance by an Actress
Radhika Apte in Lust Stories
Skywalk Films / Flying Unicorn Entertainment / RSVP / Netflix
IndiaJenna Coleman in The Cry
Synchronicity Films / BBC One / ABC / Creative Scotland / December Media PTY Ltd / Film Victoria / Sunbird Media Ltd
United KingdomMarjorie Estiano in Under Pressure – Season 2
Globo / O2 Filmes
BrazilMarina Gera in Orok Tel
Szupermodern Studio / Gulag Memorial Committee
Hungary -
Documentary Programming
The First Stone – The Rise of Lynching in Brazil
Canal Futura / Couro de Rato
BrazilBellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World
Submarine / VPRO Television
NetherlandsLouis Theroux's Altered States
BBC Studios
United KingdomWitness: India's Forbidden Love
Al Jazeera English / Grain Media
Qatar -
Arts Programming
Dance or Die
A Witfilm / NTR
NetherlandsJohn and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Eagle Rock Films
United KingdomMichel Legrand, Let the Music Play
Cinétévé / Arte
FranceÓpera Aberta – Os Pescadores de Pérolas
HBO Latin America / O2 Filmes
Brazil -
Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program
Al Otro Lado del Muro
Telemundo Global Studios
United States of AmericaEl Recluso
Telemundo International Studios
United States of AmericaFalco
Spiral International / Red Arrow International / Dynamo
United States of AmericaMagnífica 70 – Season Three
HBO Latin America / Conspiração Filmes
United States of America -
Non-Scripted Entertainment
The Voice – Season Two
Telefe
ArgentinaTaboo
Panenka
BelgiumThe Remix – India
Greymatter Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
IndiaThe Real Full Monty: Ladies Night
Spun Gold TV
United Kingdom -
Short-Form Series
dxyz
72Seconds
South KoreaHack The City
Fox Lab Brazil / Yourmama
BrazilWingman – Season Two
Yle
FinlandWrong Kind of Black
Princess Pictures
Australia -
Telenovela
100 Days to Fall in Love
Telefe / Underground
ArgentinaThe Queen of Flow
Sony Pictures Television / Teleset / Netflix / Caracol TV
ColombiaThe River
Tshedza Pictures
South AfricaTangled Lives
SP Televisão / SIC
Portugal