On 25th November 2024, the 52nd International Emmy Awards 2024 took place in New York, United States of America (USA). The awards were presented by presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS).
Host:
The event was hosted by Indian stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das. With this, he became the first Indian to host this annual event.
- Vir Das won the Emmy’s Best Comedian award 2023 for ‘Landing’, a Netflix special. He became the first Indian comedian to win Emmy award.
Special Awards:
The International Emmy Directorate Award was presented Sidonie Dumas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gaumont, the Paris (France) based television & film production group, and International Emmy Founders Award was presented to the American writer-producer David E. Kelley.
Key Highlights:
i.France’s Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God) won the Best Drama Series award.
ii.Best Performance by an Actor:Â British Actor Timothy Spall won the award for his role in The Sixth Commandment (United Kingdom/UK).
iii.Best Performance by an Actress: Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying won the award for her performance in Hunger (Thailand).
iv.Best Comedy Series: Argentina’s División Palermo.
v.Best Arts Programming: Poland’s Pianoforte.
Nominees:
There are 56 nominees across 14 categories from 21 countries, viz: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, and UK.
List of winners:
| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| Arts Programming | Pianoforte (Poland) |
| Best Performance by an Actress | Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying for Hunger (Thailand) |
| Best Performance by an Actor | Timothy Spall for The Sixth Commandment (UK) |
| Non-Scripted Entertainment | Restaurant Misverstand – Season 2 (Belgium) |
| Sports Documentary | Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (UK) |
| Short-Form Series | Punt de no retorn (Point of no return) (Spain) |
| TV Movie/Mini-Series | Liebes Kind [Dear Child] (Germany) |
| Comedy | Division Palermo (Argentina) |
| Telenovela | La Promesa (The Vow) (Colombia) |
| Documentary | Otto Baxter: Not A F**ing Horror Story (United Kingdom) |
| Drama Series | Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God] (France) |
| International Emmy Directorate Award Gaumont | Sidonie Dumas |
| International Emmy Founders Award. | David E. Kelley |
| Kids | |
| Live-Action | En af Drengene (One of the Boys) (Denmark) |
| Factual & Entertainment | La Vida Secreta de tu Mente (The Secret Life of Your Mind) (Mexico) |
| Animation | Tabby McTat (United Kingdom) |
About International Emmy Awards:
i.The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents the International Emmy Awards annually in New York, USA honoring global TV (Television) excellence across categories like Drama, Comedy, and Documentary.
Ii.It also offers the above-mentioned Special Awards and hosts events for members from over 60 countries.
Recent Related News:
i.On 16th August 2024, the Jury panel of the 70th National Film Awards announced the list of winners of the National Award for the year 2022 at the event held at the National Media Centre, New Delhi. The Malayalam film Aattam (The Play) directed by Anand Ekarshi was awarded the Best Feature Film award.
ii.Bhubaneswar, Odisha-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University (DU) has been granted Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). This acknowledgment highlights KIIT’s dedication to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and UN’s Agenda 2030.
About International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS):
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Bruce L. Paisner
Headquarters– New York, United States of America (USA)
Establishment– 1969
