The 50th International Emmy® Awards, to be held on November 21 in New York, will feature 60 programs from 23 countries, and the eight nominations represent a record for France. In all, 15 categories will be up for awards, including a new category dedicated to sports documentaries.
French audiovisual works nominated for the 2022 International Emmy® Awards
Arts Programming
- Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté (Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty), produced by Kuiv Productions for France Télévisions
Best Performance by an Actress
- Lou de Laâge in Le Bal des folles, produced by Légende for Amazon
Comedy
- On the Verge, series produced by The Film TV for Canal+
Documentary
- Enfants de Daech, les damnés de la guerre (Iraq’s Lost Generation), produced by Cinétévé for France Télévisions, LCP, the RTS, DR, NRK, and the SVT
Drama Series
- Lupin, produced by Gaumont Télévision for Netflix
Kids: Animation
- Les Lapins Crétins – Invasion: Mission sur Mars (Rabbids Invasion Special – Mission to Mars), produced by Ubisoft Film & Television Paris
Sports Documentary
- Nadia, produced by Echo Studio and Federation Entertainment
TV Movie/Mini-Series
- Il est elle ([S]he), produced by And So On Films pour TF1
It's worth also mentioning that, through its activity in the United States, the Gaumont group is also present with the nomination of Narcos: Mexico in the Best Drama category and Scoot McNairy's nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in the same series.
Unifrance is proud of this fine French lineup in the nominations list. Hervé Michel, the organization's vice president, will be present to accompany the nominees at the awards ceremony on November 21, 2022, in New York.
After the awards for the series Call My Agent! and the documentary Kubrick by Kubrick in 2021, Unifrance continues to encourage French producers and distributors to reveal the full potential of their programs in this major international competition for television programs produced outside the United States.
--> The full nominations list can be found on the
International Emmy® Awards official website