Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, MO
British and Brazilian television productions topped the 2011 International Emmy Award nominations, announced Monday, Sept. 3, at the international film and television market and convention MIPCOM in Cannes. UK programs received seven nods; Brazilian shows were right behind with six nods.
Among the International Emmy nominees who have made a splash in the international movie world is two-time Oscar nominee Julie Walters (Educating Rita, Billy Elliot) up for an Emmy for the British drama MO, about outspoken, cancer-stricken politician Mo Mowlam. Also, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist are in the running for their performances in a Swedish television series based on Stieg Larson’s Millennium trilogy.
The 2011 International Emmy Awards list comprises 40 nominees from 20 different countries. In addition to the UK, Brazil, and Sweden, TV productions from Chile, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and Germany, among others, are vying in 10 categories.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences representative said they received more than 1,000 submissions from 61 countries.
The 2011 International Emmy Awards will be presented at a gala ceremony in New York on Nov. 21.
Mo picture: Channel 4.