‘Bluey,’ ‘ludwig’ and israeli ‘Bad Boy’ Among 2025 International Emmy Nominees

The BBC Crime Dramedy LudwigAustralia’s Hit Kids Animated Series Bluey and Netflix’s Biopic Amar Singh Chamkila Were Among the Titles that Scored Nominations for the 53rd International Emmy Awards, Unveiled On Thursday by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

A Total of 64 Nominees Span 16 Categories and Represent A Record 26 Countries. Winners Will Be Announced On Nov. 24 at A Ceremony in New York City. The UK Led The Field with 12 Nominations, Followed by Brazil with Eight and South Africa with Four.

“As The International Emmys Continue to Recognize the Very Best in Television, The Creativity and Caliber of This Year’s Nominees, from A Record 26 Countries, Reflect The Global Stre. International Academy President and CEO Bruce L. Paisner.

In the Drama Series Competition, Mexico’s Appletv+ Series Las azules [Women in Blue]The Story of Trailblazing Female Police Officers in 1970s Mexico City, Goes Up Against Israel’s Bad Boya semi-autobiographical story of a teenager Navigating the Juvenile Denation System; South African Suburban Satire/Crime Drama Koek [Cake]; and British Series Rivalsan adapation of Jilly Cooper’s Novel of 1980s Media and Political Rivalries.

Brit Star David Mitchell Picked Up A Best Actor Nomination for His Turn As A Socioly Awkward Puzzle-Maker Who Impersonates His Missing Detective Twin Brother, In BBC Hit Ludwigwith the show also sacring a best comEDY NOM. From mexico, Y llegaron de noche [They Came at Night]A periood Comedy Set on the Spanish-Language Set of Universal’s 1931 DráculaWAS ALSO NOMINATED, Alongside Netflix’s Surreal South Korean Series Chicken NuggetAbout a Young Woman Who is TransFormed Into Fried Chicken, and France’s School-Setcom Iris.

Performance Nods Reflect the Breadth of the International Slate. Diljit dosanjh is nominated for Amar Singh ChamkilaPortying the Rise and Assassination of the Punjabi Folk Icon. ORIOL PLA IS UP FOR HIS TURN PLAYING A Young Addict in the Spanish Drama Yo, adicto [I, Addict]Alongside diego vasquez for his portrayal of patriarch josé arcadio bundía in the colombian Netflix adaptation of Literary Classic One Hundred Years of Solitude.

On the Actress Side, Charlotte Hope Was Nominated for Her Portrayal of Pionering Profiler Micki Pistorius in South Africa’s Catch me a killer; Anna Maxwell Martin for Playing Delia Balmer in Itv’s Unil i kill you A Woman Whose Partner Turned Out to Be A Serial Killer; Carolina miranda for a woman struggling with addition in mexican Drama Mujeres Asesinas; and Maria Sid for Her Portrayal As A Producer of A Controversial Prison Theater Project in Sweden’s Series Smärtpunkten [Pressure Point].

All nominees will Convene in New York from Nov. 21-23 for the International Emmy World Television Festival Ahead of the Awards Gala.

Full List of 2025 International Emmy Nominees

Drama Series
Las azules [Women in Blue]Lemon Studios / Apple TV+ (Mexico)
Bad BoySipur Studios / North Road Company / Tedy Production / Hot (Israel)
Koek [Cake]Wolflight (South africa)
RivalsHappy Prince Part of of Itv Studios / Disney+ (United Kingdom)

Comedy
Chicken NuggetStudio N / PlusMedia Entertainment / Netflix (South Korea)
IrisLes Films Entre 2 et 4 / Canal+ (France)
LudwigBig Talk Studios / That Mitchell & Webb Company (United Kingdom)
Y llegaron de noche [They Came at Night]3pas / Visceral / VIX (mexico)

BEST Performance by an Actor
Diljit dosanjh, for Amar Singh Chamkila (India)
David Mitchell, for Ludwig (United Kingdom)
ORIOL PLA, FOR Yo, adicto [I, Addict] (Spain)
Diego Vasquez, for One Hundred Years of Solitude (Colombia)

Best Performance by an Actress
Charlotte Hope, for Catch me a killer (South africa)
Anna Maxwell Martin, for Unil i kill you (United Kingdom)
Carolina miranda, for Mujeres Asesinas – Season 2 (Mexico)
Maria sid, for Smärtpunkten [Pressure Point] (Sweden)

TV Movie/Mini-Series
Amar Singh ChamkilaWindow Seat Films / Netflix (India)
Herrhausen: The Banker and The BombSperl Film (Germany)
Lost boys & fairiesDuck Soup Films (United Kingdom)
Vencer O Morir [Victory or Death]Amazon Mgm Studios / Parox SA (Chile)

Telenovela
Deha [The Good & The Bad]Ay yapim (türkiye)
Mania de vocȇ [Crazy About You]TV Globo (Brazil)
Regreso a las sabinas [Return to Las Sabinas]Diagonal TV / Disney+ (Spain)
Valle SalvajeStudio Canal (Spain)

Documentary
Hell JumperExpection Entertainment for the BBC (United Kingdom)
King of Kings: Chasing Edward JonesABELART PRODUCTIONS (France)
O prazer é meu [It’s My Pleasure]AMANA CINE (BRAZIL)
School tiesIDeacandy (South africa)

Non-Scripted Entertainment
Big Brother: Canada – Season 12Insight Productions (Canada)
LOVE IS BLIND: HABIBIImagic / Netflix (United Arab Emirates)
¿Quién es la máscara? – Season 6 [The Masked Singer]Televisaunivisión / Endemol Shine Boomdog (Mexico)
Shaolin HeroesMetronome Productions / Banijay / TV 2 Danmark (Denmark)

Sports Documentary
Argentina ’78Disney+ Original Productions / Pampa Films (Argentina)
Chasing the sun 2T+w (South africa)
I All Over: The Kiss That Changed The Spanish FootballYou FIRST ORIGINALS (SPAIN)
SvenWhisper / Up & Away Film Entertainment / Prime Video (United Kingdom)

Arts Programming
Art Matters with Melvyn Braung, Oxford Films / Sky Arts (United Kingdom)
DJ Mehdi: Made in France, Ultra Magnetic / 360 Creative / Unité / Arte France (France)
Herchcovitch; Exposto [Herchcovitch; Exposed]Mood Hunter (Brazil)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (Japan)

Current Affairs
Dispatch: Kill Zone: Inside GazaBasement Films (United Kingdom)
Philippines: Diving for GoldKeyi Productions / Arte Gee (France)
Repórter Record Investigaçhol: Desparecidos Forçados [Enforced Disappearances]Record TV / Playplus (Brazil)
Walk the lineMediacorp PTE LTD (Singapore)

News
Fantástico: El Salvador: Safety’s Somber SideGlobo (Brazil)
The gangs of haitiSky News (United Kingdom)
Gaza, Search for LifeAl Jazeera News Directorate (Qatar)
Syria – The Truth Coming OutTV4 (Sweden)

Kids: Animation
BlueyLudo Studio (Australia)
Lamput – Season 4Warner Bros. Discovery / Vaibhav Studio / Robot PlayGround Media / Lil Critter Workshop / The Monk Studios / Tribe Audio / The Tuning Folk / Inspidea / Shapeshifter Studio (Singapore)
Lupi e badukiFlamma / Elo / Birdo (Brazil)
MuumilaAakso – Season 4 [Moominvalley]Gutsy Animations / Yle / Skyone (Finland)

KIDS: FAKTUAL & Entertainment
Auf Fritzis Spuren – Wie War Das so in Der DDR? [On Fritzi’s Traces – What was it like in the GDR?]Balance Film GmbH / MDR / WDR (Germany)
Bora, o pódio é nossoGlobo / Sentimental Filmes (Brazil)
Kids Like USEcho Velvet (United Kingdom)
Playroom LiveEclipse Television Productions (South Africa)

Kids: Live-action
FallenGloboplay / Night Train Media / Silver Reel / Hero Squed / UMedia (United Kingdom)
LuzFloresta (Sony) (Brazil)
PrefectPeriphral Vision International (Kenya)
Shut upAlfredfilm / Feelgood SFT / SNOWREEL / RABBIT FILMS (NORWAY)

Short-form series
Beyond DancingRadio Television Hong Kong (Hong Kong Sar, China)
La médiatric [The Mediator]Kotv (canada)
My Dead MomLoco Motion Pictures (Canada)
TODO SE Transforma – Season 4 [Change is Everything]Warner Bros. Discovery / Buffalo Produccioners (Argentina)