The International Emmy for Best Drama is an extinct category of the International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It was one of the first award categories, which highlights international drama genre of programs produced and displayed outside the United States. It was first awarded in 1979 with BBC's television film On Giant's Shoulders being the first recipient of the award.
The category was presented from 1979 to 2001. In 2002, the category was replaced with the Best Drama Series category.
Winners and nominees 1980s Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country 1979 On Giant's Shoulders BBC Two
1980s Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country 1980 A Rod of Iron Yorkshire Television 1981 A Town Like Alice Seven Network / Mariner Films 1982 A Voyage Round My Father Thames Television 1983 King Lear Granada Television 1984 The Jewel in the Crown Granada Television 1985 Das Boot Bavaria Atelier / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / SWR Fernsehen 1986 Shadowlands BBC / Gateway Films / The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation / Lella Production 1987 Porterhouse Blue Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Productions 1988 A Very British Coup Channel 4 / Skreba Films 1989 Traffik Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Pictures
1990s Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country 1990 First and Last BBC Television 1991 The Black Velvet Gown World Wide International Television / Tyne Tees Television The End of Innocence WDR / Redaktion Fernsehspiel The World of Eddie Weary Yorkshire Television 1992 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Enigma TV / Angelika Films / Sands Films / WNET Brides of Christ ABC A Sense of History Channel 4 1993 Unnatural Pursuits BBC Television / A&E Blueprint Sveriges Television The Keiretsu NHK 1994 Screen One: "The Bullion Boys" || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |BBC Television / Mentorn Films || style="background:#B0C4DE;" ||- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 1995 || colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Politician's Wife Channel 4 Smile Through Your Tears: The Tale of Seijiro Shimada NHK Cold Comfort Farm Thames Television 1996 La Colline aux Mille Enfants King Movies / Cameras Continentales / France 2 / France 3 / Productions 7 / Telemax / RAI / SF DRS / Evan Omroep / NFI Productions / Bernard Lang 1997 Crossing the Floor BBC Two / Hat Trick Productions 1998 The Tattooed Widow Den tatuerade änkan Sveriges Television White Lies Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Das Urteil NDR 1999 Lost for Words Yorkshire Television / Bard Entertainment
2000s Year English title Original title Production company/Network Country2000 All Stars VARA / M+B Film Longitude Channel 4 Warriors BBC One2001 Dirty Tricks Carlton Television / Little Bird Productions Fatou la Malienne France 2 Anniversaries Jahrestage ARD Cold Feet ITV
References
External links International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences