Three special episodes to mark Absolutely Fabulous? 20th anniversary were enough to land the iconic comedy series an International Emmy nomination. BBC?s Ab Fab, which won an International Emmy 18 years ago, was one of 38 nominees in nine categories for the 40th International Emmy Awards announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at MIPCOM. The list also includes two series getting high-profile remakes in the U.S. ? Australia?s The Slap, nominated for best drama series, and UK?s Spy, nominated for best comedy series. NBC just ordered an 8-episode event limited series based on The Slap, while ABC is developing an American version of Spy as a put pilot. Also among the nominees is Awake star Jason Isaacs for Case History.
As previously announced, the International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to Alan Alda and Norman Lear, while the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer-writer Ryan Murphy.?Winners will be announced at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 19 in New York. Here is the full list of nominees:
Arts Programming
All My Life ? Cartola
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
?
BLUE MAN
WOWOW Inc.
Japan
?
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Eagle Rock Entertainment/Queen Productions Ltd/Globe Films
UK
?
Songs of War
ZDF German Television/ ARTE / A & O B?ro
Germany
?
Best Performance by an Actor
?
Arthur Acu?a in The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore
?
Dar?o Grandinetti in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
?
Jason Isaacs in Case Histories
Ruby Film and Television / Monastic Productions
UK
?
Stein Winge in Norwegian Cozy
Tordenfilm AS/ NRK / NFI / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / YLE
Norway
?
Zhu Yawen in Flying Eagle
H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV Co.,Ltd /
Beijing Yechen Film & TV Cultural Development Co., Ltd
PR China
?
Best Performance by an Actress
?
Sidse Babett Knudsen in Government
DR
Denmark
?
Cristina Banegas in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
?
Rina Sa in Zhong Guo Di
Phoenix Satellite TV in association with Sino Television / Liaoning Seven-star Film / Dongyang Tangyun Fenghua Culture Communications
Hong Kong, China
?
Joanna Vanderham in The Runaway
BSkyB / Company Pictures/ Sky 1
UK
?
Comedy
?
Absolutely Fabulous
BBC Productions / Saunders and French Production
UK
?
The Invisible Woman
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
?
Spy
BSkyB / Hat Trick / Sky 1
UK
?
What if?
Shelter
Belgium
?
Documentary
?
Across Land, Across Sea
The Chosunilbo
South Korea
?
Hitler?s Escape
Anima Films / The History Channel Latin America
Argentina
?
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
BBC / KEO Films
UK
?
Wettlauf Zum S?dpol (Race to the South Pole)
Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF
Germany
?
Drama Series
?
Braquo
Capa Drama / Canal + / Bad Company / Big Nose
France
?
ICAC Investigators 2011
RTHK / ICAC
Hong Kong, China
?
The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore
?
The Slap
Matchbox Pictures / ABC / Screen Australia
Australia
?
The Social Leader
Artear / Pol-ka
Argentina
?
?
Non-Scripted Entertainment
?
The Amazing Race Australia
Seven Productions-Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. / Active TV / ABC Studios
Australia
?
The Challenger Muaythai
Imagine Group Pte Ltd / The Group Entertainment
Singapore
?
El Hormiguero (The Anthill)
7yaccion / Antena 3
Spain
?
Planeta Extremo (Extreme Planet)
TV Globo
Brazil
?
Telenovela
?
The Fire of the Rose
SP Televis?o / SIC
Portugal
?
Holy Remedy
Plural Entertainment Portugal
Portugal
?
The Illusionist
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
?
Iron Daughters-in-Law
MBC
South Korea
?
TV Movie/Mini-Series
?
Black Mirror
Channel Four Television / Zeppotron
UK
?
Early Autumn
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Shochiku Co. Ltd.
Japan
?
The Good Men
TV Globo / Rede Globo / Casa de Cinema de POA
Brazil
?
L?Infiltr? (The Lying Game)
Breakout Films / Aperto Films / Sirena Film / Canal+
France
?
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