The International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) and recognizes excellence in telenovelas produced and originally aired outside the United States. The first International Emmy for Telenovela was presented at the 36th International Emmy Awards Gala in 2008, in New York City.
History The category was created in 2008 by the board of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor telenovelas produced and originally broadcast outside the United States. Until 2007, telenovelas were nominated in the Best Drama Series category of the international competition, such as Sinhá Moça (2006), which was the first telenovela ever nominated for an Emmy.
Brazil's Globo is the television network with the highest number of nominations — 12 in total — winning in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2020. It also co-produced Laços de Sangue (2011) with Portuguese network SIC, which won that year.
Considered the most prominent event in the international television industry, the International Emmy Awards recognize excellence in television produced outside the United States, as well as U.S. primetime programs produced in languages other than English.
Rules and Regulations The International Emmy for Best Telenovela is awarded to a melodramatic production with a continuous storyline, typically running for at least half an hour per episode, and consisting of between 50 and 220 episodes in total. Telenovelas are usually broadcast two to six times per week and generally feature romance as the central theme.
Winners and nominees 2000s Year English title Original title Recipients Production company /Network Country2008The Invasion الاجتياح Talal Al Awamleh Arab Telemedia Group Lalola Sebastián Ortega Dori Media International / América TV Tropical Paradise Paraíso Tropical Gilberto Braga and Ricardo Linhares TV Globo One Night of Love Одна ночь любви Lisa Seidman AMEDIA / Sony Pictures Television International / STS 2009India: A Love Story Caminho das Índias Glória Perez TV Globo Magdusa Ka Wilma Galvante GMA Network A Time for Us Kahit Isang Saglit Rondel P. Lindayag Double Vision / ABS-CBN Second Chance Seconde chance Nathalie Abdelnour, Elsa Marpeau, Mathieu Missoffe and Elodie Namer Fontana / TF1
2010s Year English title Original title Recipients Production company /Network Country2010My Love Meu Amor António Barreira Plural Entertainment / TVI Ciega a Citas Carolina Aguirre Dori Media International / Rosstoc / TV Pública Destined Hearts Dahil May Isang Ikaw Narciso Y. Gulmatico, Jr. ABS-CBN 2011Blood Ties Laços de Sangue Pedro Lopes TV Globo / SP Televisao / SIC Contra Las Cuerdas Juan Pablo Domenech and Santiago Mitre ON TV Llorente & Villarruel Contenidos / TV Pública Destiny River Araguaia Walther Negrão TV Globo Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Impostor Laurenti Dyogi ABS-CBN 2012The Illusionist O Astro Alcides Nogueira and Geraldo Carneiro TV Globo Iron Daughters-in-Law 불굴의 며느리 Ku Hyun Sook MBC The Fire of the Rose Rosa Fogo Patrícia Müller SP Televisão / SIC Holy Remedy Remédio Santo António Barreira Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI2013 Side by Side Lado a Lado João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lage TV GloboWindeck Joana Jorge and Coréon Dú Semba Comunicação / TPA Brazil Avenue Avenida Brasil João Emanuel Carneiro TV Globo 30 Lives 30 vies Fabienne Larouche Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé 2014Precious Pearl Joia Rara Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes TV GloboBelmonte Artur Ribeiro Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI My Husband's Lover Suzette Doctolero GMA Network 30 Lives: Maxim Bouchard 30 vies Fabienne Larouche Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé 2015Império Aguinaldo Silva TV GloboCiega a citas Verónica Fernández Dori Media International / Cuatro Jikulumessu Coréon Dú Semba Comunicação / TPA Women Mulheres Raquel Palermo and Eduarda Laia Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI 2016 Hidden Truths Verdades Secretas Walcyr Carrasco TV Globo 30 Lives: Samuel Pagé 30 vies Fabienne Larouche Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé Rules of the Game A Regra do Jogo João Emanuel Carneiro TV Globo Bridges of Love Henry King Quitain ABS-CBN 2017 Endless Love Kara Sevda Kerem Çatay Ay Yapım / Star TV 30 Lives: Isabelle Cousineau 30 vies Fabienne Larouche Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé Old River Velho Chico Benedito Ruy Barbosa, Edmara Barbosa and Bruno Luperi TV Globo Total Dreamer Totalmente Demais Rosane Svartman and Paulo Halm2018The Payback Ouro Verde Maria João Costa Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI Brave and Beautiful Cesur ve Güzel Kerem Çatay and Pelin Diştaş Yaşaroğlu Ay Yapım / Star TV İstanbullu Gelin Teşrik-i Mesai O3 Medya / Global Agency / Star TVPaquita la del Barrio Andrés Posada, Ximena Cantuarias and Juan Pablo Posada Sony Pictures Television / Grupo Imagen / Teleset 2019The Queen of Flow La Reina del Flow Claudia Sánchez and Said Chamie Teleset / Caracol Televisión 100 Days to Fall in Love 100 días para enamorarse Sebastián Ortega Underground / Telefe The River Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon Tshedza Pictures / 1Magic Tangled Lives Vidas Opostas Alexandre Castro SP Televisão / SIC
2020s Year English title Original title Recipients Production company /Network Country2020Orphans of a Nation Órfãos da Terra Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes TV Globo Love and Destiny 宸汐缘 Zhao Na, Chen Liwen and Jiang Yuehua Gcoo Entertainment / iQIYI On Thin Ice Na Corda Bamba Rui Vilhena Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI Pequeña Victoria Erika Halvorsen and Daniel Burman Viacom International Studios / Oficina Burman / Telefe 2021The Song of Glory 锦绣南歌 Huang Bin and Li Huizhu Zhejiang Huace Film & TV / Croton Cultural Media / Croton Entertainment / Oasis Studio A Mother's Love Amor de Mãe Manuela Dias TV Globo Destiny Quer o Destino Helena Amaral Plural Entertainment / TVI A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 Siew Hui Koh and Doreen Yap Mediacorp Channel 8 2022The King's Affection 연모 Ki Min-soo, Hong Seok-gu KBS / Netflix / Monster Union / Arc Media Nos Tempos do Imperador Thereza Falcão, Alessandro Marson TV Globo Two Lives Dos Vidas Josep Cister Rubio Bambú Producciones / RTVE You Are My Hero 你是我的城池营垒 Zhang Tong Gcoo Entertainment / China Huace Film & TV / Croton Cultural Media / Beijing Le Ben Film Media / Jindun Film / Television Culture Center 2023 Family Secrets Yargı Sema Ergenekon Ay Yapım Cara e Coragem Claudia Souto TV Globo Pantanal Benedito Ruy Barbosa Forever Para Sempre André Ramalho Plural Entertainment 2024 The Vow La promesa Josep Cister Rubio Bambu Producciones / RTVE Salón de Té La Moderna Humberto Miró Garrido Boomerang TV / RTVE Rigo Cesar Augusto Betancur Estudios RCN Safir Mehmet Yigit Alp ATV / NTC 2025 The Good & The Bad Deha Kerem Çatay Ay Yapım Crazy About You Mania de Você João Emanuel Carneiro TV Globo Return to Las Sabinas Regreso a Las Sabinas Eulàlia Carrillo Diagonal TV / Disney+ Wild Valley Valle salvaje Josep Cister Rubio StudioCanal / RTVE2026 Garota do Momento Alessandra Poggi TV Globo Leyla Leyla: Hayat… Aşk… Adalet... Kerem Çatay Ay Yapım Far Away Uzak Şehir Wild Valley Valle salvaje Josep Cister Rubio Studio Canal / RTVE
Multiple nominations and wins
By country Country Nominations Wins16711363613121211160504020
By television network Network Nominations Wins TV Globo178 TVI72 RTVE51 SIC31 Star TV31 Tencent Video21 Caracol Televisión11 Arab Telemedia Group11 Ici Radio-Canada Télé40 ABS-CBN40 TPA20 TV Pública20 GMA Network20
See also
References
External links 2013 Emmy Awards International Emmy Awards