International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byInternational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded2002
Currently held byThe Empress
 Germany (2023)
Websitewww.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) during the International Emmy Awards ceremony. The category is described on the official International Academy website as being open to drama series which are "a dramatic production in which theme, storyline, and main characters are presented under the same title, with the intention to develop beyond a first season."[1] The award was first given in 2002, for the awards covering programmes screened in 2001. From 1979 to 2001, the category Best Drama was presented.

Rules & regulations

Under the rules of the International Academy, the prize is awarded to a dramatic production in which the theme, plot and main characters are presented under the same title. The program should fit the minimum format length of a televised half-hour time slot and that it has been broadcast between the eligibility period. If the program is part of an anthology series (i.e. each episode presents a different story and a different set of characters), episodes entering this category should be less than, or equal to, one hour in length. Two episodes must be submitted.[2]

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year English title Original title Recipients Production company/Network Country
2002
[3]		 Unit One Rejseholdet Peter Thorsboe Danmarks Radio  Denmark
All Stars Jean Van de Velde VARA  Netherlands
Always Greener Bevan Lee Seven Network  Australia
At Home with the Braithwaites Sally Wainwright Yorkshire Television/ITV  United Kingdom
2003
[4]		 Nikolaj og Julie Adam Price Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Waking the Dead Barbara Machin BBC One  United Kingdom
Cuéntame cómo pasó Miguel Ángel Bernardeau Grupo Ganga / La 1  Spain
MDA Greg Haddrick, Des Monaghan ABC  Australia
2004
[5][6]		 Waking the Dead Barbara Machin BBC One  United Kingdom
Krøniken Stig Thorsbøe Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Shameless Paul Abbott Channel 4  United Kingdom
Schimanski Edward Berger and Mario Giordano Colonia Media / WDR  Germany
2005
[7][8]		 The Eagle Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrom Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Spooks David Wolstencroft BBC One  United Kingdom
New Tricks Nigel McCrery, Roy Mitchell Wall to Wall / BBC One
The Cadets Курсанты Andrey Kavun Channel One Russia  Russia
2006
[9]		 Life on Mars Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah Kudos / BBC  United Kingdom
Mandrake Rubem Fonseca, José Henrique Fonseca Conspiração Filmes / HBO Brasil  Brazil
Little Missy Sinhá Moça Benedito Ruy Barbosa TV Globo
Vincent Stephen Butchard Granada Television / ITV  United Kingdom
2007
[10]		 The Street Jimmy McGovern BBC One / ITV Studios  United Kingdom
Mandrake Rubem Fonseca, José Henrique Fonseca Conspiração Filmes / HBO Brasil  Brazil
The Killing Forbrydelsen Søren Sveistrup Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Home Affairs Roberta Durrant Penguin Films / SABC  South Africa
2008
[11]		 Life on Mars Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah Kudos / BBC  United Kingdom
Mandrake Rubem Fonseca, José Henrique Fonseca Conspiração Filmes / HBO Brasil  Brazil
The Killing Forbrydelsen Søren Sveistrup Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Home Affairs Roberta Durrant Penguin Films / SABC  South Africa
2009
[12][13]		 The Protectors Livvagterne Peter Thorsboe Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Capadocia Argos Comunicación HBO Latin America  Mexico
The Kingdom of the Winds 바람의 나라 Choi Wan-kyu, Jin-ok Jeong Chorokbaem Media / KBS  South Korea
Sokhulu & Partners Paw Paw Films SABC  South Africa
Spooks David Wolstencroft BBC  United Kingdom

2010s

Year English title Original title Recipients Production company/Network Country
2010
[14]		 The Street Jimmy McGovern BBC One  United Kingdom
The Killing Forbrydelsen Søren Sveistrup Danmarks Radio  Denmark
Epitafios Marcelo Slavich, Walter Slavich Pol-Ka Producciones / HBO  Argentina
Saka no Ue no Kumo Hisashi Nozawa NHK  Japan
2011
[15][16]		 Accused Jimmy McGovern BBC One / RSJ Films  United Kingdom
Spiral Engrenages Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin Canal+  France
Saka no Ue no Kumo Hisashi Nozawa NHK  Japan
Na Forma da Lei Antônio Calmon TV Globo  Brazil
2012
[17][18]		 Braquo Olivier Marchal Canal+  France
ICAC Investigators TVB RTHK  Hong Kong
The Kitchen Musical Chee Kong Cheah The Group Entertainment / AXN Asia  Singapore
The Slap Brendan Cowell Matchbox Pictures / ABC  Australia
El Líder Social Pol-ka Producciones Artear / El Trece  Argentina
2013
[19][20]		 The Returned Les Revenants Fabrice Gobert Canal+ / Haut et Court  France
Maalaala Mo Kaya ABS-CBN ABS-CBN Corporation  Philippines
Accused Jimmy McGovern BBC One / RSJ Films  United Kingdom
Next in Line O Brado Retumbante Euclydes Marinho TV Globo  Brazil
2014
[21][22]		 Utopia Dennis Kelly Kudos / Channel 4  United Kingdom
Prófugos Pablo Illanes, Josefina Fernández HBO Latin America  Chile
The Tunnel Tunnel Ben Richards, Hans Rosenfeldt Sky Atlantic / Canal+ / Kudos / Shine France  France
Yae's Sakura 八重の桜 / Yae no Sakura Mutsumi Yamamoto NHK  Japan
2015
[23][24]		 Spiral Engrenages Alexandra Clert Canal+ / Son et Lumière  France
Mozu Eiichirō Hasumi TBS / Wowow / Robot  Japan
My Mad Fat Diary Rae Earl E4 / Tiger Aspect Productions / Drama Republic  United Kingdom
Psi Contardo Calligaris HBO Brasil  Brazil
2016
[25][26]		 Deutschland 83 Jorg Winger, Anna Winger RTL / UFA Fiction  Germany
19-2 Réal Bossé, Claude Legault CTV / Sphere Media Plus / Echo MediaBell Media  Canada
La casa del mar Juan Pablo Laplace [./Https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnDirecTV OnDirecTV] / Cisne Films / Storylab  Argentina
Waiting for Jasmin بانتظار الياسمين (مسلسل) Osama Kokash ABC Marketing and Distribution  United Arab Emirates
2017
[27][28]		 Mammon Vegard and Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen NRK / NRK Drama  Norway
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Sumio Omori NHK  Japan
Above Justice Justiça Manuela Dias Estúdios Globo / TV Globo  Brazil
Wanted Rebecca Gibney Seven Network / Matchbox Pictures / R&R Productions  Australia
2018
[29][30]		 Money Heist La casa de papel Álex Pina, Esther Martinez Lobato Vancouver / Atresmedia / Antena 3  Spain
Urban Myths Sky Arts Happy Tramp / Sky UK  United Kingdom
Inside Edge Karan Anshuman Amazon Studios / Excel Entertainment  India
1 Contra Todos Thomas Stavros, Gustavo Lipsztein, Breno Silveira Conspiração Filmes / Fox Brasil  Brazil
2019
[31][32]		 McMafia Hossein Amini, James Watkins Cuba Pictures / BBC One  United Kingdom
Bad Banks Oliver Kienle Letterbox Filmproduktion / Iris Productions / ZDF  Germany
1 Contra Todos Thomas Stavros, Gustavo Lipsztein, Breno Silveira Conspiração Filmes / Fox Brasil  Brazil
Sacred Games Varun Grover Phantom Films / Netflix  India

2020s

Year English title Original title Recipients Production company/Network Country
2020
[33][34]		 Delhi Crime Richie Mehta Golden Karavan / Ivanhoe Productions / FilmKaravan / Poor Man's Productions / Netflix  India
Charité Dorothee Schön UFA Fiction / Das Erste  Germany
Criminal: UK George Kay, Jim Field Smith Idiotlamp Productions / Netflix  United Kingdom
El jardín de bronce Gustavo Malajovich, Marcos Osorio Vidal HBO / Pol-ka Producciones  Argentina
2021
[35]		 Tehran Moshe Zonder Donna and Paper Plane Productions / Kan 11  Israel
Aarya Ram Madhvani, Sandeep Modi Endemol / Hotstar  India
El presidente Armando Bó Gaumont / Amazon Studios  Chile
There She Goes Shaun Pye Merman Television / BBC Two  United Kingdom
2022
[36]		 Vigil Tom Edge World Productions / BBC One  United Kingdom
Lupin George Kay, François Uzan Netflix / Gaumont Television  France
Reyka Rohan Dickson tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / M-Net / Fremantle / Heromotives  South Africa
Narcos: Mexico Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro Netflix / Gaumont  Mexico
2023
[37][38]		 The Empress Die Kaiserin Katharina Eyssen Sommerhaus Serien  Germany
Extraordinary Attorney Woo 이상한 변호사 우영우 / Isanghan Byeonhosa U-yeong-u Moon Ji-won AStory / KT Studio Genie  South Korea
Yosi, the Regretful Spy Iosi, el espía arrepentido Daniel Burman Oficina Burman / Amazon  Argentina
The Devil's Hour Tom Moran Hartswood Films / Amazon  United Kingdom

Multiple nominations

TV series
Nominations TV series
3 The Killing
2 Waking the Dead
Life on Mars
The Street
Mandrake
Home Affairs
Spooks
Accused
Spiral
1 Contra Todos
Saka no Ue no Kumo
Country
Nominations Country
20  United Kingdom
10  Brazil
8  Denmark
5  Japan
4  Argentina
 Australia
 France
 India
3  Germany
 South Africa
2  Spain

Multiple wins

TV series
Wins TV series
2 The Street
Life on Mars
Country
Wins Country
8  United Kingdom
4  Denmark
3  France

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International Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
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