MUMBAI: Nominations for the 40th International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France.

There are 38 nominees in nine categories. Winners will receive their Emmys at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala, on 19 November, in New York City.

Nominations span 15 countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil and China. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.

Iatas president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "At the first International Emmys in 1972, there were only 2 categories: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Today, we have 20 categories presented over 4 different awards ceremonies. We congratulate the 2012 Nominees for their outstanding achievements as their programs and performances enter into television history and look forward to celebrating them at our Festival and 40th anniversary Gala, this November in New York."

In celebration of the International Emmys 40th anniversary, the International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to actor Alan Alda (M*A*S*H ) and Norman Lear (All In The Family ). Both of them had programmes in distribution in 1972, the year of the first International Emmy Awards Gala.

Also, as previously announced, the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy, co-creator and executive producer of Glee while the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award will be presented to Korean Broadcasting System president, CEO Dr. Kim In-Kyu who is also also Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union president.

The 2012 semi-final judging hosts include Anil Wanvari (Indiantelevision.com), Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia (Abu Dhabi, UAE); Andres Badra, Corporacion Medcom (Panama, Panama) and Steven Bawol, Helion Pictures (Paris, France).

The 2012 International Emmy Awards 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