International Emmy Award for Best Actress
The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress is an award presented annually by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a made for-television fiction program (i.e. movie, mini-series, drama series, Telenovela, or comedy series).[1]
| International Emmy Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | November 21, 2005 |
| Currently held by | Marina Gera, Eternal Winter (2019) |
| Most awards | Julie Walters, (2) |
| Website | iemmys.tv/ |
The first awarded with the trophy was He Lin for her role in Slave Mother, a telefilm produced by CCTV6 channel.[2] Dutch Maryam Hassouni won in 2006 for her performance as Laila al Gatawi in Offers, a drama thriller directed by Dana Nechushtan.[3]
In 2007, the International Emmy for best actress went to French Muriel Robin for her role as Marie Besnard in the Belgian-French telefilm The Poisoner.[4]
Lucy Cohu, Julie Walters and Helena Bonham Carter won in subsequent years, Walters is the only actress to win twice the prize in 2009, as Anne Turner in A Short Stay in Switzerland, repeating the feat in 2011 for her performance in the telefilm Mo, which tells the life story of the parliamentary Labour Party Mo Mowlam.
The first Emmy for best actress for Latin America was won by Argentina's Cristina Banegas for her role in the miniseries Televisión por la inclusión.[5] Followed by Brazil's Fernanda Montenegro in 2013.[6]
In 2015, Dutch Bianca Krijgsman wins for her performance in De Nieuwe Wereld.[7]
Currently, UK's Anna Friel won as best actress for the British show Marcella.
Winners
Multiple wins
- Most awards won by a female
| Number | Actress |
|---|---|
| 2 | Julie Walters |
- Most awards won by a country
| Number | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 |  |
| 2 |  |
| 2 |  |
References
- "2017 Rules & Regulations" (PDF). International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. December 26, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- "Chinese actress wins Emmy Awards". China Daily. November 22, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- "Muriel Robin gagneun Emmy Award". trouw.nl/. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "Nederlandse Maryam Hassouni wint Emmy Award" (in French). Le Figaro. November 20, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "Cristina Banegas durante la entrega de los Premios Emmy". Clarín (in Spanish). November 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- "Fernanda Montenegro vence Emmy Internacional de melhor atriz". Folha de S.Paulo. November 26, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- "Emmy Award voor Bianca Krijgsman". nos.nl/. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "Emmy Internacional não premia indicados brasileiros". Uol. November 22, 2005.
- "BRASIL E ALEMANHA LIDERAM INDICAÇÕES AO EMMY INTERNACIONAL". G1. October 9, 2008.
- "Brasil na briga pelo Emmy". Diário do Nordeste. November 19, 2007.
- "Pedro Cardoso e Irene Ravache concorrem ao Emmy". Folha de S.Paulo. October 13, 2008.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2009". Veja. October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2010". Veja. October 4, 2010.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2011". Veja. October 3, 2011.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2012". Veja. October 8, 2012.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2013". Veja. October 7, 2013. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.
- "Sean Bean, Fernanda Montenegro take acting awards at International Emmys; J.J. Abrams honoured". Associated Press. November 25, 2013.
- "International Emmy nominees for 2014". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011.
- "Fernanda Montenegro é indicada ao Emmy por série da TV Globo". El País. October 5, 2015.
- "Kenneth Branagh, Anna Friel Receive International Emmy Nominations". Variety. October 4, 2017.