# International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela

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 initially aired outside of 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 and Sciences in order to honor telenovelas which have been produced and broadcast initially outside the United States. Until 2007, telenovelas received nominations in the best drama series category of the international competition, such as Sinhá Moça (2006), which was the first telenovela nominated for an Emmy.
Brazil's Globo is the TV network with the largest number of nominations, 12 in total, winning in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020. In addition to a co-production in 2011 with the Portuguese network SIC, for Laços de Sangue.
Considered the most prominent event in the international television industry, the International Emmy Awards recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States, as well as US Primetime programs produced in languages other than English.

## Rules and regulations

The International Emmy for Best Telenovela awards a melodramatic production with a continuous storyline and a duration with at least half an hour televised counting with 50 and 220 episodes. The Telenovela usually has to air 2 and 6 times a week, generally having the genre romance as the central theme.

## Winners and nominees
### 2000s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipients | Production company /Network | Country |
| 2008 | The Invasion | الاجتياح | Talal Al Awamleh | Arab Telemedia Group | Jordan |
| 2008 | Lalola | Lalola | Sebastián Ortega | Dori Media International / América TV | Argentina |
| 2008 | Tropical Paradise | Paraíso Tropical | Gilberto Braga and Ricardo Linhares | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2008 | One Night of Love | Одна ночь любви | Lisa Seidman | AMEDIA / Sony Pictures Television International / STS | Russia |
| 2009 | India: A Love Story | Caminho das Índias | Glória Perez | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2009 | Magdusa Ka | Magdusa Ka | Wilma Galvante | GMA Network | Philippines |
| 2009 | A Time for Us | Kahit Isang Saglit | Rondel P. Lindayag | Double Vision / ABS-CBN | Philippines |
| 2009 | Second Chance | Seconde chance | Nathalie Abdelnour, Elsa Marpeau, Mathieu Missoffe and Elodie Namer | Fontana / TF1 | France |

### 2010s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipients | Production company /Network | Country |
| 2010 | My Love | Meu Amor | António Barreira | Plural Entertainment / TVI | Portugal |
| 2010 | Ciega a Citas | Ciega a Citas | Carolina Aguirre | Dori Media International / Rosstoc / TV Pública | Argentina |
| 2010 | Destined Hearts | Dahil May Isang Ikaw | Narciso Y. Gulmatico, Jr. | ABS-CBN | Philippines |
| 2011 | Blood Ties | Laços de Sangue | Pedro Lopes | TV Globo / SP Televisao / SIC | Portugal |
| 2011 | Contra Las Cuerdas | Contra Las Cuerdas | Juan Pablo Domenech and Santiago Mitre | ON TV Llorente & Villarruel Contenidos / TV Pública | Argentina |
| 2011 | Destiny River | Araguaia | Walther Negrão | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2011 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Impostor | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Impostor | Laurenti Dyogi | ABS-CBN | Philippines |
| 2012 | The Illusionist | O Astro | Alcides Nogueira and Geraldo Carneiro | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2012 | Iron Daughters-in-Law | 불굴의 며느리 | Ku Hyun Sook | MBC | South Korea |
| 2012 | The Fire of the Rose | Rosa Fogo | Patrícia Müller | SP Televisão / SIC | Portugal |
| 2012 | Holy Remedy | Remédio Santo | António Barreira | Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI | Portugal |
| 2013 | Side by Side | Lado a Lado | João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lage | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2013 | Windeck | Windeck | Joana Jorge and Coréon Dú | Semba Comunicação / TPA | Angola |
| 2013 | Brazil Avenue | Avenida Brasil | João Emanuel Carneiro | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2013 | 30 Lives | 30 vies | Fabienne Larouche | Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Canada |
| 2014 | Precious Pearl | Joia Rara | Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2014 | Belmonte | Belmonte | Artur Ribeiro | Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI | Portugal |
| 2014 | My Husband's Lover | My Husband's Lover | Suzette Doctolero | GMA Network | Philippines |
| 2014 | 30 Lives: Maxim Bouchard | 30 vies | Fabienne Larouche | Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Canada |
| 2015 | Império | Império | Aguinaldo Silva | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2015 | Ciega a citas | Ciega a citas | Verónica Fernández | Dori Media International / Cuatro | Spain |
| 2015 | Jikulumessu | Jikulumessu | Coréon Dú | Semba Comunicação / TPA | Angola |
| 2015 | Women | Mulheres | Raquel Palermo and Eduarda Laia | Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI | Portugal |
| 2016 | Hidden Thruths | Verdades Secretas | Walcyr Carrasco | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2016 | 30 Lives: Samuel Pagé | 30 vies | Fabienne Larouche | Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Canada |
| 2016 | Rules of the Game | A Regra do Jogo | João Emanuel Carneiro | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2016 | Bridges of Love | Bridges of Love | Henry King Quitain | ABS-CBN | Philippines |
| 2017 | Endless Love | Kara Sevda | Kerem Çatay | Ay Yapım / Star TV | Turkey |
| 2017 | 30 Lives: Isabelle Cousineau | 30 vies | Fabienne Larouche | Aetios Productions / Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Canada |
| 2017 | Old River | Velho Chico | Benedito Ruy Barbosa, Edmara Barbosa and Bruno Luperi | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2017 | Total Dreamer | Totalmente Demais | Rosane Svartman and Paulo Halm | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2018 | The Payback | Ouro Verde | Maria João Costa | Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI | Portugal |
| 2018 | Brave and Beautiful | Cesur ve Güzel | Kerem Çatay and Pelin Diştaş Yaşaroğlu | Ay Yapım / Star TV | Turkey |
| 2018 | İstanbullu Gelin | İstanbullu Gelin | Teşrik-i Mesai | O3 Medya / Global Agency / Star TV | Turkey |
| 2018 | Paquita la del Barrio | Paquita la del Barrio | Andrés Posada, Ximena Cantuarias and Juan Pablo Posada | Sony Pictures Television / Grupo Imagen / Teleset | Mexico |
| 2019 | The Queen of Flow | La Reina del Flow | Claudia Sánchez and Said Chamie | Teleset / Caracol Televisión | Colombia |
| 2019 | 100 Days to Fall in Love | 100 días para enamorarse | Sebastián Ortega | Underground / Telefe | Argentina |
| 2019 | The River | The River | Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon | Tshedza Pictures / 1Magic | South Africa |
| 2019 | Tangled Lives | Vidas Opostas | Alexandre Castro | SP Televisão / SIC | Portugal |

### 2020s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipients | Production company /Network | Country |
| 2020 | Orphans of a Nation | Órfãos da Terra | Duca Rachid and Thelma Guedes | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2020 | Love and Destiny | 宸汐缘 | Zhao Na, Chen Liwen and Jiang Yuehua | Gcoo Entertainment / iQIYI | People's Republic of China |
| 2020 | On Thin Ice | Na Corda Bamba | Rui Vilhena | Plural Entertainment Portugal / TVI | Portugal |
| 2020 | Pequeña Victoria | Pequeña Victoria | Erika Halvorsen and Daniel Burman | Viacom International Studios / Oficina Burman / Telefe | Argentina |
| 2021 | The Song of Glory | 锦绣南歌 | Huang Bin and Li Huizhu | Zhejiang Huace Film & TV / Croton Cultural Media / Croton Entertainment / Oasis Studio | China |
| 2021 | A Mother's Love | Amor de Mãe | Manuela Dias | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2021 | Destiny | Quer o Destino | Helena Amaral | Plural Entertainment / TVI | Portugal |
| 2021 | A Quest to Heal | 我的女侠罗明依 | Siew Hui Koh and Doreen Yap | Mediacorp Channel 8 | Singapore |
| 2022 | The King's Affection | 연모 | Ki Min-soo, Hong Seok-gu | KBS / Netflix / Monster Union / Arc Media | South Korea |
| 2022 | Nos Tempos do Imperador | Nos Tempos do Imperador | Thereza Falcão, Alessandro Marson | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2022 | Two Lives | Dos Vidas | Josep Cister Rubio | Bambú Producciones / RTVE | Spain |
| 2022 | 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 | China |
| 2023 | Family Secrets | Yargı | Sema Ergenekon | Ay Yapım | Turkey |
| 2023 | Cara e Coragem | Cara e Coragem | Claudia Souto | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2023 | Pantanal | Pantanal | Benedito Ruy Barbosa | TV Globo | Brazil |
| 2023 | Forever | Para Sempre | André Ramalho | Plural Entertainment | Portugal |
| 2024 | The Vow | La promesa | Josep Cister Rubio | Bambu Producciones / RTVE | Spain |
| 2024 | Salón de Té La Moderna | Salón de Té La Moderna | Humberto Miró Garrido | Boomerang TV / RTVE | Spain |
| 2024 | Rigo | Rigo | Cesar Augusto Betancur | Estudios RCN | Colombia |
| 2024 | Safir | Safir | Mehmet Yigit Alp | ATV / NTC | Turkey |