# International Emmy Award for Drama

The International Emmy for Best Drama is an extinct category of the International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It was one of the first award categories, which highlights international drama genre of programs produced and displayed outside the United States. It was first awarded in 1979 with BBC's television film On Giant's Shoulders being the first recipient of the award.
The category was presented from 1979 to 2001. In 2002, the category was replaced with the Best Drama Series category.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
| 1979 | On Giant's Shoulders | On Giant's Shoulders | BBC Two | United Kingdom |

### 1980s

| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
| 1980 | A Rod of Iron | A Rod of Iron | Yorkshire Television | United Kingdom |
| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | A Town Like Alice | Seven Network / Mariner Films | Australia |
| 1982 | A Voyage Round My Father | A Voyage Round My Father | Thames Television | United Kingdom |
| 1983 | King Lear | King Lear | Granada Television | United Kingdom |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | The Jewel in the Crown | Granada Television | United Kingdom |
| 1985 | Das Boot | Das Boot | Bavaria Atelier / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / SWR Fernsehen | Germany |
| 1986 | Shadowlands | Shadowlands | BBC / Gateway Films / The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation / Lella Production | United Kingdom |
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Porterhouse Blue | Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Productions | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | A Very British Coup | A Very British Coup | Channel 4 / Skreba Films | United Kingdom |
| 1989 | Traffik | Traffik | Channel 4 / Picture Partnership Pictures | United Kingdom |

### 1990s

| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
| 1990 | First and Last | First and Last | BBC Television | United Kingdom |
| 1991 | The Black Velvet Gown | The Black Velvet Gown | World Wide International Television / Tyne Tees Television | United Kingdom |
| 1991 | The End of Innocence | The End of Innocence | WDR / Redaktion Fernsehspiel | Germany |
| 1991 | The World of Eddie Weary | The World of Eddie Weary | Yorkshire Television | United Kingdom |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Enigma TV / Angelika Films / Sands Films / WNET | United Kingdom |
| 1992 | Brides of Christ | Brides of Christ | ABC | Australia |
| 1992 | A Sense of History | A Sense of History | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Unnatural Pursuits | Unnatural Pursuits | BBC Television / A&E | United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Blueprint | Blueprint | Sveriges Television | Sweden |
| 1993 | The Keiretsu | The Keiretsu | NHK | Japan |
| 1994 | Screen One: "The Bullion Boys" | Screen One: "The Bullion Boys" | BBC Television / Mentorn Films | United Kingdom |
| 1995 | The Politician's Wife | The Politician's Wife | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| 1995 | Smile Through Your Tears: The Tale of Seijiro Shimada | Smile Through Your Tears: The Tale of Seijiro Shimada | NHK | Japan |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Cold Comfort Farm | Thames Television | United Kingdom |
| 1996 | La Colline aux Mille Enfants | La Colline aux Mille Enfants | King Movies / Cameras Continentales / France 2 / France 3 / Productions 7 / Telemax / RAI / SF DRS / Evan Omroep / NFI Productions / Bernard Lang | Netherlands |
| 1997 | Crossing the Floor | Crossing the Floor | BBC Two / Hat Trick Productions | United Kingdom |
| 1998 | The Tattooed Widow | Den tatuerade änkan | Sveriges Television | Sweden |
| 1998 | White Lies | White Lies | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Canada |
| 1998 | Das Urteil | Das Urteil | NDR | Germany |
| 1999 | Lost for Words | Lost for Words | Yorkshire Television / Bard Entertainment | United Kingdom |

### 2000s

| Year | English title | Original title | Production company/Network | Country |
| 2000 | All Stars | All Stars | VARA / M+B Film | Netherlands |
| 2000 | Longitude | Longitude | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| 2000 | Warriors | Warriors | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| 2001 | Dirty Tricks | Dirty Tricks | Carlton Television / Little Bird Productions | United Kingdom |
| 2001 | Fatou la Malienne | Fatou la Malienne | France 2 | France |
| 2001 | Anniversaries | Jahrestage | ARD | Germany |
| 2001 | Cold Feet | Cold Feet | ITV | United Kingdom |