International Emmys 2017 Nominations: Juan Gabriel Series, 'La Voz Kids' Score Nods [LIST]

The nominations for the International Emmys 2017 were announced today and there were major surprises with the bio-series based on the life of Juan Gabriel and the reality competition "La Voz Kids" scoring nods. It was TV Globo that led the pack with multiple mentions throughout the categories. “Every year, the world’s television community competes to be recognized on the International Emmys global stage,” said Bruce L. Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate the Nominees for their outstanding achievements and for inspiring audiences worldwide with their creativity and talent.”

The International Emmys 2017 are set to take place on November 20th in New York City. Televisa's CEO Emilio Azcárraga Jean is set to take an honorary award for his contribution to television, ironically none of the Mexican network's programming is nominated in any of the categories. One of the most competitive category is Best Telenovela where the following series are nominated: "30 Vies – Isabelle Cousineau” from Canada, “Kara Sevda” (“Endless Love”) from Turkey, “Totalmente Demais” (“Total Dreamer”) from Brazil and “Velho Chico” (“Old River”) from Brazil.

"La Voz Kids" and "Hasta Que Te Conocí" are competing against each other in the Non-English U.S. Primetime Program along with HBO's "Sr. Ávila" and "Odisea de los Niños Migrantes" from NatGeo. Adriana Esteves also scored a nod in the Best Performance By An Actress category for her role on "Justiça." For those that watched "Avenida Brasil," Esteves was the evil Carmina that made Rita's life hell. Check out the complete list of nominations below and tell us what you think!

Arts Programming
“Hip-Hop Evolution – The Foundation” by Banger Films (Canada)
“Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki” by NHK (Japan)
“Portátil” by Porta Dos Fundos (Brazil)
“Robin de Puy – Ik ben het allemaal zelf” (Robin’s Road Trip) by Talent United , AVROTROS, CoBO (Netherlands)

Best Performance by an Actor
Julio Andrade in “Um Contra Todos” (“One Against All”) (Brazil)
Kenneth Branagh in “Wallander” (United Kingdom)
Zanjoe Marudo in “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (“Remembering”) (Philippines)
Kad Merad in “Baron Noir” (France)

Best Performance by an Actress
Adriana Esteves in “Justiça” (“Above Justice”) (Brazil)
Anna Friel in “Marcella” (United Kingdom)
Sonja Gerhardt in “Ku’damm 56” (Ku’damm 56 – Rebel With a Cause) (Germany)
Thuso Mbedu in “Is’thunzi” (South Africa)

Comedy
“Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle” (United Kingdom)
“Callboys” (Belgium)
“Rakugo The Movie” (Japan)
“Tá No Ar: a TV na TV” (On Air: TV on TV) (Brazil)

Non-English U.S. Primetime Program
“Hasta Que Te Conocí” (“Until I Met You”) (USA)
“La Voz Kids” (USA)
“Odisea de los Niños Migrantes” (“South to North: Migrant Children”) (NatGeo - USA)
“Sr. Ávila” (HBO - USA)

Non-Scripted Entertainment
“Escuela Para Maridos Colombia” (Colombia)
“Fan Pan Tae Super Fan” (Thailand)
“Sorry Voor Alles” (“Sorry About That”) (Belgium)
“Taskmaster” (United Kingdom)

Short-Form Series
“Ahi Afuera” (Argentina)
“The Amazing Gayl Pile” (Canada)
“Crime Time” (Brazil)
“Familie Braun” (“The Braun Family”) (Germany)

Telenovela
“30 Vies – Isabelle Cousineau” (Canada)
“Kara Sevda” (“Endless Love”) (Turkey)
“Totalmente Demais” (“Total Dreamer”) (Brazil)
“Velho Chico” (“Old River”) (Brazil)

TV Movie/Mini-Series
“Alemão” (“Alemão : Both Sides of the Operation”) (Brazil)
“Ne m’abandonne pas” (“Don’t Leave Me”) (France)
“Reg” (United Kingdom)
“Tokyo Trial” (Japan)