Hit shows Famalam, Feel Good, This Way Up and Two Weeks to Live are among the TV shows nominated in this year's Rose D'Or Awards.

Nominees for the prestigious 59th Rose d’Or Awards have been announced today, selected from 766 entries across 12 categories, for the 2020 digital edition of the event 

The shortlist was voted for by over 80 international judges from across the television industry and includes entries from every major territory in the world. 

This year’s awards also include a special category to recognise innovation in the time of COVID-19, with finalists from Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, the US and UK.

Mark Rowland, chair of the 2020 judges, said: “At a time when the medium of television has never played a more central role in our lives - and when producing programmes has never been more challenging - we’ve seen an amazing breadth of subjects and creative treatments from across the globe, with production standards higher than ever. Congratulations to all the nominees on an amazing achievement.”

Markus Sterky, chair of the European Broadcasting Union TV Committee, said: “The Rose d’Or Awards have always been a major moment in the industry calendar but this year, more than ever, being able to celebrate our achievements is fundamental.

“This year has seen a record number of entries and the resulting nominee list is truly international, with a diverse range of topics and talent, showing breath-taking quality. That these productions have been created in spite of the challenges of Covid-19 is phenomenal. For me, impactful stories matter and can resonate with audiences for decades. This is a shortlist that we will still be talking about in years to come.” 

This year Rose d’Or Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony, hosted by comedian Nish Kumar. The ceremony will stream on Rosedor.com on Wednesday 9th December. 

The shortlist for The Rose d’Or Awards 2020 are:

Comedy 

Famalam

BBC Studios/BBC3 – UK

Secret Gameshow

Asahi Broadcasting TV Corporation/NBCUniversal Formats/ABC/Asahi – Japan

Woke

ABC Studios/Sony Pictures Television/Song Pics Television/Hulu – USA

Did You Get the Message

SHELTER/BE ENTERTAINMENT/VTM (DPG Media) – Belgium 

R

ViacomCBS International Studios - Claro Video/ViacomCBS International Studios/Paramount Network – Mexico 

Toren C

Hollands Licht Producties/BlazHoffski Productions B.V./VPRO/NPO3 - Netherlands

Comedy Drama and Sitcom

257 Reasons to Live

Yellow, Black and White/START/Super Production/Beta Film/TNT Channel – Russia

Parliament

Cinétévé/Artémis Productions/CineCentrum/France TV Distribution/France.tv/WDR/BeTV – France 

Sex Education

Eleven Film/Netflix – UK and USA

Two Weeks to Live

Kudos Productions/Endemol Shine International/Sky One – UK

Feel Good

Objective Fiction/Objective Media Group Scotland/All3media International/Channel 4/Netflix – UK

This Way Up

Merman Television Ltd/Sky NBCU/Channel 4 - UK

For the full list of nominations in all categories click here.