Fargo, The Good Fight Among Golden Nymph Award Nominees

The nominees for the Golden Nymph Awards, which will be presented at the 58th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, have been unveiled, with The Good Fight, Fargo and Howards End among the programs receiving a nod.

The Good Fight (U.S.) is nominated in the drama series category. Also nominated for drama series are Hotel Beau Sejour (Belgium), Cardinal (Canada), Below the Surface (Denmark), The Money Heist (Spain), The Frozen Dead (France) and Liar (U.K.).

The performance side features, for best actress, Lynn Van Royen (Hotel Beau Sejour), Paprika Steen (Below the Surface), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight) and Joanne Froggatt (Liar). For best actor in a TV drama, the nominees are Billy Campbell (Cardinal), Joahannes Lassen (Below the Surface), Charles Berling (The Frozen Dead) and Ioan Gruffudd (Liar).

In the category for long fiction program, the nominees are Kästner and Little Tuesday (Germany/Austria), Sunshine Kings (Australia), The Power of Silence (Spain), Fargo (U.S.), Raped: The Day the Abuse Became a Crime (France), Howards End (U.K.) and Little Boy Blue (U.K.).

On the performance side for long fiction program, the best actress nominees are Melanie Lynskey (Sunshine Kings), Carrie Coon (Fargo), Hayley Atwell (Howards End) and Sinéad Keenan (Little Boy Blue). The best actor nominees in the category are Florian David Fitz (Kästner and Little Tuesday), Anthony Lapagila (Sunshine Kings), Joan Pera (The Power of Silence), Ewan McGregor (Fargo), Matthew MacFadyen (Howards End) and Stephen Graham (Little Boy Blue).

The nominees for live breaking news are GMA Network’s “First Strike: Resorts World Manila Attack” (Philippines), Al Jazeera English’s “Qatar Blockade” (Qatar), BBC News’ “Zimbabwe” (U.K.), Sky News’ “Grenfell Tower Fire” (U.K.) and RT’s “#MosulSOS” (Russia).

The Special Prize Prince Rainier III contenders are Forest Blind (South Korea) and A Plastic Whale (U.K.).

Laurent Puons, CEO of Monaco Mediax, organizers of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, commented: “I am delighted that over the course of four years, the number of programmes registered for the Golden Nymphs competition has increased by 27 percent. This year, 18 countries are represented by the 38 nominated programs, which is clear evidence of the diverse nature of international productions. In the fiction category, Europe has clearly marked its territory, although the United States, Canada and Australia are still present. In the news category, I also welcome the nomination of programs from Iran, Malaysia and Qatar. These nominees ensure we will have a great competition which will be judged by our renowned jury members when they convene in Monaco. This demonstrates once again that the Golden Nymphs are acknowledged as being one of the most prestigious awards in the world of international television productions.”

The Monte-Carlo Television Festival will take place from June 15 to 19.