Judi Dench novel "Esio Trot" (1990), in which a retired bachelor falls in love with his widowed neighbour, played by Dench, who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband, First broadcast on BBC One on New Year's Day 2015, it became one of the most-watched programmes of the week, and earned Dench her first Best Actress nomination at the 2016 International Emmy Awards. On her performance, "Telegraph"s Michael Hogan commented: "We've grown accustomed to seeing Dench in forbidding roles, but here, she recalled her footloose, flirtatious side, displayed in sitcoms as "A Fine Romance" and "As Time
International Emmy Award for Best Actor series created by Jimmy McGovern. In 2012, Darío Grandinetti became the first actor in Latin America awarded an Emmy Award. Sean Bean won in 2013 for his work in BBC One drama series "Accused". In 2014, Stephen Dillane wins for his role as a veteran British detective in the Anglo-French crime drama "The Tunnel". In 2016, Dustin Hoffman snagged the best actor award for playing Mr. Hoppy in the BBC's "Roald Dahl's Esio Trot", an adaptation of the Dahl novel. International Emmy Award for Best Actor The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor is a category of