The ruling family of Australian comedy, the Habibs from Here Come The Habibs, have been nominated for an award at the annual Monte Carlo Television Festival.

The series has been nominated for a Golden Nymph Award in the outstanding comedy series category.

And two of its stars - Darren Gilshenan and Helen Dallimore - have been nominated for outstanding actor and actress in a comedy respectively.

The prestigious festival is held annually in the tiny European principality of Monaco and hosted by Monaco's ruling family, the Grimaldis.

The festival was founded by Prince Albert II's father Prince Rainier III, and Albert and his wife, Princess Charlene, host an annual reception for nominees at the Palais Princier de Monaco in Monte Carlo.

But just what they will make of the Habibs is anyone's guess.

The series follows the clash of cultures when the lottery-winning Habibs move next door to the conservative O'Neills in a posh Sydney suburb.

The series stars Michael Denkha as Fou Fou Habib and Camilla Ah Kin as Mariam Habib, and Darren Gilshenan as Jack O'Neill and Helen Dallimore as Olivia O'Neill.

The festival was founded by Monaco's former Prince Rainier III, in 1961, who hoped it would "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding."

Past nominees include Foxtel's Wentworth, Ten's Secrets & Lies, Nine's Love Child and the ABC drama Anzac Girls and comedy Lowdown.

The winners of the Golden Nymphs will be announced at an awards gala during the festival in June.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Outstanding Long Fiction Program

Mitten In Deutschland: NSU (Germany)

Um Contra Todos (Brazil)

La Xirgu (Spain)

11.22.63 (USA)

Ne M'Abandonne Pas (France)

National Treasure (UK)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Here Come The Habibs (Australia)

No Tomorrow (USA)

Superstore (USA)

Lebowitz Contre Lebowitz (France)

Toon (The Netherlands)

Fleabag (UK)

Outstanding Drama Series

La Tr??ve (Belgium)

Billions (USA)

The Young Pope (France-Italy-Spain-USA)

Nobel (Norway)

Victoria (UK)

Midnight Sun (Sweden)

Outstanding Documentary

Fraud or Borrelia: The German Diagnosis (Denmark)

Brave New World: How Silicon Valley Is Shaping Our Future (USA)

The Last "Isolados": Unknown People of the Amazon (Japan)

Dugma: The Button (Norway)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered (UK)

Outstanding Live Breaking News

First hand broadcast of audio conversations between President Dilma Rousseff and Lula (Globonews, Brasil)

Battle for Mosul (CNN, USA)

Duma Elections (RT, Russia)

Outstanding Television News Item

Mosul : Flee At All Costs (France2, France)

Mong Kok Riot: Hong Kong's First Night in the Year of Monkey (TBL, Hong Kong)

Heart Transplant (IRIB, Iran)

Battle for Mosul (ITV News, UK)

Prix Sp??cial du Prince Rainier III

Midway: A Plastic Island (CNN, USA)

Vamizi, Cradle of Coral (Mattias Klum Tierra Grande, Sweden)