36th International Emmy Awards

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36th International Emmy Awards
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Date
  • November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)
LocationNew York Hilton Hotel
New York City, New York, U.S.
Hosted byRoger Bart
Highlights
Founders AwardDick Wolf
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The 36th International Emmy Awards took place on November 24, 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States and hosted by American actor Roger Bart.[1]

The winners were announced from among 40 nominees from 16 countries competing for International Emmys, honouring excellence in TV programming produced outside the United States, in 10 categories.

Ceremony[]

The nominees for the 36th International Emmy Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in October 13, 2008, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes.

40 TV shows of 16 country competed for the award in 10 categories. The United Kingdom topped the list with eight nominations, followed by Brazil (6), Argentina and Japan (4), China and Denmark (3), Jordan and Peru (1). The nominees were selected along six months, by 600 Academy members representing 50 countries.

In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy paid tribute Dick Wolf with the International Emmy Founders Award, and Liu Changle, Chairman and chief executive officer of Phoenix Television with the International Emmy Directorate Award.[2][3]

Presenters[]

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards.

Name(s) Role
Roger Bart Host from 36th annual International Emmy Awards
Presenter of the award for Arts Programming
Judith Light Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Lance Reddick Presenter of the award for Best Actress
John Waters Presenter of the award for Best Comedy Series
Andrea Roth Presenter of the award for Best Documentary
Kelly Rutherford Presenters of the award for Best Drama Series
Marcus Schenkenberg
Malu Mader		 Presenters of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Heather Tom Presenter of the award for Children & Young People Series
Willie Garson
Cecilia Suárez		 Presenters of the award for Best Telenovela
Paul Blackthorne Presenter of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series
Dann Florek
Sam Waterston
Tamara Tunie
Michaela McManus
Linus Roache		 Presenters of the award for Emmy Founders Award
Elaine Chao Presenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award

Winners[]

Best Telenovela Best Drama Series
  • Life on Mars ( United Kingdom) (BBC)
    • Home Affairs ( South Africa) (Penguin Films)
    • The Killing ( Denmark) (DR/ZDF/NRK/SVT)
    • Mandrake ( Brazil) (HBO Latin America)
Best TV Movie or Miniseries Best Arts Programming
  • Televisión por la identidad ( Argentina) (Telefe)
    • Britz ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4)
    • Das Wunder von Berlin ( Germany) (ZDF)
    • Wait for the Birth of the Husband ( China) (CCTV-6)
  • Strictly Bolshoi ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4)
    • Nara Leão: All My Life ( Brazil) (Rede Globo)
    • Richard Serra: To See Is to Think ( Germany) (ZDF/WDR)
    • Inheriting a Kabuki Legacy - Ichikawa Ebizo: His Fate and Anguish ( Japan) (Fuji TV)
Best Comedy Series Best Documentary
  • The IT Crowd ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4)
    • Geile Zeit ( Germany) (GmbH)
    • Mi problema con las mujeres ( Peru) ()
    • NEO-Office Chuckles ( Japan) (NHK)
  • The Beckoning Silence ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4)
    • Asian Corridor in Heaven ( South Korea) (KBS)
    • Colisão sobre a Amazônia ( Brazil) (Discovery Channel/US Hispanic)
    • Please Vote for Me ( Denmark) (Steps International)
Best Actor Best Actress
  • David Suchet in Maxwell ( United Kingdom) (BBC)
    • Pedro Cardoso in The Big Family ( Brazil) (Rede Globo)
    • Karl Markovics in Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot ( Austria) (ORF)
    • Wang Chengyang in The I-Go king and his son ( China) (CCTV-6)
  • Lucy Cohu in Forgiven ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4)
    • Sofie Gråbøl in The Killing ( Denmark) (DR)
    • Irene Ravache in Eterna Magia ( Brazil) (Rede Globo)
    • Zhibo Yuan in Wait for the Birth of the Husband ( China) (CCTV-6)
Best Non-Scripted Entertainment Best Children & Young People Program
  • The Big Donor Show ( Netherlands) (BNN)
  • Shaun the Sheep ( United Kingdom) (BBC)
    • I Feel the Words ( Japan) (NHK)
    • Patito Feo: la historia más linda ( Argentina) (Ideas del Sur)
    • Ping-Pong ( Norway) (NRK/SVT/DR/Yle/KRO)

Most major nominations[]

By country
  •  United Kingdom — 8
  •  Brazil — 6
By network
  • Channel 4 — 5
  • Rede Globo — 4

Most major awards[]

By country
  •  United Kingdom — 7
By network
  • Channel 4 — 4
  • BBC — 3

References[]

  1. ^ "JEFF GOLDBLUM AND SAM WATERSTON TO PRESENT DICK WOLF WITH 2008 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® FOUNDERS AWARD". iemmys.tv/. November 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dick Wolf To Receive International Emmy Founders Award". 4rfv.com/. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "LIU CHANGLE, FOUNDING CHAIRMAN & CEO, PHOENIX SATELLITE TELEVISION TO RECEIVE 2008 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® DIRECTORATE AWARD". iemmys.tv/. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

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