| MUMBAI:
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Iatas) has announced
the winners of the 36th International Emmy in New York, hosted by stage and screen
actor Roger Bart. This
year, Argentina and Jordan made history taking home their first ever International
Emmy Awards. Argentina won for Por La Identidad in the TV Movie/Mini Series
category and Jordan won for its Telenovela Al-Igtiyah in the category’s
inaugural year. The
Netherlands won in the Non-Scripted Entertainment category with The Big Donor
Show, a pretend reality show staged as though a terminally ill woman were
to donate a kidney to one of three contestants. A
cast of international celebrities including Sam Waterston, Judith Light, Kelly
Rutherford, John Waters and Paul Blackthorne presented the International Emmy
statue to the winners in front of an international audience of 1,000 entertainment
professionals and media executives. Best
Performance by an Actor went to David Suchet winning for his performance as Robert
Maxwell in the biopic, Maxwell. Best Performance by an Actress was won
by British actress Lucy Cohu for her performance as Liz in the drama, Forgiven. Other
than the performance categories, British programmes also won in the Arts Programming,
Children and Young People, Comedy, Documentary and Drama Series categories. This
makes seven wins for the UK. Iatas
president and CEO Bruce Paisner says, “We would like to extend our congratulations
to this year’s winners. They help us fulfill The International Academy’s
mission to recognize those who have made an impact in television on a global level” Law
and Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf was honoured with the International
Emmy Founders Award for his creative achievements and international success. Cast
members from all three Law and Order dramas took the stage to present him
with the award. The Directorate Award was presented to Liu Changle, Chairman and
Chief executive officer of Phoenix Satellite Television by US Secretary of Labor,
Elaine Chao for being the catalyst behind the success of a global multimedia empire
broadcasting in over 150 countries. | 
