34th International Emmy Awards
| 34th International Emmy Awards | |
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| Date |
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| Location | New York Hilton Hotel New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Graham Norton |
| Highlights | |
| Founders Award | Steven Spielberg |
The 34th International Emmy Awards took place on November 20, 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States and hosted by Irish comedian Graham Norton.[1]
Ceremony
The nominees for the 34th International Emmy Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 9 October 2006, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes.
With a record five nominations each, Brazil and Germany lead the dispute between artists from Asia, Europe and South America nominees for the International Emmys. The United Kingdom again received the most nominations, getting 17 of the 36 nominations in nine categories, including for art, best actor and actress, children's, comedy and drama documentary.[2]
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy paid tribute Steven Spielberg with the Founders Award, and Ronald S. Lauder, founder and director of Central European Media Enterprises with the Directorate Award.[3]
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Susan Sarandon presented an award for children’s broadcasting, Ecaterina Telescu accepted the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award on behalf of TeleRadio-Moldova.[4] The other five nominees up for the honour came from Bangladesh, Colombia, Gambia, Spain and Syria.
Winners
Arts Programming
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge is the Beginning |  Germany |
ZDF | Won |
| John Peel's Record Box |  United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
| Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music | United Kingdom |
BBC | Nominated |
| I am Dali: Secrets of a Genius |  Japan |
NHK | Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Winstone for Vincent | United Kingdom |
BBC | Won |
| Bernard Farcy for Le Grand Charles |  France |
France 2 | Nominated |
| Bernard Hill for A Very Social Secretary | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
| Shen Lin for The Confession of Feng Qi |  People's Republic of China |
CCTV | Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryam Hassouni for Offers |  Netherlands |
VARA | Won |
| Lucy Cohu for The Queen's Sister | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
| Heike Makatsch for Margarete Steiff | Germany |
SWR / GmbH | Nominated |
| Imelda Staunton for My Family and Other Animals | United Kingdom |
BBC | Nominated |
Children & Young People
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Rush | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Won |
| Johnny and the Bomb | United Kingdom |
Childsplay Television | Nominated |
| Elias: The Little Rescue Boat |  Norway |
NRK | Nominated |
| Gutta Boys | Norway |
NRK | Nominated |
Comedy
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Britain | United Kingdom |
BBC | Won |
| Paare | Germany |
Sony Pictures Film / GmbH | Nominated |
| Os Amadores |  Brazil |
Rede Globo | Nominated |
| The IT Crowd | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
Documentary
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II | United Kingdom |
BBC | Won |
| 9/11: The Falling Man | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
| How Putin Came To Power | France |
Arte | Nominated |
| The Search for Happiness | Germany |
WDR | Nominated |
Drama Series
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life on Mars | United Kingdom |
BBC | Won |
| Sinhá Moça | Brazil |
Rede Globo | Nominated |
| Mandrake | Brazil |
HBO Latin America | Nominated |
| Vincent | United Kingdom |
BBC | Nominated |
Non-Scripted Entertainment
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Won |
| Big Brother Brazil 6 | Brazil |
Rede Globo | Nominated |
| Supernanny | United Kingdom |
Channel 4 | Nominated |
| The Strict School of the Fifties | Germany |
ZDF | Nominated |
TV Movie/Mini-Series
| Winner | Country | Network | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuit noire 17 octobre 1961 | France |
Canal+ | Won |
| Filhos do Carnaval | Brazil |
HBO Brasil | Nominated |
| The Crown Princess |  Sweden |
SVT | Nominated |
| The Virgin Queen | United Kingdom |
BBC | Nominated |
Most major nominations
- By country
United Kingdom — 17
Brazil — 5
Germany — 4
France — 3
Norway — 2
People's Republic of China — 1
Netherlands — 1
Japan — 1
Sweden — 1
- By network
Most major awards
- By country
- United Kingdom — 6
- France — 1
- Germany — 1
- Netherlands — 1
- By network
References
- ^ "U.K. TV Wins Big at International Emmys". videoageinternational.com/. November 21, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Brasil e Alemanha lideram indicações ao Emmy internacional". UOL. October 9, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Steven Spielberg Honored at International Emmy Awards". Fox News. November 21, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Susan Sarandon presents children's programming honours at International Emmys". unicef.org. 21 November 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
