35th International Emmy Awards

35th International Emmy Awards
35th International Emmy Awards
Date	November 19, 2007;
Location	New York Hilton Hotel; New York City, New York, U.S.
Hosted by	Roger Bart
Highlights
Founders Award	Al Gore

The 35th International Emmy Awards took place on November 19, 2007, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States and hosted by American actor Roger Bart.^[1]

Ceremony

The nominees for the 35th International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in October 7, 2007, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes. 16 countries competed in the 35th International Emmy Awards, with a record of 7 nominations for Brazil, 4 for Japan and 3 for South Africa.^[2] This is the first time ever that Colombia was nominated. The competition took place with three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from over 500 judges in 35 countries.

The United Kingdom seven of the nine categories in the Emmys International. The winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jim Broadbent shared the best actor award with the Dutch Pierre Bokma. Muriel Robin won the award for best actress for Marie Besnard - The Poisoner, and Simon Schama's Power of Art: Bernini took the prize for arts programming. The best comedy and drama categories were also won by British programs.^[3]

Poland won its first international Emmy in the category Children & Young People. The Brazil, the second country with the largest number of award nominations - seven in total - left the ceremony without a Win.^[4]

In separate prizes, Al Gore received the Founders Award for both his role in creating the Current TV network, a news/information program service for young adults, and his drive to “alert the world to one of the great challenges of our time: global warming.” Robert De Niro presented the award to Gore.^[5]^[6]

And the Directorate Award went to Patrick Le Lay, chairman of the TF1 Group, for turning TF1 into a “multimedia organization that is a pioneer in many of the emerging new digital platforms.” Actress Carole Bouquet made the presentation.^[7]

Presenters

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

Name(s)	Role
Roger Bart	Host from 36th annual International Emmy Awards
Eric Bogosian	Presenter of the award for Arts Programming
Sam Waterston	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Alan Cumming	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
George Wendt	Presenter of the award for Best Comedy Series
Nai-Chian Katz	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary
Kristen Bell Rob Morrow	Presenters of the award for Best Drama Series
Katrina Bowden José Wilker	Presenters of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Elmo	Presenter of the award for Children & Young People Series
Gloria Reuben	Presenter of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series
Robert De Niro	Presenter of the award for Emmy Founders Award
Carole Bouquet	Presenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award

Winners

Arts Programming

ARTS PROGRAMMING	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Simon Schama's Power of Art: Bernini	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
All My Life: Elis Regina	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
False Waltz	Netherlands	AVRO Television	Nominated
Smile	Japan	NHK	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Jim Broadbent for The Street Pierre Bokma for The Chosen One	United Kingdom Netherlands	BBC VPRO	Won
Bobby AuYeung Chun Wah for Dicey Business	Hong Kong	TVB	Nominated
Lazaro Ramos for Cobras & Lagartos	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Guo Jia Ming for My Own Private Deutschland	People's Republic of China	CCTV-6	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Muriel Robin for The Poisoner	France	RTBF	Won
Lilia Cabral for Páginas da Vida	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Brenda Ngxoli for Home Affairs	South Africa	Penguin Films	Nominated
Victoria Wood for Housewife 49	United Kingdom	ITV	Nominated

Children & Young People

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
The Magic Tree	Poland	TVP	Won
The Arena	Singapore	MediaCorp	Nominated
Mortified	Australia	ACTF	Nominated
Um Menino muito Maluquinho	Brazil	TV Brasil	Nominated

Comedy

COMEDY	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Little Britain Abroad	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Alle lieben Jimmy	Germany	RTL Television / GmbH	Nominated
The Amateurs	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
NEO – Office Chuckles	Japan	NHK	Nominated
Sorted	South Africa	SABC	Nominated

Documentary

DOCUMENTARY	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
In God’s Hands	Colombia	RCN TV	Nominated
Smiling in a War Zone	Denmark	ZDF / SVT	Nominated
Dinosaurs vs. Mammals – Secrets of Mammalian Survival	Japan	NHK	Nominated

Drama Series

DRAMA SERIES	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
The Street	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Home Affairs	South Africa	Penguin Films	Nominated
The Killing	Denmark	DR / ZDFE / NRK / SVT	Nominated
Mothern	Brazil	GNT	Nominated

Non-Scripted Entertainment

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Caiga Quien Caiga	Argentina	Eyeworks	Nominated
The Prison Choir	Spain	RTVE	Nominated
Takeshi Kitano presents Comaneci University Mathematics	Japan	Fuji Television	Nominated

TV Movie/Mini-Series

TV MOVIE / MINI-SERIES	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Death of a President	United Kingdom	More4	Won
Antonia – Based on the Movie	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Toy Train	People's Republic of China	CCTV-6	Nominated
The Wall (Die Mauer – Berlin '61)	Germany	WDR	Nominated

Most major nominations

By country

United Kingdom — 8
Brazil — 7
Japan — 4
South Africa — 3
Germany — 2
People's Republic of China — 2
Denmark — 2
Netherlands — 2
Argentina — 1
Australia — 1
Colombia — 1
France — 1
Hong Kong — 1
Poland — 1
Singapore — 1
Spain — 1

By network

BBC — 6
Rede Globo — 5
CCTV — 2
NHK — 2
Pinguin Films — 2
STV — 2
ZDF — 2
ACTF — 1
AVRO Television — 1
DR — 1
Eyeworks — 1
Fuji Television — 1
GmbH — 1
GNT — 1
ITV — 1
MediaCorp — 1
More4 — 1
NRK — 1
RCN TV — 1
RTBF — 1
RTL — 1
RTVE — 1
SABC — 1
TVB — 1
TV Brasil — 1
TVP — 1
VPRO — 1
WDR — 1

Most major awards

By country

United Kingdom — 7
France — 1
Netherlands — 1
Poland — 1

By network

BBC — 6
More4 — 1
RTBF — 1
TVP — 1
VPRO — 1

References

^ "ROGER BART TO HOST 35TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS GALA". iemmys.tv/. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Brazil tops Int'l Emmy noms with 7". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "Televisão britânica abocanha maior parte dos Emmy". AFP. Uol. November 20, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "Brasil não leva prêmio no Emmy Internacional". Zero Hora. November 20, 2007.
^ "Al Gore wins International Emmy Awards". Reuters. Nov 20, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "Int'l Emmys set to honor TF1's Le Lay". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "International Emmy's honor 'Death'". Variety. November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

External links

[1] "ROGER BART TO HOST 35TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS GALA". iemmys.tv/. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Brazil tops Int'l Emmy noms with 7". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[3] "Televisão britânica abocanha maior parte dos Emmy". AFP. Uol. November 20, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[4] "Brasil não leva prêmio no Emmy Internacional". Zero Hora. November 20, 2007.

[5] "Al Gore wins International Emmy Awards". Reuters. Nov 20, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[6] "Int'l Emmys set to honor TF1's Le Lay". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[7] "International Emmy's honor 'Death'". Variety. November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

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