37th International Emmy Awards

37th International Emmy Awards
Promotional poster
Date	November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
Location	New York Hilton Hotel New York City, New York, U.S.
Hosted by	Graham Norton
Highlights
Founders Award	Sir David Frost

The 37th International Emmy Awards took place on November 23, 2009, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, and was hosted by British television star Graham Norton.

A total of 41 nominees in 10 categories from 17 countries will compete for International Emmys, honoring excellence in TV programming produced outside the United States.

Ceremony

The nominees for the 37th International Emmy Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in October 5, 2009, at a press conference in Mipcom, in Cannes.

41 television programs of 17 countries competed for the awards. The United Kingdom led the dispute with nine nominations, followed by Brazil with five, Germany, Mexico and the Philippines with three. The nominees were selected along six months, by 600 judges representing 50 countries. In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy paid tribute Sir David Frost with the International Emmy Founders Award, and Markus Schächter, Director General, ZDF, with the International Emmy Directorate Award.

Presenters

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

Name(s)	Role
Graham Norton	Host from 37th annual International Emmy Awards
Paula Zahn	Presenter of the award for Arts Programming
Stephanie March Matt Bomer	Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Edie Falco Paul Schulze	Presenters of the award for Best Actress
Alexa Chung Matthew Rhys	Presenters of the award for Best Comedy Series
Moby	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary
Ed Westwick	Presenter of the award for Best Drama Series
Juliana Paes Rachel Roy	Presenters of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Keke Palmer	Presenter of the award for Children & Young People Series
Katharine McPhee	Presenter of the award for Best Telenovela
Robert Joy Mar Saura	Presenters of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series
Barbara Walters	Presenter of the award for Emmy Founders Award
Henry Kissinger	Presenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award

Winners

Arts Programming

Winner	Country	Network	Result
The Mona Lisa Curse	United Kingdom	Channel 4	Won
Por Toda Minha Vida	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voices Resound	Japan	Mainichi Broadcasting	Nominated
Seven Gates of Jerusalem	Poland	Telewizja Polska	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Ben Whishaw for Criminal Justice	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Robert de Hoog for Skin	Netherlands	Humanistische Omroep	Nominated
Li Chen (李晨) for Ultimate Rescue	People's Republic of China	CCTV-6	Nominated
Oscar Olivares for Capadocia	Mexico	HBO Latin America	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Julie Walters for A Short Stay in Switzerland	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Emma de Caunes for Rien dans les poches	France	Chez Wam	Nominated
Angel Locsin for Lobo	Philippines	ABS-CBN	Nominated
Cecilia Suárez for Capadocia	Mexico	HBO Latin America	Nominated

Children & Young People

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Dustbin Baby	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo	Thailand	Channel 7	Nominated
O Natal do Menino Imperador	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Mille	Denmark	DR	Nominated

Comedy

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts	Japan	NHK	Won
Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor	United Kingdom	Channel 4	Nominated
Ó Paí, Ó	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Türkisch für Anfänger	Germany	ARD-Werbung / GmbH	Nominated

Documentary

Winner	Country	Network	Result
The Ascent of Money	United Kingdom	Channel 4	Won
Pancho Villa: Aqui y Alli	Argentina	History en Español / History Channel	Nominated
Shooting the messenger	Qatar	Al Jazeera	Nominated
Cityboy: The Life of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson	Germany	WDR	Nominated

Drama Series

Winner	Country	Network	Result
The Protectors	Denmark	ZDF / NRK / SVT	Won
Capadocia	Mexico	HBO Latin America	Nominated|-
The Kingdom of the Winds	South Korea	Korean Broadcasting System	Nominated
Sokhulu and Partners	South Africa	Paw Paw Films	Nominated
Spooks	United Kingdom	BBC	Nominated

Non-Scripted Entertainment

Winner	Country	Network	Result
The Phone	Netherlands	Park Lane TV	Won
The Amazing Race Asia 3	Singapore	SPE Networks / ABC Studios / ActiveTV Asia	Nominated
Historia extrema	Argentina	The History Channel Latin America	Nominated
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	United Kingdom	ITV	Nominated

Telenovela

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Caminho das Índias	Brazil	Rede Globo	Won
Magdusa Ka	Philippines	GMA Network	Nominated
Seconde Chance	France	TF1	Nominated
Kahit Isang Saglit	Philippines	ABS-CBN	Nominated

TV Movie/Mini-Series

Winner	Country	Network	Result
Die Wölfe	Germany	ZDF	Won
Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
Ultimate Rescue	People's Republic of China	CCTV-6	Nominated
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall	United Kingdom	Channel 4	Nominated

Most major nominations

By country

• United Kingdom — 9
• Brazil — 5

By network

• Rede Globo — 5
• BBC — 4
• Channel 4 — 4

Most major awards

By country

• United Kingdom — 5

By network

• BBC — 3
• Channel 4 — 2

External links

• International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Official website
• 2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD NOMINEES
• INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED