40th International Emmy Awards

40th International Emmy Awards
Date	November 19, 2012
Location	New York Hilton Hotel New York City, New York, U.S.
Host	Regis Philbin
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MGM (Portugal)

The 40th International Emmy Awards took place on November 19, 2012, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States. The ceremony, hosted by Regis Philbin, also presented a special Founders Award to Norman Lear and Alan Alda, and another kudo to Ryan Murphy. The Directorate Award was presented to Kim In-Kyu, prexy and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System.^[1][2]

A special issue on the 40th edition of the awards aired on December 9, 2012 by MGM Portugal.^[3]

Ceremony

The New York Hilton Hotel located on Sixth Avenue, 1335 in Manhattan, the venue of the ceremony of the International Emmys.

Regis Philbin (above) host and Jessica Lange (below) one of the presenters of the International Emmys.

The nominees for the 40th International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on 8 October 2012, at a press conference in Mipcom, Cannes.^[4]

In all, 38 finalists were selected from 15 countries who competed in the awards in 9 categories. Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain and the UK were the finalists of the 40th International Emmy, who received 1,100 entries, analyzed by jurors of 67 countries.

In celebration of the International Emmys 40th anniversary, the International Academy paid tribute to Alan Alda and Norman Lear with Special Founders Awards.^[5] Also, the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award was presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy, Co-creator & Executive Producer of Glee^[6] while the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award was presented to Dr. Kim In-Kyu, President & CEO of KBS, also President of the ABU.^[7]

Presenters

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards.^[8]

Name(s)	Role
Regis Philbin	Host from 40th annual International Emmy Awards[9]
Prerna Wanvari	Presenter of the award for Arts Programming
Kelly Rutherford Matthew Settle	Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Bridget Moynahan Donnie Wahlberg	Presenters of the award for Best Actress
Cheyenne Jackson	Presenter of the award for Best Comedy Series
Pat Mitchell	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary
Joachim Winterscheidt Klaas Heufer-Umlauf	Presenters of the award for Best Drama Series
Rachael Taylor	Presenter of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Jeffrey Tambor	Presenter of the award for Best Telenovela
Edith González Marcelo Serrado	Presenters of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series
Jessica Lange	Presenter of the award for Emmy Founders Award
Ryan Murphy	Presenter of the award for 40th anniversary Founders Awards
Park Jin-young	Presenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award

Winners

Arts Programming

ARTS PROGRAMMING	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Songs of War	Germany	ZDF	Won
All My Life - Cartola	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
BLUE MAN	Japan	WOWOW	Nominated
Queen: Days of Our Lives	United Kingdom	BBC	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Darío Grandinetti for Television x la Inclusion	Argentina	ON TV Contenidos	Won
Arthur Acuña for The Kitchen Musical	Singapore	AXN	Nominated
Jason Isaacs for Case Histories	United Kingdom	BBC	Nominated
Stein Winge for Norwegian Cozy	Norway	NRK	Nominated
Zhu Yawen for Departed Heroes	People's Republic of China	H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV	Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Cristina Banegas for Television x la Inclusion[10]	Argentina	ON TV Contenidos	Won
Sidse Babett Knudsen for Government	Denmark	DR	Nominated
Rina Sa for Zhong Guo Di	Hong Kong	Phoenix Television	Nominated
Joanna Vanderham for The Runaway	United Kingdom	Sky 1	Nominated

Comedy

COMEDY	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
A Mulher Invisível	Brazil	Rede Globo	Won
Absolutely Fabulous	United Kingdom	BBC	Nominated
Spy	United Kingdom	Sky 1	Nominated
What if?	Belgium	Shelter	Nominated

Documentary

DOCUMENTARY	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die[11]	United Kingdom	BBC	Won
Across Land, Across Sea	South Korea	The Chosun Ilbo	Nominated
Hitler's Escape	Argentina	History Channel	Nominated
Wettlauf Zum Südpol	Germany	ZDF	Nominated

Drama Series

DRAMA SERIES	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Braquo[12]	France	Canal+	Won
ICAC Investigators 2011	Hong Kong	RTHK	Nominated
The Kitchen Musical	Singapore	AXN	Nominated
The Slap	Australia	ABC	Nominated
The Social Leader	Argentina	El Trece	Nominated

Non-Scripted Entertainment

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
The Amazing Race Australia[13]	Australia	Seven Network	Won
The Challenger Muay Thai	Singapore	AXN	Nominated
El Hormiguero	Spain	Antena 3	Nominated
Planeta Extremo	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated

Telenovela

TELENOVELA	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
O Astro[14]	Brazil	Rede Globo	Won
Rosa Fogo	Portugal	SIC	Nominated
Remédio Santo	Portugal	TVI	Nominated
Iron Daughters-in-Law	South Korea	MBC	Nominated

TV Movie/Mini-Series

TV MOVIE / MINI-SERIES	COUNTRY	NETWORK	RESULT
Black Mirror[15]	United Kingdom	Channel 4	Won
Early Autumn	Japan	Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting	Nominated
Homens de Bem	Brazil	Rede Globo	Nominated
L'Infiltré	France	Canal +	Nominated

References

1. "‘Inclusion’ scores Int’l Emmys first". Variety. November 20, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
2. "REGIS PHILBIN TO HOST 40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS". iemmys.tv/. November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
3. "MGM Portugal exibe um especial sobre os International Emmy". atelevisao.com/. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
4. "40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". iemmys.tv/. October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
5. "40th International Emmys honor Alan Alda, Norman Lear". CBS News. November 20, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
6. "'Glee' Producer Ryan Murphy To Receive International Emmy Founders Award". deadline.com/. July 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
7. "KBS’ Kim In-kyu to receive International Emmy". Variety. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
8. "JESSICA LANGE TO PRESENT RYAN MURPHY WITH 2012 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® FOUNDERS AWARD AT 40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
9. "REGIS PHILBIN TO HOST 40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
10. "Cristina Banegas y Darío Grandinetti, ganadores en los Emmy". La Nación. November 20, 2012.
11. "Terry Pratchett's 'Choosing To Die' documentary scoops International Emmy". The Independent. November 20, 2012.
12. "Braquo Wins Int'l Emmy Award". frenchculture.org/. November 30, 2012.
13. "THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA WINS INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARD". Yahoo!. November 22, 2012.
14. "A Mulher Invisível e O Astro ganham o Emmy Internacional". Jornal Nacional. November 20, 2012.
15. "Black Mirror and Pratchett film win International Emmys". BBC News. November 20, 2012.

External links

• International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Official website
• 40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
• 40TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED