The time-traveling detective show LIFE ON MARS (UK version) picked up its second International Emmy for best drama series, leading a British sweep of seven of the 10 awards handed out Monday night at a ceremony in New York that also honored LAW & ORDER creator Dick Wolf.
During the ceremony, host Roger Bart (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) and many of the celebrity presenters - Judith Light (UGLY BETTY), Heather Tom (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Andrea Roth (RESCUE ME) and Lance Reddick (FRINGE) - acknowledged Wolf for giving them roles in his LAW & ORDER shows.
The awards are presented by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the largest organization of global broadcasters, with more than 600 members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies.
2008 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD WINNERS
TELENOVELA
AL-IGTIYAH (THE INVASION)
Arab Telemedia Productions
Jordan
Executive Producer: Talal Adnan Awamleh
Producer: Talal Adnan Awamleh
Director: Shawqi Al Majiri
Writer: Riyad Seif
Principal Cast: Abbas Al Nouri, Saba Mubarak, Munther Rayahneh, Iyad Nassar
Nominees: Talal Awamleh, Adnan Awamleh
THE INVASION is a love story amidst war and chaos which focuses on the daily life of a modern Palestinian who desires to live in dignity and peace. “Operation Defensive Shield”, a real-life military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002, provides the backdrop for the show.
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ARTS PROGRAMMING
STRICTLY BOLSHOI
Ballet Boyz Productions for Channel 4
United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Dennis Marks
Producers: Michael Nunn, William Trevitt
Director: Oliver Manzi
Writers: Michael Nunn, William Trevitt
Nominees: Michael Nunn, William Trevitt
Conceived and executed by The Ballet Boyz, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, Strictly Bolshoi follows the world’s most sought after ballet choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, as he becomes the first Englishman to create an original work for the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. This documentary blends fly-on-the-wall footage of the creative process in Moscow, as well as diary-cam confessions and interviews from some of the ballet world’s most illustrious figures. The trials and tribulations of this creation culminate in the broadcast of the world premiere of the ballet in Moscow.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
David Suchet
as Robert Maxwell
MAXWELL
BBC
United Kingdom
David Suchet stars as Robert Maxwell, the charismatic and tyrannical media tycoon, in the final stages of his life. With his multi-billion pound business empire on the rocks, a failing marriage, and rival Rupert Murdoch on his heels, Maxwell attempts to curb his debt by stealing millions from the pension funds of his companies.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Lucy Cohu
as Liz
FORGIVEN
Betty TV for Channel 4 and More4
United Kingdom
Suburban housewife Liz discovers that her husband Stephen is sexually abusing their daughter. She confronts him and reports him to the authorities. Stephen is tried and imprisoned. When he leaves prison, Liz decides to try to help him recover and arranges for him to receive treatment at a residential clinic for sex offenders, where he undergoes intensive therapy. Stephen finally faces his guilt and the consequences of his abuse. The family decides to try to rebuild their lives together. Is it right? Is it even possible? And – if they can succeed – what is the emotional cost?
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
SHAUN THE SHEEP
Aardman Animations / CBBC
United Kingdom
Executive Producers: Miles Bullough, Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park, Michael Carrington, Nikki Chaplin
Producer: Julie Lockhart
Directors: Richard Goleszowski, Christopher Sadler, JP Vine
Writers: Ian Carney, Glenn Dakin, Trevor Ricketts, Richard Goleszowski, Rob Dudley
Principal Cast: John Sparkes, Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour, Rich Webber, Jo Allen
How much mischief can one sheep create? Plenty when that sheep is Shaun. His insatiable curiosity and irrepressible sense of fun lead him into the unlikeliest adventures, much to the exasperation of long-suffering sheepdog Bitzer and the amusement of the rest of the flock.
COMEDY
THE I.T. CROWD
A Talkback Thames Production for Channel 4
United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Ash Attala
Producer: Jamie Glazebrook
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Graham Linehan
Nominees: Graham Linehan
Principal Cast: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson
The I.T. Crowd centers on the world of the ignored and unloved office information technology (I.T.) department of the fictitious British corporation Rynholm Industries in central London, and the relationship between the socially-awkward I.T. staff and their computer ignorant boss.
DOCUMENTARY
THE BECKONING SILENCE
Darlow Smithson Productions / C4 / C4i
United Kingdom
Executive Producers: John Smithson, Julian Ware
Producer: Louise Osmond
Director: Louise Osmond
Nominees: John Smithson, Louise Osmond
Climber Joe Simpson travels to the Swiss Alps to recount the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies – Toni Kurz's heroic, though failed battle for survival, after attempting to conquer the North Face of the Eiger. It is a story with eerie parallels to Simpson's own experiences and forces him to confront fundamental issues of his own.
DRAMA SERIES
LIFE ON MARS
Kudos Film & Television Ltd for BBC Wales
United Kingdom
Executive Producers: Jane Featherstone, Claire Parker, Matthew Graham
Producer: Cameron Roach
Directors: SJ Clarkson, Richard Clark, Andrew Gunn
Writers: Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah, Chris Chibnall, Julie Rutterford, Guy Jenkin, Mark Greig
Principal Cast: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Nominees: Ashley Pharoah, Cameron Roach
In the final season, viewers learn how time-traveling DI Sam Tyler came to be stuck in 1973. Slowly adjusting to his new surroundings, Sam tries to fit in; however the team continues to fight crime and each other. Their investigations are as tough as ever, from a spate of bombs in the Irish community, to an undercover operation with swingers in middle-class suburbia. But as the series unfolds, Sam is still driven by his quest to find a way out of this world. Can he get back home or will he be stuck in 1973 forever?
NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT
THE BIG DONOR SHOW
Endemol for BNN
The Netherlands
Executive Producers: Paul Römer, Laurens Drillich
Associate Producer: Judith Hülsenbeck
Writer: Sebastiaan Spaan
Host: Patrick Lodiers
Nominees: Patrick Lodiers, Paul Römer
Lisa pretends she is a terminally-ill 37-year-old woman with a malignant brain tumor who doesn’t have much longer to live. In this live reality “psychology experiment”, Lisa decides to which of the three patients present she would donate her kidney. Although Lisa ultimately decides who the recipient would be, viewers at home can offer her advice via text messages.
TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Television por la identidad
Telefe Contenidos
Argentina
Executive Producers: Bernarda Llorente, Claudio Villarruel
General Producer: Claudio Meilan
Director: Miguel Colom
Writers: Marcelo Camaño, Guillermo Salmeron
Principal Cast: Lucrecia Capello, Malena Solda, Soledad Villamil, Lidia Catalano, Micaela Brusco, Mariano Torre, Carlos Belloso, Leonora Balcarce, Lucas Krourer, Nicole Popper
Television por la identidad is a mini-series that tells the story of grandchildren recovered by the Abuelas (Grandmothers) de Plaza de Mayo, an association of Argentine mothers whose children disappeared during the military dictatorship of 1976 to 1983. It conveys the permanent struggle of the organization in their attempt to recover the identity of children illegally appropriated during the dictatorial regime.
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