This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7747319.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| British talent dominates at Emmys | |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| British talent has dominated at the International Emmys in New York, winning seven out of the 10 awards. | British talent has dominated at the International Emmys in New York, winning seven out of the 10 awards. |
| David Suchet was among the British winners as he took best actor for his 2007 BBC role as tycoon Robert Maxwell. | David Suchet was among the British winners as he took best actor for his 2007 BBC role as tycoon Robert Maxwell. |
| The BBC's Shaun the Sheep and Life On Mars won the children and young people and best drama series awards. Channel 4's The IT Crowd was best comedy. | The BBC's Shaun the Sheep and Life On Mars won the children and young people and best drama series awards. Channel 4's The IT Crowd was best comedy. |
| Forty nominees from 16 nations competed for awards recognising excellence in TV programmes produced outside of the US. | Forty nominees from 16 nations competed for awards recognising excellence in TV programmes produced outside of the US. |
| 'Thrilled' | |
| The best actress prize went to Lucy Cohu for her role in Channel 4's Forgiven as a housewife who reports her husband for abusing their daughter, but then decides to try to salvage their relationship. | |
| Backstage at the ceremony at the New York Hilton Hotel, Mr Suchet said: "It's been an unbelievable night for the Brits. I'm absolutely thrilled to bits, I can't believe it's really true. | Backstage at the ceremony at the New York Hilton Hotel, Mr Suchet said: "It's been an unbelievable night for the Brits. I'm absolutely thrilled to bits, I can't believe it's really true. |
| "This is my first Emmy ever, and I can't tell you what it feels like to win for England because it's international, and to represent my acting community as well." | "This is my first Emmy ever, and I can't tell you what it feels like to win for England because it's international, and to represent my acting community as well." |
| Ms Cohu said: "It was absolutely fantastic. I can't believe it. | |
| "This is the first award I've won. You don't do this for awards, but they do open doors." | |
| The other British winners were Strictly Bolshoi, for arts programming, and The Beckoning Silence, in the documentary section, both screened on Channel 4. | |
| Transplant hoax | |
| In the remaining categories, the controversial Dutch hoax-reality programme, The Big Donor Show, won the Emmy for non-scripted entertainment. | In the remaining categories, the controversial Dutch hoax-reality programme, The Big Donor Show, won the Emmy for non-scripted entertainment. |
| The programme triggered fury when its producers announced a terminally ill woman would decide on television which of three patients needing a transplant would receive her kidney. | |
| But later it was revealed the woman was not dying and that it had been a hoax intended to pressure the Dutch government into reforming organ donation laws. | |
| Jordan's Al-Igtiyah (The Invasion) won the newly established telenovela category and Argentina's Television por la identidad won in the TV movie/mini-series category. | |
| Producer Dick Wolf, whose shows are seen throughout the world, was given the International Emmy Founders Award. | Producer Dick Wolf, whose shows are seen throughout the world, was given the International Emmy Founders Award. |