# 36th International Emmy Awards

The 36th International Emmy Awards took place on November 24, 2008, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City and hosted by American actor Roger Bart. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all TV programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.

## Ceremony

The nominees for the 36th International Emmys were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) on October 13, 2008 at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes, France. In all, 40 TV shows from 16 countries competed for the award in ten categories. The United Kingdom topped the list with eight nominations, followed by Brazil with six, Argentina and Japan with four, China and Denmark with three, Jordan and Peru with one nomination. The nominees were selected over six months by a panel of 600 judges representing around 50 countries.
The United Kingdom led the list with eight nominations, followed by Brazil with six, Argentina and Japan with four, China and Denmark with three, Jordan and Peru with one nomination. The nominees were selected over six months by a panel of 600 judges representing around 50 countries. This year, the International Academy awarded a telenovela for the first time, with the introduction of a new category, contested by The Invasion Igtiyah (Jordan), Lalola (Argentina), One Night of Love (Russia) and Paraíso Tropical (Brazil).
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy presented two special awards. The Founders Award was presented to Dick Wolf, (creator and executive producer of Law & Order) for his creative accomplishments over the last 25 years and for his international success with Law & Order. The Directorate Award was presented to Phoenix Satellite Television founder and chairman, Liu Changle, for growing Phoenix into a multimedia empire broadcasting in Mandarin in over 150 countries.

### Presenters

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards.
| Name(s) | Role |
| Roger Bart | Host from 36th annual International Emmy Awards |
| Kerry O'Malley | Presenter of the award for Arts Programming |
| Judith Light | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
| Lance Reddick | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
| John Waters | Presenter of the award for Best Comedy Series |
| Andrea Roth | Presenter of the award for Best Documentary |
| Kelly Rutherford | Presenters of the award for Best Drama Series |
| Marcus Schenkenberg Malu Mader | Presenters of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment |
| Heather Tom | Presenter of the award for Children & Young People Series |
| Willie Garson Cecilia Suárez | Presenters of the award for Best Telenovela |
| Paul Blackthorne | Presenter of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series |
| Dann Florek Sam Waterston Tamara Tunie Michaela McManus Linus Roache | Presenters of the award for Emmy Founders Award |
| Elaine Chao | Presenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award |

## Winners

| Best Telenovela | Best Drama Series |
| The Invasion Igtiyah ( Jordan) (Arab Telemedia Group) Lalola ( Argentina) (América TV) One Night of Love ( Russia) (AMEDIA/Sony Pictures Television) Tropical Paradise ( Brazil) (Rede Globo) | Life on Mars ( United Kingdom) (BBC) Home Affairs ( South Africa) (Penguin Films) The Killing ( Denmark) (DR/ZDF/NRK/SVT) Mandrake ( Brazil) (HBO Latin America) |
| Best TV Movie or Miniseries | Best Arts Programming |
| Televisión por la identidad ( Argentina) (Telefe) Britz ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4) The Miracle of Berlin [de] ( Germany) (ZDF) Wait for the Birth of the Husband ( China) (CCTV-6) | Strictly Bolshoi ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4) Nara Leão: All My Life ( Brazil) (Rede Globo) Richard Serra: To See Is to Think ( Germany) (ZDF/WDR) Inheriting a Kabuki Legacy - Ichikawa Ebizo: His Fate and Anguish ( Japan) (Fuji TV) |
| Best Comedy Series | Best Documentary |
| The IT Crowd ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4) Geile Zeit ( Germany) (GmbH) Mi problema con las mujeres ( Peru) (Frecuencia Latina) NEO-Office Chuckles ( Japan) (NHK) | The Beckoning Silence ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4) Asian Corridor in Heaven ( South Korea) (KBS) Colisão sobre a Amazônia ( Brazil) (Discovery Channel/US Hispanic) Please Vote for Me ( Denmark) (Steps International) |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| David Suchet in Maxwell ( United Kingdom) (BBC) Pedro Cardoso in The Big Family ( Brazil) (Rede Globo) Karl Markovics in Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot ( Austria) (ORF) Wang Chengyang in The I-Go king and his son ( China) (CCTV-6) | Lucy Cohu in Forgiven ( United Kingdom) (Channel 4) Sofie Gråbøl in The Killing ( Denmark) (DR) Irene Ravache in Eterna Magia ( Brazil) (Rede Globo) Zhibo Yuan in Wait for the Birth of the Husband ( China) (CCTV-6) |
| Best Non-Scripted Entertainment | Best Children & Young People Program |
| The Big Donor Show ( Netherlands) (BNN) Whoever May Fall ( Argentina) (Eyeworks) The Next Great Prime Minister ( Canada) (CBC TV) Doors ( Japan) (TBS) | Shaun the Sheep ( United States) (Disney Channel) (NHK) (Japan) I Feel the Words ( Japan) (NHK) Patito Feo: la historia más linda ) Ping-Pong ( Norway) (NRK/SVT/DR/Yle/KRO) |

## Most major nominations
### By country

* United Kingdom — 0
* Brazil — 0

### By network

* Channel 4 — 0
* Rede Globo — 0

## Most major awards
### By country

* United Kingdom — 7

### By network

* Channel 4 — 4
* BBC — 3