New York -- Jordan and Argentina took home their first-ever International Emmys as U.K. shows added seven to their country's collection at Monday's ceremony in New York.
That's one more than the Brits won in each of the past two International Emmy competitions. "Life on Mars" again took home the prize for best drama series for its final season on the BBC; it also won in 2006.
Jordan's "The Invasion," produced by Arab Telemedia Prods., won in the telenovela category. It's a love story about a Palestinian during 2002's Israeli military operation. "Television por la identidad," from Argentina's Telefe Contenidos, won for TV movie/miniseries. The mini focuses on how an organization of women rescued their grandchildren after the children's mothers disappeared during the 1976-83 dictatorship.
Beyond that, though, most of the rest of the night belonged, as always, to the Brits. Along with the country's win for "Mars," David Suchet...
That's one more than the Brits won in each of the past two International Emmy competitions. "Life on Mars" again took home the prize for best drama series for its final season on the BBC; it also won in 2006.
Jordan's "The Invasion," produced by Arab Telemedia Prods., won in the telenovela category. It's a love story about a Palestinian during 2002's Israeli military operation. "Television por la identidad," from Argentina's Telefe Contenidos, won for TV movie/miniseries. The mini focuses on how an organization of women rescued their grandchildren after the children's mothers disappeared during the 1976-83 dictatorship.
Beyond that, though, most of the rest of the night belonged, as always, to the Brits. Along with the country's win for "Mars," David Suchet...
- 11/24/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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