The 39th International Emmy® Awards Gala took place November 21, 2011 at the New York Hilton.
Winners spanned 6 countries: Chile (first time) Belgium, Canada, Portugal, Sweden and The United Kingdom.
Lady Gaga surprised the audience of over 1,000 international entertainment & media executives by opening the show and presenting The International Emmy Founders Award to Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of television juggernaut American Idol and the co-creator & executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance.
The International Emmy Directorate Award was presented to Subhash Chandra, Chairman of India’s Zee TV by actress Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and Citigroup Chairman Richard Parsons.
The 10 International Emmy Award Winning programs and performances are:
Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne (Arts Programming), Benidorm Bastards (Comedy), Life with Murder (Documentary), Con que Suenas (Children & Young People), Lacos de Sangre (Telenovela), Millennium (TV Movie/Mini-Series), The World’s Strictest Parents (Non-Scripted Entertainment), Accused (Drama Series), Julie Walters (Best Performance by an Actress) and Christopher Eccleston (Best Performance by an Actor).
The 40th International Emmy Awards will take place Monday November 19, 2012.
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The 39th International Emmy Awards Gala
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