21st International Emmy Awards

The 21st annual International Emmy Awards took place in November 22, 1993, in New York Hilton in New York City, United States.[1]

21st International Emmy Awards

Ceremony

Eighteen programs have been selected as finalists for the 21st annual International Emmy Awards. Six of the finalists are British entries, a percentage that’s slightly down over previous years. A record 269 programs from 35 countries were entered for consideration.[2]

The BBC was the big winner at the ceremony of the International Emmys, winning top honors in two of the six award categories. The International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented a total of eight awards, including co-winners.[3]

Unnatural Pursuits, a BBC TV Production in association with Arts & Entertainment Network, won in the drama category. Written by Simon Gray and starring Alan Bates, the program debuted in U.S. television on A&E in January 1996.[4] In the popular arts category, Absolutely Fabulous, a BBC TV production written by and starring Jennifer Saunders, shared honors with Drop the Dead Donkey, from Channel Four Television.

A special award, the International Emmy Founders Award, went to Richard Dunn, chief executive of Thames Television, earned for 'work recognised throughout the world'.[5]

Other winners included The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, from Omega Films GmbH and Nomad Films (Germany/Belgium) (arts documentary); Concerto!, from Initial Films and Television Ltd. (U.K.) (performing arts); The Penknife, from NOS/AVRO Bos Bros. (Netherlands) (children and young people); Monika and Jonas: The Face of the Informer State, from NHK (Japan), and Disappearing World: We are all Neighbors, from Granada Television (U.K.) (co-winners, documentary).

Winners

Arts documentary
Winner Country Network Result
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Germany /  BelgiumOmega Film / Nomad FilmWon
Miro SpainTelevisión EspañolaNominated
Bortz, Bergman and The Bacchae SwedenSveriges TelevisionNominated

Children & Young People
Winner Country Network Result
The Penknife NetherlandsAlgemene Vereniging Radio OmroepWon
Round the Twist AustraliaAustralian Children's Television FoundationNominated
The Borrowers United KingdomBBCNominated

Documentary
Winner Country Network Result
Disappearing World
Monika and Jonas – The Face of the Informer State (tie)		 United Kingdom
 Japan		Granada TV
NHK		Won
Shackled Children FranceMetropole TelevisionNominated

Drama Series
Winner Country Network Result
Unnatural Pursuits United KingdomBBCWon
The Keiretsu JapanNHKNominated
Blueprint SwedenSveriges TelevisionNominated

Performing Arts
Winner Country Network Result
Concerto United KingdomInitial Film and TVWon
The Vampyr: A Soap Opera United KingdomBBCNominated
Idomeneo NetherlandsNOSNominated
Winner Country Network Result
Drop the Dead Donkey United KingdomChannel 4Won
Absolutely Fabulous United KingdomBBCNominated
The Lion’s Roar: AIDS NetherlandsVARANominated

References
  1. "Foreign Emmys awarded". Variety. 22 November 1993.
  2. "Int'l Emmy noms set". Variety.
  3. "THE EMMYS / Fabulous? Absolutely: Owen Slot reports on the British successes". The Independent. 24 November 1993.
  4. "British Satire Shines In `Unnatural Pursuits'". Orlando Sentinel. 24 November 1993.
  5. "British Triumph In New York". mediatel.com/. 23 November 1993.
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