34th International Emmy Awards

The 34th International Emmy Awards took place on November 20, 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States and hosted by Irish comedian Graham Norton.[1]

34th International Emmy Awards
Date
  • November 20, 2006 (2006-11-20)
LocationNew York Hilton Hotel
New York City, New York, U.S.
Hosted byGraham Norton
Highlights
Founders AwardSteven Spielberg

Ceremony

The nominees for the 34th International Emmy Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 9 October 2006, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes.

With a record five nominations each, Brazil and Germany lead the dispute between artists from Asia, Europe and South America nominees for the International Emmys. The United Kingdom again received the most nominations, getting 17 of the 36 nominations in nine categories, including for art, best actor and actress, children's, comedy and drama documentary.[2]

In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy paid tribute Steven Spielberg with the Founders Award, and Ronald S. Lauder, founder and director of Central European Media Enterprises with the Directorate Award.[3]

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Susan Sarandon presented an award for children’s broadcasting, Ecaterina Telescu accepted the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award on behalf of TeleRadio-Moldova.[4] The other five nominees up for the honour came from Bangladesh, Colombia, Gambia, Spain and Syria.

Winners
Best Drama Series Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Best Documentary Best Arts Programming
Best Comedy Series Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Children & Young People Program

Most major nominations
By country
By network

Most major awards
By country
By network

References
  1. "U.K. TV Wins Big at International Emmys". videoageinternational.com/. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. "Brasil e Alemanha lideram indicações ao Emmy internacional". UOL. October 9, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. "Steven Spielberg Honored at International Emmy Awards". Fox News. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. "Susan Sarandon presents children's programming honours at International Emmys". unicef.org. 21 November 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
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