28th International Emmy Awards

28th International Emmy Awards
28th International Emmy Awards
Date	November 20, 2000;
Location	Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel; New York City
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron
Highlights
Founders Award	John Hendricks

The 28th International Emmy Awards took place on November 20, 2000 in New York City and was hosted by American television personality Tom Bergeron.^[1] The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.

The award ceremony was broadcast in Turkey, China, Italy, Latin America, Canada and several other countries as well as on the Internet.^[2]

Ceremony

The nominees for the 28th International Emmys Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on October 17, 2000, at a press conference at

Channel Four won the popular arts category for Smack the Pony

in which Britain's top female comics pool their talents in a series of all-women comedy sketches.

The best drama category went to the Netherlands's All Stars, produced by NOS and VARA Broadcasting Organizations. All Stars is based on the Dutch feature film with the same title and cast, is a comedy series about the lives of seven twenty-something pals.^[4] The documentary category was won by Israel's Kapo, based on trials held in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s of Jewish Holocaust survivors. Arts documentary honors went to The Jazzman from the Gulag, a France 3 production that dealt with the life of Eddie Rosner, a German-born jazz musician of Polish Jewish descent who was dubbed by Louis Armstrong as the "White Armstrong."^[5]

Winners

Best Drama Series	Best Popular Arts Program
All Stars - Netherlands (VARA/M+B Film) Longitude - United Kingdom (Channel 4) Warriors - United Kingdom (BBC)	Smack the Pony - United Kingdom (Channel 4) Da Ali G Show - United Kingdom (Channel 4) Caiga Quien Caiga - Argentina (Cuatro Cabezas)
Best Documentary	Best Arts Documentary
Kapo - Israel (RAI 3/Spiegel TV) Stolen Generations - Australia (Jotz Productions) Playing the China Card: Nixon and Mao - United Kingdom (Channel 4/WGBH-TV)	The Jazzman from the Gulag - France (France 3/Ideale Audience) Tell Me the Truth about Love - United Kingdom (BBC) Howard Goodall's Big Bangs - United Kingdom (Tiger Aspect Productions)
Best Performing Arts Program	Best Children & Young People Program
Gloriana - United Kingdom (BBC) Masterworks: Six Pieces of Britain - United Kingdom (BBC) Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voices Resound - Japan (MBS)	The Magician's House - United Kingdom (BBC) Street Cents - Canada (CBC) De Daltons - Netherlands (VPRO)
Best News Coverage
2000 Mozambique flood - United Kingdom (ITN) Russian army attacks Chechnya - United Kingdom (BBC) Chile: Torturers Running Free - France (M6)

References

^ "Int'l Emmys a universal event". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "British programs win four international Emmys". hurriyetdailynews.com/. Reuters. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "UK productions dominate International Emmy nominations". broadcastnow.com/. 17 October 2000. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Dutch drama All Stars shines at Int'l Emmys". screendaily.com/. 21 November 2000.
^ "British TV's Emmy glory". BBC News. 21 November 2000.

External links

[1] "Int'l Emmys a universal event". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[2] "British programs win four international Emmys". hurriyetdailynews.com/. Reuters. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[3] "UK productions dominate International Emmy nominations". broadcastnow.com/. 17 October 2000. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[4] "Dutch drama All Stars shines at Int'l Emmys". screendaily.com/. 21 November 2000.

[5] "British TV's Emmy glory". BBC News. 21 November 2000.

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