The 29th International Emmy Awards took place on November 19, 2001 in New York City and hosted by American television personality

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. The award ceremony, presented by the

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(IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.

Ceremony

The nominees for the 29th International Emmy Awards were announced by

, on October 8, 2001, at a press conference at

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won four of the six categories that competed at the International Emmys. The

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took the Emmy award in the popular arts category for his ''

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'' series. ITV's '' Dirty Tricks'', starring

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, won best drama, while the arts documentary award went to Channel 4's ''The Miles Davis Story''. A filmed version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', whose cast featured Rik Mayall, was the winner in the performing arts section. The other two trophies — children and young people, and documentary — went to Canada for CBC’s '' Street Cents'' and the

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for KRO’s ''North Korea'', respectively.

Winners

References

External links

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