The 36th International Emmy Awards took place on November 24, 2008, at the
New York Hilton Midtown
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in New York City and hosted by American actor
Roger Bart
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Bart received his second Tony Award n ...
. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all TV programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.
Ceremony
The nominees for the 36th International Emmys were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) on October 13, 2008 at a press conference at
MIPCOM
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in Cannes, France. In all, 40 TV shows from 16 countries competed for the award in ten categories. The United Kingdom topped the list with eight nominations, followed by Brazil with six, Argentina and Japan with four, China and Denmark with three, Jordan and Peru with one nomination. The nominees were selected over six months by a panel of 600 judges representing around 50 countries.
The United Kingdom led the list with eight nominations, followed by Brazil with six, Argentina and Japan with four, China and Denmark with three, Jordan and Peru with one nomination. The nominees were selected over six months by a panel of 600 judges representing around 50 countries. This year, the International Academy awarded a telenovela for the first time, with the introduction of a new category, contested by ''The Invasion Igtiyah'' (Jordan), ''
Lalola
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'' (Argentina), ''
One Night of Love
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'' (Russia) and ''
Paraíso Tropical
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Aired replacing '' Páginas da Vida'', Manoel Carlos, and replaced ...
'' (Brazil).
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy presented two special awards. The Founders Award was presented to
Dick Wolf
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, (creator and executive producer of ''
Law & Order'') for his creative accomplishments over the last 25 years and for his international success with ''Law & Order''. The Directorate Award was presented to
Phoenix Satellite Television founder and chairman, Liu Changle, for growing Phoenix into a multimedia empire broadcasting in Mandarin in over 150 countries.
Presenters
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards.
Winners
Most major nominations
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Channel 4
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Rede Globo
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Channel 4
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