U.K. Productions Win Big at International Emmys

NEW YORK: At last night's 42nd International Emmy Awards, the U.K.'s Utopia won for best drama series, marking one in a trio of wins for British TV productions.

The other U.K. accolades went to Stephen Dillane of The Tunnel, who won for best performance by an actor, and Educating Yorkshire, honored as best non-scripted entertainment program.

Bianca Krijgsman of De Nieuwe Wereld (The New World) notched up a win for the Netherlands in the best actress category. Belgium's What if? 2 was named best comedy, and Brazil's Precious Pearl won out in the telenovela genre.

The International Emmy for best arts programming went to Canada's The Exhibition. Best documentary was awarded to Sweden's Frihet bakom galler (No Burqas Behind Bars). Germany's Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter (Generation War) received the honor as best TV movie/miniseries.

The award for best non-English-language U.S. prime-time program, a new category for the International Emmys, went to El Señor de los Cielos (The Lord of the Skies).

Mad Men stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery presented the International Emmy Founders Award to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox and News Corporation, presented the International Emmy Directorate Award to Roberto Irineu Marinho, the chairman and CEO of Grupo Globo. They were joined on the stage by Brazilian actors Milton Gonçalvez and Gloria Pires.

“In the turbulent world we live in today, television’s unique power to show the beauty and drama of the human story is even more important and impactful,” said Bruce L. Paisner, the president of the Academy of International Television Arts & Sciences. “These outstanding programs and performances are an inspiration to audiences worldwide.”