40th International Emmy Awards Winners announced

NEW YORK, November 19, 2012 - The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners of the 40th International Emmy® Awards tonight at a Gala event held at the New York Hilton, hosted by Regis Philbin.

Winners span 6 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. For the first time, both performance categories were won by an Actor and Actress from the same series, Television x La Inclusion (Argentina).

2 time Academy Award & Emmy Winner Jessica Lange presented the International Emmy Founders Award to Ryan Murphy, the creator, writer and director of television shows Glee , American Horror Story and Nip/Tuck. After receiving his award, Murphy in turn, presented the 2 special 40th anniversary Founders Awards to global television legends Alan Alda (*M*A*S*H *) and Norman Lear (All in The Family).

The International Emmy Directorate Award was presented to Dr. Kim In-Kyu, President & CEO of KBS, (Korean Broadcasting System), also President of the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) by musician/producer/entrepreneur J.Y. Park after a taped address by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

The 9 International Emmy Award Winning programs and performances are: Songs of War (Arts Programming), Darío Grandinetti (Best Performance by an Actor), Cristina Banegas (Best Performance by an Actress), The Invisible Woman (Comedy), Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (Documentary), Braquo season 2 (Drama Series), The Amazing Race Australia (Non-Scripted Entertainment), The Illusionist (Telenovela), and Black Mirror  (TV Movie/Mini-Series). Complete winners information follows this release.

"The International Academy is proud to be shining the spotlight on the world's best television programming and performances, for the last 40 years, and we congratulate tonight's winners for their outstanding achievements as they enter into Emmy history." said Academy President Bruce L. Paisner.

It worth noting that Semi-Final Judging hosted 35 media experts from 25 countries all over the world and among of them was Victoriya Yarmoshchuk, a Director of Media Resources Management, organizer of KYIV MEDIA WEEK. The Semi-Final Judging in Kyiv was held on 14th of September as a special event in the course of KYIV MEDIA WEEK 2012. The event covered the categories “TV-movie/mini-series”.

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