40th International Emmy Awards | |
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Location | New York Hilton Midtown New York City, New York, U.S. |
Hosted by | Regis Philbin |
Highlights | |
Founders Award | Ryan Murphy |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | MGM (Portugal) |
The 40th International Emmy Awards took place on November 19, 2012 in New York City, and hosted by Regis Philbin. 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.
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmys for programming and performances, the International Academy presented two special awards. Ryan Murphy, Alan Alda and Norman Lear, received the Founders Award and Kim In-Kyu, president and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System, received the Directorate Award. [1] [2] [3]
Nominations for the for the 40th International Emmy Awards were announced in October 8, 2012 by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) at a Press Conference at Mipcom in Cannes. There are 38 nominees in 9 categories. Nominations span 15 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom. [4] This year's the International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.
In celebration of the International Emmys 40th anniversary, the International Academy paid tribute to Alan Alda and Norman Lear with Special Founders Awards. [5] Also, the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award was presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy, Co-creator & Executive Producer of Glee [6] while the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award was presented to Dr. Kim In-Kyu, President & CEO of KBS, also President of the ABU. [7]
A special edition of the ceremony aired on December 9, 2012 by MGM Portugal. [8]
Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American television writer, director, and producer. He has created and produced a number of television series including Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020–present), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy also directed the 2006 film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors, the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the 2014 film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart, and the 2020 film adaptation of the musical The Prom.
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