37th International Emmy Awards


The 37th International Emmy Awards took place on November 23, 2009, in New York City was hosted by British television star Graham Norton. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honors all TV programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.

Ceremony

Nominations for the 37th International Emmy Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2009, at a press conference in Mipcom, in Cannes. The United Kingdom leads with 9 nominations, followed by Brazil, Germany, Mexico and the Philippines. There are 41 nominees in 10 categories.
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmys for programming, the International Academy presented two special awards. Sir David Frost, received the 2009 Founders Award and Markus Schächter, Director General of Germany's ZDF, received the Directorate Award for his outstanding leadership of ZDF and to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of The Federal Republic of Germany.

Presenters

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards.
NameRole
Graham NortonHost from 37th annual International Emmy Awards
Paula ZahnPresenter of the award for Arts Programming
Stephanie March
Matt Bomer
Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Edie Falco
Paul Schulze
Presenters of the award for Best Actress
Alexa Chung
Matthew Rhys
Presenters of the award for Best Comedy Series
MobyPresenter of the award for Best Documentary
Ed WestwickPresenter of the award for Best Drama Series
Juliana Paes
Rachel Roy
Presenters of the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
Keke PalmerPresenter of the award for Children & Young People Series
Katharine McPheePresenter of the award for Best Telenovela
Robert Joy
Mar Saura
Presenters of the award for Best TV movie or Mini-Series
Barbara WaltersPresenter of the award for Emmy Founders Award
Henry KissingerPresenter of the award for Emmy Directorate Award

Most major nominations

;By country
  • — 9
  • — 5
;By network

Most major awards

;By country
  • — 5
;By network