The 39th International Emmy Awards took place on November 21, 2011, in New York City, and was hosted by actor Jason Priestley. 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 Nominations for the 39th International Emmy Awards were announced on October 3, 2011, by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) at a Press Conference at Mipcom in Cannes. A record number of 20 countries competed for the International Emmys in 2011, they are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Brazil's TV Globo led the nominations for the award, as it did in the last edition.
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmys for programming and performances, the International Academy presented two special awards. Veteran British producer Nigel Lythgoe, co-creator and executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance and executive producer of American Idol, received the Founders Award and Subhash Chandra, Chairman Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, received the Directorate Award.
Winners and nominees Best TelenovelaBest Drama Series Laços de Sangue () (SIC/Rede Globo) Araguaia () (Rede Globo) Contra las cuerdas () (ON TV) Impostor () (ABS-CBN) |valign="top"| Accused () (BBC One) Na Forma da Lei () (Rede Globo) Spiral () (Canal+) Saka no Ue no Kumo () (NHK) |- !style:"width:50%"|Best TV Movie or Miniseries !style:"width:50%"|Best Arts Programming |- |valign="top"| Millennium () (SVT/ZDF) Mo () (Channel 4) Operación Jaque () (Caracol Televisión) Shu shain boi () (TV Tokyo) |valign="top"| Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne () (Twenty Twenty) Por Toda Minha Vida: Adoniran Barbosa () (Rede Globo) Memories of Origin () (Wowow) In der Werkstatt Beethovens - Die Neunte, Thielemann und die Wiener Philharmoniker () (ZDF) |- !style:"width:50%"|Best Comedy Series !style:"width:50%"|Best Documentary |- |valign="top"| Benidorm Bastards () (Shelter/VMMA) Separação?! () (Rede Globo) Facejacker () (Channel 4) The Noose () (MediaCorp TV) |valign="top"| Life with Murder () (NFB) Confesión de un sicario () (Turner Argentina) 7 Years in the Tanaka Family () (Fuji TV) Wild Japan () (GmbH/ORF/ARTE/National Geographic) |- !style:"width:50%"|Best Actor !style:"width:50%"|Best Actress |- |valign="top"| Christopher Eccleston in Accused () (BBC) Fábio Assunção in Songs of Betrayal () (Rede Globo) Michael Nyqvist in Millennium () (SVT/ZDF) Jang Hyuk in The Slave Hunters () (KBS) |valign="top"| Julie Walters in Mo () (Channel 4) Adriana Esteves in Songs of Betrayal () (Rede Globo) Noomi Rapace in Millennium () (SVT/ZDF) Athena Chu in A Wall-less World () (RTHK) |- !style:"width:50%"|Best Non-Scripted Entertainment !style:"width:50%"|Best Children & Young People Program |- |valign="top"| The World's Strictest Parents () (Twenty Twenty) The Master Show () (KBS) El Hormiguero () (7 y accion) La Expedicion () (RM 5to Elemento/Zodiak Media/Teletón) |valign="top"| What is your Dream? () CNTV/TVN''' Dance Academy () (ACTF/ZDF/ABC) Allein gegen die Zeit () (NDR) Saladin'' () (JeemTV/MDEC)
Most major nominations By country — 7 — 6
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39TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED LADY GAGA OPENS SHOW BY PRESENTING NIGEL LYTHGOE WITH INTERNATIONAL EMMY FOUNDERS AWARD