The 26th International Emmy Awards took place on November 23, 1998, in New York City and hosted by Dutch comedian Hans Liberg. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States. Among the presenters were John Ritter, Alan Thicke, Linda Purl and Joanne Woodward.
Winners Best Arts DocumentaryBest Children & Young People Program The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin - (Germany) (ZDF) Reputations - (United Kingdom) (BBC/A&E) Lorca: Centenary of a Poet - (Spain) (Canal Plus) Blabbermouth & Stickybeak - (Australia) (Channel Four) Kids Can Do It! - (Japan) (NHK) Wise Up - (United Kingdom) (Carlton Prods.)Best DocumentaryBest Drama Exile in Sarajevo - (Australia) (Exile Prods.) Futebol - (Brazil) (GNT) Endgame: The Untold Story of the Hostage Crisis in Peru - (Japan) (NHK) The Tattooed Widow - (Sweden) (SVT) White Lies - (Canada) (CBC) Das Urteil - (Germany) (NDR)Best Performing ArtsBest Popular Arts Program The Judas Tree - (United Kingdom) (Channel Four) In the Cherry-Blossom Forest - (Japan) (NHK) Kinkakuji Sound Stage - (Japan) (MB) The Vicar of Dibley - (United Kingdom) (BBC) Goodness Gracious Me - (United Kingdom) (BBC) Happy Family Plan - (Japan) (Tokyo Broadcasting)
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26th Int’l Emmy noms unveiled Swedish drama tops Int’l Emmys