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The27th International Emmy Awards took place on November 22, 1999, inNew York City. The award ceremony, presented by theInternational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States
21 television shows were nominated for the 27th International Emmys, seven were from the UK, led by Channel 4 with four nominations:The Phil nominated for Best Arts Documentary;Smack the Pony for Best Popular Arts andDispatches: A Witness to Murder in the news coverage category.
Channel 4 is also one of the co-funders along with Sky Premier of the specialRodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, which was nominated for best performing arts. Sky News programming also competed forKosovo - Liberation Day in the news category. The ITV telefilmLost for Words was nominated for best drama; while BBC'sBorn in the USSR - 14 Up was nominated for best documentary.[1][2]
The prestigious Directorate Award, which was bestowed byWalter Cronkite, went to entertainment veteranRalph Baruch, a founder of media conglom Viacom and an active leader in cultural affairs and diverse media organizations. The Founders Award was bestowed onFuji TV’s president Hisashi Hieda in recognition of his accomplishments at the helm of the Japanese broadcaster, while the UNICEF Award went to Brazil'sCulture TV.
UK —The Phil: Part 3
Canada —Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Japan —Tell Us About Your Life - Battlefield DoctorUK —Dispatches: A Witness to MurderUK —Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!