New York City - The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 38th International Emmy Awards at a Gala event held at the New York Hilton, hosted by actor Jason Priestley, on Monday, November 22, 2010.

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. The Academy's yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy Awards Ceremony held in New York, The International Digital Emmy Awards at MIPTV and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, The International Emmy World Television Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics.

Winners took center stage with elegance and grace as they claimed their hard-earned awards. Rupert Murdoch surprised Simon Cowell on stage to present him with The International Emmy Founders Award. Later that evening, Jimmy Fallon and Alec Baldwin presented Lorne Michaels with The International Emmy Directorate Award. Overall, the evening was an outstanding success that honored the over-arching talent of actors and artists today.

The Academy was chartered with a mission to recognize excellence in television produced outside of the United States and it presented The International Emmy Awards in the following categories:

Arts Programming:
"The World According to Ion B"
HBO Romania/Alexander Nanau Production, Romania

Best Performance by an Actor:
Bob Hoskins in "The Street"
ITV Studios for BBC, United Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actress:
Helena Bonham Carter in "Enid "
Carnival Film & Television for BBC, United Kingdom

Children & Young People:
"Shaun the Sheep"
Aardman Animations / WDR & WDR mediagroup GmbH / BBC, United Kingdom

Comedy:
"Traffic Light"
Kuperman Productions / Keshet Broadcasting, Israel

Documentary:
"Mom and the Red Bean Cake"
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), South Korea

Drama Series:
"The Street"
ITV Studios for BBC, United Kingdom

Non-Scripted Entertainment:
"CQC"
Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas SA, Argentina

Telenovela:
"My Love"
Plural Entertainment Portugal, Portugal

TV Movie/Mini-Series:
"Small Island"
Ruby Television in association with AL Films / Northern Ireland Screen for BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston, United Kingdom