The 32nd International Emmy Awards took place on November 22, 2004, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, New York, and hosted by the Irish comedian Graham Norton.
Ceremony The nominees for the 32nd Emmy International Awards were announced by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, on October 4, 2004, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes.
British productions were the big winners of the 2004 International Emmy, winning six of the seven categories, including best documentary and best drama series. The BBC took the prize for best drama with Waking the Dead and best art program with George Orwell: A Life in Pictures.
Channel 4, also from the United Kingdom won an Emmy in the category for documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off. The Emmy for best entertainment program without script was to Brat Camp, and The Illustrated Mum was named best children's program. A production exhibited by ITV about Henry VIII was awarded as the best miniseries. Berlin, Berlin, won the award for best comedy, the only award granted to a non-British work.
The Directorate Award was given to Herbert Kloiber, managing director of the Tele München Group. The Founders Award was delivered to MTV for its contribution to the fight against AIDS and for revolutionizing music on television. The Emmy Ted Cott was delivered to Australian Len Mauger of Nine Network, for their dedication to the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the United States.
Winners Best Drama SeriesBest TV Movie or Miniseries Waking the Dead () (BBC) Shameless () (Channel 4) Schimanski () (Das Erste) Better Times () (DR) Henry VIII () (ITV) The Canterbury Tales () (BBC) The Deal () (Channel 4) L'Affaire Dominici () (TF1)Best DocumentaryBest Arts Programming The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off () (Channel 4) Testigo () (Canal 13) Les origines du SIDA ( ) (Galafilm/MFP/Pathe Archives) Seven Wonders of the Industrial World: Hoover Dam () (BBC) George Orwell: A Life in Pictures () (BBC) Korda, Fotografo en Revolucion () (Canal Once) Ameila () (Amerimage-Spectra/Media Principia) Cinema Dalí ( ) (Televisió de Catalunya/France 5)Best Comedy SeriesBest Non-Scripted Entertainment Berlin, Berlin () (ARD) Corner Gas () (CTV Television Network) The Newsroom () (CBC Television) Stokvel () (Penguin Films) Brat Camp () (Channel 4) Whoever May Fall () (Cuatro Cabezas) Wife Swap () (Channel 4) Greg le millionnaire () (TF1)Best Children & Young People Program The Illustrated Mum () (Channel 4) Dunya and Desi () (NPS) Colombia () (KRO) 31 Minutos () (Televisión Nacional de Chile)
Most major nominations By country — 11 — 4 — 4
By network Channel 4 — 6 BBC — 4
Most major awards By country — 6
By network Channel 4 — 3 BBC — 2
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Heady ‘Times’ in Intl. Emmy noms