International Emmy Founders Award

International Emmy Founders Award
Country United States
Presented by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1980
Currently held by Julian Fellowes (2015)
Official website www.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy Founders Award or Founders Award is given by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to individuals whose creative accomplishments have contributed in some way to the quality of global television production.[1] The award ceremony takes place in New York City since 1980.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Country Note
1980 Jim Henson  United States (Creator of the Muppets)
1981 Shaun Sutton  United Kingdom (Head of BBC-TV's Drama Group)
Roone Arledge  United States (Executive Producer, ABC's Wide World of Sports)
1982 Michael Landon  United States (Executive Producer / Director / Writer / Performer)
1983 Herbert Brodkin  United States (Producer / Partner, Titus Productions)
1984 David L. Wolper  United States (Producer / Television Executive)
1985 David Attenborough  United Kingdom (Creator / Writer / Producer / TV Host)
1986 Donald L. Taffner  United Kingdom (President, D.L. Taffner Ltd)
1987 Jacques-Yves Cousteau[3]  France (President, Cousteau Society)
1988 Goar Mestre[4]  Argentina (Latin American Broadcasting Pioneer)
1989 Paul Fox  United Kingdom (Managing Director, BBC Television)
1990 Joan Ganz Cooney  United States (American television producer)
1991 Adrian Cowell[5]  United Kingdom (Film Maker, ITV Central)
1992 Bill Cosby[6]  United States (Comedian / Actor / Producer)
1993 Richard Dunn[7]  United Kingdom (CEO, Thames Television)
1994 Film on Four: Channel 4  United Kingdom (British public-service television broadcaster)
1995 Don Hewitt[8]  United States (Executive Producer, CBS' 60 Minutes)
1996 Reg Grundy[9]  Australia (Founder, Grundy Productions)
1997 Jac Venza[10]  United States (Director of Cultural & Arts Programs, WNET)
1998 Robert Halmi Sr.[11]  Hungary (Chairman, RHI Entertainment)
1999 Hisashi Hieda[12]  Japan (President, Fuji Television)
2000 John Hendricks[13]  United States (Founder & CEO, Discovery Communications)
2001 Pierre Lescure[14]  France (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canal+ Group)
2002 Howard Stringer[15]  United Kingdom (Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation of America)
2003 HBO[16]  United States (American premium cable and satellite television network)
2004 MTV International[17]  United States (Channel subsidiary of MTV Networks)
2005 Oprah Winfrey[18]  United States (Chairman, Harpo Inc.)
2006 Steven Spielberg[19]  United States (American film director)
2007 Al Gore[20]  United States (Chairman, Current TV)
2008 Dick Wolf[21]  United States (Creator & Executive Producer, Law & Order)
2009 David Frost[22]  United Kingdom (Journalist / Producer)
2010 Simon Cowell[23]  United Kingdom (Founder, SYCO)
2011 Nigel Lythgoe[24]  United States (Executive Producer, So You Think You Can Dance; American Idol)
2012 Ryan Murphy[25]  United States (Showrunner)
Norman Lear[26]  United States (40th Anniversary Special Founders Award)
Alan Alda  United States (40th Anniversary Special Founders Award)
2013 J.J. Abrams[27]  United States (Film director)
2014 Matthew Weiner[28]  United States (Screenwriter, Creator of the serie Mad Men)
2015 Julian Fellowes[29]  United Kingdom (Screenwriter, Creator of the serie Downton Abbey)

References

  1. ↑ "Int’l Emmys to fete Hieda". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Awards: Previous Winners". International Emmy. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cousteau, Canadian show win International Emmy". Spokane Chronicle. 24 November 1987. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "EMMY AWARDS: Winners of the world awards". New Straits Times. 24 November 1988. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "1991 INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS BESTOWED IN NEW YORK". Associated Press. 26 de novembro de 1991a. Retrieved 23 February 2015. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ "U.K. in winner’s circle at 19th Int’l Emmys". Variety. 23 November 1992. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "BBC WINS TWO INTERNATIONAL EMMYS". thefreelibrary.com/. 23 November 1993. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ustinov back to host int’l Emmys". Variety. 29 October 1995. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reg Grundy to receive Raymond Longford award". if.com.au/ar. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL EMMYS HONOR TOP TV SHOWS OUTSIDE U.S.". apnewsarchive.com/. 24 November 1997. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Halmi wins International Emmy Awards". muppetcentral.com/. 21 July 1998. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Int’l Emmys to fete Hieda". Variety. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "John Hendricks, presidente de Discovery, recibe un Emmy Internacional". El País. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Brits a big hit at Int’l Emmys". Variety. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sony’s Stringer to stay". Variety. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Int'l Emmys Plan Special Nods for HBO, BBC's Dyke". backstage.com/. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "MTV International, Herbert Kloiber, Len Mauger to receive Emmy's Special Award". indiantelevision.org.in/. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Associated Press (22 November 2005). "Oprah honored at International Emmys". USA Today. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Associated Press (21 November 2006). "Steven Spielberg Honored at International Emmy Awards". Fox News. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  20. ↑ CHARLES J. GANS (18 November 2007). "International Emmys to Honor Al Gore". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "International Emmys honor Dick Wolf". Hollywood Reporter. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "International Emmys to honor David Frost". Hollywood Reporter. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Simon Cowell honoured with Emmy". BBC News. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Lady Gaga Presents Nigel Lythgoe With International Emmy Award". Hollywood Reporter. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "'Glee' Producer Ryan Murphy To Receive International Emmy Founders Award". deadline.com/. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  26. ↑ 20 de novembro de 2012. "40th International Emmys honor Alan Alda, Norman Lear". CBS News. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  27. ↑ Associated Press (24 November 2013). "International Emmys to honor J.J. Abrams". Yahoo!. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "‘Mad Men’s’ Matthew Weiner to Receive International Emmy Founders Award". Variety. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "Julian Fellowes to Receive International Emmy Founders Award". Variety. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

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