Honour for Spielberg at International Emmys
Producer-director Steven Spielberg was honoured last night at the International Emmy Awards for his "long and distinguished career in television."
Irish comedian Graham Norton hosted the ceremony at the New York Hilton Hotel, which honoured television programmes produced outside the US.
British TV productions dominated the field, winning six of the nine programming prizes.
The BBC's 'Life on Mars' was named best drama series while 'Little Britain' took best comedy for the third year running.
'Nuit Noire', a French made-for-TV movie was the winner of the top prize for TV movie or mini-series.
Veteran British actor Ray Winstone was named best actor for his performance in ITV drama 'Vincent' while Maryam Hassouni won the best actress trophy for her role as a Palestinian terrorist in the Dutch TV movie 'Offers.
British cooking series 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' won in the non-scripted entertainment category.
