International Emmy Awards: Kenneth Branagh, Anna Friel Among Winners – Complete List

The winners for the 45th annual International Emmy Awards were announced tonight, with Kenneth Branagh winning Best Actor for his role in Wallander and Anna Friel taking Best Actress for Marcella. Both series are from the United Kingdom.

Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge’s Scissor Isle taking home the trophy for Best Comedy, also from the UK. Norwegian detective series Mammon II won for Best Drama Series.

Iranian-American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani hosted the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ ceremony at the Hilton in New York.

In addition to the presentation of 11 Emmy statuettes for programming and performances, the Academy presented the 2017 International Emmy Directorate Award to Emilio Azcárraga Jean, who last month left his longtime post as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Grupo Televisa, the world’s largest Spanish-language content provider and Mexico’s largest broadcaster and pay television provider

The ceremony was also set to give Kevin Spacey a special award but revoked the honor after multiple sexual assault allegations against him.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognized programming from 18 countries in this year’s nominations. Here is the complete list of winners:

BEST ARTS PROGRAMMING
Hip-Hop Evolution – The Foundation
Banger Films
Canada

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander
Left Bank Pictures/Yellow Bird/BBC/TKBC
UK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Anna Friel, Marcella
Buccaneer Media/Netflix
UK

BEST COMEDY
Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle
Baby Cow Productions
UK

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exodus: Our Journey to Europe
KEO Films/BBC 2
UK

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Mammon II
NRK Drama/SVT/DR/YLE FEM/Nordvision Fund
Norway

BEST NON-ENGLISH U.S. PRIMETIME PROGRAM
Sr. Ávila
HBO Latin America/Lemon Films
U.S.

BEST NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT
Sorry Voor Alles
VRT/Warner Bros International Television Production België
Belgium

BEST SHORT-FORM SERIES
The Braun Beauty
Polyphon, Berlin
Germany

BEST TELENOVELA
Kara Sevda
Ay Yapım
Turkey

BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
Ne M’Abandonne Pas
Scarlett Production/France Télévisions
France