Jason Priestley will host the 2010 International Emmy Awards.

Jason Priestley will host the 2010 International Emmy Awards. Simon Cowell is to receive a special prize at this year’s 38th International Emmy Awards. The music mogul will be presented with the International Emmy Founders Award for his work on various TV talent shows, including ‘American Idol’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’. Other nominees include Helena Bonham Carter who has been nominated in the Best Performance By An Actress category for her portrayal of children’s author Enid Blyton in the biopic ‘Enid’, while Bob Hoskins is up for Best Performance By An Actor for his role as a reformed alcoholic in ‘The Street’. Nominations span 15 countries – Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, The Netherlands and the UK ‘ and the various prizes recognise excellence by individual stars and specific TV programming such as documentaries, comedy shows and drama series. ‘Saturday Night Live’ creator Lorne Michaels ‘ who helped launch the careers of stars such as Tina Fey and Will Ferrell on the US comedy sketch show ‘ is to be presented with the 2010 International Emmy Directorate Award. Bruce Paisner, President of The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, said: “We congratulate the 2010 nominees for their outstanding achievements as their programmes and performances enter into television history.’ Former ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′ star Jason Priestley will host the ceremony in New York on November 22.
The 2010 International Emmy Awards Nominees:

ARTS PROGRAMMING
‘All My Life: Cazuza’
TV Globo
Brazil

‘Imagine…David Hockney: A Bigger Picture’
BBC / Coluga Pictures
United Kingdom

‘Personas Inside Out’
TV Asahi
Japan

‘The World According to Ion B’
HBO Romania / Alexander Nanau Production
Romania

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Bob Hoskins
‘The Street’
ITV Studios
United Kingdom

Sebastian Koch
‘Sea Wolf’
Tele-München / Gate Film / Clasart / ZDF / ORF / RHI
Germany

Sid Lucero
‘Dahil May Isang Ikaw’
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
The Philippines

Leonardo Sbaraglia
‘Epitafios’
HBO Latin America Originals / Pol-Ka Productions
Argentina

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Iris Berben
‘The Krupps – A Family Between War and Peace’
Moovie – the Art of Entertainment / ZDF
Germany

Helena Bonham Carter
‘Enid’
Carnival Film & Television
United Kingdom

Lilia Cabral
‘Seize the Day’
TV Globo
Brazil

Lerato Moloisane
‘Home Affairs’
Penguin Films
South Africa

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
’13 at War’
NPS Broadcasting Organisation
The Netherlands

‘Do-Re-Mi-Factory’
TV Globo
Brazil

‘Happy Birthday’
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Japan

‘Shaun the Sheep’
Aardman Animations / WDR & WDR mediagroup GmbH / BBC
United Kingdom

COMEDY
‘Los Simuladores’
Sony Pictures Television International
Mexico

‘Peep Show’
Objective Productions for Channel 4
United Kingdom

‘Talok Hok Chak’
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited / Royal Thai Army Radio and Television / Channel 5
Thailand

‘Traffic Light’
Kuperman Productions / Keshet Broadcasting
Israel

DOCUMENTARY
’9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers’
Darlow Smithson Productions
United Kingdom

‘Kuarup: The Lost Soul Will Return’
TV Globo
Brazil

‘Mom and the Red Bean Cake’
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
South Korea

‘You die as you lived: Roterdam Hospice’
KRO Broadcasting Organisation
The Netherlands

DRAMA SERIES
‘Clouds Over the Hill’
NHK
Japan

‘Epitafios’
HBO Latin America Originals / Pol-Ka Productions
Argentina

‘The Killing II’
Danish Broadcasting Corporation in association with ZDF / NRK / SVT
Denmark

‘The Street’
ITV Studios
United Kingdom

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT
‘CQC’
Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas SA
Argentina

‘Heston’s Feasts’
Optomen Television for Channel 4
United Kingdom

‘Remembering School’
KRO / Screentime Entertainment.
The Netherlands

‘Run for Money’
Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Fuji Creative Corporation
Japan

TELENOVELA
‘Ciega a Citas’
Dori Media International / Dori Media Contenidos / Rosstoc
Argentina

‘Dahil May Isang Ikaw’
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
The Philippines

‘My Love’
Plural Entertainment
Portugal

TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
‘Hopeville’
Curious Pictures / Heartlines / SABC Education
South Africa

‘Marcel Reich-Ranicki: The Author of Himself’
Trebitsch Entertainment / WDR / Arte
Germany

‘Small Island’
Ruby Television in association with AL Films
United Kingdom

‘Sound & Fury’
TV Globo / O2 Filmes
Brazil