娱乐英语新闻:Britons win big at 38th International Emmy Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- British TV productions won five International Emmys on Monday night with Bob Hoskins and Helena Bonham Carter capturing the top acting awards.

During the 38th International Emmy Awards Gala at the Hilton New York Hotel, Jimmy McGovern's "The Street", which follows the individual stories of neighbors living on the same road in Manchester, received the Emmy for best drama series.

Bob Hoskins took the best actor award for his role in the 2009 season of "The Street" as a recovering alcoholic pub owner whose morals lead him to stand up to the local gangster. Helena Bonham Carter was chosen best actress for the biopic "Enid."

The other British winners announced at the awards ceremony included "Shaun the Sheep" in the Children & Young People category and "Small Island" in the TV movie/mini-series category, which is based on Andrea Levy's novel about the lives of Jamaican immigrants who face racism and poverty in London during and after World War II.

The remaining awards were spread out among five different countries. Israel's "Traffic Light" was rated the best comedy. Portugal won its first-ever International Emmy for "My Love" in the telenovela category. The non-scripted entertainment award went to the Argentine weekly satirical news review "CQC".

"Mom and the Red Bean Cake" from the Republic of Korea was chosen the best documentary. The arts programming award went to Romania's "The World According to Ion B.".

Former "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, and Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of "Saturday Night Live" won two special honorary awards.

A total of 39 nominees from 15 countries were contending in 10 categories for International Emmys, honoring excellence in TV programming outside the United States. The awards are sponsored by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which includes media and entertainment figures from more than 50 countries and 500 companies.