Britain’s Sean Bean and Brazil’s Fernanda Montenegro took the top acting honours at the 41st International Emmy Awards in which the statues were spread among TV productions from six countries. Zachary Quinto, presented the honorary International Emmy Founders Award to writer-director-producer J.J. Abrams, who took a break from pre-production work on the new “Star Wars.”
Abrams, who helped create such trend-setting TV series as “Felicity,” “Alias,” and “Lost,” is the executive producer of three currently running TV shows — “Revolution,” “Almost Human,” and “Person of Interest.” Britain garnered three International Emmys at the ceremony at the Hilton New York hosted by British comedian John Oliver.
Brazil and France had two apiece, while Australia, South Korea and Germany each got one award. Bean, best known for his roles in “The Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones,” won the best actor award.
