The 33rd International Emmy Awards took place on November 21, 2005, at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, United States and hosted by Irish comedian Graham Norton.
Canadian TV series The Newsroom beat BBC show Little Britain, among others, to the comedy award while Canada's Dark Oracle won in the children and young people category.
[2] In the performance category – a recent addition to the awards – Thierry Frémont won the best actor award by the French television film Dans la tête du tueur, beating Little Britain's David Walliams and Rhys Ifans, who played Peter Cook in Not Only But Always.
[3] German production Das Drama von Dresden was named best documentary while the best actress prize went to China's He Lin for her performance in Slave Mother.
Oprah Winfrey received the Founders Award for her philanthropic initiatives in international broadcasting career, and the British broadcaster ITV received the 2005 International Emmy Directorate Award for outstanding contributions to the television industry.