The 41st International Emmy Awards took place on November 25, 2013, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City and hosted by British Comedian and actor John Oliver.
The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all TV programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.
Nominations span 19 countries: Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, New Zealand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.
Brazil's TV Globo tied with the United Kingdom in the number of nominations, while Angola received his first appointment to the International Emmys in the telenovela category, for Windeck.
J. J. Abrams received the Founders Award and Anke Schäferkordt, Co-CEO of RTL Group and CEO of RTL Germany, received the Directorate Award.