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The UK has won more International Emmy nominations than any other country.

17:38 06 October 2004

The UK has won more International Emmy nominations than any other country.

UK shows have won more nominations than any other country for this year's coveted International Emmys.

Channel 4 landed six nominations for TV's answer to the Oscars, including one for the reality show, Wife Swap.

Canterbury Tales and Waking The Dead helped the BBC to four nominations.

The awards will be hosted by comedian Graham Norton at a lavish ceremony in New York next month.

Norton is himself a previous winner, claiming an International Emmy of his own back in 2001.

"This year again, the nominees represent excellence in television programming produced outside of the United States," said Academy president Bruce Paisner.

The British nominees in full

Best drama
Walking the Dead - BBC, Britain
Shameless - Channel 4, Britain

Best TV movie or mini-series
The Deal - Channel 4, Britain
Canterbury Tales - BBC, Britain
Henry VIII - Britain

Best documentary
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World-Hoover Dam - Britain
The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off - Britain

Best arts programme
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures - BBC, Britain

Best non-scripted entertainment
Brat Camp - Channel 4, Britain
Wife Swap - Channel 4, Britain

Best children's
The Illustrated Mum - Britain