NEW YORK- British TV productions and artists won five International Emmy Awards Monday, including two for the BBC crime anthology "Accused."

"Accused" received the Emmy for best drama series at the 39th Annual International Emmy Awards ceremony at the Hilton New York Hotel, and British actor Christopher Eccleston won the best actor award for his role in an episode of "Accused."

Britain's Julie Walters was chosen best actress for the TV film "Mo," in which she portrayed the late Mo Mowlam, an unorthodox British politician.

The other British winners were both for shows centered on teenagers in unusual circumstances. "The World's Strictest Parents" won the Emmy for non-scripted entertainment, and "Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne" won in the arts programming category.

Lady Gaga presented the honorary International Emmy Founders Award to her "favorite producer", Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance?"

The award in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category went to Sweden's "Millennium." Portugal's "Lacos de Sangue" ("Blood Ties") won the telenovela category.

The best documentary went to Canada's "Life with Murder" and the award for best comedy went to the Belgian hidden camera show "Benidorm Bastards." Chile's "Con Que Suenas?" ("What Is Your Dream?") was the winner in the children and young people category.

Forty nominees from a record 20 countries competed in 10 categories for International Emmys, honouring excellence in television programming outside the US.

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.