British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. ABC's Barbara Walters will present the International Emmy Founders Award to Frost at Monday night's awards gala at the Hilton New York Hotel. The presentation will highlight an evening in which 41 nominees from 17 countries will be competing in 10 categories for International Emmys, honoring excellence in TV programming produced outside the US. British television productions garnered a leading nine nominations, including the long-running MI5 spy series “Spooks” for best drama and the TV talent show parody “Peter Kay's Got the Pop Factor ...” for top comedy. Other British nominees include actress Julie Walters for her role in “A Short Stay in Switzerland” and Ben Whishaw for his star turn in the thriller “Criminal Justice,” about the odyssey of a 21-year-old defendant accused of murder. Brazil had five nominations, including the comedy “The Slum,” followed by the Philippines, Germany and Mexico with three apiece. Thailand had its first-ever nomination for the children's program “Lharn Poo Koo E
