The 4th International Emmys ceremony took place on the night of November 22, 1976, in New York City. It was organized by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). British TV network Thames Television was awarded in the fiction category for The Naked Civil Servant, a biographical film based on the 1968 book of the same name by Quentin Crisp, starring John Hurt and directed by Jack Gold, the award was presented by the actor Telly Savalas. The non-fiction category went to Japan's Nippon TV documentary Reach for Tomorrow.