Asian Television Awards


The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards comprises 56 categories across news, documentaries & current affairs, kids and animation, entertainment, drama, technical, digital as well as performances including acting and directing. The Awards draw about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations, pay-TV platforms, OTT plaforms as well as many independent production houses in Asia. Every year, a panel of more than 50 judges from more than 10 countries evaluate and select the entries. The winners are then awarded across 3 evenings: a Gala Dinner in Kuching for the technical and creative categories followed by a live telecast the next day for the entertainment and acting categories, also in Kuching. The digital awards are presented separately in another country.
Asian TV Awards was founded in 1996.

Grand Awards

Performance Categories

YEARBest Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actress in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBest Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress
1996 Roderick Paulate
2000 Roderick Paulate Keiki Takeshita Gurmit Singh
Vernetta Lopez
2001 Raymond Bagatsing Ivy Lee Gurmit Singh
Tan Khen Hua
2002 Koh Shih Hsun Aiza Seguerra Adrian Pang
2003 Tou Chung Hua Vernetta Lopez Gurmit Singh
Lydia Sun
2004 Jack Kao Eula Valdez Michael V.
Selena Tam
2005 Nonie Buencamino Kim Jung Eun Michael V.
Selena Tam
Kym Ng
2006 Mathialagan M Phiyada Akkrasaranee Michael V.
Janet Khoo
2007 Antony Starr Gina Pareño Teng Thurstheng
Myolie Wu
2008 Raymond Lam Chiranan Manochaem Chusak Iamsuk
2009 Adrian Pang Michelle Yim Chusak Iamsuk
2010 Bowie Lam Rebecca Lim Lim Kay Tong Susan Tse Chua En Lai
2011 Kevin Cheng Charmaine Sheh Evergreen Mak Fala Chen Suhaimi Yusof
2012 Moses Chan Rui En Lucas Luo Nancy Wu Michelle Chong
2013 Chris Wu Jade Chou Jeffrey Xu Aileen Tan Chua En Lai
2014 Pierre Png Puteri Balqis Azizi Rayson Tan Hsieh Chiung-Hsuan
2015 Zhang Jia-Yi Zhou Xun Lim Kay Tong Nusba Punnakanta Ivana Wong
2016 Lung Shao-hua Cheryl Yang Jeff Catz Tien Hsin Carla Dunareanu
2017 Tsai Chen-nan Kara Hui Zhu Houren Yang Kuei-Mei Bobby Au-Yeung
2018 Rexen Chang Kim Nam-joo Jirayu Tantrakul Sinjai Plengpanich

YEARBest News PresenterBest Current Affairs PresenterBest Entertainment PresenterBest Sports Presenter
2007 Martin Soong Karan Thapar Bobby Chin
2008 Martin Soong Christine Tan Guo Liang
2009 Martin Soong Anjali Rao Jon Niermann
2010 Martin Soong Karan Thapar Bobby Chinn
2011 Anna Coren Bernard Lo Denise Keller
2012 Anna Coren Barkha Dutt Oli Pettigrew Dominic Lau
2013 Menaka Doshi Stephen Engle Phanya Nirunkul Richard Lenton
2014 Rajdeep Sardesai Kristie Lu Stout Simon Yin Andrew “ET” Ettingshausen
2015 Barkha Dutt Steve Chao Nick Baker Richard Lenton

Awards

Programming

2004

Programming
Performance

2008

Programming
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Documentary Programme China 21 – The People's Dumplings The Lost Tribe – Secret Army of the CIA
Spirit Of the Times – Chinese Contemporary
Best Documentary Programme Big Wall Challenge A Bride, her last message – a 24 Year old who battled breast cancer
Brat Camp China
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama Kingdom of Elephants Soul of a River – Cambodia
Soul of a River – China
Best News Programme CNN Today News At Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake
News At Seven: Quake Relief Day Four
Best Single News Story/Report Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide China Quake Wedding
China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah
Best Drama Series Galileo Rookies
Yi San
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme Singapore Short Story Project: The Other Sorapuchi
Manam Series 2 – Ep. 7
Best Comedy Programme Camera Café Bubble Gang
Raberd Thurd Theung
Best Current Affairs Programme Inside Myanmar – The Crackdown The Lost Tribe – Secret Army of the CIA
People & Power – Coal Face
Best Children's Programme R.E.M. – The Next Generation Galli Galli Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate
Blue Water High
Best Entertainment Wedding Affair Grand Finals POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007
Best Entertainment Programme Happy Camp Celebrity Coach
Best Game or Quiz Programme Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo Fan Pan Tae
Foodie 2 Shoes # 13
Yok Siam
Best Music Programme Kinkakuji Sound Stage AF6 Finale
Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom
Best Reality Programme Nature's Platform – Desserted Dogs for Evacuated Village Reunions
Best Infotainment Programme All Things Paper Lead Me On
Tale of Four Cities
Best Talk Show TalkAsia Love Just Ain't Enough
State of the Nation
Best Animation Dogstar – Ep. 16 "Hounded" Ostrich
Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts
Best Social Awareness Programme Robot Jockey China 21 – Green Wall of China
Moving Mountains
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 Skatoony

Performance
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor Martin Soong for Asia Squawk Box Kristie Lu Stout for CNN Today
Hugh Riminton for CNN Today
Best Current Affairs Presenter Christine Tan for Managing Asia Vikram Chandra for The Big Fight
Anjali Rao for TalkAsia
Karan Thapar for Devil's Advocate
Best Entertainment Presenter Guo Liang for Lead Me On
Quan Yi Fong for Buzzing Cashier
Aznil Haji Nawawi for Jangan Lupa Lirik!
Phanya Nirunkul for Black Box
Best Drama Performance by an Actor Raymond Lam for The Master of Tai Chi Lim Kay Tong for En Bloc
Patrick Teoh for En Bloc
Best Drama Performance by an Actress Chiranan Manochaem for The Slave Pan Li-Li for Artemisia
Piyathida Woramusik for The Slave
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress Chusak Iamsuk for Raberd Thurd Theung Ogie Alcasid for Bubble Gang
Michelle Chong for Sayang Sayang

Technical
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Cinematography Kingdom of Elephants Soul of a River – China
Revealed Hajj
Best Direction Kingdom of Elephants China 21 – Go Buddha Boys
Portraits of Taiwan – Jimmy Liao
Best Editing Ultimate Olympics – Go Beijing Take off – The A380 Saga
Man Made Marvel – Beijing Airport
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year MediaCorp GMA Network
Cable / Satellite Network of the Year Discovery Channel Asia CNN International

2009

Programming
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Documentary Programme 6420 Dan Rivers – Killings Fields: Long Road to Justice
Dan Rivers – World's Untold Stories: A Forgotten People
Best Documentary Programme Yanomami: The Last Tribe PAMIR – Cradled by the Skies
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama Wild China Death of the Megabeasts
Best News Programme Election Counting Day Coverage CNN Today
Best Single News Story/Report John Vause – China / Gold Machine Kyung Lah – Japan / Elderly Shoplifters
Best Drama Series The Little Nyonya
1895 in Formosa
City Homicide Season 2
The Samurai Gentleman : Road to Destiny
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme Easy Money Scorched
Love in the Season of Osmanthus
Best Comedy Programme The Iromonea Gag Concert
Best Current Affairs Programme Sunday Report: Sichuan Earthquake One Year On – The Unspeakable Truth Drugs Business Inside Prison Cell
Best Children's Programme Super Kid Game Classroom Genius
Best Entertainment My School Rocks Asia Finals 2008 President's Command Performance
Best Entertainment Programme 26 Hours / Day The Best House 1,2,3 – The Discovery of New Da Vinci?
Best Game or Quiz Programme Run for Money Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo
Best Music Programme Indian Idol 4 Hip Korea – Rain
Best Reality Programme Revealed – Chinese New Year Storm Surfers
Best Infotainment Programme The New Anatomy Show Hip Korea – Rain
Best Talk Show We the People Blogtv.sg: Who Lives Around You?
Best Animation Little Krishna – Assault of the Lethal Bird The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
Best Social Awareness Programme Inside Afghan ER Ecopolis
Future Makers
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats The Amazing Race Asia Season 3 Project Runway Philippines
Best Cross-Platform Content Hip Korea – Rain BITWORLD-Two Rooms: The Past and The Present

Performance
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor Martin Soong for Asia Squawk Box Kristie Lu Stout for CNN Today
Best Current Affairs Presenter Anjali Rao for TalkAsia Najwa Shihab for Suafa Anda
Best Entertainment Presenter Jon Niermann for Asia Uncut Cyrus Sahukar for Hole in the Wall – Season 1
Phanya Nirunkul for Yok Siam
Best Drama Performance by an Actor Adrian Pang for Red Thread Qi Yuwu for The Little Nyonya (MediaCorp

2010

Programming
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Documentary Programme
Best Documentary Series
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme
Best News Programme
Best Single News Story/Report
Best Drama Series
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme
Best Comedy Programme
Best Current Affairs Programme
Best Children's Programme
Best Preschool Education Programme
Best Entertainment
Best General Entertainment Programme
Best Game or Quiz Programme
Best Music Programme
Best Reality Programme
Best Infotainment Programme
Best Talk Show
Best Social Awareness Programme
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats
Best Cross-Platform Content
Best Lifestyle Program
Best 2D Animated Programme
Best 2D Animated Programme

Performance
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor
Best Current Affairs Presenter
Best Entertainment Presenter / Host
Best Actor in a Leading Role Bowie lam for Sister of Pearl
Chang Shan-Wei for The Pioneers |
Best Actress in a Leading Role Rebecca Lim for The Pupil
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Lim Kay Tong for The Pupil
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Susan Tse for Beyond the Realm of Conscience
Constance Song for Together |
Best Comedy Performance By an Actor/Actress

Technical & Creative Categories
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Cinematography
Best Direction
Best Editing
Best Drama Screenplay
Best Theme Song
Terrestrial Channel of the Year
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year
Cable & Satellite Network of the Year

2011

Programming
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Documentary Programme Yu Guo and His Mother Our Prayers – Living in our Times
Julianise: Enslaved Girl of Haiti
Best Documentary Series The Soul of Reporting Eye on Taiwan: The Search for Lost Fertility
Life Force
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme Life Force: Madagascar Wild Japan: The Wonders of Abundant Waters
Best News Programme Shanghai Live Pakistan: The War Within
Best Single News Story/Report Bangladesh Begging Boy Departing in Dignity
Best Drama Series Days We Stared at the Sun A Teacher's Heart
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme Threads of Our Hearts Stolen
Best Comedy Programme The Noose Anything Goes
Best Current Affairs Programme The Nonfiction Special “Unforgettable – Three Family Portraits” The Highland Towers Disaster
Best Children's Programme My Place – 1878 Henry Sailing in the Dark
Best Preschool Education Programme Doby & Disy Bommi and Friends
Best Entertainment Nep-Kids League: Whiz-Kids Theater! MTV Video Music Aid Japan
Best General Entertainment Programme Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Game Phao Khon
Best Game or Quiz Programme Wittaya Subphayuth India's Minute to Win It
Ratcharod Ma Koey
Best Music Programme Muse & MTV EXIT: MK Ultra Akustik Raya
Best Reality Programme Girls Night Out Love on the Plate
Best Infotainment Programme China's Extreme Skywalker Masterpiece Scandal
Ryan: The Smiling Serial Killer
Best Talk Show The Bottomline with Boy Abunda Talk Asia – Tom Ford
Best Social Awareness Programme Nepal's Stolen Children Surviving the Tsunami
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats The Amazing Race Australia The Amazing Race – China Rush
Best Cross-Platform Content The CJ Show Living Cities: Transformation
Best Lifestyle Program Stressbuster – Learn Something New Passage To Malaysia : Pulau Paradise

Performance
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor Anna Coren for World Report Martin Soong for Squawk Box
Best Current Affairs Presenter Bernard Lo for Straight Talk with Bernie Lo Najwa Shihab for Mata Najwa – Jakarta: Promises Overdue
Best Entertainment Presenter / Host Denise Keller for Passage to Malaysia: Pulau Paradise Steven Ma for Apprentice Chef
Best Actor in a Leading Role Kevin Cheng for Ghetto Justice Christopher Lee for Breakout
Best Actress in a Leading Role Charmaine Sheh for Can't Buy Me Love Ann Lee for Fairy SuZhen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Mak Cheung Ching for No Regrets Jordan Voon for Footprints In The Sand
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Fala Chen for No Regrets Pan Ling Ling for Breakout
Best Comedy Performance By an Actor/Actress Suhaimi Yusof Alaric Tay
Chua En Lai

Technical & Creative Categories
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Cinematography Syukrie Hassan, Chris Tan, Jason Isley & Scubazoo Koichi Nagura
Best Direction Michael McKay Chris Lofft
Best Editing Jean Kao Leanne Cole
Peter Potts
Best Drama Screenplay Yu Zheng Ang Eng Tee
Ng Lee Ling
Best Theme Song Boy Christopher Ramos for "Star Confessions: OST – “Ito Ang Buhay ko” " Edry Abdul Halim for "Hambamu: Theme Song for Imam Muda Season 2"
Terrestrial Channel of the Year General TV Channel Fuji TV
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year CNN International Discovery Channel
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year MediaCorp Pte Ltd NHK
Cable & Satellite Network of the Year CNN International Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific

2012

Programming
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Documentary Programme The President's Office
Discovery Channel Singapore
Imaging Image Production Ltd
Revealed: The Golden Temple
Discovery Channel Singapore
Pulse Media
Best Documentary Series Extraordinary Asian – Episode 1: Angel Mums
Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd
Mediacorp Channel U
Extraordinary Asian – Episode 2: God of Vision
Discovery Channel Singapore
Samsara Films
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme Primeval New Zealand
NHNZ
NHK Television New Zealand
Tiger Dynasty
Grey Films India Private Limited
BBC 2
Best News Programme First Up Squawk Box Asia
Best Single News Story/Report The Policeman Zookeeper – Caring for Animals, Caring for People A Letter To The Future
Best Drama Series The Princess' Man DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon
Empresses in The Palace
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme Gaku KBS Drama Special – Duet
Best Comedy Programme Gag Concert – 600th Episode Special Ching Roi Ching Lan Sunshine Day
Best Current Affairs Programme The Untold Stories of the Tsunami in Japan – March 11, 2011 Green China Rising
Best Children's Programme Art Attack Episode 10 – Shark's Fin & Matchstick Box Figur Dance Academy Series 2
Best Preschool Education Programme Tayo the Little Bus Rainy Day Friends
Best Entertainment Closing Ceremony SEA Games 2011 MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011
Star Parivaar Awards 2012
Best General Entertainment Programme Athletic Fire- Japan's Best Known Celebrities Challenge the World's Best Female Athletes
Best Game or Quiz Programme India's Minute to Win it Season 2 Cash Cab Asia Season 1
Best Music Programme MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011 Nishi Hongwanji Sound Stage: East Meets West
Best Reality Programme What Men Want Ton Silapa 2
Best Infotainment Programme May Food Keep Us Together – Growing Old with Chinese Pastries Long March Into Space
Junkie Monastery
Best Talk Show Culture Matters: The Tiger Mom Roars Lets Talk 2
Teacher's Achievers Club
Best Social Awareness Programme Junkie Monastery
O| Enslaved: An MTV EXIT Special, Hosted by Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds to Mars
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Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats ' Survivor India
Best Cross-Platform Content The Citizen Journalist Show Taiwan Revealed
Supermodel Me
Best Lifestyle Program Chef Vs Mom Axian Food Adventures
Best 2D Animated Programme Guess How Much I Love You One Piece – The Beginning of the New Chapter! The Straw Hats Reunited!
Best 2D Animated Programme ' Legend of Qin Season 3

Performance
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor Anna Coren
World Report
CNN International
Hong Kong
Susan Li
First Up
Bloomberg LP
Bloomberg Television
Hong Kong
Best Current Affairs Presenter Barkha Dutt
We The People with Hillary Clinton
New Delhi Television Ltd
NDTV 24X7
India
Korina Sanchez
Rated K – Kwento ng Buhay ko
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
ABS-CBN Channel 2
Philippines
Best Entertainment Presenter / Host Oli Pettigrew
Cash Cab Asia Season 1
SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd
AXN Asia
Singapore
Lisa Ray
Oh My Gold!
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd
TLC
Singapore
Best Actor in a Leading Role Moses Chan
When Heaven Burns
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade Channel
Hong Kong
Chen Jian Bin
Empresses in The Palace
Dongyang Flower Film&TV Culture Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou TV
China
Best Actress in a Leading Role Rui En
Unriddle II
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 8
Singapore
Debbie Goh
The Descendant
Media Prima, ntv7
Malaysia
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Lucas Luo
Man • Boy
Public Television Service, Taiwan
Public Television Service Foundation, PTS
Taiwan
Devarajan Varadarajan
Point of Entry Season 2
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 5
Singapore
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nancy Wu
Gloves Come Off
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade Channel
Hong Kong
Pan Ling Ling
A Song to Remember
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 8
Singapore
Jojo Goh
Forget Me Not
Media Prima, ntv7
Malaysia
Best Comedy Performance By an Actor/Actress Michelle Chong
The Noose Season 5
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 5
Singapore
Suhaimi Yusof
The Noose Season 5
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 5
Singapore

Technical & Creative Categories
CategoryWinnerHighly Commended
Best Cinematography Brad Dillon
Fatal Attractions – There's a Crocodile in my Bed
Most Wanted Pictures
Animal Planet Japan
Production Co.: Oxford Scientific Films
Wayne Peng
City Made From The Sky
10AM Communications Pte Ltd
Mediacorp, Channel NewsAsia
Production Co.: WP Productions
Best Direction Kevin H.J. Lee
No. 37, Huafushan
Public Television Service, Taiwan
Public Television Service Foundation, PTS
Galen Yeo & Ian White
Junkie Monastery
The Moving Visuals Co Pte Ltd
AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd, Bio Channel
Best Editing
Best Drama Screenplay
Best Theme Song
Terrestrial Channel of the Year
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year
Cable & Satellite Network of the Year

Acting Awards Winners

Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • 2009: Adrian Pang for Red Thread
  • 2010: Bowie Lam for Sister of Pearl
  • 2011: Kevin Cheng for Ghetto Justice
  • 2012: Moses Chan for When Heaven Burns
  • 2013: Chris Wu for Emerging Light
  • 2014: Pierre Png for Zero Calling
  • 2015: Zhang Jia-Yi for Forty-nine Days Memory
  • 2019: William Hsieh for First Love
Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • 2009: Michelle Yim for Moonlight Resonance
  • 2010: Rebecca Lim for The Pupil
  • 2011: Charmaine Sheh for Can't Buy Me Love
  • 2012: Rui En for Unriddle 2
  • 2013: Jade Chou for Falling
  • 2014: Puteri Balqis Azizi for Balqis
  • 2015: Zhou Xun for Red Sorghum
  • 2019: Tisanart Sornsuek for True Life of a Drama Queen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • 2010: Lim Kay Tong for The Pupil
  • 2011: Mak Cheung Ching for No Regrets
  • 2012: Lucas Luo for Man • Boy
  • 2013: Jeffrey Xu for Marry Me
  • 2014: Rayson Tan for Entangled
  • 2015: Lim Kay-Tong for Grace
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • 2010: Susan Tse for Beyond the Realm of Conscience
  • 2011: Fala Chen for No Regrets
  • 2012: Nancy Wu for Gloves Come Off
  • 2013: Aileen Tan for The Day It Rained on Our Parade
  • 2014: Hsieh Chiung-Hsuan for Lonely River
  • 2015: Nusba Punnakanta for The Secret Truth
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress
  • 2009: Chusak Iamsuk for Raberd Thurd Theung
  • 2010: Chua En Lai for The Noose 3
  • 2011: Suhaimi Yusof for The Noose Season 4
  • 2012: Michelle Chong for The Noose Season 5
  • 2013: Chua En Lai for The Noose
  • 2014: Irene Ang for Spouse For House
  • 2015: Ivana Wong for Come On, Cousin
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