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
YEAR | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Best 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 |
YEAR | Best News Presenter | Best Current Affairs Presenter | Best Entertainment Presenter | Best 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
- Best Documentary Programme
- Best Documentary Programme
- Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme
- Best News Programme
- Best Single News Story/Report
- Best News/Current Affairs Special
- Best Current Affairs Programme
- Best Social Awareness Programme
- Best Comedy Programme
- Best Entertainment
- Best Entertainment Programme
- Best Drama Series
- Best Docu-drama
- Best Reality Programme
- Best Game or Quiz Programme
- Best Music Programme
- Best Talk Show
- Best Live Event Coverage
- Best Children's Programme
- Best Infotainment Programme
- Best Animation
- Best Single Drama/Telemovie
Performance
- Best News Presenter or Anchor
- Best Current Affairs Presenter
- Best Entertainment Presenter
- Best Drama Performance by an Actor
- Best Drama Performance by an Actress
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress
Technical and creative
- Best Cinematography
- Best Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Original Music Score
The 2010 ATA Advisory Board Members
- Ten Alps Communications Asia CEO and ATA organizer Raymond Wong,
- MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Managing Director Man Shu Sum;
- New South Wales Film and TV Office Chief Executive Tania Chambers;
- Shanghai Media Group Chairman and President Li Ruigang;
- NHK Head of Program Development Center Fumio Narashima;
- New Delhi Television Limited Group CEO and Executive Director Narayan Rao;
- Broadcasting Television Broadcasts Limited General Manager S. K. Cheong;
- Media Prima Berhad Group Managing Director Dato’ Amrin Awaluddin;
- Discovery Networks Asia – Pacific Executive Vice President and Managing Director Tom Keaveny; and
- MediaCorp Pte. Limited CEO Lucas Chow.
- GMA-7 Chairman and CEO Felipe L.Gozon
Winners
2004
- Best Documentary Programme : "Body Snatchers of Bangkok" from National Geographic Channel
- Best Documentary Programme : "Mysterious Hanging Coffins of China" from Discovery Channel and "50 Years of Overseas Adoption of Korean Children" from Munhwa Broadcasting Channel 11
- Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme : "Face to Face with the Ice Bear" from NHK Digital Hi-Vision Channel
- Best News Programme : Channel i News from SPH MediaWorks Channel i
- Best Single News Story/Report : Terrorist Bombing of UN Headquarters in Iraq from NHK General TV Channel
- Best News/Current Affairs Special : "Family Bond – Give Us Back Our Father" from Tokyo Broadcasting System
- Best Current Affairs Programme : The Impeachment of President Roh from Munhwa Broadcasting Channel 11
- Best Social Awareness Programme : "Pijar" from PT Surya Citra Televisi
- Best Comedy Programme : "Bubble Gang" from GMA Network Channel 7
- Best Entertainment : MTV Asia Award 2004 from MTV Networks Asia
- Best Entertainment Programme : "Masquerade" from Nippon Television Network
- Best Drama Series : "Damo: The Legendary Police Woman" from Munhwa Broadcasting Channel 11
- Best Docu-drama : "HONKOWA – True Horror Stories" from Fuji Television
- Best Reality Programme : "Dunia Lain – Lawang Sewu" PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia
- Best Game or Quiz Programme : "Fan Pan Tae" from Royal Thai TV Channel 5
- Best Music Programme : "Shi-Bu-Ki" from Yomiuri Telecasting Channel 10
- Best Talk Show : "The Big Fight – Has the Time Come to End the Beauty Contest" from New Delhi Television NDTV 24X7
- Best Live Event Coverage : Big Concert frin Star India, Channel
- Best Children's Programme : "Fruity Pie – Lin Lin's Story" from Public Television Service
- Best Infotainment Programme : "Love House" from Munhwa Broadcasting Channel 11
- Best Animation : "Gokusen" from Nippon Television Network
- Best Single Drama/Telemovie : "Our Memories of the Sugarcane Field" from Tokyo Broadcasting System
2005
- Best Documentary Programme : "Building Site" from Dalian Television, China
- Best Documentary Programme : "Little School Children" from Shanghai Media Group, Dragon TV, China
- Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme : "A Flash of Blue" from NHK Digital Hi-Vision Channel
- Best News Programme : Waves of Destruction from NDTV 24X7, India
- Best Single News Story/Report : "Rebel Impasse" from Ocean Vista Films Ltd, Hong Kong
- Best Current Affairs Programme : "FTV's Hall of Dissent" from Formosa Television, Channel 53, Taiwan
- Best Social Awareness Programme : "i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries – Skin and Bones " from GMA Channel 7, Philippines
- Best Comedy Programme : "Daddy’s Girls – Lulu’s Special Strawberry Cream Cake" written by Ong Su Mann.
- Best Entertainment : "Eat Bulaga! Silver Special" from GMA Network, Philippines
- Best Entertainment Programme : "Masquerade" from Nippon Television, Japan
- Best Drama Series : "Damo: The Legendary Police Woman" from Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation 11, South Korea
- Best Docu-drama : "HONKOWA – True Horror Stories" from Fuji Television, Japan
- Best Reality Programme : "Dance Competition" PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia
- Best Game or Quiz Programme : "Fan Pan Tae" from Royal Thai TV Channel 5
- Best Music Programme : "Shi-Bu-Ki" from Yomiuri Telecasting Channel 10
- Best Talk Show : "Macam Macam Aznil" from Astro Ria, Malaysia
- Best Live Event Coverage : Big Concert frin Star India, Channel
- Best Children's Programme : "Fruity Pie – Lin Lin's Story" from Public Television Service
- Best Infotainment Programme : "Love House" from Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation 11, South Korea
- Best Animation : "Pozzie" from Nippon Television, Japan
- Best Single Drama/Telemovie : "Our Memories of the Sugarcane Field" from Tokyo Broadcasting System, Japan
- Best Terrestrial Channel of the Year : GMA Network, Inc., Philippines
2006
- Best Documentary Programme : "My Treasures" by Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel
- Best Documentary Programme : "You are My Destiny" by Munhwa Broadcasting Corp
- Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme : "Korea Last Survivor – Mystery Uncovered "Copper-winged Bat" by Korean Broadcasting System
- Best News Programme : "CNN Today" by CNN International
- Best Single News Story/Report : "Hunger Deaths" by New Delhi Television Limited, NDTV 24x7
- Best Current Affairs Programme : "Uncovering the Scientific Fraud of the Century" by Munhwa Broadcasting Corp
- Best Social Awareness Programme : "Unanswered Questions – Single Young Fathers" by Seoul Broadcasting System, Channel 6
- Best Comedy Programme : "The Ghost Doctor" by Scenario Co. Ltd., Modern Nine TV, Channel 9
- Best Entertainment : "Hong Kong Disneyland Grand Opening Special" by Walt Disney Television International, Television Broadcast Ltd, Jade Channel
- Best Entertainment Programme : "The Man’s World Show #1" by SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd, AXN Asia
- Best Drama Series : "A Love To Kill" by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS TV2
- Best Docu-drama : "Voice Recorder" by Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc
- Best Reality Programme : "Real Situations Saturday – Changing our Child’s Behaviour" by Seoul Broadcasting System, Channel 6
- Best Game or Quiz Programme : "NEP League" by Fuji Television Network Inc
- Best Music Programme : "Leo & Miriam Special 2005" by Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB, Jade Channel
- Best Talk Show : "Republic Benar – Benar Mabok " by PT. Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Indosiar
- Best Live Event Coverage : "Hunger Deaths" by New Delhi Television Limited, NDTV 24x7
- Best Children's Programme : "Todsagun Kid Game" by Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Ltd, Modern Nine, Channel 9
- Best Infotainment Programme : "Where the Queue Starts" by MediaCorp Pte Ltd, MediaCorp TV Channel 8
- Best Animation : "Republic Benar – Benar Mabok " by PT. Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Indosiar
- Best Single Drama/Telemovie : "Hiroshima – August 6th 1945" by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc, TBS, Channel 6
- Best News Presenter or Anchor : Kristie Lu Stout for "CNN Today" by CNN International
- Best Current Affairs Presenter : Stan Grant for "Pakistan Earthquake Rising From The Ruins" by CNN International
- Best Entertainment Presenter : for "Todsagun Kid Game" Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Ltd, Modern Nine, Channel 9
- Best Drama Performance by an Actor : Mathialagan M for "Accidental Accident – Padigal " Blue River Pictures Pte Ltd, MediaCorp TV12, Vasantham Central
- Best Drama Performance by an Actress : Phiyada Akkraseranee for "Hua Jai Chocolate " Scenario Co Ltd, Royal Thai Army Television, Channel 5
- Best Comedy Performance by an Actor : Michael V for "Bubble Gang GMA Network Inc"
- Best Comedy Performance by an Actress : Janet Khoo for "Mat Dom Teksi" Double Vision Sdn Bhd, Radio Television Malaysia, RTM 1
2007
2008
ProgrammingCategory | Winner | Highly 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
Category | Winner | Highly 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
Category | Winner | Highly 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
ProgrammingCategory | Winner | Highly 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 |
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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 (MediaCorp2010Programming
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