Asian Television Awards

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Asian Television Awards
Awarded for	programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry
Country	Singapore
First awarded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Website	Asian Television Awards

The Asian Television Awards, founded in 1996,^[1] is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, it comprises 56 categories across news, documentaries and 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 platforms, 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.^[2] 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.

• Best Short Form Video Series - Scripted
• Best Short Form Video Series - Unscripted
• Best Branded Content
• Best Music Video
• Best Influencer - Health, Beauty & Fitness
• Best Influencer - Travel & Lifestyle
• Best Influencer - Sports and Gaming

• Best Single Digital Programme/Short Film
• Best Digital Non-Fiction Programme/Series
• Best Digital Fiction Programme/Series
• Best Original Digital Drama Series
• Best Original Digital Entertainment Programme
• Best Leading Male Performance - Digital
• Best Leading Female Performance - Digital
• Best Host/Presenter - Digital

• Best Cinematography
• Best Direction (Non-Fiction)
• Best Direction (Fiction)
• Best Editing
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Theme Song
• Best Scriptwriting

• Best News Presenter or Anchor
• Best Current Affairs Presenter
• Best Entertainment Presenter/Host
• Best Sports Presenter/Commentator
• 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 Documentary Programme (one-off/special)
• Best Documentary Series
• Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme
• Best News Programme
• Best Single News Story/Report (10min or less)
• Best Current Affairs Programme
• Best Drama Series
• Best Single Drama or Telemovie
• Best Comedy Programme
• Best Children's Programme
• Best Preschool Programme
• Best Entertainment (one-off/annual)
• Best General Entertainment Programme
• Best Game or Quiz Programme
• Best Music Programme
• Best Reality Show
• Best Infotainment Programme
• Best Talk Show
• Best Social Awareness Programme
• Best Adaptation of an Existing Format
• Best Lifestyle Programme
• Best 2D Animated Programme
• Best 3D Animated Programme
• Best Live Sports Coverage
• Best Sports Programme

YEAR	Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year	Cable & Satellite Network of the Year	Terrestrial Channel of the Year	Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year
2006	–	–	Seoul Broadcasting System	CNN International
2007	MediaCorp	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific	–	–
2008	MediaCorp	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific	–	–
2009	–	–	Tokyo Broadcasting System Television	Discovery Channel
2010	MediaCorp	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific	MediaCorp Channel 5	Discovery Channel
2011	MediaCorp	CNN International	NHK General TV	CNN International
2012	Korean Broadcasting System	Shanghai Media Group	Korean Broadcasting System 2TV	International Channel Shanghai
2013	MediaCorp	Fox International Channels Asia	Korean Broadcasting System 1TV	CNN International
2014	MediaCorp	CNN International	MediaCorp Channel 5	CNN International
2015	MediaCorp	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific	Channel NewsAsia	Discovery Channel
2021	Hakka TV	Emtek Group	-	-

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	–	–	Mieke Widjaja	Moses Lim
2000	Roderick Paulate	Keiko Takeshita	–	–	Gurmit Singh Vernetta Lopez
2001	Raymond Bagatsing	Ivy Lee	–	–	Gurmit Singh Tan Khen Hua
2002	Koh Shih Hsun	Aiza Seguerra	–	–	Adrian Pang Irene Ang
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 (Wu Kangren)	Jade Chou	Jeffrey Xu	Aileen Tan	Chua En Lai
2014	Pierre Png	Puteri Balqis Azizi	Rayson Tan	Hsieh Chiung-Hsuan	Irene Ang
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 Chinn	–
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[3]	Menaka Doshi	Stephen Engle	Phanya Nirunkul	Richard Lenton
2014[4]	Rajdeep Sardesai	Kristie Lu Stout	Simon Yin	Andrew “ET” Ettingshausen
2015[5]	Barkha Dutt	Steve Chao	Nick Baker	Richard Lenton

Category	Winners
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Roderick Paulate
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Moses Lim
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Mieke Widjaja

Category	Winners
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Roderick Paulate
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Keiko Takeshita
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Gurmit Singh
	Vernetta Lopez

Category	Winners
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Raymond Bagatsing
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Ivy Lee
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Gurmit Singh
	Tan Khen Hua

Category	Winners
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Koh Shih Hsun
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Aiza Seguerra
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Adrian Pang
	Irene Ang

Category	Winners
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Tou Chung Hua
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Vernetta Lopez
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Gurmit Singh
	Lydia Sun

Category	Winners
Best Documentary Programme (30 minutes or less)	"Body Snatchers of Bangkok" from National Geographic Channel (Asia)
Best Documentary Programme (31 minutes or more)	"Mysterious Hanging Coffins of China" from Discovery Channel and "50 Years of Overseas Adoption of Korean Children" from Munhwa Broadcasting Channel 11 (Joint winners)
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 (10 minutes or less)	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 (Philippines)
Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)	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 [V] Concert frin Star India, Channel [V]
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

• Best Documentary Programme (30 minutes or less) : "Building Site" from Dalian Television, China
• Best Documentary Programme (31 minutes or more) : "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 (10 minutes or less) : "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 (Buto't Balat)" from GMA Channel 7, Philippines
• Best Comedy Programme : "Daddy's Girls – Lulu's Special Strawberry Cream Cake" written by Ong Su Mann.
• Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual) : "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 [V] Concert frin Star India, Channel [V]
• 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

Programming

• Best Documentary Programme (30 minutes or less) : "My Treasures" by Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel (China)
• Best Documentary Programme (31 minutes or more) : "You are My Destiny" by Munhwa Broadcasting Corp (MBC) (Korea)
• Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme : "Korea Last Survivor – Mystery Uncovered "Copper-winged Bat" by Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
• Best News Programme : "CNN Today" by CNN International (Hong Kong)
• Best Single News Story/Report (10 minutes or less) : "Hunger Deaths" by New Delhi Television Limited, NDTV 24x7 (India)
• Best Current Affairs Programme : "Uncovering the Scientific Fraud of the Century" by Munhwa Broadcasting Corp (MBC) (Korea)
• Best Social Awareness Programme : "Unanswered Questions – Single Young Fathers" by Seoul Broadcasting System, Channel 6 (Korea)
• Best Comedy Programme : "The Ghost Doctor" by Scenario Co. Ltd., Modern Nine TV, Channel 9 (Thailand)
• Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual) : "Hong Kong Disneyland Grand Opening Special" by Walt Disney Television International (Asia Pacific), Television Broadcast Ltd (Hong Kong), Jade Channel (Hong Kong)
• Best Entertainment Programme : "The Man's World Show #1" by SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd, AXN Asia (Singapore)
• Best Drama Series : "A Love to Kill" by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS TV2 (Korea)
• Best Docu-drama : "Voice Recorder" by Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc (Japan)
• Best Reality Programme : "Real Situations Saturday – Changing our Child's Behaviour" by Seoul Broadcasting System, Channel 6 (Korea)
• Best Game or Quiz Programme : "NEP League" by Fuji Television Network Inc (Japan)
• Best Music Programme : "Leo & Miriam Special 2005" by Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB, Jade Channel
• Best Talk Show : "Republic Benar – Benar Mabok (BBM)" by PT. Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Indosiar (Indonesia)
• Best Live Event Coverage : "Hunger Deaths" by New Delhi Television Limited, NDTV 24x7 (India)
• Best Children's Programme : "Todsagun Kid Game" by Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Ltd, Modern Nine, Channel 9 (Thailand)
• Best Infotainment Programme : "Where the Queue Starts" by MediaCorp Pte Ltd, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 (Singapore)
• Best Animation : "Republic Benar – Benar Mabok (BBM)" by PT. Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Indosiar (Indonesia)
• Best Single Drama/Telemovie : "Hiroshima – August 6th 1945" by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc, TBS, Channel 6 (Japan)

Performance

• Best News Presenter or Anchor : Kristie Lu Stout for "CNN Today" by CNN International (Hong Kong)
• Best Current Affairs Presenter : Stan Grant for "Pakistan Earthquake Rising From The Ruins" by CNN International (Hong Kong)
• Best Entertainment Presenter : Phanya Nirunkul for "Todsagun Kid Game" Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Ltd, Modern Nine, Channel 9 (Thailand)
• Best Drama Performance by an Actor : Mathialagan M for "Accidental Accident – Padigal (6 Stages of life)" Blue River Pictures Pte Ltd, MediaCorp TV12, Vasantham Central (Singapore)
• Best Drama Performance by an Actress : Phiyada Akkraseranee for "Hua Jai Chocolate (Heart Of Chocolate)" Scenario Co Ltd, Royal Thai Army Television, Channel 5 (Thailand)
• Best Comedy Performance by an Actor : Michael V for "Bubble Gang GMA Network Inc" (Philippines)
• Best Comedy Performance by an Actress : Janet Khoo for "Mat Dom Teksi" Double Vision Sdn Bhd, Radio Television Malaysia, RTM 1 (Malaysia)

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Highly commanded
Best Children's Program	Todsagun Kid Game (Workpoint Entertainment)	Hi-5 (Southern Star Group)	Breeze Padang Pintar (Red Communications)
Best Animation	The Fairies of Crystal, Z Squad (Seoul Broadcasting System)	Samiyam (Eastern Broadcasting Co. Ltd)	Pororo Singalong (Iconix Entertainment)
Best Half-Hour Documentary Programme	Aids Orphan (Asia Television)	The First Time Film Makers 2006 – Art Factory (Discovery Network Asia)	“Suster Apung” (The Floating Nurse) (Metro TV)
Best Social Awareness Programme	The Kobe “A” Case – 10 years for Both Victims & Assailant (Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation)	Gateway Asia – Old Yang Seeks Bride (Discovery Network Asia)	Super Cells (National Geographic Channel International)
Best Current Affairs Programme	Reporter's Notebook : Giyera sa Lebanon (War in Lebanon) (GMA Network, Inc.)	Risky Secrets of Dental Clinics (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)	Man Made Marvels in China – Highest Railway in The World and Gateway Asia (Discovery Network Asia) China's Raging Sandstorms (Discovery Network Asia)
Best Natural History & Wildlife Programme	Wild Dog Diaries (National Geographic Channel)	The Floating Brothel (Essential Viewing)	Cricket Warriors (Discovery Network Asia)
Best One-Hour Documentary Programme	Super Cells (Asia Television)	Renate Hong's Longing Song For Her Husband “Hope To See You Again” (JoongAng Media Network)	Hiroshima – Voice Without A Voice (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
Best Single News / Report	Kylie Grey's Agent Orange (Al Jazeera English)	Republic Of Hunger – Hunger Under Your Highrise (New Delhi Television Limited)	Dujana Speaks (CNN International)
Best News Programme	Subic Rape Case Promulgation (ABS-CBN)	KL News Half Hour Bulletin – Al Jazeera News (Al Jazeera English)	TV Patrol World – Taguig Hostage Drama (ABS-CBN)
Best Game / Quiz Programme	Bingo Pool (Star Group Ltd)	Black Box (Workpoint Entertainment)	Fan Pan Tae (Workpoint Entertainment) Are You Game?Game Ka Na Ba? (ABS-CBN)
Best Reality Programme	Mountain Call & Sea Shout of Deformation Plan (Hunan Broadcasting System)	Fight For Mom... Backpack (Workpoint Entertainment)	Doctors (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)
Best Infotainment Programme	Anti Fraud Squad – Sweepstake Scams (Public Television Service)	But It's So Hard To Lose Weight (NHK)	True Asian Horror (Discovery Network Asia)
Best Talk Show	We The People : The Veil Debate (NDTV)	Murmur Of Life: Pay Me A Justice (Shanghai Media Group)	Rendezvous With Simi Garewal (STAR India)
Best Music Programme	MTV Unplugged : Tomoyasu Hotel (MTV Japan)	Frequency Of The City 2 (MediaCorp TV 12)	Teresa & Lam 2007 (TVB)
Best Entertainment (One Off / Annual Special)	Tofukuji Sound Stage (Mainichi Broadcasting System)	31 Legged Race 2006 – 30 kids 31 Legs (TV Asahi)	2007 Top Challenges Show (China Central Television)
Best Entertainment Programme	MTV Jammed : Angel Aki (MTV Japan)	Boogie Woogie (Sony Entertainment Television (India))	MTV Boiling Points: Malaysia Edition (MTV Southeast Asia) Happy Together Friends (Korean Broadcasting System)
Best Comedy Programme	Pentor (Scenario Co. Ltd)	Parental Guidance (MediaCorp Channel 5)	The Week That Wasn't (CNN-IBN)
Best Single Drama / Telemovie	Our War (Tokyo Broadcasting System) Wire in the Blood (Southern Star Group)	Stories of Love- Ep 5(My time with Ah Gong) (MediaCorp)	Game of Loneliness (Public Television Service) Nobunaga's Coffin (TV Asahi)
Best Drama Series	The Vultures (NHK)	Nodame Cantabile (Fuji Television)	The Great Revival (CCTV-8)

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Highly commanded
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Karan Thapar for Devil's Advocate (CNN-IBN)	Anjali Rao (CNN International)	Najwa Shihab (Metro TV)
Best News Presenter / Anchor	Martin Soong for Asia Squawk Box (CNBC Asia)	Hugh Riminton for CNN Today (CNN International)	Deane Hutton for Science Stories on Seven News Adelaide (Infotainment International)
Best Entertainment Presenter	Bobby Chinn for World Cafe Asia (Discovery Network Asia)	Denise Keller for MTV Pop Inc. (MTV Asia)	Phanya Nirunku for Black Box (Workpoint Entertainment) Janet Hsieh for Fun Taiwan – Orchid Island (Discovery Network Asia)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actress	Myolie Wu for To Grow with Love (TVB)	Jessica Hsuan for Parental Guidance (MediaCorp Channel 5)	Roonthong Ruamthong for My Beloved Captain (TV Thunder)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor	Teng Thurstheng for Raberd Thurtheung (Workpoint Entertainment)	Michael V. for Bubble Gang (GMA Network)	Adrian Pang for Maggi & Me (MediaCorp Channel 5)
Best Drama Performance by an Actress	Gina Pareño for Remembering (ABS-CBN)	Robyn Malcolm for Outrageous Fortune (South Pacific Pictures) Achint Kaur for Virrudh (Sony Entertainment Television (India))	Andrea De Cruz for Do Not Disturb – Lunch Hour (MediaCorp TV 12)
Best Drama Performance by an Actor	Antony Starr for Outrageous Fortune (South Pacific Pictures)	Shahkrit Yamnarm for The Lady Of Sangsoon (Exact Co. Ltd / Scenario Co. Ltd)	Rajeev Khandelwal for Left Right Left (SAB TV)

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Highly commanded
Best Editing	Five Star Insider-Seven Seas Cruise (Discovery Network Asia)	Kung Fu Monk (National Geographic Channel International)	Born Again Buddhist (Discovery Network Asia)
Best Cinematography	Born Again Buddhist (Discovery Network Asia)	Hyper Rescue Tokyo (Infcocus Asia)	Outback Cowboys (Discovery Network Asia)
Best Direction	Born Again Buddhist (Discovery Network Asia)	Super Cells (National Geographic Channel International)	Outrageous Fortune Sr. 2 Ep. 16 (South Pacific Pictures) Geisha Girl (Infocus Asia)
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year	MediaCorp	ABS-CBN	NHK
Cable / Satellite Network of the Year	Discovery Network Asia	National Geographic Channel	MTV Japan

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)	China 21 – The People's Dumplings (Discovery Channel Asia)	The Lost Tribe – Secret Army of the CIA (Al Jazeera English) Spirit Of the Times – Chinese Contemporary (Channel NewsAsia)
Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more)	Big Wall Challenge (NHK)	A Bride, her last message – a 24 Year old who battled breast cancer (Tokyo Broadcasting System) Brat Camp China (National Geographic Channel Asia)
Best Natural History / Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama	Kingdom of Elephants (Discovery Channel Asia)	Soul of a River – Cambodia (Discovery Channel Asia) Soul of a River – China (Discovery Channel Asia)
Best News Programme	CNN Today (CNN International)	News At Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake (i-CABLE News) News At Seven: Quake Relief Day Four (i-CABLE News)
Best Single News Story / Report	Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide (Now TV)	China Quake Wedding (CNN International) China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah (CNN International)
Best Drama Series	Galileo (Fuji Television)	Rookies (Tokyo Broadcasting System) Yi San Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme	Singapore Short Story Project: The Other (MediaCorp)	Sorapuchi (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting) Manam Series 2 – Ep. 7 (MediaCorp)
Best Comedy Programme	Camera Café (Euro-Asia Media Group)	Bubble Gang (GMA Network) Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Current Affairs Programme	Inside Myanmar – The Crackdown (Al Jazeera English)	The Lost Tribe – Secret Army of the CIA (Al Jazeera English) People & Power – Coal Face (Al Jazeera English)
Best Children's Programme	R.E.M. – The Next Generation (MediaCorp)	Galli Galli Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate (Miditech Pvt. Ltd.) Blue Water High (Southern Star Group)
Best Entertainment (One-Off / Annual)	Wedding Affair Grand Finals (MediaCorp)	POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007 (Turner International India)
Best Entertainment Programme	Happy Camp (Hunan Broadcasting System)	Celebrity Coach (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation)
Best Game or Quiz Programme	Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo (Workpoint Entertainment)	Fan Pan Tae (Workpoint Entertainment) Foodie 2 Shoes # 13 (TVB) Yok Siam (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Music Programme	Kinkakuji Sound Stage (Mainichi Broadcasting System)	AF6 Finale (Astro Production Sdn Bhd) Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom (Astro Production Sdn Bhd)
Best Reality Programme	Nature's Platform – Desserted Dogs for Evacuated Village (Seoul Broadcasting System)	Reunions (GMA Network)
Best Infotainment Programme	All Things Paper (Channel NewsAsia)	Lead Me On (MediaCorp) Tale of Four Cities (Channel NewsAsia)
Best Talk Show	TalkAsia (CNN International)	Love Just Ain't Enough (China Business Network Co., Ltd TV) State of the Nation (Global Broadcast News)
Best Animation	Dogstar – Ep. 16 "Hounded" (Media World Pictures)	Ostrich (Miditech Pvt. Ltd.) Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts (NHK)
Best Social Awareness Programme	Robot Jockey (National Geographic Channel Asia)	China 21 – Green Wall of China (Discovery Channel Asia) Moving Mountains (Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd.)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats	The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 (Ep. 11) (AXN Asia)	Skatoony (Turner Entertainment)

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor	Martin Soong for Asia Squawk Box (CNBC Asia)	Kristie Lu Stout for CNN Today (CNN International) Hugh Riminton for CNN Today (CNN International)
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Christine Tan for Managing Asia (CNBC Asia)	Vikram Chandra for The Big Fight (NDTV) Anjali Rao for TalkAsia (CNN International) Karan Thapar for Devil's Advocate (CNN-IBN)
Best Entertainment Presenter	Guo Liang for Lead Me On (MediaCorp) Quan Yi Fong for Buzzing Cashier (MediaCorp)	Aznil Haji Nawawi for Jangan Lupa Lirik! (Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd) Phanya Nirunkul for Black Box (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Drama Performance by an Actor	Raymond Lam for The Master of Tai Chi (TVB)	Lim Kay Tong for En Bloc (MediaCorp) Patrick Teoh for En Bloc (MediaCorp)
Best Drama Performance by an Actress	Chiranan Manochaem for The Slave (Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd.)	Pan Li-Li for Artemisia (Public Television Service) Piyathida Woramusik for The Slave (Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd.)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Chusak Iamsuk for Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment)	Ogie Alcasid for Bubble Gang (GMA Network) Michelle Chong for Sayang Sayang (MediaCorp)

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

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)	6420 (Now TV)	Dan Rivers – Killings Fields: Long Road to Justice (CNN International) Dan Rivers – World's Untold Stories: A Forgotten People (CNN International)
Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more)	Yanomami: The Last Tribe (NHK)	PAMIR – Cradled by the Skies (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)
Best Natural History / Wildlife Programme orDocu-drama	Wild China (BBC Worldwide)	Death of the Megabeasts (Prospero Productions)
Best News Programme	Election Counting Day Coverage (CNN-IBN)	CNN Today (CNN International)
Best Single News Story / Report	John Vause – China / Gold Machine (CNN International)	Kyung Lah – Japan / Elderly Shoplifters (CNN International)
Best Drama Series	The Little Nyonya (MediaCorp) 1895 in Formosa (Hakka TV)	City Homicide Season 2 (Episode 2) (Seven Network) The Samurai Gentleman (Episode 1): Road to Destiny (NHK)
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme	Easy Money (Hakka TV)	Scorched (Nine Network) Love in the Season of Osmanthus (Hakka TV)
Best Comedy Programme	The Iromonea (NHK)	Gag Concert (Korean Broadcasting System)
Best Current Affairs Programme	Sunday Report: Sichuan Earthquake One Year On – The Unspeakable Truth (TVB Jade)	Drugs Business Inside Prison Cell (ANTV)
Best Children's Programme	Super Kid Game (Workpoint Entertainment)	Classroom Genius (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Entertainment (One-Off / Annual)	My School Rocks Asia Finals 2008 (Disney Channel)	President's Command Performance (MediaCorp)
Best Entertainment Programme	26 Hours / Day (Tokyo Broadcasting System)	The Best House 1,2,3 – The Discovery of New Da Vinci? (Fuji Television)
Best Game or Quiz Programme	Run for Money (Fuji Television)	Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Music Programme	Indian Idol 4 (Episode 1) (Miditech Pvt. Ltd.)	Hip Korea – Rain (Discovery Channel Asia)
Best Reality Programme	Revealed – Chinese New Year (Discovery Channel Asia)	Storm Surfers (Discovery Channel Asia)
Best Infotainment Programme	The New Anatomy Show (NHK)	Hip Korea – Rain (Discovery Channel Asia)
Best Talk Show	We the People (NDTV 24x7)	Blogtv.sg: Who Lives Around You? (Channel NewsAsia)
Best Animation	Little Krishna – Assault of the Lethal Bird (Nickelodeon India)	The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Best Social Awareness Programme	Inside Afghan ER (National Geographic Channel Asia)	Ecopolis (Discovery Channel Asia) Future Makers (Discovery Channel Asia)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats	The Amazing Race Asia Season 3 (Ep. 3) (AXN Asia)	Project Runway Philippines (ETC)
Best Cross-Platform Content	Hip Korea – Rain (Discovery Channel Asia)	BITWORLD-Two Rooms: The Past and The Present (NHK)

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor	Martin Soong for Asia Squawk Box (CNBC Asia)	Kristie Lu Stout for CNN Today (CNN International)
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Anjali Rao for TalkAsia (CNN International)	Najwa Shihab for Suara Anda (The Election Channel Programs) (MetroTV)
Best Entertainment Presenter	Jon Niermann for Asia Uncut (Star World)	Cyrus Sahukar for Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) (Cartoon Network) Phanya Nirunkul for Yok Siam (Workpoint Entertainment)
Best Drama Performance by an Actor	Adrian Pang for Red Thread (MediaCorp)	Qi Yuwu for The Little Nyonya (MediaCorp)
Best Drama Performance by an Actress	Michelle Yim for Moonlight Resonance (TVB Jade)	Robyn Malcolm for Outrageous Fortune (TV3)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress	Chusak Iamsuk for Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment)	Chua En Lai for Parental Guidance (MediaCorp) Michael V. for Bubble Gang (GMA Network)

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Cinematography	Lonely Planet: Natural Born Traveller (Episode 3) (Discovery Channel Asia)	The Way We Live – Living in the Shadow of the Volcano (Episode 5)
Best Direction	All Saints (Episode 465) (Seven Network)	Sudden Death (National Geographic Channel Asia)
Best Editing	Supermen of Malegaon (BS-1)	Inside Afghan ER (National Geographic Channel Asia)
Best Achievement in HD	Storm Surfers (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific)	Inside Afghan ER (National Geographic Channel Asia)
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year	Tokyo Broadcasting System Television	TVB Jade
Cable / Satellite Network of the Year	Discovery Channel	CNN International

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)	Eco Solutions – Saving Sumatra (CNN International)	Toxic (CNN-IBN)
Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more)	Story of Seung-il: What It Means To Live (Seoul Broadcasting System)	Animal Engineering Feats Part 1 – Architects of the Wild (Korean Broadcasting System 1 TV)
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme	Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh (National Geographic Channel Asia)	Eco Taiwan – Species War (Discovery Channel, Hitech Vision Productions)
Best News Programme	India At 9 (CNN-IBN)	24 Oras (24 Hours): Maguindanao Massacre (GMA Network)
Best Single News Story/Report	After the Cheonan: The First Glimpse Inside North Korea (Formosa Television)	Men in Black (CNN International) Toxic Story (CNN-IBN)
Best Drama Series	Changes (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation)	Jin (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television)
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme	Father's Home (Seoul Broadcasting System)	Angel (MediaCorp, Verite Productions Pte, Ltd.)
Best Comedy Programme	The Noose 3 (MediaCorp)	Gelanggang Raja Lawak Akhir (Astro Prima)
Best Current Affairs Programme	921 Earthquake Special (Discovery Channel, Imaging Image Production, Ltd.)	Changemakers – Energy (Discovery Channel, Off the Fence B.V.)
Best Children's Programme	Discover Science: Let's See the Speed of Sound (NHK, Al Jazeera Children's Channel)	Rise and Shine! (NHK)
Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)	MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010 (MTV Networks Asia, SKY PerfecTV! , MTV Japan)	Jai Jawan with Abishek Bachchan NDTV 24×7 Shout! Awards 2009 (8TV)
Best Entertainment Programme	World Café Middle East – Istanbul (Discovery Channel, Pilot Films & Television Productions, Ltd.)	Cyril: Simply Magic (Season 1, Episode 1) (AXN Asia, Infocus Asia, Edit Lounge, 2XJump Media)
Best Game or Quiz Programme	Jangan Lupa Lirik! (Astro Ria)	Yok Siam 10 Kor (Workpoint Entertainment, MCOT)
Best Music Programme	Singapore Idol 2009 (Finals)(MediaCorp)	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2009 (MTV Networks Asia) A Passionate Challenger, Alice Sara Ott: Born to be a Pianist (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
Best Reality Programme	Storm Surfers – New Zealand (Discovery Channel, 6ixty Foot Films Pte, Ltd.)	Living with a Superstar (Episode 1)(TLC, Blue Mango Films)
Best Infotainment Programme	Culinary Asia – Japan (Discovery Channel, Threesixzero Productions Pte, Ltd.)	Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na(Discovery Channel, Bang Singapore Pte, Ltd.)
Best Talk Show	Betrayal of Bhopal (NDTV 24×7)	Devil's Advocate (CNN-IBN) We the People: Breaking the Stereotype (NDTV 24×7)
Best Animation	Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Mandalore Plot (MediaCorp, Lucasfilm Animation Company Singapore B.V.)	The Little Chestnut of Tang Dynasty (Da Ai TV)
Best Social Awareness Programme	Womb of the World (National Geographic Channel, Pulse Media Pvt Ltd.)	Almost Famous – Close-up for the Kathoey (Episode 1) (Channel NewsAsia, Vertigo Pictures Pte Ltd.)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats	Project Runway Korea 2 (On Style, Orion Cinema Network Corporation)	The Moment of Truth Korea (QTV, Del Media)
Best Cross-Platform Content	Citizen Journalist Show (CNN-IBN)	Culinary Asia – Japan (Discovery Channel, Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd) Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na (Discovery Channel, Bang Singapore Pte Ltd)
Best Lifestyle Program	Passage to Malaysia – The Cradle(TLC, Reel Networks Sdn Bhd)	Living with a Superstar (Episode 1)(TLC, Blue Mango Films)

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor	Martin Soong for Squawk Box (CNBC Asia Pacific)	Anjali Rao for World Report (CNN International) Karen Tso for Squawk Box (CNBC Asia Pacific)
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Karan Thapar for Devil's Advocate IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India	Anjali Rao for Talk Asia (CNN International)
Best Entertainment Presenter	Bobby Chinn for World Café Middle East – Istanbul (Discovery Channel, Pilot Films & Television Productions Ltd.)	Cathy Cheng for Entertainers on Stage (Live) i-Cable Entertainment Limited, Hong Kong Cable Television, Cable Entertainment News)
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Bowie lam for Sister of Pearl (Television Broadcasts Limited)	Chang Shan-Wei for The Pioneers (Hakka Television Station)
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Rebecca Lim for The Pupil (MediaCorp)	Yang Gui-Mei for The Grass Green Sky (Da Ai TV) Pan Li-Li for The Addict (Da Ai TV)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Lim Kay Tong for The Pupil (MediaCorp)	Chen Shu Cheng for With You (MediaCorp)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Susan Tse for Beyond the Realm of Conscience (Television Broadcasts Limited)	Constance Song for Together (MediaCorp)
Best Comedy Performance By an Actor/Actress	Chua En Lai for The Noose 3 (MediaCorp)	Michelle Chong for The Noose 3 (MediaCorp) Alaric Tay for The Noose 3 (MediaCorp)

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Cinematography	Storm Surfers – New Zealand Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: 6ixty Foot Films Pty Ltd	Passage to Malaysia – The Cradle Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific TLC Singapore Production Co: Reel Networks Sdn Bhd
Best Direction	Fight Masters: Silat National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: GS Productions Sdn Bhd	The Pupil MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Production Co: Film Formations
Best Editing	Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd	Man Made Marvels – World's Biggest Subway Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: ITV Productions Limited
Terrestrial Channel of the Year	Channel 5 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore	Channel 6 SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) South Korea
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year	Discovery Channel Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Singapore	CNN-IBN IBN18 Network Ltd India
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year	MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore	Seoul Broadcasting System South Korea
Cable & Satellite Network of the Year	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Singapore	IBN18 Network Ltd India

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Documentary Programme (One-off/Special)	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 (Episode 1)	A Teacher's Heart
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme	Threads of Our Hearts	Stolen
Best Comedy Programme	The Noose (Season 4)	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 (One-off/Annual)	Nep-Kids League: Whiz-Kids Theater!	MTV Video Music Aid Japan
Best General Entertainment Programme	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4)	Game Phao Khon
Best Game or Quiz Programme	Wittaya Subphayuth	India's Minute to Win It (Season 1, Episode 2) 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 (Episode 5) 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 (Episode 1)	The Amazing Race – China Rush (Season One)
Best Cross-Platform Content	The CJ Show	Living Cities: Transformation
Best Lifestyle Program	Stressbuster (Episode 1) – Learn Something New	Passage To Malaysia : Pulau Paradise

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best News Presenter or Anchor	Anna Coren for World Report (CNN International)	Martin Soong for Squawk Box (CNBC Asia Pacific)
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Bernard Lo for Straight Talk with Bernie Lo (CNBC Asia Pacific)	Najwa Shihab for Mata Najwa (The Eyes of Najwa) – Jakarta: Promises Overdue (PT. Media Televisi Indonesia, Metro TV)
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 (Television Broadcasts Limited; TVB Jade)	Christopher Lee for Breakout (MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8)
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Charmaine Sheh for Can't Buy Me Love (Television Broadcasts Limited; TVB Jade)	Ann Lee for Fairy SuZhen (Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation, Da Ai TV)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Mak Cheung Ching for No Regrets (Television Broadcasts Limited; TVB Jade)	Jordan Voon for Footprints In The Sand (Natseven TV Sdn Bhd, ntv7) (Production Co.: Double Vision)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Fala Chen for No Regrets (Television Broadcasts Limited; TVB Jade)	Pan Ling Ling for Breakout (Episode 21) (MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8)
Best Comedy Performance By an Actor/Actress	Suhaimi Yusof	Alaric Tay Chua En Lai

Category	Winner	Highly 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” (This is My Life)" (ABC Development Corporation, TV5)	Edry Abdul Halim for "Hambamu: Theme Song for Imam Muda Season 2" (Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd, Astro Oasis)
Terrestrial Channel of the Year	General TV Channel (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.))	Fuji TV (Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year	CNN International	Discovery Channel (Discovery Networks Asia Pacific)
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year	MediaCorp Pte Ltd	NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Cable & Satellite Network of the Year	CNN International	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific

Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Best Documentary Programme (One-off/Special)	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 (Bloomberg LP)	Squawk Box Asia (CNBC Asia)
Best Single News Story/Report	The Policeman Zookeeper – Caring for Animals, Caring for People (Kansai Telecasting Corporation)	A Letter To The Future (Formosa Television)
Best Drama Series	The Princess' Man (Korean Broadcasting System)	DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon (TV Asahi) Empresses in The Palace (Guangzhou TV, Dongyang Flower Film&TV Culture)
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme	Gaku (Dreamax TV, WOWWOW Inc.)	KBS Drama Special – Duet (Korean Broadcasting System)
Best Comedy Programme	Gag Concert – 600th Episode Special (Korean Broadcasting System)	Ching Roi Ching Lan Sunshine Day (Workpoint Entertainment, BEC World Public Company Limited)
Best Current Affairs Programme	The Untold Stories of the Tsunami in Japan – March 11, 2011 (Fuji Television)	Green China Rising (Mandarin Films, National Geographic Channel (Asia))
Best Children's Programme	Art Attack Episode 10 – Shark's Fin & Matchstick Box Figur (The Walt Disney Company (SEA))	Dance Academy Series 2 (Australian Children's Television Foundation, Werner Film Productions)
Best Preschool Education Programme	Tayo the Little Bus (Iconix Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting System)	Rainy Day Friends (Public Television Service)
Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)	Closing Ceremony SEA Games 2011 (RCTI, Gramedia Media Nusantara)	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011 (MTV Southeast Asia) Star Parivaar Awards 2012 (Sol (production company), STAR India)
Best General Entertainment Programme	Athletic Fire- Japan's Best Known Celebrities Challenge the World's Best Female Athletes (Tokyo Broadcasting System	Project Lotus: The Search For Blush (STAR World, Far west Entertainment)
Best Game or Quiz Programme	India's Minute to Win it Season 2 (AXN, NBC Universal, Astro Productions, Blue Magic Films)	Cash Cab Asia Season 1 (AXN, ActiveTV Asia Pte Ltd)
Best Music Programme	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011 (MTV Southeast Asia)	Nishi Hongwanji Sound Stage: East Meets West (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
Best Reality Programme	What Men Want (NTV7, Phosumpro Sdn Bhd)	Ton Silapa 2 (Village Television, Thai Public Broadcasting Station, Index Creative Village)
Best Infotainment Programme	May Food Keep Us Together – Growing Old with Chinese Pastries (Peoples Production Limited, Next TV)	Long March Into Space (China Intercontinental Communication Center, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific) Junkie Monastery (AETN All Asia Networks, Biography Channel, The Moving Visuals Company)
Best Talk Show	Culture Matters: The Tiger Mom Roars (Shanghai Media Group, International Channel Shanghai)	Lets Talk 2 (Mediacorp Channel U, Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd) Teacher's Achievers Club (Miditech Pvt. Ltd., STAR India, Star World)
Best Social Awareness Programme	Junkie Monastery (AETN All Asia Networks, Biography Channel, The Moving Visuals Company) O| Enslaved: An MTV EXIT Special, Hosted by Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds to Mars (MTV Southeast Asia)
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats	The Amazing Race: China Rush Season 2 (Shanghai Media Group, International Channel Shanghai)	Survivor India (Miditech Pvt. Ltd., STAR India, Star World)
Best Cross-Platform Content	The Citizen Journalist Show (TV 18 Broadcast Ltd., CNN-IBN)	Taiwan Revealed (Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, Article Taiwan) Supermodel Me (Mediacorp, KIX, Refinery Media)
Best Lifestyle Program	Chef Vs Mom (ABC Development Corporation, TV5)	Axian Food Adventures (Season 2) (Astro, Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd)
Best 2D Animated Programme	Guess How Much I Love You (Scrawl Studios, Mediacorp)	One Piece – The Beginning of the New Chapter! The Straw Hats Reunited! (Toei Company, Fuji Television)
Best 2D Animated Programme	Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (Cartoon Network (Southeast Asia), Tiny Island Productions, Monkey Punch)	Legend of Qin Season 3 (StarQ Animation Studio, Zhejiang Television)

Category	Winner	Highly 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 (This is my Life) ABS-CBN 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

Category	Winner	Highly 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

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
• 2016: Tien Hsin for A Touch of Green

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

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Television Awards adapted into digital formats.^[6] Having started its very first online show for the 25th Asian Television Awards in 2021,^[7] the 26th edition was again held in an online format in December 10 and 11, 2021.^[8]

  Winner

Category[9]	Nominee	Title of work
Best News Presenter or Anchor	Wang Mang Mang	Going Through 2020
	Ken Lee	Formosa News
	Kishore Ajwani	Shereen Bhan
	Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar	Network Briefing News
	Rico Hizon	The Final Word with Rico Hizon
Best Current Affairs Presenter	Tian Wei	World Insight with Tian Wei
	Hu Wan-King	Taiwan History - The History of Taiwan Railway
	Anand Narasimhan	The Right Stand
	Marya Shakil	Epicentre
	JV Arcena	Laging Handa Dokyu
Best Entertainment Presenter/Host	Saithip Montrikul Na Audhaya	Club Friday Show
	Nurul Aini	Crash Landing on Schools
	Varavuth Jentanakul	Guess My Age Thailand
	Kiat Kitcharoen	First & Last Thailand
	Jaaved Jaaferi	Animals Gone Wild with Jaaved Jaaferi
	Nithi Chaichitathorm	Talk with Toey
Best Sports Presenter/Commentator	Intan Saumadina	UEFA Champions League
	Kartika Berliana	NBA Weekend Showdown
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Lee Jeng-Ying	Rebirth
	Nirut Sirijanya (Nhing)	Teabox: Old Man and a Mad Dog
	Jeremy Chan	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost
	Pankaj Kapur	JL50
	Hu Yitian	Go Go Squid 2: Dt, Appledog's Time
	Mark Chao	Ordinary Glory
	Lan Wei-Hua	Game of Solar Eclipse
	Korapat Kirdpan	The Gifted Graduation
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Satomi Ishihara	The Greatest Gift
	Joanne Peh	Mind Jumper
	Hsu Yen-Ling	The Child of Light
	Huma Qureshi	Maharani
	Ma Sichun	You Are My Hero
	Chu Xuan	Game of Solar Eclipse
	Ploypailin Thangprabhaporn	The Debut
	Ramida Jiranorraphat	After Dark
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Pu Guo-Geng	Stay for Love
	An Yuan-Liang	The Child of Light
	Ranvir Shorey	Sunflower
	Allan Wu	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost
	Nattapon Raiyawong	The Path of Tiger
	Hong Dou La-Si	Golden Years
	Fu Zi-Chun	Golden Years
	Nutthasit Kotimanuswanich	The Debut
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Ruan Ciou-Heng	Stay for Love
	Macy Chen Mei Xin	Mind Jumper
	Tu Tai-Fong	The Child of Light
	Bonnie Loo	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost
	Janice Koh	Teenage Textbook : The Series
	Dana Slosar	Extraordinary Siamese Story : Eng & Chang
	Randapa Muntalumpa	The Circle of Love (2020)
	Yuan Ai-Fei	Game of Solar Eclipse

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