Asian Television Awards

Asian Television Awards, an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-TV stations and pay-TV platforms, as well as many independent productions houses in Asia. Every year, at least 9 jury sessions are held in several Asian cities including Kuala Lumpur and Singapore where the panel of judges of over 15 countries evaluate and select the entries in close sessions. The results are then tabulated and audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the winners are being announced during the Awards' night in Singapore.Launched in 1996, the Awards usually be given out for over 30 categories including Best Documentary Program, Best News Program, Best Cinematography, Best Current Affairs Presenter and many more.

Award categories

Programming

* Best Documentary Programme (30 minutes or less)
* Best Documentary Programme (31 minutes or more)
* Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme
* Best News Programme
* Best Single News Story/Report (10 minutes or less)
* Best News/Current Affairs Special
* Best Current Affairs Programme
* Best Social Awareness Programme
* Best Comedy Programme
* Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)
* 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 Comedy Performance by an Actor
* Best Comedy Performance by an Actress

Technical and creative

* Best Cinematography
* Best Direction
* Best Editing
* Best Original Music Score

Winners

2004

* 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 : Asian Wall Street Journal from CNBC Asia
* 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
* 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

2005

* 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
* Best Comedy Programme : "Daddy’s Girls – Lulu’s Special Strawberry Cream Cake"
* Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual) : "Eat Bulaga Silver Special" from GMA Channel 7
* 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 : "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 Channel 11
* Best Animation : "Gokusen" from Nippon Television Network
* Best Single Drama/Telemovie : "Our Memories of the Sugarcane Field" from Tokyo Broadcasting System

2006

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 Akkrasaranee 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)

External links

* [http://www.asiantvawards.com/ Official website]