Winners at the Asian Television Awards 2016
In a night of brilliance, sparkle, and glamor, various big celebrities walked the red carpet at the Asian TV Awards last December 02, 2016 (Friday) held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Filipino pride, Alden Richards, was one of the show’s main hosts alongside Adrian Pang, Stephanie Carrington, Baki Zainal, and Fiona Su. Aside from Alden, the other Filipino stars who also guested were: Michael V (who was once again nominated for the Best Comedy Performance by an Actor category for ‘Pepito Manaloto’) and Ivy Grace Paredes (X Factor UK contestant who performed in one of the segments).
With a jampacked venue which was predominantly occupied by Singaporeans who were there to see the performance of pop icon JJ Lin and K-Pop star Amber of f(x), many were shocked and amazed to see a strong support from Filipinos most especially towards Alden Richards.
To see the full list of winners, read below:
| BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/SPECIAL) | |
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| Winner | Wild City – Islands Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures |
| Highly Commended | The Phone of the Wind: Whispers of Lost Families NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General Japan |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES | |
| Winner | The Tokyo Trials Shanghai Media Group International Channel Shanghai China |
| Highly Commended | China From Above China Intercontinental Communication Center National Geographic Channel China |
| BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Jawai: India’s Leopard Hills Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Robin Roy Films |
| Highly Commended | Black-Necked Crane Shanghai Media Group, DocuChina Shanghai Documentary Channel China |
| BEST NEWS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | The Buck Stops Here: Terror in Pathankot New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24×7 India |
| Highly Commended | News Stream Turner Asia Pacific CNN International Hong Kong |
| BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT (10MINS OR LESS) | |
| Winner | South China Sea: Flying into Asia’s Flashpoint British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | China’s Left Behind Children British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd |
| The Human Cost of a Cup of Indian Tea British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd |
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| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Undercover Asia – North Korean Slaves Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by MAKE Productions Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Boat People Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by MAKE Productions Pte Ltd |
| Undercover Asia – Children of the Cybersex Dens Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by MAKE Productions Pte Ltd |
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| BEST DRAMA SERIES | |
| Winner | Descendants of the Sun Korean Broadcasting System KBS2 Korea |
| Highly Commended | Downtown Rocket Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. TBS Japan |
| Halfworlds HBO Asia HBO Singapore Produced by Infinite Frameworks Studios |
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| BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE | |
| Winner | Tulus Ikhlas Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd Astro, Astro First Eksklusif Malaysia |
| Highly Commended | Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Endemol Shine Australia Seven Network Australia, Seven Australia |
| BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Ra-Berd Therd-Therng Dancer Thaluang Sai (House of Blast – The Girl Next Door) Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Workpoint TV Thailand |
| Highly Commended | Short End of the Stick Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong |
| BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Art Attack Season 4 – Heroes and Villains The Walt Disney Company S.E.A Pte Ltd Disney Channel Asia Singapore Produced by Non Stop Production |
| Highly Commended | Oddbods – Marooned One Animation Disney Channel Singapore |
| BEST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Leo the Wildlife Ranger Mediacorp Pte Ltd okto Singapore Produced by Omens Studios |
| Highly Commended | Doby & Disy: Sing With Us Guangdong Winsing Company Limited Youku, Youku Animation Channel China |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL) | |
| Winner | MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) CJ E&M Mnet Korea |
| Highly Commended | Let’s Go to School Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. TBS Japan |
| BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | The History Hustle Mustard Collective Limited A+E Networks Asia, History™ Singapore |
| Highly Commended | The Great Australian Spelling Bee Endemol Shine Australia Network Ten Australia, Ten Australia |
| BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Crime Scene 2 JTBC Korea |
| Highly Commended | Pritsana Fah Laep (Lightning Quiz) Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Workpoint TV Thailand |
| BEST MUSIC FROGRAMME | |
| Winner | China Star Shanghai Media Group Dragon TV China Produced by Canxing Productions |
| Highly Commended | Produce 101 CJ E&M Mnet Korea |
| BEST REALITY SHOW | |
| Winner | Death is Our Business Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Threesixzero Productions |
| Highly Commended | Dad, Where Are We Going? Season 3 Hunan Broadcasting Station Hunan Satellite TV China |
| BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Zeb’s River Journey Fox Networks Group Asia National Geographic Channels Asia Hong Kong Produced by Infocus Asia |
| Highly Commended | Three Men and A Journey Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel U Singapore Produced by Threesixzero Productions |
| BEST TALK SHOW | |
| Winner | Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi BBC Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd Star India Pvt Ltd, Star Plus India |
| Highly Commended | We The People – Stop Sexism. Period New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24×7 India |
| BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Witness: China’s Fake Boyfriends Al Jazeera English Qatar |
| Highly Commended | 101 East – Too Young to Wed Al Jazeera English Malaysia |
| BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT | |
| Winner | MasterChef Asia A+E Networks Asia Lifetime Singapore Produced by Endemol Southeast Asia Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | You Have Been Warned With Ean Nasrun Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Red Communications Sdn Bhd |
| BEST DIGITAL FICTION & NON-FICTION PROGRAMME/SERIES | |
| Winner | India’s Menstruation Man Al Jazeera English Qatar |
| Highly Commended | Space Reporters China Intercontinental Communication Center Tencent China Produced by OXBOX Productions |
| BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Nomad Chef: Up In The Air Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd TLC Singapore Produced by Chemical Media & Beach House Pictures |
| Highly Commended | China’s Grand Canal: A Photographer’s Journey Fox Networks Group Asia National Geographic Channels Asia Hong Kong Produced by Beach House Pictures |
| BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | George of the Jungle Series 2 August Media Holdings Pte Ltd Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc, Cartoon Network Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Chhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd Turner Broadcasting System, POGO India |
| BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Origanimals Giggle Garage Sdn Bhd Astro/ StarHub/ Indovision, ZooMoo Malaysia |
| Highly Commended | Boonie Bears: Sunsational Summer Fantawild Animation Inc. CCTV, CCTV-14 China |
| ZombieDumb Anyzac Co., Ltd. KBS, KBS1 Korea |
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| BEST LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE | |
| Winner | ONE Championship: Ascent to Power ONE Championship FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2 Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Asian Tour Golf – Ho Tram Open Final Day Asian Tour Media VTV/ K+ Singapore |
| BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | The Three Japanese Beauties -Looking Beyond the Win- Kansai Telecasting Corporation KTV Japan |
| Highly Commended | THE GREAT RACE: The Mongolia Bike Challenge Part 2 NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) BS1 Japan |
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
| BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Zakka Jacob [email protected] TV18 Broadcast Ltd CNN-News18 India |
| Highly Commended | Sri Jegarajah Capital Connection CNBC Asia Pacific CNBC Singapore |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER | |
| Winner | Steve Chao 101 East: Bringing Them Home Al Jazeera English Malaysia |
| Highly Commended | Nagieb Khaja People and Power: Syria – Under Russia’s Fist Al Jazeera English Qatar |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/ HOST | |
| Winner | Phanya Nirunkul Pritsana Fah Laep (Lightning Quiz) Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Workpoint TV Thailand |
| Highly Commended | Allan Wu Somewhere Out There – Musclemen Village August Pictures Pte Ltd Channel U Singapore |
| BEST SPORTS PRESENTER/ COMMENTATOR | |
| Winner | Colette Wong Fox Sports Central Fox Networks Group Asia Fox Sports Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Paula Malai Ali 2016 Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying Fox Networks Group Asia Fox Sports Singapore |
| BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE | |
| Winner | Chen Kun-Chang The Taste of Dang-Liang’s Family Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Bront Palarae Eropah, Here I Am Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd Astro, Astro Citra Malaysia Produced by Wayang Works Sdn Bhd |
| Christopher Lee Crescendo Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore Produced by WaWa Pictures Pte Ltd |
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| BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE | |
| Winner | Cheryl Yang A Touch of Green Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by TSAOism Production |
| Highly Commended | Fonthip Watcharatrakul The Sisters Bangkok Broadcasting & T.V. Co., Ltd Channel 7 Thailand Produced by Pordeecom Company Limited |
| Mei Fang Laugh for 24 Hours The Moment Film Co., Ltd Public Television Service (PTS) Taiwan |
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| BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | |
| Winner | Jeff Catz Bunga Tanjong Mediacorp Pte Ltd Suria Singapore Produced by Eaglevision |
| Highly Commended | Pierre Png Rise Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Weiyu Films |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | |
| Winner | Tien Hsin A Touch of Green Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by TSAOism Production |
| Highly Commended | Xu Li-Wen The Youth! Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan |
| BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ ACTRESS | |
| Winner | Carla Dunareanu Rojak Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Verite Productions |
| Highly Commended | Vernetta Lopez Run Rachael Run Mediacorp Pte Ltd Toggle Singapore |
TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Matthew Allard 101 East: On Thin Ice Al Jazeera English Malaysia |
| Highly Commended | Lau Hon Meng China From Above China Intercontinental Communication Center National Geographic Channel China |
| BEST DIRECTION (NON-FICTION) | |
| Winner | Daniel Holmes Witness: China’s Fake Boyfriends Al Jazeera English Qatar |
| Highly Commended | Jane Adcroft Wild City – Islands Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures |
| BEST DIRECTION (FICTION) | |
| Winner | Tsao Jui-Yuan A Touch of Green Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by TSAOism Production |
| Highly Commended | Joko Anwar Halfworlds HBO Asia HBO Singapore Produced by Infinite Frameworks Studios |
| BEST EDITING | |
| Winner | Gan Jia Yi Halfworlds Episode 6 HBO Asia HBO Singapore Produced by Infinite Frameworks Studio |
| Highly Commended | Laxman Bhambhoriya BSF – India’s First Line of Defence Fox Networks Group Asia NGC Network (India) Pvt Ltd India Produced by Dreamcatchers Films |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | |
| Winner | Huang Shih-Ming A Touch of Green Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by TSAOism Production |
| Highly Commended | Yu Shangmin & Liu Ruixuan Sunset Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan |
| BEST THEME SONG | |
| Winner | Chen Xiao-Xia A Touch of Green – As It Is Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by TSAOism Production |
| Highly Commended | Aghi Narottama & Tony Merle Halfworlds HBO Asia HBO Singapore Produced by Infinite Frameworks Studios |
| TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | PTS Public Television Service Foundation Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Pte Ltd Singapore |
| CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | Al Jazeera English Malaysia/ Qatar |
| Highly Commended | BBC World News British Broadcasting Corporation Singapore |
| TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | Mediacorp Pte Ltd Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Public Television Service Foundation Taiwan |
| CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | Al Jazeera English Malaysia/ Qatar |
| Highly Commended | Shanghai Media Group China |
