14th Asian TV Awards Nominees: GMA 7 and QTV11 receives 4, ABS-CBN Received 3, Solar got 1

Recognizing the best programming, performance and production in the Asian television industry, the Asian Television Awards gave GMA Network and QTV 11 4 nominations while rival network ABS-CBN got 3 nods. Solar Entertainment also got 1 nomination.

Best News Programme
“EDSA Shootout” – Bandila (Banner Story/The Flag) of ABS-CBN.

Best Current Affairs Programme
I Survived ng ABS-CBN

Best Game or Quiz Programme
Pilipinas: Game Ka Na Ba? (Philippines: Are You Game?) of ABS-CBN

Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual) Special
The Pursuit of Style: A Young Designers Special ng QTV Channel 11

Best Entertainment Programme
GMA-7’s Mel and Joey, hosted by Mel Tiangco and Joey de Leon

Best Adaptation of an Existing Format
Project Runway Philippines – Solar Entertainment Corporation
Survivor Philippines – GMA Network

Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress
Michael V. – Bubble Gang

The 14th Asian Television Awards will be held at the Pan Pacific, Singapore on December 3, 2009.

Here's the complete list of nominees...

PROGRAMMING CATEGORY

Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)
Dan Rivers – Killings Fields: Long Road to Justice – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Sichuan Earthquake – One Year On – now TV (Hong Kong)
Congregate Clansman – Radio Television Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Dan Rivers – World’s Untold Stories: A Forgotten People – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Finding Shizuo Hagishima – Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel (China)
6420 – Now TV (Hong Kong)

Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or less)
My Robotic Legs – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Yanomami: The Last Tribe – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
How Long is the Road – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
PAMIR – Cradled by the Skies – Kansai Telecasting Corporation (Japan)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)

Best Natural History Or Wildlife Programme Or Docu-Drama
Megafish – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Death of the Megabeasts – Prospero Productions (Australia)
Wild China – BBC Worldwide (Hong Kong)
Tears in the Arctic – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Warzone Gone Wild – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
The Fog Genie – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)

Best News Programme
CNN Today – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Al Jazeera KL Newshour: Bangkok Protests – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)
EDSA Shootout – Bandila (Banner Story / The Flag) – ABS-CBN Broadcasting (Philippines)
Election Counting Day Coverage – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Al Jazeera KL Newshour: Myanmar – One Year On – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

Best Single News Story/Report
Ahmedabad Blast Story – NDTV Pvt Ltd (india)
John Vause – China / Gold Machine – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Gusmao Conflict – Australia Network (Australia)
John Vause – China / Grieving Parents – CNN International (Hong Kong)
China’s Black Jails – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)
Kyung Lah – Japan / Elderly Shoplifters – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Myanmar Aid Crisis – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

Best Drama Series
The Samurai Gentleman (Episode 1): Road to Destiny – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
City Homicide Season 2 (Episode 2) – Southern Star International (Australia)
The Little Nyonya – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
1895 in Formosa – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
All Saints (Episode 464) – Seven Network Operations Limited (Australia)
Beethoven Virus (Episode 1) – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Boys Over Flowers – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Garden of the Wind – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Ghost 2 – 8TV (Malaysia)
Me and My Three Daughters’ Marriages – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
Stepmother II – Hunan ETV Culture Media Co., Ltd (China)
Warkah Terakhir (Episode 8) – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
Who Will Call the Shots of My Youth – Beijing Xinbaoyuan Movie & TV Investment Co., Ltd (China)

Best Single Drama or Television Programme
Easy Money – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
Scorched – ITV Global Entertainment (Australia)
Shabake Part 2: Usouso – Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Japan)
Love in the Season of Osmanthus – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
3 Acts of Murder – Taylor Media Pty Ltd (Australia)
Sebelum Sejadah Di Bentang – Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad [TV3] (Malaysia)
Shohure Shob Ganga Foring (Angels of Our Town) – Impress Telefilm Ltd, Channel-I (Bangladesh)
Taipei 24H – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)

Best Comedy Programme
Off Pedder (Episode 7) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Calefare – Film Formations Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Gag Concert – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
The Iromonea – Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc (Japan)
Mr. Siao’s Mandarin Class – Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
The Election That Isn’t – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)

Best Current Affairs Programme
Poisoning the Poor, Electronic Waste in Ghana – Daehan Mediaworld (Korea)
Drug Business Inside Prison Cell – PT. Cakrawala Andalas Televisi (Indonesia)
I Survived – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Sunday Report: Sichuan Earthquake One Year On – The Unspeakable Truth – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Man Made Marvels: Sydney Opera House – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
PD Notebook – Barricaded Plaza, Human Rights in Custody – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)

Best Children’s Programme
Iyantira – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Vasantham (Singapore)
Super Kid Game – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Galli Galli Sim Sim S6 (Episode 6) “Googly Frish” – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Classroom Genius – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)

Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual) Special
KABUKI: Behind the Scene of Heisei Nakamuraza – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
President’s Command Performance – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
The Pursuit of Style: A Young Designers Special – QTV Channel 11 (Philippines)
Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008 – Turner Entertainment Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
My School Rocks Asia Finals 2008 – The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Best Entertainment Pogramme
Pemburu Hantu – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
The Best House 1,2,3 – The Discovery of New Da Vinci – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Star Junior Show – Like Father, Like Son – Seoul Broadcasting System [SBS] (Korea)
26 Hours / Day – Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc (Japan)
Lonely Planet Bluelist: Best in Asia – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Mel and Joey – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)

Best Game or Quiz Programme
Run for Money – Fuji Television Network, Inc / Fuji Creative Corporation (Japan)
Yok Siam – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Super Kid Game – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Pilipinas: Game Ka Na Ba? (Philippines: Are You Game?) – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Classroom Genius – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)

Best Music Programme
Beat The Mic – Hunan TV (China)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Indian Idol Season 4 (Episode 1) – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)
Campus SuperStar Grand Final – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel U (Singapore)
In Memory – A Musical Tribute – New Delhi Television Ltd (India)
Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voices Resound! – Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (Japan)

Best Reality Programme
Revealed – Chinese New Year – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Guess Who? – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
Capture the Moment – What In the World! – Seoul Broadcasting System [SBS] (Korea)
Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
In the Line of Fire (Episode18) “Icheon Warehouse Set on Fire” – The Korea International (Korea)
Sarkaar Ki Duniya (Episode 57) – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)

Best Infotainment Programmes
One Life One Earth: Meet in Antarctica – PCCW Media Limited (Hong Kong)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
The New Anatomy Show – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Galli Galli Sim Sim (Episode 18) “Water Conservation” – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
Go Green (Episode 1) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel U (Singapore)
One Life One Earth: Mastermind Gaudi – PCCW Media Limited (Hong Kong)
Passage to Malaysia – Across the Seas – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Talk Show
Blogtv.sg: Who Lives Around You? – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, ChannelNewsAsia (Singapore)
Talk Asia – Edison Chen – CNN International (Hong Kong)
We The People – NDTV Pvt Ltd (India)
Asia Uncut – West Meets East Productions (Singapore)
The Big Fight – NDTV Pvt Ltd (India)
The President and a Worker – Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel (China)

Best Animation
Classic Tales – Southern Star International (Australia)
Little Krishna – Assault of the Lethal Bird – Big Animation (|) Pvt Ltd (India)
Milly Molly – Scrawl Studios Pte Ltd (Singapore)
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill Season 4 – Southern Star International (Australia)
Zheng He’s Voyages to the West Seas (Episode 1) “A Glorious Voyage” – Zhejiang Zhongnan Group Animation Video Co, Ltd (China)
Lamb – SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Best Social Awareness Program
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Future Makers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Embracing Life and Death, in a Hospice Ward – CJB [Cheongju Broadcasting Co. Ltd] (Korea)
Eye On Taiwan – The Miracle Doctor – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Tuesday Report: In the Face of Death “Cancer Sucks, But Life is Still Beautiful” – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Ecopolis – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Adaptation of An Existing Format
Project Runway Philippines – Solar Entertainment Corporation, SBN (Philippines)
The Amazing Race Asia, Season 3 (Episode 3) – SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Indian Idol Season 4 (Episode 41) Finale – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)
Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia 7 – Astro Productions Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
Survivor Philippines (Episode 1) – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)
Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
The Chopping Block (Series 2) – ITV Global Entertainment (Australia)

Best Cross-Platform Content
BITWORLD-Two Rooms: The Past and The Present – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Live & Loaded (Episode 1) – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Suatu Ketika – Rosli Dhoby – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
As the Bell Rings – Touch of Class – The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd (Singapore)
First Class – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

Best News Presenter or Anchor
Nidhi Razdan (Left, Right & Centre) – New Delhi Television Ltd (India)
Martin Soong (Squawk Voice) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Kristie Lu Stout (CNN Today) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Suhasini Haidar (India At 9) – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Maura Fogarty (Capital Connection) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Anjali Rao (World News Asia) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Bernard Lo (Asia Confidential with Bernie Lo) – Bloomberg L.P (Hong Kong)
Teymoor Nabili (Al Jazeera English: Rolling News) – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

Best Current Affairs Presenter
Anjali Rao (Talk Asia) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Najwa Shihab (Suafa Anda: The Election Channel Programs) -PT. Media Televisi Indonesia [Metro TV] (Indonesia)
Fauziah Ibrahim (101 East – Philippines: Keeping the Peace) – Al Jazeera (Malaysia)
Christine Tan (Managing Asia) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Qin Yi (The Main Talk) – Shanghai Media Group, International Channel Shanghai (China)
Lin Xue Ling (Conversation With) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Teymoor Nabili (101 East – China Special: China Identity) – Al Jazeera (Malaysia)

Best Entertainment Presenter
Jon Niermann (Asia Uncut) – West Meets East Production (Singapore)
Phanya Nirunkul (Yok Siam) – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Cyrus Sahukar (Hole in the Wall – Season 1, Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment
Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
He Jiong (Happy Citadel) – Hunan TV (China)
Steve Crombie (Natural Born Traveller Episode 3) – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Woody Milintachinda (Woody Show) – W Networks Co. Ltd (Thailand)

Best Drama Performance By An Actor
Lee Min Ho (Boys Over Flowers) – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Adrian Pang (Red Thread) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Qi Yu Wu (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Chen Han Wei (By My Side) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Myung Min Kim (Beethoven Virus) – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Patrick Teoh (Red Thread) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Pierre Png (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)

Best Drama Performance By An Actress
Zoe Tay (The Ultimatum) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Michelle Yim (Moonlight Resonance) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune Series 4) – South Pacific Pictures (New Zealand)
Fann Wong (The Defining Moment) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Gu, Hye-Seon (Boys Over Flowers) – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Joanne Peh (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Yvonne Lim (Perfect Cut) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)

Best Comedy Performance By An Actor/Actress
Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming (Man In Charge #8) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Chusak Lamsuk (Raberd Thurd Theung) – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Singapore)
Chua Enlai (Parental Guidance) – Pics Talk Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Michael V (Bubble Gang) – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)
Rebecca Ashley Dass (Cosmo & George 1) – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)

TECHINICA & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

Best Cinematography
Fighting Spiders – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Natural Born Traveller (Episode 3) – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
The Way We Live (Ep. 5) – Living in the Shadow of the Volcano – August Pictures Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Women, Water and 10,000 miles – MediaCorp Pte Ltd [Caldecott Productions International] (Singapore)
Revealed – Diwali – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Direction
All Saints (Episode 465) – Seven Network Operations Limited (Australia)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Fighting Spiders – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
One In A Million 3 Grand Final – 8TV (Malaysia)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Editing
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Punjab’s Forgotten Women – IBN18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Inside Supercar – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Supermen of Malegaon – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Little Red Art -MediaCorp Pte Ltd [Caldecott Productions International] (Singapore)
Man Made Marvels – Kuala Lumpur’s Smart Tunnels – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Achievement in HD
Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Revealed – Diwali – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Bird Without Borders – Black-Faced Spoonbills – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
Byodoin Sound Stage – Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (Japan)
Natural Born Travellers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

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Camera Cafe won Best Comedy Program in the 13th Asian TV Awards, List of winners (2008)

Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd.'s Camera Cafe is a daily dose of wit and laughter which airs in QTV-11 and GMA-7, captures the recognition of being Asia's Best Comedy Program in the recently concluded 13th Asian TV Awards held in Singapore, Dec. 11.

Below are the complete list of winners in the 13th Asian TV Awards...

Best Documentary Program (30 mins or less)

Winner: China 21 - The People's Dumplings (Discovery Asia, Inc./China)

Highly Commended: The Lost Tribe Secret Array of the Cia (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia) & Spirit of the Times- Chinese Contemporary Art: Heroism or Confusion (Singapore)

Best Documentary Program (31 mins or more)

Winner: Big Wall Challenge (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)

Highly Commended: A Bride, Her Last Message- A 24 Hour Year Old Who Battled Breast Cancer (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan) & Brat Camp China (National Geographic Channel Asia/Singapore)

Best Natural History or Wildlife Program or Docu-drama

Winner: Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Highly Recommended: Soul of a River - Cambodia (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore) & Soul of a River - China (Discovery Asia, Inc./China)

Best News Program

Winner: CNN Today (CNN International/Hong Kong)

Highly Commended: News at Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake (I-Cable News Limited/Hong Kong) & News at Seven: Quarke Relief Day Four (I-Cable News Limited/Hong Kong)

Best Single News Story/Report

Winner: Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide (Now TV/China)

Highly Commended: China Quake: Wedding (CNN International/Hong Kong) & China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah (CNN International/Hong Kong)

Best Drama Series

Winner: Galileo (Fuji Television Network, Inc./Japan)

Highly Commended: Rookies (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan) & Lee San, Wind of the Palace (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation/Korea)

Best Single Drama or Telemovie Program

Winner: Singapore Short Story Project: The Other (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Sorapuchi (Hokkaido television Broadcasting Co., Ltd./Japan) & Manam Series 2 - Ep. 7 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/ Singapore)

Best Comedy Program

Winner: Camera Café (Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd/Philippines)

Highly Commended: Bubble Gang (GMA Network, Inc./Philippines) & Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Best Current Affairs Program

Winner: Inside Myanmar- The Crackdown (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)

Highly Commended: The Lost Tribe - Secret Array of the CIA (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia) & People and Power- Coal Face (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)

Best Children's Program

Winner: R.E.M.- The Next Generation (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd- TV12/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Gali Gali Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate (Miditech Pvt Ltd/India) & Blue Water High (Southern Star International/Australia)

Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)

Winner: Wedding Affair Grand Finals (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Highly Commended: POGO Amazing Kids Awards (Turner Entertainment/Hong Kong)

Best Entertainment Program

Winner: Happy Citadel (Hunan TV/China)

Highly Commended: Celebrity Coach (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation/China)

Best Game or Quiz Programme

Winner: Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Highly Commended: Foodie 2 Shoes #13 (Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong), Fan Pan Tae (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand), & Yok Siam (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Best Music Program

Winner: Kinkakuji Sound Stage (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan)

Highly Commended: AF6 Finale (Astro Production Sdn Bhd/Malaysia) & Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom (Astro Production Sdn Bhd/Malaysia)

Best Reality Program

Winner: Nature's Platform- Deserted Dogs for Evacuated Village (SBS- Seoul Broadcasting System/Korea)

Highly Recommended: Reunions (GMA Network, Inc./QTV 11/Philippines)

Best Infotainment Program

Winner: All Things Paper (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Lead Me On (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore) & Tales of Four Cities (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Best Talk Show

Winner: Talk Asia (CNN International/Hong Kong)

Highly Commended: Love Just Aint's Enough (China Business Network Co.,Ltd TV/China) & State of the Nation (ibn 18 Broadcast Limited/India)

Best Animation

Winner: Dogstar Ep. 16- Hounded (Media World Pictures/Australia)

Highly Commended: Ostrich (Miditech Ptv Ltd/India) & Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts (NHK- Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)

Best Social Awareness Program

Winner: Robot Jockey (National Geographic Channel Asia/Singapore)

Highly Commended: China 21- Green Wall of China (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore), & Moving Mountains: Computer School on a Wheelchair (Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd./China)

Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats

Winner: The Amazing Race Season 2- Ep.11 (SPE Networks Asia Pte Ltd./Singapore)

Highly Commended: Skatoony (Turner Entertainment Networks Asia/Hong Kong).

Best News Presenter or Anchor

Winner: Martin Soong (Squawk Box/CNBC Asia Pacific/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Kristie Lu Stout (CNN Today/CNN International/Hong Kong) & Hugh Riminton (CNN Today/CNN International/Hong Kong)

Best Current Affairs Presenter

Winner: Christine Tan (Managing Asia/CNBC Asia Pacific/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Vikram Chandra (The Big Fight/New Delhi Television Ltd/India), Anjali Rao (Talk Asia/CNN International/Hong Kong), & Karan Thapar (Devil's Advocate/ibn 18 Broadcasts Limited/India)

Best Entertainment Presenter

Winner: Guo Liang (Lead Me On/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Highly Commended: Quan Yi Fong (Buzzing Cashier/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore), Aznil Haji Nawawi (Jangan Lupa Lirik/Astro Production Sdn BhdMalaysia), & Phanya Nirunkul (Black Box/Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Best Drama Performance by an Actor

Winner: Raymond Lam (The Master of Tai Chi/Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)

Highly Commended: Lim Kay Tong (En Bloc/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore & Patrick Teoh (En Bloc/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Best Drama Performance by an Actress

Winner: Chiranan Manochaem (The Slave/Bangkok Broadcasting & TC Co., Ltd.,/Thailand)

Highly Commended: Pan Li-Li (Astemisia/Public Television Service Foundation/Taiwan) & Piyathida Woramusik (The Slave/Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd./Thailand).

Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress

Winner: Chusak Iamsuk (Raberd Thurd Theung/Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Highly Commended: Ogie Alcasid (Bubble Gang/GMA Network, Inc./Philippines) & Michelle Chong (Sayang Sayang/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd./Singapore)

Best Cinematography

Winner: Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Highly Commended: Revealed Hajj (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore) & Soul of a River - China (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore.

Best Direction

Winner: Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Highly Commended: China 21- Go Buddha Boys (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore) & Portraits of Taiwan- Jimmy Liao (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore).

Best Editing

Winner: Ultimate Olympics- Go Beijing (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Highly Commended: Take Off- The A380 Saga (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore) & Man Made Marvel - Beijing Airport (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year

Winner: MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Highly Commended: GMA Network Inc. (Philippines)

Cable/Satellite Network of the Year

Winner: Discovery Asia

Highly Commended: CNN International

Asian Television Awards 2008 list of nominees

The Asian Television Awards released their list of nominees for 2008. This is their 13th year in giving this prestigious award.

The Asian Television Awards is designed to recognize and reward program and production excellence.

This is a non profit making event with all positive contribution goes towards the ATA Sponsorship Fund, which was set up to assist students to further their studies in broadcasting related courses.

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Programming Category

Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less):

Spirit of the Times- Chinese Contemporay Art: Heroism or Confusion (Channel NesAsua/MediaCorp Pte Ltd/Singapore)
China 21- Adili Skywalker (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Twilight Years (Treesixzero Productions Pte Ltd./Singapore)
The Lost Tribe Secret Array of the Cia (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)
China 21- The People’s Dumplings (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
China 21- Go Buddha Boys (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more):

Kingdom of Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Brat Camp China (National Geographic Channel Asia/Singapore)
Miracle Body- Running: Built for Record Speed (NHK- Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)
SBS Special Forgiveness, The Endless Journey Salvation (SBS- Seoul Broadcasting System/Korea)
A Bride, Her Last Message- A 24 Hour Year Old Who Battled Breast Cancer (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan)
Big Wall Challenge (NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)

Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama:

Soul of a River (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Life in Harmony with Nature: Bamboo Forest- Yunnan Province China (NHK- Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)
Soul of a River- Cambodia (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore
Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Black Bears Unleashed (National Geographic Channel Asia/Singapore)

Best News Programme:

CNN Today (CNN International/Hong Kong)
The Earth in Crisis 2008 (TV Asahi Corporation/Japan)
News at Seven: Quarke Relief Day Four (I-Cable News Limited/Hong Kong)
World News Asia (CNN International/Hong Kong)
News at Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake (I-Cable News Limited/Hong Kong)
India at 9 (ibn 18 Broadcast Limited/India)

Best Single News Story/Report:

China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah (CNN International/Hong Kong)
Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide (Now TV/China)
China Quake: Wedding (CNN International/Hong Kong)
News at 6:30- Demolition of the Queer’s Pier (Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)
Myanmar Cyclone Ground Zero by Dan Rivers (CNN International/Hong Kong)

Best Drama Series:

Rookies (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan)
Lee San, Wind of the Palace (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation/Korea)
Sikgaek- The Grand Chef (JS Pictures, Inc./South Korea)
The Hidden Hero (Shanghai Media Group/China)
Coffee Prince (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation/Korea)
Wang Zhaojun (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation/China)
Money of the War Part 1 (SBS- Seoul Broadcasting Corporation/South Korea)
Galileo (Fuji Television Network, Inc./Japan)

Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme:

Sorapuchi (Hokkaido television Broadcasting Co., Ltd./Japan)
Long Road to Heaven (Pt Kalyana Shira Film/Indonesia)
Singapore Short Story Project: The Other (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Manam Series 2 - Ep. 7 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/ Singapore)
Goodnight DJ Ep. 8 (Metropolitan TV/Malaysia)
The Secret of Death from Padigal 2 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Best Comedy Programme:

Camera Café (Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd/Philippines)
Akhirnya Datang Juga Plus-Plus - Ep. 8 (PT Dunia Visitama Produksi/Indonesia)
Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)
Bubble Gang (GMA Network, Inc./Philippines)
Akhirnya Datang Juga Plus-Plus - Ep. 34 (PT Dunia Visitama Produksi/Indonesia)

Best Current Affairs Programme:

The Lost Tribe - Secret Array of the CIA (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)
Face of the Nation (ibn Jazeera English/India)
People and Power- Coal Face (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)
March of the Saffron Robes (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore
Inside Myanmar- The Crackdown (Al Jazeera English/Malaysia)

Best Children’s Programme:

Gali Gali Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate (Miditech Pvt Ltd/India)
R.E.M.- The Next Generation (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd- TV12/Singapore)
Daddy Mummy Be My Boss (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
School House Rockz (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd- TV12/Singapore)
Blue Water High (Southern Star International/Australia)
Lovely Day: LD Force of the Guardians versus Sireenasaurus (GMA Network, Inc./Phillipines)

Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual):

Wedding Affair Grand Finals (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
U Are The One- Grand Final (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
POGO Amazing Kids Awards (Turner Entertainment/Hong Kong)
The THK Charity Show 2008 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Best Entertainment Programme:

Celebrity Coach (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation/China)
The Arena Ep. 12 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Happy Citadel (Hunan TV/China)
The Week That Wasn’t (IBN 18 Broadcasting Limited/India)
Super Trio Supreme #3 (Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)
Magic Asia India Ep. 1 (SPE Networks- Asia Pte Ltd./Singapore)

Best Game or Quiz Programme:

Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)
All Star K! The 1 Million Peso Videoke Challenge (GMA Network, Inc./Philippines)
Foodie 2 Shoes #13 (Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)
Fan Pan Tae (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)
Yok Siam (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)
Takeshi Kitano Presents: Heisei Kyoiku linkai (Fuji Televison Network, Inc./Japan)
Black Box (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Best Music Programme:

Musik Spesial ‘Slank’ (PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia/Indonesia)
AF6 Finale (Astro Production Sdn Bhd/Malaysia)
Kinkakuji Sound Stage (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc./Japan)
Anugerah Juara Lagu 22 (Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad- TV3/Malaysia)

Best Reality Programme:

Reunions (GMA Network, Inc./QTV 11/Philippines)
The Work Goes On- Getai Ep. 1 (August Pictures Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Nature’s Platform- Desserted Dogs for Evacuated Village (SBS- Seoul Broadcasting System/Korea)
Brat Academy (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Into Mt. Yuzhu #4 (Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)
We Are A Beloved Family (Shanghai Media Group/China)

Best Infotainment Programme:

Lead Me On (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Tales of Four Cities (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Zero Complaints (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation/Korea)
Bring It On, Beijing (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Find Me a Singaporean II (ThreeSixZero Productions Pte Ltd/Singapore)
All Things Paper (Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
So Simple II (ThreeSixZero Productions Pte Ltd/Singapore)

Best Talk Show:

Empat Mata Eps. Kolektor (PT Duta Visual Nusantra Tivi Tujuh- Trans7/Indonesia)
Love Just Aint’s Enough (China Business Network Co.,Ltd TV/China)
State of the Nation (ibn 18 Broadcast Limited/India)
The Destiny of China (Shanghai Media Group/China)
Talk Asia (CNN International/Hong Kong)
Rouge Ep.13 (MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd./Singapore)
Culture Matters (Inernational Channel Shanghai/China)
Finding Roots- Mencari Akar Di Luasnya Dunia (Pt. Media Televisi Indonesia/Indonesia)

Best Animation:

Turtle (Miditech Pvt Ltd./India)
Dogstar Ep. 16- Hounded (Media World Pictures/Australia)
Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts (NHK- Japan Broadcasting Corp./Japan)
Chhota Bheem (Turner Entertainment Networks Asia/Hong Kong), Chiro (Inconic Entertaiment Co. Ltd/Korea)
Ostrich (Miditech Ptv Ltd/India

Best Social Awareness Programme:

China 21- Green Wall of China (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Robot Jockey (National Geographic Channel Asia/Singapore)
Moving Mountains- Computer School on a Wheelchair (Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd./China)
Documentary 24×7: Rajasthan- An Aids Diary (New Delhi Television Ltd./India)

Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats:

The Amazing Race Season 2- Ep.11 (SPE Networks Asia Pte Ltd./Singapore)
Lufthansa Nat Geo Genius- Ep. 24 (Miditech Pvt Ltd/India)
Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation/Philippines)
Skatoony (Turner Entertainment Networks Asia/Hong Kong)

Performance Category:

Best News Presenter or Anchor:

Susan Li (Asia Business Tonight/Bloomberg L.P./Japan)
Anjali Rao (World News Asia/CNN International/Hong Kong)
Hugh Riminton (CNN Today/CNN International/Hong Kong)
Andrew Stevens (World News Asia/CNN International/Hong Kong)
Martin Soong (Squawk Box/CNBC Asia Pacific/Singapore)
Amanda Drury (Squawk Box/CNBC Asia Pacific/Singapore)
Kristie Lu Stout (CNN Today/CNN International/Hong Kong)

Best Current Affairs Presenter:

Karan Thapar (Devil’s Advocate/ibn 18 Broadcasts Limited/India)
Vikram Chandra (The Big Fight/New Delhi Television Ltd/India)
Anjali Rao (Talk Asia/CNN International/Hong Kong)
Christine Tan (Managing Asia/CNBC Asia Pacific/Singapore)
Nidhi Razdan (Left Right & Centre/New Delhi Television Ltd/India)
Barkha Dutt (We the People/New Delhi Television Ltd/India)

Best Entertainment Presenter:

Guo Liang (Lead Me On/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Aznil Haji Nawawi (Jangan Lupa Lirik/Astro Production Sdn BhdMalaysia)
Quan Yi Fong (Buzzing Cashier/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Eric Tsang (Super Trio Supreme #3/Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong), Denise Lorraine Keller (MTV Pop Inc./MTV Asia LDC/Singapore), Bryan Wong (Maria Is Not Home/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Phanya Nirunkul (Black Box/Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Best Drama Performance by an Actor:

Huang Wen Yong (Just in Singapore/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Patrick Teoh (En Bloc/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore)
Raymond Lam (The Master of Tai Chi/Television Broadcasts Limited/Hong Kong)
Melvin Sia (Love Is All Around/natseven TV Sdn Bhd/Malaysia)
Lim Kay Tong (En Bloc/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd/Singapore

Best Drama Performance by an Actress:

Pan Li-Li (Astemisia/Public Television Service Foundation/Taiwan)
Chiranan Manochaem (The Slave/Bangkok Broadcasting & TC Co., Ltd.,/Thailand)
Jeanette Aw (Rhythm of Life/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd./Singapore)
Wan Fang (Long Vacation/Public Television Service Foundation/Taiwan)
Patricia Mok (Just In Singapore/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd./Singapore)
Piyathida Woramusik (The Slave/Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd./Thailand)

Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress:

Ogie Alcasid (Bubble Gang/GMA Network, Inc./Philippines)
Shahkrit Yamnam (Pentor/Scenario Co., Ltd./Thailand)
Michelle Chong (Sayang Sayang/MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd./Singapore)
Cyrus Broacha (The Week That Wasn’t/ibn 18 Broadcast Limited/India)
Michael V. (Bubble Gang/GMA Network, Inc./Philippines)
Choosak Iamsuk (Raberd Thurd Theung/Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited/Thailand)

Technical/Creative Category

Best Cinematography:

Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Goodnight DJ Ep. 2 (Metropolitan TV/Malaysia)
Revealed Hajj (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Goodnight DJ Ep.8 (Metropolitan TV/Malaysia)
Soul of a River- China (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore

Best Direction:

China 21- Go Buddha Boys (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Soul of River- China (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Outrageous Fortune Series 3- Ep. 22 (South Pacific Pictures/New Zealand)
Revealed Hajj (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Portraits of Taiwan- Jimmy Liao (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

Best Editing:

Tales of Mekong (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Man Made Marvel- Beijing Airport (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Ultimate Olympics- Go Beijing (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Take Off- The A380 Saga (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Kingdom of the Elephants (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)
Revealed Hajj (Discovery Asia, Inc./Singapore)

"Lust, Caution" and Vanessa Hudgens are some of the nominees at the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards

The controversial Ang lee's movie "Lust, Caution" got 5 nominations for the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards. "Lust, Caution" is nominated for the Outstanding Film category.

High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens is nominated for the Outstanding Film Actress.

The Asian Excellence Awards is an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, music, and the performing arts.

The show will be taped live on April 23 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba and Bobby Lee, will reach a broad national televised audience with the premiere on E! Entertainment on May 1 at 6 p.m. ET/PT.

You can find the link below to Vote your favorite reality star and favorite TV personality.

Here's the Nominees:
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION ACTRESS
Yunjin Kim Lost (ABC)
Lucy Liu Cashmere Mafia (ABC)
Parminder Nagra ER (NBC)
Sandra Oh Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Lindsay Price Lipstick Jungle (NBC)
Navi Rawat Numb3rs (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION ACTOR
Naveen Andrews Lost (ABC)
Daniel Dae Kim Lost (ABC)
Masi Oka Heroes (NBC)
Sendhil Ramamurthy Heroes (NBC)
B.D. Wong Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

SUPPORTING TELEVISION ACTRESS
Moon Bloodgood Journeyman (NBC)
Michaela Conlin Bones (Fox)
Janina Gavankar The L Word (Showtime)
Mindy Kaling The Office (NBC)
Michelle Krusiec Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Sonja Sohn The Wire (HBO)

SUPPORTING TELEVISION ACTOR
James Kyson Lee Heroes (NBC)
Rex Lee Entourage (HBO)
Will Yun Lee Bionic Woman (NBC)
Ken Leung Lost (ABC)
Kal Penn House M.D. (Fox)
James Saito Eli Stone (ABC)

OUTSTANDING FILM ACTRESS
Devon Aoki War
Joan Chen Lust, Caution
Vanessa Hudgens High School Musical 2
Sharon Leal This Christmas
Maggie Q Balls of Fury
Tang Wei Lust, Caution

OUTSTANDING FILM ACTOR
Naveen Andrews The Brave One
Jackie Chan Rush Hour 3
Chow Yun-Fat Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Tony Leung Lust, Caution
Jet Li War
Lee-Hom Wang Lust, Caution

OUTSTANDING FILM
Finishing the Game Dir Justin Lin
Lust, Caution Dir Ang Lee
Rush Hour 3 Dir Brett Ratner
War Dir Philip G. Atwell

FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
Julie Chen - Big Brother
Mark Dacascos - Iron Chef America: The Series
Padma Lakshmi - Top Chef
Tila “Tequila” Nguyen - A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
Vern Yip - Deserving Design
Carrie Ann Inaba - Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann
Kimora Lee Simmons - Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
Cheryl Burke - Dancing with the Stars

FAVORITE REALITY STAR
Ronald & Christina - The Amazing Race
Yau-Man Chan - Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites
Victorya Hong - Project Runway
JabbaWockeeZ - Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew
Kaba Modern - Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew MTV
Ramiele Malubay - American Idol
Nicole Niestemski - Your Mama Don’t Dance
Jonathan Silva - Your Mama Don’t Dance
Hung Hyunh - Top Chef

The JCPenney Asian Excellence Awards® will honor one reality star and one favorite TV personality.
Go to this site and VOTE: reality star and one favorite TV personality