2003 Winners
| BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (30 MINS OR LESS) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | The Weight of Paper Discovery Channel Asia Singapore |
| Runner Up | Beating Tradition Discovery Channel Asia Singapore Forever Beijing |
| Highly Commended | The Call of the Scrawl Public Television Service Taiwan |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (30 MINS OR MORE) | |
| Winner | Kumagaiso: A Tiny Miracle In a Tiny Village RNB Television Japan |
| Runner Up | Dance of Fire: A Rebel Teacher and Sixty Kids Mainichi Broadcasting Systems Japan |
| Highly Commended | Mona Lisa: Unlocking a Timeless Work of Art Nippon Television Japan My Imported Wife |
| BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Miracle of Pantanal NHK Japan |
| Runner Up | Indonesia: Beyond the Reefs National Geographic Channel International Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Spaceship Earth: Satoyama Insect Story Asahi National Broadcasting Japan Wild Island, Out and About |
| BEST GENERAL NEWS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Straits Times News Singapore Press Holdings, Ch i Singapore |
| Runner Up | Saksi GMA Network Philippines |
| Highly Commended | News Biz Today CNN International CNN International TV Patrol |
| BEST BUSINESS NEWS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Biz Asia CNN International Hong Kong SAR |
| Runner Up | Moneycast Asia Bloomberg Television Japan |
| Highly Commended | Tirupati: The Business of Faith IN-TV for BBC India Singapore Business Tonight |
| BEST DRAMA SERIES | |
| Winner | The Singapore Short Stories Project Film Formations for MediaCorp TV12 Singapore |
| Runner Up | My Darling Little Witch Nippon Television Japan |
| Highly Commended | Unlimited Josh STAR Plus of STAR Group India A Gentleman |
| BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Cynthia the Service Dog Manichi Broadcasting System Japan |
| Runner Up | A Brother for Life NHK Japan |
| Highly Commended | Remembering: The Horn ABS-CBN Broadcasting Philippines A Lease to Paradise |
| BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Phua Chu Kang: The Parent Trap MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Runner Up | Living With Lydia – All In A Night’s Work MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Talk About Love Antah UTV Malaysia Bubble Gang 2 |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Court Martial Infotainment Television for SAB TV India |
| Runner Up | Jihad in Asia CNN International Hong Kong SAR |
| Highly Commended | News Magazine 2580: Elders in Love Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Korea FTV’s Hall of Dissent |
| BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Legend of Nezha: Drowning of the Chen Tang Town CCTV China |
| Runner Up | The Alphajets Disney Channel Taiwan Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Yoyo Paradise Eastern Broadcasting Company Taiwan Tomato Twins |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL | |
| Winner | Back to Back to Christmas GMA Network Philippines |
| Runner Up | 2003 MTV Asia Awards MTV Asia LDC Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Prada Gita Indonesia Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia Indonesia Very Very Happy Anniversary |
| BEST NEWS/CURRENT AFFAIRS SPECIAL | |
| Winner | News Magazine: A Blood Legacy Television Broadcasts Limited Hong Kong SAR |
| Runner Up | SARS: A Special Report CNN International Hong Kong SAR |
| Highly Commended | Frontline: Finding a Wife in Vietnam Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp News Singapore Malaysia Special |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Top 10 SPH MediaWorks, Ch U Singapore |
| Runner Up | Sync or Swim, Mongolia Discovery Networks Asia, Travel & Adventure Singapore |
| Highly Commended | The Making of 2003 MTV Asia Awards MTV Networks Asia Singapore Snap 2 |
| BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Fan Pan Tae Workpoint Entertainment Co Ltd Thailand |
| Runner Up | Tod Sa Gun Game Workpoint Entertainment Co Ltd Thailand |
| Highly Commended | Ready Steady Go SPH MediaWorks, Ch U Singapore Xing Kong Cave |
| BEST MUSIC FROGRAMME | |
| Winner | MTV Asia Session: Norah Jones MTV Asia LDC Singapore |
| Runner Up | Horyuji Sound Stage Mainichi Broadcasting Systems Japan |
| Highly Commended | Prada Gita Indonesia Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia Indonesia Satu Jam Bersama Padi |
| BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Sports Centre ESPN STAR Sports Singapore |
| Runner Up | Race Day ESPN STAR Sports Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Sports Line ESPN STAR Sports Singapore Gameplan |
| BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Family Wisdom Nippon Television Japan |
| Runner Up | Pushkamela MTV India India |
| Highly Commended | 3R (Respect, Relax, Respond) Red Communications Malaysia |
| BEST YOUTH PROGRAMME | |
| Highly Commended | Bum Mein Dum Miditech India The Big Unknown |
| BEST TALKSHOW | |
| Winner | The Big Fight – Is Sex Finally out of the Closet in India New Delhi Television India |
| Runner Up | Xing Kong Late Night Talks Xing Kong of STAR Group China |
| Highly Commended | Tell it like it is: My Days with SARS Tell it like it is: My Days with SARS China Talk Asia |
| BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR | |
| Winner | Catherine Yang for Moneycast Asia Bloomberg Television Japan |
| Runner Up | Arnab Goswami for News Night New Delhi Television India |
| Highly Commended | Sandrina Malakiano for Metro Hari Ini PT Media Televisi Indonesia Indonesia Mike Enriquez for Saksi |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER | |
| Winner | Karan Thapar for Face to Face Infotainment Television for BBC India |
| Runner Up | Zhang Hai Jie for Inside Out SPH MediaWorks, Ch U Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Karan Thapar for Court Martial Infotainment Television for SAB TV India Stan Grant for SARS: A Special Report |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER | |
| Winner | Kym Ng for Top 10 SPH MediaWorks, Ch U Singapore |
| Runner Up | Jamie Aditya for Sync or Swim, Mongolia Discovery Networks Asia, Travel & Adventure Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Adrian Pang for Top 10 SPH MediaWorks, Ch U Singapore Chang Hsiao Yen for Happy Sunday |
| BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR | |
| Winner | Tou Chung Hua for Crystal Boys MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Runner Up | Roderick Paulate for Remembering: The Horn ABS-CBN Broadcasting Philippines |
| Highly Commended | Edmund Chen for First Touch Public Television Service Taiwan Robin Padilla for Remembering: Respirator |
| BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS | |
| Winner | Vernetta Lopez for Ceciliation MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Runner Up | Eula Valdez for Remembering – The Helmet ABS-CBN Broadcasting Philippines |
| Highly Commended | Jolina Magdangal for Magpakailanman (Forevermore) GMA Network Philippines Go Jung Gao for Princess in Wonder |
| BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS | |
| Winner | Lydia Sum for Living with Lydia MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Runner Up | Pamela Oei for Ah Girl III SPH MediaWorks, Ch i Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Rene Liu for Pink Lady Chinese Television Service Taiwan Joanna Bessey for Kopitiam |
| BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR | |
| Winner | Gurmit Singh for Phua Chu Kang – The Parent Trap MediaCorp TV, Ch 5 Singapore |
| Runner Up | Adrian Pang for Ah Girl III SPH MediaWorks, Ch i Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Michael V for Bubble Gang 2 GMA Network Philippines Bryan Wong for Add Your Service |
| TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | Channel 5, MediaCorp TV Singapore |
| Runner Up | Channel U, SPH MediaWorks |
| Highly Commended | Nippon TV Japan GMA Network |
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