2008 Winners
PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES
| Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | China 21 – The People’s Dumplings Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | The Lost Tribe Secret Aray of the Cia Al Jazeera English |
| Highly Commended | Spirit Of the Times – Chinese Contemporary Art: Heroism or Confusion Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Pte Ltd |
| Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more) | |
| Winner | Big Wall Challenge NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.) |
| Highly Commended | A Bride, her last message – a 24 Year old who battled breast cancer Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Brat Camp China National Geographic Channel Asia |
| Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama | |
| Winner | Kingdom of Elephants Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Soul of a River – Cambodia Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Soul of a River – China Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Best News Programme | |
| Winner | CNN Today CNN International |
| Highly Commended | News At Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake I-Cable News Limited |
| Highly Commended | News At Seven: Quarke Relief Day Four I-Cable News Limited |
| Best Single News Story/Report | |
| Winner | Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide Now TV |
| Highly Commended | China Quake Wedding CNN International |
| Highly Commended | China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah CNN International |
| Best Drama Series | |
| Winner | Galileo Fuji Television Network, Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Rookies Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Lee San, Wind of the Palace Munwha Broadcasting Corporation |
| Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme | |
| Winner | Singapore Short Story Project: The Other MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Sorapuchi Hokkaido television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Highly Commended | Manam Series 2 – Ep. 7 MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Best Comedy Programme | |
| Winner | Camera Café Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Bubble Gang GMA Network, Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Raberd Thurd Theung Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Best Current Affairs Programme | |
| Winner | Inside Myanmar – The Crackdown Al Jazeera English |
| Highly Commended | The Lost Tribe – Secret Array of the CIA Al Jazeera English |
| Highly Commended | People & Power – Coal Face Al Jazeera English |
| Best Children’s Programme | |
| Winner | R.E.M. – The Next Generation MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd – TV12 |
| Highly Commended | Gali Gali Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate Miditech Pvt Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Blue Water High Southern Star International |
| Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual) | |
| Winner | Wedding Affair Grand Finals MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007 Turner Entertainment Networks Asia |
| Best Entertainment Programme | |
| Winner | Happy Citadel Hunan TV |
| Highly Commended | Celebrity Coach Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation |
| Best Game or Quiz Programme | |
| Winner | Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Highly Commended | Fan Pan Tae Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Highly Commended | Foodie 2 Shoes # 13 Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Highly Commended | Yok Siam Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Best Music Programme | |
| Winner | Kinkakuji Sound Stage Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. |
| Highly Commended | AF6 Finale Astro Production Sdn Bhd |
| Highly Commended | Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom Astro Production Sdn Bhd |
| Best Reality Programme | |
| Winner | Nature’s Platform – Desserted Dogs for Evacuated Village SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) |
| Highly Commended | Reunions GMA Network, Inc. (QTV-11) |
| Best Infotainment Programme | |
| Winner | All Things Paper Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Lead Me On MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Tales od Four Cities Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Best Talk Show | |
| Winner | Talk Asia CNN Intenational |
| Highly Commended | Love Just Ain’t Enough China Business Network Co., Ltd TV |
| Highly Commended | State of the Nation ibn 18 Broadcast Limited |
| Best Animation | |
| Winner | Dogstar – Ep. 16 “Hounded” Media World Pictures |
| Highly Commended | Ostrich Miditech Pvt Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.) |
| Best Social Awareness Programme | |
| Winner | Robot Jockey National Geographic Channel Asia |
| Highly Commended | China 21 – Green Wall of China Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Moving Mountains – computer School on a wheelchair Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd. |
| Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats | |
| Winner | The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 (Ep. 11) SPE Networks Aisa Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Skatoony Turner Entertainment Networks Asia |
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
| Best News Presenter or Anchor | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Martin Soong Squawk Box CNBC Asia Pacific |
| Highly Commended | Kristie Lu Stout CNN Today CNN International |
| Highly Commended | Hugh Riminton CNN Today CNN International |
| Best Current Affairs Presenter | |
| Winner | Christine Tan Managing Asia CNBC Asia Pacific |
| Highly Commended | Vikram Chandra The Big Fight New Delhi Television Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Anjali Rao Talk Asia CNN International |
| Highly Commended | Karan Thapar Devil’s Advocate ibn 18 Broadcasts Limited |
| Best Entertainment Presenter | |
| Winner | Guo Liang Lead Me On MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Winner | Quan Yi Fong Buzzing Cashier MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Aznil Haji Nawawi Jangan Lupa Lirik Astro Production Sdn Bhd |
| Highly Commended | Phanya Nirunkul Black Box Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Best Drama Performance by an Actor | |
| Winner | Raymond Lam The Master of Tai Chi Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Highly Commended | Lim Kay Tong En Bloc MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Patrick Teoh En Bloc MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Best Drama Performance by an Actress | |
| Winner | Chiranan Manochaem The Slave Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd. |
| Highly Commended | Pan Li-Li Artemisia Public Television Service Foundation |
| Highly Commended | Piyathida Woramusik The Slave Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd. |
| Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress | |
| Winner | Chusak Lamsuk Raberd Thurd Theung Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited |
| Highly Commended | Ogie Alcasid Bubble Gang GMA Network, Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Michelle Chong Sayang Sayang MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES & CREATIVE CATEGORIES
| Best Cinematography | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Kingdom of Elephants Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Soul of a River – China Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Revealed Hajj Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Best Direction | |
| Winner | Kingdom of Elephants Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | China 21 – Go Buddha Boys Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Portraits of Taiwan – Jimmy Liao Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Best Editing | |
| Winner | Ultimate Olympics – Go Beijing Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Take off – The A380 Saga Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Highly Commended | Man Made Marvel – Beijing Airport Discovery Asia Inc. |
| Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year | |
| Winner | MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | GMA Network Inc |
| Cable / Satellite Network of the Year | |
| Winner | Discovery Asia |
| Highly Commended | CNN International |
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