2009 Winners

 

 

PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (30mins or less)
Winner	6420 now TV News Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Dan Rivers – Killings Fields: Long Road to Justice CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Dan Rivers – World’s Untold Stories: A Forgotten People CNN International Hong Kong
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (31mins or more)
Winner	Yanomami: The Last Tribe NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General TV Channel Japan
Highly Commended	PAMIR – Cradled by the Skies Kansai Telecasting Corporation Channel 8 Japan
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME OR DOCU-DRAMA
Winner	Wild China BBC Worldwide Hong Kong A BBC/CTV/Travel Channel co-production in association with Canal Plus
Highly Commended	Death of the Megabeasts Prospero Productions National Geographic Channel Australia
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner	Election Counting Day Coverage IBN18 Broadcast Limited CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	CNN Today CNN International Hong Kong
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT
Winner	John Vause – China / Gold Machine CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Kyung Lah – Japan / Elderly Shoplifters CNN International Hong Kong
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner	The Little Nyonya MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
Winner	1895 in Formosa Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan
Highly Commended	City Homicide Season 2 (Episode 2) Endemol Worldwide Distribution Seven Network Australia, Channel Seven Australia Production Co: Seven Network Australia
Highly Commended	The Samurai Gentleman (Episode 1): Road to Destiny NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General TV Channel Japan
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE PROGRAMME
Winner	Easy Money Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Scorched ITV Global Entertainment Nine Network Australia Production Co: Goalpost Productions/Essential Media & Entertainment Production in association with Firelight
Highly Commended	Love in the Season of Osmanthus Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Winner	The Iromonea Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc TBS Japan
Highly Commended	Gag Concert Korean Broadcasting System KBS Channel 2 Korea
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Winner	Sunday Report: Sichuan Earthquake One Year On – The Unspeakable Truth Television Broadcasts Limited TVB Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Drugs Business Inside Prison Cell PT. Cakrawala Andalas Televisi ANTV Indonesia
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Winner	Super Kid Game Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited MCOT Public Company Limited, Channel 9 Thailand
Highly Commended	Classroom Genius Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited MCOT Public Company Limited, Channel 9 Thailand
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL) SPECIAL
Winner	My School Rocks Asia Finals 2008 The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd Disney Channel Singapore
Highly Commended	President’s Command Performance Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	26 Hours / Day Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc TBS Japan
Highly Commended	The Best House 1,2,3 – The Discovery of New Da Vinci? Fuji Television Network, Inc Fuji Television Japan
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Winner	Run for Money Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Fuji Creative Corporation Fuji Television Japan
Highly Commended	Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Bangkok Broadcasting & TV, Channel 7 Thailand
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
Winner	Indian Idol Season 4 (Episode 1) Miditech Pvt Ltd Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd, Sony Entertainment TV India
Highly Commended	Hip Korea – Rain Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
BEST REALITY PROGRAMME
Winner	Revealed – Chinese New Year Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: IFA Films
Highly Commended	Storm Surfers Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: 6ixty Foot Films
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	The New Anatomy Show NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK World TV Japan
Highly Commended	Hip Korea – Rain Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
BEST TALK SHOW
Winner	We The People New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24×7 India
Highly Commended	Blogtv.sg: Who Lives Around You? MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore
BEST ANIMATION
Winner	Little Krishna – Assault of the Lethal Bird Big Animation (|) Pvt Ltd Nick India India Co-created by: The India Heritage Foundation
Highly Commended	The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill Season 4 Endemol Worldwide Distribution Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC1 Australia
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Winner	Inside Afghan ER National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: IFA Films
Highly Commended	Ecopolis Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Darlow Smithson
Highly Commended	Future Makers Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: The Future Makers Pty Ltd
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
Winner	The Amazing Race Asia, Season 3 (Episode 3) SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd AXN Asia Singapore Production Co: ActiveTV Pty Ltd
Highly Commended	Project Runway Philippines Solar Entertainment Corporation ETC – Entertainment Central Philippines Production Co: Unitel Productions Inc.
BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT
Winner	Hip Korea – Rain Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	BITWORLD-Two Rooms: The Past and The Present NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Educational TV Channel Japan

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

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
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Winner	Anjali Rao Talk Asia CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Najwa Shihab Suafa Anda (The Election Channel Programs) PT. Media Televisi Indonesia Metro TV, 57 UHF Indonesia
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER
Winner	Jon Niermann Asia Uncut West Meets East Production Star World Singapore
Highly commended	Cyrus Sahukar Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) Turner Entertainment Networks Asia Cartoon Network Asia, POGO Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Phanya Nirunkul Yok Siam Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited MCOT Public Company Limited, Channel 9 Thailand
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Winner	Adrian Pang Red Thread MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Qi Yu Wu The Little Nyonya MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Winner	Michelle Yim Moonlight Resonance Television Broadcasts Limited TVB Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Robyn Malcolm Outrageous Fortune Series 4 South Pacific Pictures MediaWorks, TV3 New Zealand
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner	Chusak Iamsuk Raberd Thurd Theung Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Royal Thai Army Radio Television, Channel 5 Thailand
Highly Commended	Chua Enlai Parental Guidance Pics Talk Pte Ltd MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Michael V. Bubble Gang GMA Network, Inc. Philippines

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner	Lonely Planet: Natural Born Traveller (Episode 3) Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Travel & Living Singapore Production Co: Lonely Planet Television
Highly Commended	The Way We Live (Episode 5) – Living in the Shadow of the Volcano August Pictures Pte Ltd MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel U Singapore
BEST DIRECTION
Winner	All Saints (Episode 465) Seven Network Operations Limited Channel 7 Australia
Highly Commended	Sudden Death National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: Firewire Films
BEST EDITING
Winner	Supermen of Malegaon NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Satellite Channel BS-1 Japan Co-produced with MediaCorp Pte Ltd & KBS
Highly Commended	Inside Afghan ER National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: IFA Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN HD
Winner	Storm Surfers Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: 6ixty Foot Films
Highly Commended	Inside Afghan ER National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: IFA Films
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc Japan
Highly Commended	TVB Jade Television Broadcasts Limited Hong Kong
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Discovery Channel Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Singapore
Highly Commended	CNN International CNN International Hong Kong