2010 Winners

 

 

PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (30mins or less)
Winner	Eco Solutions – Saving Sumatra CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Toxic IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (31mins or more)
Winner	Story of Seung-il: What It Means To Live SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) SBS, Channel 6 South Korea
Highly Commended	Animal Engineering Feats Part 1 – Architects of the Wild KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) KBS 1 TV South Korea
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME OR DOCU-DRAMA
Winner	Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: Novista Sdn Bhd
Highly Commended	Eco Taiwan – Species War Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Hitech Vision Productions
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner	India At 9 IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	24 Oras (24 Hours): Maguindanao Massacre GMA Network, Inc. GMA Channel 7 Philippines
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT
Winner	After the Cheonan: The First Glimpse Inside North Korea Formosa Television Channel 53 (Cable News) and Channel 6 (Terrestrial) Taiwan
Highly Commended	Men in Black CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Toxic Story IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner	Changes Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation JSBC Satellite Channel China
Highly Commended	Jin Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. TBS Japan
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE PROGRAMME
Winner	Father’s Home SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) SBS, Channel 6 South Korea
Highly Commended	Angel MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Production Co: Verite Productions Pte Ltd
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Winner	The Noose 3 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Gelanggang Raja Lawak Akhir Astro Productions Sdn Bhd Astro Prima 105 Malaysia
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Winner	921 Earthquake Special Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Imaging Image Production Ltd
Highly Commended	Changemakers – Energy Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Off the Fence B.V.
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Winner	Discover Science: Let’s See the Speed of Sound NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Educational Channel Japan Production Co: NHK Educational Corporation and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel
Highly Commended	Rise and Shine! NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Educational Channel Japan Production Co: NHK Educational Corporation
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL) SPECIAL
Winner	MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010 MTV Networks Asia SKY PerfecTV! , MTV Japan Singapore
Highly Commended	Jai Jawan with Abishek Bachchan New Delhi Television Ltd NDTV 24×7 India
Highly Commended	Shout! Awards 2009 Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd 8TV Malaysia
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	World Café Middle East – Istanbul Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Pilot Films & Television Productions Ltd
Highly Commended	Cyril: Simply Magic (Season 1 Episode 1) SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd AXN Asia Singapore Production Co: Infocus Asia, Edit Lounge and 2XJump Media
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Winner	Jangan Lupa Lirik! Astro Productions Sdn Bhd Astro Ria Malaysia
Highly Commended	Yok Siam 10 Kor Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited MCOT Public Company Limited, Channel 9 Thailand
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
Winner	Singapore Idol 2009 (Finals) MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2009 MTV Networks Asia StarHub, MTV SEA Singapore
Highly Commended	A Passionate Challenger, Alice Sara Ott: Born to be a Pianist Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. MBS, Channel 4 Japan
BEST REALITY PROGRAMME
Winner	Storm Surfers – New Zealand Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: 6ixty Foot Films Pty Ltd
Highly Commended	Living with a Superstar (Episode 1) Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific TLC Singapore Production Co: Blue Mango Films
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	Culinary Asia – Japan Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
BEST TALK SHOW
Winner	Betrayal of Bhopal New Delhi Television Ltd NDTV 24×7 India
Highly Commended	Devil’s Advocate IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	We the People: Breaking the Stereotype New Delhi Television Ltd NDTV 24×7 India
BEST ANIMATION
Winner	Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Mandalore Plot Lucasfilm Animation Company Singapore B.V. MediaCorp, Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	The Little Chestnut of Tang Dynasty Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Winner	Womb of the World National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: Pulse Media Pvt Ltd
Highly Commended	Almost Famous – Close-up for the Kathoey (Episode 1) MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Production Co: Vertigo Pictures Pte Ltd
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
Winner	Project Runway Korea 2 Orion Cinema Network Corporation Orion Cinema Network, On Style South Korea
Highly Commended	The Moment of Truth Korea Joongang Media Q Channel Limited QTV South Korea Production Co: Del Media
BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT
Winner	Citizen Journalist Show IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	Culinary Asia – Japan Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Winner	Passage to Malaysia – The Cradle Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific TLC Singapore Production Co: Reel Networks Sdn Bhd
Highly Commended	Living with a Superstar (Episode 1) Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific TLC Singapore Production Co: Blue Mango Films

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Winner	Martin Soong for Squawk Box CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore
Highly Commended	Anjali Rao for World Report CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Karen Tso for Squawk Box CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Winner	Karan Thapar for Devil’s Advocate IBN18 Network Ltd CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	Anjali Rao for Talk Asia CNN International Hong Kong
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER
Winner	Bobby Chinn for World Café Middle East – Istanbul Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Pilot Films & Television Productions Ltd
Highly Commended	Cathy Cheng for Entertainers on Stage (Live) i-Cable Entertainment Limited Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, Cable Entertainment News Hong Kong
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Bowie Lam for Sister of Pearl Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Chang Shan-Wei for The Pioneers Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Rebecca Lim for The Pupil MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Yang Gui-Mei for The Grass Green Sky Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Pan Li-Li for The Addict Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Lim Kay Tong for The Pupil MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Chen Shu Cheng for With You MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Susan Tse Suet Sum for Beyond the Realm of Conscience Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Constance Song for Together MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
BEST COMEDY PEFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner	Chua En Lai for The Noose 3 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Michelle Chong for The Noose 3 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Alaric Tay for The Noose 3 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner	Storm Surfers – New Zealand Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: 6ixty Foot Films Pty Ltd
Highly Commended	Passage to Malaysia – The Cradle Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific TLC Singapore Production Co: Reel Networks Sdn Bhd
BEST DIRECTION
Winner	Fight Masters: Silat National Geographic Channel Asia National Geographic Channel Singapore Production Co: GS Productions Sdn Bhd
Highly Commended	The Pupil MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Production Co: Film Formations
BEST EDITING
Winner	Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: Bang Singapore Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Man Made Marvels – World’s Biggest Subway Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co: ITV Productions Limited
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Channel 5 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	Channel 6 SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) South Korea
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Discovery Channel Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Singapore
Highly Commended	CNN-IBN IBN18 Network Ltd India
TERRESTRIAL BROACASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner	MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) South Korea
CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Winner	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Singapore
Highly Commended	IBN18 Network Ltd India