2012 Winners

 

 

PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/SPECIAL)
Winner	Taiwan Revealed: The Presidential Office Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co.: Imaging Image Production Ltd
Highly Commended	Revealed: The Golden Temple Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co.: Pulse Media
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Winner	Extraordinary Asian – Episode 1: Angel Mums Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd MediaCorp, Channel U Singapore
Highly Commended	Extraordinary Asian – Episode 2: God of Vision Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd MediaCorp, Channel U Singapore
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Winner	Primeval New Zealand NHNZ in association with NHK Television New Zealand, New Zealand on Air New Zealand
Highly Commended	Tiger Dynasty Grey Films India Private Limited BBC 2 India
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner	First Up Bloomberg LP Bloomberg Television Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Squawk Box Asia CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT
Winner	The Policeman Zookeeper – Caring for Animals, Caring for People Kansai Telecasting Corporation Channel 8 Japan
Highly Commended	A Letter To The Future Formosa Television Cable Channel 53, Terrestrial Channel 6 Taiwan
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner	The Princess’ Man KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) KBS, 2TV Korea
Highly Commended	DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon TV Asahi Corporation EX (Channel 5) Japan Produced in Cooperation with As Birds Corporation
	Empresses in The Palace Dongyang Flower Film&TV Culture Co., Ltd. Guangzhou TV China
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEVISION PROGRAMME
Winner	Gaku WOWOW Inc. WOWOW PRIME Japan Production Co.: Dreamax Television
Highly Commended	KBS Drama Special – Duet Korean Broadcasting System KBS, 2TV Korea
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Winner	Gag Concert – 600th Episode Special Korean Broadcasting System KBS, 2TV Korea
Highly Commended	Ching Roi Ching Larn Sunshine Day Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited BEC World Public Company Limited Channel 3 Thailand
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Winner	The Untold Stories of the Tsunami in Japan – March 11, 2011 Fuji Television Network, Inc Fuji Television Japan
Highly Commended	Green China Rising NGC Network Asia, LLC (Taiwan Branch) National Geographic Channel – Philippines Taiwan Production Co.: Mandarin Film
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Winner	Art Attack Episode 10 – Shark’s Fin & Matchstick Box Figures The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd Disney Channel Singapore
Highly Commended	Dance Academy Series 2 Australian Children’s Television Foundation Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC 3 Australia Production Co.: Werner Film Productions
BEST PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Winner	Tayo the Little Bus ICONIX Entertainment Co. Ltd. EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) Korea
Highly Commended	Rainy Day Friends Public Television Service, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation Taiwan
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
Winner	Closing Ceremony SEA Games 2011 Gramedia Media Nusantara (KG Production) RCTI Indonesia
Highly Commended	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011 Viacom International Media Networks (MTV Asia) MTV SEA Singapore
	Star Parivaar Awards 2012 SOL Production Pvt. Ltd. Star India Pvt. Ltd., Star Plus India
BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	Athletic Fire- Japan’s Best Known Celebrities Challenge the World’s Best Female Athletes Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. TBS TV, Inc. Japan
Highly Commended	Project Lotus: The Search For Blush FarWest Entertainment HK Limited STAR WORLD Hong Kong
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Winner	India’s Minute to Win it Season 2 SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd AXN Asia Singapore Production Co.: NBC Universal, Astro Productions, Blue Magic Films
Highly Commended	Cash Cab Asia Season 1 SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd AXN Asia Singapore Production Co.: activeTV Asia Pte Ltd
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
Winner	MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011 Viacom International Media Networks (MTV Asia) MTV SEA Singapore
Highly Commended	Nishi Hongwanji Sound Stage: East Meets West Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. MBS Japan
BEST REALITY SHOW
Winner	What Men Want NatSeven TV Sdn Bhd ntv7 Malaysia Produced by Phosumpro Sdn Bhd
Highly Commended	Ton Silapa 2 Village Television Thai Public Broadcast Station Thailand Produced by Index Creative Village
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	May Food Keep Us Together – Growing Old with Chinese Pastries Peoples Production Limited Next TV, Taiwan Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Long March Into Space China Intercontinental Communication Center DNAP (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific) China
	Junkie Monastery AETN All Asia Networks Pte. Ltd. The Biography Channel Singapore Production Co.: The Moving Visuals Company
BEST TALK SHOW
Winner	Culture Matters: The Tiger Mom Roars Shanghai Media Group International Channel Shanghai China
Highly Commended	Let’s Talk 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel U Singapore Produced by: Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd
	Teacher’s Achievers Club Miditech Private Ltd STAR India Pvt Ltd, STAR World India
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Winner	Junkie Monastery AETN All Asia Networks Pte. Ltd. The Biography Channel Singapore Production Co.: The Moving Visuals Company
Highly Commended	Enslaved: An MTV EXIT Special, Hosted by Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds to Mars MTV EXIT Foundation MTV Southeast Asia Channel Thailand
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
Winner	The Amazing Race: China Rush (Season Two) Shanghai Media Group International Channel Shanghai China
Highly Commended	Survivor India Miditech Pvt. Ltd. STAR India Pvt Ltd, Star Plus India
BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT
Winner	The Citizen Journalist Show TV 18 Broadcast Ltd. CNN-IBN India
Highly Commended	Taiwan Revealed Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Production Co.: Article Taiwan
	Supermodelme Season 3 MediaCorp Pte Ltd MediaCorp & Celestial Tiger Entert, Channel 5, KIX & KIX HD Singapore Production Co.: Refinery Media
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Winner	Chef Vs Mom ABC Development Corporation TV5 Philippines
Highly Commended	Axian Food Adventures (Season 2) Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd Astro, AEC Malaysia Production Co.: Insane Kitchen
BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	Guess How Much I Love You Scrawl Studios Pte Ltd MediaCorp, okto Channel Singapore
Highly Commended	One Piece – The Beginning of the New Chapter! The Straw Hats Reunited! Fuji Television Network, Inc. Fuji Television Japan Co-produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Turner International Asia Pacific Limited Turner Broadcasting System, Cartoon Network Hong Kong Production Co.: Tiny Island / Monkey Punch
Highly Commended	The Legend of Qin (Season 3) StarQ Animation Studio Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Television, Zhejiang Province Children’s Channel China

 

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Winner	Anna Coren World Report CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Susan Li First Up Bloomberg LP Bloomberg Television Hong Kong
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Winner	Barkha Dutt We The People with Hillary Clinton New Delhi Television Ltd NDTV 24X7 India
Highly Commended	Korina Sanchez Rated K – Kwento ng Buhay ko (This is my Life) ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ABS-CBN Channel 2 Philippines
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/HOST
Winner	Oli Pettigrew Cash Cab Asia Season 1 SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd AXN Asia Singapore Production Co.: activeTV Asia Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Lisa Ray Oh My Gold! Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd TLC Singapore Produced by Blue Mango Films
	Mark Lee It’s A Small World MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
BEST SPORTS PRESENTER/COMMENTATOR
Winner	Dominic Lau Tiger Goals on Sunday Singtel MIO Stadium Singapore Production Co.: IMG
Highly Commended	Alan Wilkins The Championships, Wimbledon 2011 ESPN STAR Sports Singapore
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Moses Chan When Heaven Burns Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Chen Jian Bin Empresses in The Palace Dongyang Flower Film&TV Culture Co., Ltd. Guangzhou TV China
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Rui En Unriddle II MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
Highly Commended	Debbie Goh The Descendant Media Prima, ntv7 Malaysia Produced by Juita Entertainment
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Lucas Luo Man • Boy Public Television Service, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, PTS Taiwan
Highly Commended	Devarajan Varadarajan Point of Entry Season 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Nancy Wu Gloves Come Off Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Pan Ling Ling A Song to Remember MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
	Jojo Goh Forget Me Not Media Prima, ntv7 Malaysia Production Co.: Double Vision
BEST COMEDY PEFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner	Michelle Chong The Noose Season 5 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore
Highly Commended	Suhaimi Yusof The Noose Season 5 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore

 

TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner	Brad Dillon Fatal Attractions – There’s a Crocodile in my Bed Most Wanted Pictures Animal Planet Japan Singapore Production Co.: Oxford Scientific Films
Highly Commended	Wayne Peng City Made From The Sky 10AM Communications Pte Ltd Mediacorp, Channel NewsAsia Singapore Production Co.: WP Productions
BEST DIRECTION
Winner	Kevin H.J. Lee No. 37, Huafushan Public Television Service, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, PTS Taiwan
Highly Commended	Galen Yeo & Ian White Junkie Monastery The Moving Visuals Co Pte Ltd AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd, Bio Channel Singapore
BEST EDITING
Winner	Jason Lindsey Built for the Kill: Lion Natural History NZ Ltd (NHNZ) Nat Geo Wild New Zealand
Highly Commended	Ian White, Amanda Wang & Dipin Verma Junkie Monastery The Moving Visuals Co Pte Ltd AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd, Bio Channel Singapore
BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY
Winner	Jiang Tao One Wrong Step Huaso Film / Television Digital Production Company Limited China Central Television, CCTV-6 China
Highly Commended	Wang Chenggang The Bullet Hole Hunan ETV Media Culture Co., Ltd. China Central TV Station, CCTV-1 China
BEST THEME SONG
Winner	Eliot Kennedy Dance On – Project Lotus: The Search for Blush FarWest Entertainment HK Limited Channel V Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Jia Hui Wu Hui – The Descendant Media Prima, ntv7 Malaysia Produced by Juita Entertainment
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	KBS 2TV KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Korea
Highly Commended	ntv7 NatSeven TV Sdn Bhd Malaysia
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	ICS (International Channel Shanghai) Shanghai Media Group China
Highly Commended	AXN Asia SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd Singapore
TERRESTRIAL BROACASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner	KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Korea
Highly Commended	MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore
CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Winner	Shanghai Media Group China
Highly Commended	SPE Networks-Asia Pte Ltd Singapore