2013 Winners
PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES
| BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/SPECIAL) | |
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| Winner | Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General TV Channel Japan |
| Highly Commended | Documentary Love: Hannah, the Miracle Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC TV Korea |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES | |
| Winner | Super Fish Korean Broadcasting System KBS, TV1 Korea |
| Highly Commended | Environment Special – A Life Korean Broadcasting System KBS, TV1 Korea |
| BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Malaysia From Below FOX International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel Hong Kong Produced in association with Scubazoo Sdn Bhd. |
| Highly Commended | The Great Flight KNN (Korea New Network) KNN Korea |
| BEST NEWS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | News Magazine: October 1 Maritime Tragedy Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong |
| Highly Commended | Saksi (Eye-Witness): Typhoon Pablo’s Trail of Death GMA Network, Inc. GMA Channel 7 Philippines |
| BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/ REPORT (10MINS OR LESS) | |
| Winner | Afghanistan Taliban Firefight CNN International Hong Kong |
| Highly Commended | Right To Be Heard You Matter show – With Nafisa Ali TV Today Network Limited Headlines Today India |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | 101 East: Everest 60th Anniversary Al Jazeera English TV Al Jazeera English Malaysia |
| Highly Commended | Asia’s Underworld – Illegal Gamblers A+E Networks Asia Crime & Investigation Network Singapore Produced by Third Floor Pictures |
| BEST DRAMA SERIES | |
| Winner | Tonbi (Black Kite) Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. TBS TV, Inc. Japan |
| Highly Commended | The Confidant Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong |
| BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE | |
| Winner | Heartstrings Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC TV Korea |
| Highly Commended | Drama Special – The Ultimate Miracle Korean Broadcasting System KBS, 2TV Korea |
| BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Heng Heng Heng – The Grumpy Old Withered Exact Company Limited Thailand Television Channel 3 Thailand |
| Highly Commended | Smart Captain – Wise Captain Scenario Company Limited Thailand Television Channel 3 Thailand |
| BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | The Adventures of Figaro Pho: Fear of the Cactus Chocolate Liberation Front ABC 3 Australia Co-produced with Ambience Entertainment |
| Highly Commended | Breaking Ice Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan |
| BEST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Bananas in Pyjamas Endemol Worldwide Distribution Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC 4 Kids Australia Produced by Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Tell Me, Bonggu Korea Educational Broadcasting System EBS Korea |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ ANNUAL) | |
| Winner | Asian Wave Shanghai Entertainment Team Media Group Co., Ltd. Shanghai Media Group, Dragon TV China |
| Highly Commended | MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2012 Viacom International Media Networks (MTV Asia) StarHub, MTV Asia Singapore |
| BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | India’s Got Talent Season 4 Fremantle India Television Productions Pvt Ltd Viacom 18, Colors India |
| Highly Commended | Cheer Me Up On the Blog: Trek Across Europe, Mamma Mia! Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. MBS, Channel 4 Japan |
| Hidden Cities Extreme – Bali, Indonesia A+E Networks Asia History Channel Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures Pte Ltd |
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| BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Disney Q Family Mastermind BBC Worldwide Productions India Disney India, Disney Channel India |
| Highly Commended | Family Game Show Shanghai Toonmax Media Co., Ltd Shanghai Media Group, Toonmax China |
| My Man Can Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Modernine TV, Channel 9 Thailand |
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| BEST MUSIC FROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Clash of the Choirs China Season 2 Shine International China Central Television Singapore Produced by China Central Television |
| Highly Commended | MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2012 Viacom International Media Networks (MTV Asia) StarHub, MTV Asia Singapore |
| BEST REALITY SHOW | |
| Winner | Community Hero Huaso Film/ Television Digital Production Company Limited (CCTV6/Sony Pictures’ JV in China) CCTV-12 China |
| Highly Commended | Mission Covershot FOX International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel India Produced by FremantleMedia India |
| The Master Season 5 PT. Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia RCTI Indonesia |
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| BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Artisans Reboot Sitting In Pictures Pte Ltd MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel NewsAsia Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Art Less Travelled Series 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd okto Singapore Produced by XTREME Media Pte Ltd |
| BEST TALK SHOW | |
| Winner | We The People: Rape: Our National Shame New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24X7 India |
| Highly Commended | We The People: Every Woman’s Battle (Cinema: A Culture of Misogyny?) New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24X7 India |
| BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Operation Hope CNN International Hong Kong |
| Highly Commended | China Close-Up – XXL China August Pictures Pte Ltd MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel NewsAsia Singapore |
| BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT | |
| Winner | MasterChef Season 2 Radio and Television Shanghai (RTS) Shanghai Media Group, Dragon TV China |
| Highly Commended | Clash of the Choirs China Season 2 Shine International China Central Television Singapore Produced by China Central Television |
| BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT | |
| Winner | Freedom Riders Asia FOX International Channels Asia STAR Sports Singapore |
| Highly Commended | The Citizen Journalist Show TV 18 Broadcast Ltd. CNN-IBN India |
| BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Passage to Malaysia Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd TLC Singapore Produced by No Quarter Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Marina Bay Sands 24/7 – Flower Power A+E Networks Asia Bio Channel Singapore Produced by Infocus Asia Pte Ltd |
| BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | Dogstar Series 2 – It’s The End of the World as We Know It Media World Pictures Nine Network Australia Australia |
| Highly Commended | Shezow Vision Animation Sdn Bhd Ten Network, Channel Ten Malaysia Produced by Moody Street Kids & Kickstart Productions |
| BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME | |
| Winner | The Adventures of Figaro Pho: Fear of Becoming a Vampire Chocolate Liberation Front Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC 3 Australia Co-produced with Ambience Entertainment |
| Highly Commended | Boing the Play Ranger CrazyBird Animation Studio Educational Broadcasting System, EBS Korea Produced by Giggle Garage, Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), SKbroadband (BTV) |
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES |
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| BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR | |
| Winner | Bernard Lo The Call CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Martin Soong Squawk Box Asia CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore |
| BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER | |
| Winner | Stephen Engle China/North Korean Border Bloomberg LP Bloomberg Television Hong Kong |
| Highly Commended | Christine Tan Managing Asia CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore |
| Eunice Yoon Inside China CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore |
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| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/ HOST | |
| Winner | Phanya Nirunkul Ching Roi Ching Larn Sunshine Day Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Television Channel 3 Thailand |
| Highly Commended | Bryan Wong Jobs Around the World MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore |
| BEST SPORTS PRESENTER/ COMMENTATOR | |
| Winner | Richard Lenton Football Faceoff SingTel (mio TV) mio Stadium Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Colette Wong Golf Focus FOX International Channels Asia STAR Sports Singapore |
| Paula Malai Ali Formula 1 (Race Day) FOX International Channels Asia STAR Sports Singapore |
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| BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE | |
| Winner | Kang-Ren, WU Emerging Light Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Coby Chong Summer Brothers Natseven TV Sdn Bhd ntv7 Malaysia |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE | |
| Winner | Jade Chou Falling Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Lorna Tolentino Pahiram ng Sandali (Chasing Moments) GMA Network, Inc. GMA-7 Philippines |
| BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | |
| Winner | Jeffrey Xu Ming Jie Marry Me MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel U Singapore Produced by Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Pierre Png C.L.I.F. 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore |
| BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE | |
| Winner | Aileen Tan The Day It Rained On Our Parade MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Kate Pang Joys of Life MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore |
| BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ ACTRESS | |
| Winner | Enlai, CHUA The Noose Season 6 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Michael V. Bubble Gang GMA Network, Inc. GMA-7 Philippines |
TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES |
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| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | |
| Winner | Brad Dillon Raised Wild Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Animal Planet Singapore Produced by Dragonfly Film & Television Productions Ltd |
| Highly Commended | Roger Munns & Hitesh Makan Malaysia From Below FOX International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel Hong Kong Produced in association with Scubazoo Sdn Bhd. |
| BEST DIRECTION | |
| Winner | Oman @ Dhas Asia’s Underworld – Drug Bandits A+E Networks Asia Crime & Investigation Network Singapore Produced by Third Floor Pictures |
| Highly Commended | Heng-Ju, CHANG One More Take Hakka TV Taiwan |
| BEST EDITING | |
| Winner | Shantha Kumar Asia’s Underworld – Illegal Gamblers A+E Networks Asia Crime & Investigation Network Singapore Produced by Third Floor Pictures |
| Highly Commended | Tom Booth & Gary Crook CNNGo: Harbin CNN International Hong Kong |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | |
| Winner | Mei-Ling, ZHOU Emerging Light Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan |
| Highly Commended | Hsiu-Ling, CHANG The Smiling Starlight Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation Da Ai TV Taiwan |
| BEST THEME SONG | |
| Winner | Yise Loo Serra Ferra – The Beat Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd 8TV Malaysia Produced by Double Vision Sdn Bhd |
| Highly Commended | Ju Li, MO Beyond MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore |
| TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | KBS, TV1 Korean Broadcasting System Korea |
| Highly Commended | MBC TV Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Korea |
| CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | CNN International Hong Kong |
| Highly Commended | Dragon TV Shanghai Media Group China |
| TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore |
| Highly Commended | Korean Broadcasting System Korea |
| CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR | |
| Winner | FOX International Channels Asia Asia |
| Highly Commended | CNN International Hong Kong |
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