2015 Winners

 

 

PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/SPECIAL)
Winner	Danger Zone – Kabul MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore
Highly Commended	India’s Wandering Lions Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Kosmik Global Media Pvt Ltd
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Winner	Abalone Wars 3 Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Natural History New Zealand, Ltd
Highly Commended	Wild City – Hidden Wild Beach House Pictures MediaCorp TV, Channel NewsAsia Singapore
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Winner	Revealed: Rann Of Kutch Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Robin Roy Films
Highly Commended	Wild City – Hidden Wild MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner	Squawk Box Asia CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore
Highly Commended	Street Signs CNBC Asia Pacific Singapore
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT (10MINS OR LESS)
Winner	China’s Stolen Children – Babies for Sale Online BBC World News Singapore
Highly Commended	Asia’s Migrant Crisis – Adrift At Sea BBC World News Singapore
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Winner	101 East: Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War Al Jazeera English Malaysia
Highly Commended	Undercover Asia – Web Junkies Threesixzero Productions MediaCorp TV, Channel NewsAsia Singapore
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner	The Incomplete CJ E&M tvN Korea
Highly Commended	HERO 2014 Fuji Television Network, Inc. Fuji Television Japan
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE
Winner	Spinster Diaries MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) MBC TV Korea
Highly Commended	The Learning Curve MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Blue River Pictures
	Uncertain Relationships Society Radio Television Hong Kong Channel 31 Hong Kong
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Winner	Live To Laugh Show Shanghai Media Group Dragon TV China
Highly Commended	Raberd Terd Terng Singto Thong (Super Blast Family) Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd, Workpoint Creative TV Thailand
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Winner	Art Attack Season 4 – Music Theme The Walt Disney Company S.E.A Pte Ltd Disney Channel Asia Singapore Produced by Non Stop Production
Highly Commended	Bushwhacked! Series 3 Australian Children’s Television Foundation Australian Broadcasting Corp, ABC Australia Produced by Mint Pictures
	Wild But True Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Kids Singapore Produced by Beyond Productions
BEST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMME
Winner	Hi-5 House Series 2 Hi-5 Australia Pty Ltd Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. Australia
Highly Commended	Ella Bella Bingo August Media Holdings Pte Ltd MediaCorp TV, okto Singapore
	Zoomoo’s Got Brains Beach House Pictures StarHub, E City Singapore
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
Winner	MTV Music Evolution Manila Hip-Hop 2015 MTV Asia StarHub & Singtel Singapore
Highly Commended	Woolworths Carols in the Domain 2014 activeTV Pty Ltd Seven Network, Channel 7 Australia
BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	Super Combat Teams Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation Jiangsu Satellite Channel China
Highly Commended	Asia’s Got Talent Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore Produced by FremantleMedia Asia Pte Ltd
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Winner	The Genius Game CJ E&M tvN Korea
Highly Commended	Pritsana Fah Laep (Lightning Quiz) Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Workpoint Creative TV Thailand
BEST MUSIC FROGRAMME
Winner	I Am A Singer Season 3 Hunan Broadcasting System Hunan Satellite TV China
Highly Commended	MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 MTV Asia StarHub & Singtel Singapore
	The Remix Greymatter Entertainment Pvt Ltd VTV, VTV3 India Produced by Cattiensa Media Group
BEST REALITY SHOW
Winner	Nat Geo Covershot Maximum City Fox International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel India India Produced by Fremantle India Television Production Pvt Ltd
Highly Commended	Little Shops MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	Route Awakening Fox International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel Taiwan Taiwan Produced by Sitting in Pictures Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	How China Works Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Infocus Asia Pte Ltd & China Intercontinental Communication Center, People’s Republic of China
BEST TALK SHOW
Winner	Har Ghar Kucch Kehta Hai Season 2 BBC Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd., Sony Entertainment Television India
Highly Commended	Tycoon Talk Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Pearl Channel Hong Kong
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Winner	Little People Big Dreams MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by Wonderland Pictures
Highly Commended	Undercover Asia – Cambodia’s Sexual Predators MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore Produced by MAKE Productions Pte Ltd
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
Winner	Asia’s Got Talent Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore Produced by FremantleMedia Asia Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	SNL Korea Season 6 CJ E&M tvN Korea
BEST DIGITAL FICTION & NON-FICTION PROGRAMME/SERIES
Winner	Stretch or Splurge “Sydney” Brand New Media (Singapore) Pte Ltd 4ME, ESCAPE TV Singapore
Highly Commended	Against the Odds MediaCorp Pte Ltd Toggle Singapore
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Winner	Origins of Food: Nuodeng Ham Infocus Asia Pte Ltd CCTV, CCTV-9 Singapore
Highly Commended	Passage To China Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd TLC Singapore Produced by No Quarter Pte Ltd
BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) BS Premium Channel Japan
Highly Commended	Monster Beach Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. Cartoon Network Hong Kong Produced by Bogan Entertainment Solutions
BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	Grami’s Circus Show Season 1 Studio Gale Co., Ltd. KBS, KBS 1 TV Korea
Highly Commended	Kung Food Season 2 Yi Animation Beijing TV Station, Beijing Kaku TV Channel China
BEST LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
Winner	Malaysia Cup 2014 Final: JDT vs Pahang Astro Arena Sdn Bhd Astro Arena Malaysia
Highly Commended	Roland Garros 2015 (French Open) Fox International Channels Asia FOX Sports Singapore
BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME
Winner	Singapore’s Finest Beach House Pictures MediaCorp TV, Channel NewsAsia Singapore
Highly Commended	First Time Film-makers: Nanjing Calling – The Madwheelers Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures
	Nobody is Unbeatable: Kei Nishikori’s Path to Progress NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General TV Channel Japan

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Winner	Barkha Dutt The Buck Stops Here New Delhi Television Limited NDTV 24×7 India
Highly Commended	Bernie Lo Squawk Box Asia CNBC Asia Pacific CNBC Singapore
	Martin Soong Street Signs CNBC Asia Pacific CNBC Singapore
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Winner	Steve Chao 101 East: Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War Al Jazeera English Malaysia
Highly Commended	Eunice Yoon Inside China CNBC Asia Pacific CNBC Singapore
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/HOST
Winner	Nick Baker Nick Baker’s Eco Malaysia Fox International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel Asia Hong Kong Produced by Beach House Pictures
Highly Commended	Bobby Chinn Detox! Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd TLC Singapore Produced by Beach House Pictures, Chemical Media & China Intercontinental Communication Center, People’s Republic of China
BEST SPORTS PRESENTER/COMMENTATOR
Winner	Richard Lenton Singtel Live FIFA World Cup Singtel Singtel WC Channel Singapore Produced by IMG
Highly Commended	Richard Lenton Singtel Live FA Cup Singtel mio Sports Singapore Produced by MP & Silva
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Zhang Jia-Yi Forty-nine Days Memory Shanghai Media Group Hunan TV China Produced by Beijing Century Partner Culture & Media Inc.
Highly Commended	Pierre Png Zero Calling 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Weiyu Films
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Zhou Xun Red Sorghum Dongyang Flower Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd Shangdong Radio & TV Station, SDTV-1 China
Highly Commended	Kristal Tin Black Heart White Soul Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Lim Kay-Tong Grace HBO Asia HBO Singapore
Highly Commended	George Young Grace HBO Asia HBO Singapore
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Nusba Punnakanta The Secret Truth Bangkok Broadcasting & T.V. Co., Ltd Channel 7 Thailand Produced by Prakotkarndee Co., Ltd
Highly Commended	Chu Mi-Mi Love is Love – Sunset August Pictures Pte Ltd MediaCorp TV, Channel 5 Singapore
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner	Ivana Wong Come On, Cousin Television Broadcasts Limited TVB, Jade Channel Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Cyrus Broacha The Week That Wasn’t TV18 Broadcast Ltd CNN-IBN India

TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner	Tong Yi-Jian & Liu Shi-Chuan The Minority Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore
Highly Commended	Brad Dillon ACS Survive the Tribe – Eagle Assassins Most Wanted Pictures Fox, National Geographic Channel Singapore
BEST DIRECTION
Winner	Aditya Thayi Danger Zone – Kabul MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel NewsAsia Singapore
Highly Commended	Kaylee Soh Access 360 World Heritage: Venice Fox International Channels Asia National Geographic Channel Asia Hong Kong Produced by Infocus Asia Pte Ltd
	Tony Tilse Grace HBO Asia HBO Singapore
BEST EDITING
Winner	Steve Evans Grace HBO Asia HBO Singapore
Highly Commended	Salvador Jeroin There Was A Time 2 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Ochre Pictures
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner	Huang Yu-Chia Message Seen Hakka Television Station Hakka TV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Huang Jian-Ming & Wang Hui-Zhu Wake Up Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by Greener Grass Production
	Yalun Tu & Zach Hines Grace HBO Asia HBO Singapore
BEST THEME SONG
Winner	Jim Lim The Journey: Tumultuous Times MediaCorp Pte Ltd Channel 8 Singapore
Highly Commended	Shabir Tabare Alam Kshatriyan MediaCorp Pte Ltd Vasantham Singapore Produced by Comicbook Private Limited
	Wong Ei-Ei Blissful Living – The Game of Life August Pictures Pte Ltd MediaCorp TV, Channel U Singapore
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Channel NewsAsia MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	BS Premium Channel NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Japan
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Discovery Singapore
Highly Commended	tvN CJ E&M Korea
TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner	MediaCorp Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	Shanghai Media Group China
CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Winner	Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	Fox International Channels Asia Hong Kong