2017 Winners (Full)

 

 

PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/ SPECIAL)
Winner	Crossing Heaven’s Border Chosun Broadcasting Corp. TV Chosun Korea
Highly Commended	Chennai: Surviving The Flood Discovery Communications India Discovery Channel India Produced by Robin Roy Films
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Winner	Lost Humans Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) EBS1 Korea
Highly Commended	Our Big Blue Backyard (Serie 2) Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) TVNZ 1 New Zealand
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Winner	UHD UNESCO World Heritage “The Time Capsule of Nature” Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) 1 TV Korea
Highly Commended	Moment Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) EBS1 Korea
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner	Newsday British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	News Stream CNN CNN International Hong Kong
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT (10MINS OR LESS)
Winner	Philippines War On Drugs British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	China’s Petitioners British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News(Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Winner	The Boy Who Started the Syrian War Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Qatar
Highly Commended	Al Jazeera Investigations: The Poachers Pipeline Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Qatar
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner	Love in the Moonlight Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) 2 TV Korea
Highly Commended	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God CJ E&M tvN Korea
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE
Winner	A Man’s Fifth Year since the 3.11 Earthquake/Tsunami TV Asahi Corporation Channel 5 Japan
Highly Commended	Ana Anak Ibu Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd Astro Citra Malaysia Produced by PlayWright Pictures Sdn Bhd
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Winner	House of Blast – Dracula in Troubles Thai Broadcasting Company Limited Workpoint Channel Thailand
Highly Commended	Saturday Night Live Korea S9 NBC Universal International tvN Korea Produced by CJ E&M Corporation
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Winner	5 Kids And A Bloke Television Broadcasts Limited Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Youth News@PTS: Same-Sex Marriage – Yes or No? Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan
BEST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMME
Winner	Tilda Appleseed August Media Holdings Pte Ltd Tapow Singapore
Highly Commended	Hi-5 (Season 17) Hi-5 Australia Pty Ltd 9GO! Australia
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
Winner	Tmall Double 11 Gala Show Keey Media Zhejiang Satellite TV China
Highly Commended	MTV Music Evolution Manila 2016 Viacom International Media Networks (Asia) MTV Asia Singapore
BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore Produced by Profiles Television
Highly Commended	My Unexpected Housemate Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC Korea
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Winner	Singer Auction Zense Entertainment Co., Ltd Channel 3 Thailand
Highly Commended	Still Standing Thailand Zense Entertainment Co., Ltd BBTV Channel 7 Thailand
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
Winner	Golden Tambourine CJ E&M mnet Korea
Highly Commended	MTV Music Evolution Manila 2016 Viacom International Media Networks (Asia) MTV Asia Singapore
BEST REALITY SHOW
Winner	The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore Produced by Profiles Television
Highly Commended	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’I Champs Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd Zee TV India
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Winner	Give Us a Break!: 100 People with Disabilities Speak NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General Japan
Highly Commended	Taiwan: Topic of Extreme Fox Networks Group Asia National Geographic Channels Asia Taiwan Produced by Infocus Asia Pte Ltd
BEST TALK SHOW
Winner	Taste Match BBC Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd Living Foodz India
Highly Commended	Talk Asia: Annie Leibovitz CNN CNN International Hong Kong
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Winner	The Listening Post – The Challenges of Journalism in Duterte’s Philippines Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Qatar
Highly Commended	101 East – Philippines: Sins Of The Father Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Malaysia
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
Winner	The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore Produced by Profiles Television
Highly Commended	Sing Your Face Off Thailand Season 2 Zense Entertainment Co., Ltd BBTV Channel 7 Thailand
BEST DIGITAL FICTION & NON-FICTION PROGRAMME/ SERIES
Winner	Patisserie Fighting Mediacorp Pte Ltd Toggle Singapore Produced by Mediacorp Studios Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	China’s Independent Candidates British Broadcasting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Winner	Culinary Journeys: Shinobu Namae CNN CNN International Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Fusion Forager Fox Networks Group Asia National Geographic Channels Asia Singapore Produced by Xtreme Media Pte Ltd
BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	The Violin Robot Playground Media okto Singapore
Highly Commended	Winston Steinburger & Sir Dudley Ding Dong Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd ABC ME Australia
BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Winner	Fruit Ninja Toonz Entertainment YouTube India
Highly Commended	Ejen Ali Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd TV3 Malaysia Produced by Wau Animation Sdn Bhd
BEST LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
Winner	Asian Tour – SMBC Singapore Open Asian Tour Media Hub Sports 4 Singapore
Highly Commended	Dynasty of Heroes One Championship okto Singapore
BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME
Winner	Beat the Champions Blue Sky Media Co. Ltd., of Zhejiang Zhejiang Satellite TV China
Highly Commended	Kabaddi Khel India Ka NGC Network (India) Pvt Ltd National Geographic Channel India India Produced by Purple Monkey

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Winner	Martin Soong Street Signs CNBC Asia Pacific CNBC Singapore
Highly Commended	Sharanjit Leyl Asia Business Report British Broadcas ting Corporation BBC World News Singapore Produced by BBC News (Asia Bureau) Pte Ltd
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Winner	Steve Chao 101 East – Rodrigo Duterte: The President’s Report Card Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Malaysia
Highly Commended	Lee Teng Fixer Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd Channel U Singapore Produced by Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/HOST
Winner	Niti Chaichitatorn Talk with Toey Tonight GMM TV Company Limited GMM25 Channel Thailand
Highly Commended	Yvette King E! VIP – Mariah Carey NBC Universal Global Networks Pte Ltd E! Entertainment Asia Singapore
BEST SPORTS PRESENTER/COMMENTATOR
Winner	Pangeran Siaahan Super Sabtu beIN Sports Asia Pte Ltd beIN Sports 1 Singapore
Highly Commended	Andy Penders Malaysia FA Cup Mega Vlog Red Card Global Red Card TV Singapore
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Tsai Chen-Nan She’s Family Formosa Television FTV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Chris Wu We Are One Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation DaAi 2 Taiwan
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner	Wai Ying Hung, Kara Affairs of the Heart Radio Television Hong Kong Channel 31 Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Ryoko Shinohara Desperate for Love Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation Yomiuri TV Japan
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Choo Houren Trapped Minds Mediacorp Pte Ltd Toggle Singapore Produced by Reta Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Krissanapoom I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU LINE Company (Thailand) Limited LINE TV Thailand Produced by LINE TV and Nadao Bangkok
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner	Yang Kuei-Mei She’s Family Formosa Television FTV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Puteri Balqis Ana Anak Ibu Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd Astro Citra Malaysia Produced by PlayWright Pictures Sdn Bhd
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner	Bobby Au-Yeung House of Spirits Television Broadcasts Limited Jade Hong Kong
Highly Commended	Chua En Lai The Noose 9 Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore

TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner	Chen, Tsung-Chih Far and Away Formosa Television FTV Taiwan
Highly Commended	Jiang Jizheng Eternal Love Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd Dragon TV / Zhejiang TV China
BEST DIRECTION (NON-FICTION)
Winner	Simon Hipkins and Andrew Paterson To Live – Disaster Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel News Asia Singapore Produced by Endo Productions Pte Ltd
Highly Commended	Claire Clements Otter Town Beach House Pictures Pte Ltd National Geographic Channels Asia Singapore
BEST DIRECTION (FICTION)
Winner	Nikkhil Advani P.O.W. – Bandi Yuddh Ke Keshet International Star Plus India India Produced by EMMAY Entertainment
Highly Commended	David Chuang Upstream Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation PTS Taiwan Produced by Serendipity Films
BEST EDITING
Winner	Aalaap Majgaonkar Paanipath NGC Network (India) Pvt Ltd Hot Star India Produced by Karma Features
Highly Commended	Anshu Bose Ice Road Truckers: India’s Deadliest Roads AETN18 Media Pvt Ltd History TV18 India Produced by Shashi Sumeet Production Pvt Ltd
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner	Mag Hsu Life Plan A and B Qplace Creactive Inc. TTV Main Channel Taiwan
Highly Commended	Lee Thean-Jeen The Hush Mediacorp Pte Ltd Channel 5 Singapore Produced by Weiyu Films Pte Ltd
BEST THEME SONG
Winner	Hermant Doedhar Khulta Kali Khulena Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd Zee Marathi India Produced by Atharya Theatre & Events
Highly Commended	Yu Zhisheng, Fang Yan, Luan Hui Kung Food Theme Song Yi Animation Inc. Kaku China Produced by Shen Zhen Sound of Waves Co Ltd
BEST SCRIPTWRITING FOR WEB PROGRAMME/SERIES
Winner	Sumeet Vyas, Akarsh Khurana Tripling Contagious Online Media Network Pvt. Ltd. The Viral Fever India
Highly Commended	Songyos Sugmakanan, Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn, Wanweaw Hongvivatana, Naruebet Kuno I HATE YOU I LOVE YOU LINE Company (Thailand) Limited LINE TV Thailand Produced by LINE TV and Nadao Bangkok
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	FTV Formosa Television Taiwan
Highly Commended	Mediacorp Pte Ltd Toggle Singapore
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
Winner	Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia AXN Asia Singapore
Highly Commended	Al Jazeera English Malaysia/Qatar
TERREESTRIAL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner	Mediacorp Pte Ltd Singapore
Highly Commended	Korea Broadcasting Systems Korea
CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Winner	Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Singapore
Highly Commended	Al Jazeera English Malaysia/Qatar