The 23rd Asian Television Awards Winners Were Announced

The Asian Television Awards was founded in 1995. The initiator and organizer is Singapore’s radio and television weekly ATV, which is distributed throughout Asia. The awards are composed of more than 40 categories, covering news, thematic (documentary), entertainment, music, variety, and individual awards including movies, drama, and moderators. It is currently the largest and most influential folk TV awards event in Asia except for the “Asian Union” award.

The 23rd Asian TV Television Awards were held at the awards ceremony in Kuching, Malaysia on the evening of January 11, 2019, local time, and the results were announced on the spot.

The Awards winners are as follows:

BEST DIGITAL NON-FICTION PROGRAMME SERIES
The Remix – India Season 1
Greymatter Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
India

BEST DIGITAL FICTION PROGRAMME SERIES
Notification
BECi Corporation
www.mello.me
Mello Original
Thailand
Parbdee Taweesuk

BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Zakka Jacob
Face-Off Tonight
TV18 Broadcast Ltd.
NoiDA
CNN News18
India

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Andini Effendi
Q & A
PT.Media Televisi Indonesia
Metro TV
Metro TV
Indonesia
Metro TV

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER/HOST
Varavuth Jentanakul
Still Standing Thailand
Zense Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd
BBTV Channel 7
Thailand

BEST SPORTS PRESENTER / COMMENTATOR
Michael Schiavello
ONE: SPIRIT OF A WARRIOR
ONE Championship
Mediacorp
OKTO Sports
Singapore

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Cheng Rexen
Schrodinger’s Cat
Formosa Television
Formosa Television
Formosa Terrestrial Television
Taiwan
Pegasus Entertainment

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Kim Nam Joo
Misty
JTBC
JTBC
JTBC
Korea

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jirayu Tantrakul
Kom Faek ( The Lost Art )
BEC World Public Company Limited
Channel 3
Channel 3
Thailand
Metta and Mahaniyom Co, Ltd

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sinjai Plengpanich
Sri Ayodhaya
True4U Station Co., Ltd.
True4U
Thailand
True Corporation

Best Documentary Programme (One-Off/Special) Street New Yorkers
Korean Broadcasting System
KBS
KBS1
Korea
In House Only

BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Tales from Modern China
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
Jiangsu Satellite Channel
China

BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
NHK
NHK
General
Japan

BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
ITA See The World
Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation / Taiwan Indigenous TV
Indigenous People’s Cultural Foundation
Taiwan Indigenous TV
Taiwan

BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY / REPORT
China’s Youth Roasted for Becoming Buddhas
China Global Television Network
CGTN
CGTN English
China

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Mosul After Isil
China Global Television Network
CGTN
CGTN
China

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Something In The Rain
JTBC
JTBC
JTBC
Korea

BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE PROGRAMME
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter
NHK
NHK
General
Japan

BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Men on a Mission
JTBC
JTBC
JTBC
Korea

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
Brain of Brains
Shanghai Toonmax Media Co. Ltd
Shanghai Media Group
Toonmax TV
China

BEST PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Shimajiro: A World of WOW! – Dinosaurs
Benesse Corporation
TV Setouchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd
TV Tokyo
Japan
Dash Co., Ltd
The Answerstudio Co., Ltd

BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
The Voice of Mongolia
Mongol Television LLC
Mongol Television LLC
MongolTV
Mongolia

BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
The Rapper
Thai Broadcasting Company Limited & Tohgloam Company Limited
Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd
Workpoint Channel
Thailand

BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Still Standing Thailand
Zense Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd.
BBTV Channel 7
Thailand

BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
The Remix – India Season 1
Greymatter Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
India

BEST REALITY SHOW
The Apartment: Passion For Design Edition (Season 6)
Imagine Group Entertainment Pte Ltd
Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia
Sony Channel
Singapore

BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Street Food Fighter
CJ E&M
CJ E&M
TvN
Korea

BEST TALK SHOW
Bollywood Roundtable: The Actresses
TV18 Broadcast Ltd.
NoiDA
CNN-News18
India

BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Fukushima Mothers
NHK
NHK
NHK World TV
Japan

BEST ADAPTION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
The Voice Of Mongolia
Mongol Television LLC
Mongol Television LLC
MONGOLTV
Mongolia

BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Top Model India
Endemol India Private Limited
Viacom 18
Colours
India

BEST 2D ANIMATED PROGRAMME
Guess How Much I Love You: Christmas to the Moon and Back
SLR Productions Pty Ltd
ABC Australia
ABC Kids
Australia
SLR Productions Pty Ltd

BEST 3D ANIMATED PROGRAMME

ZOMBIEDUMB Season 2
Anyzac Co ,Ltd
KBS
KBS 1TV
Korea

BEST LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
SMBC Singapore Open 2018, Final Round
Asian Tour Media
Astro
CCTV Golf & Tennis Channel / Star Sports Channel / PCCW / Now Golf 2 / DAZN / Ten Golf / Astrosport / Fox Sports 2 Malaysia / Hub Sports Arena / Hub Sports 4 / J Golf / True Visions / Sports Cast / VTVCab / Groupe AB / Canal + / Telenet / Ziggo Sports / Visat Golf
Singapore

BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME
Basketball Science
Cignal TV Inc.
Cignal TV Inc.
PBA RUSH
Philippines

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kohei Higuchi
To Make
Kansai Television Co. Ltd.
Kansai Television Co. Ltd.
Kansia TV
Japan

BEST DIRECTION (NON-FICTION)
Ryan Pyle
Extreme Treks: Season 2
Ryan Pyle Productions
BBC Worldwide
BBC Earth
China

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ken Chang
Schrodinger’s Cat
Formosa Television
Formosa Television
Formosa Terrestrial Television
Taiwan
Pegasus Entertainment

BEST THEME SONG
Starr Chen
Age Of Rebellion Opening Credit Song – Who You Are
X Entertainment Co., Ltd.; Eggo Music Production Limited
TVBS Media
TVBS
Taiwan

CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
JTBC

TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR

Formosa Television