Philippines able to grab 2 awards from the 16th
Asian Television Awards 2011. Boy Abunda's Bottomline (ABS-CBN) wins Best Talk Show, while Boy Christopher Ramos' "Ito Ang Buhay Ko" (This is My Life) (TV5) wins for Best Theme Song. Some of GMA-7's programs was also nominated but none of them wins.
Here are the complete list of Winners:
PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/SPECIAL)
Yu Guo and His Mother
Shanghai Media Group
Documentary Channel
China
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The Soul of Reporting
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
Japan
Co-produced by JNN Network, HBC (Hokkaido), IBC (Iwate), TBC (Miyagi); TUF (Fukushima), TUY (Yamagata), SBS (Shizuoka), CBC (Aichi), MBS (Osaka), RSK (Okayama), RCC (Hiroshima), TYS (Yamaguchi), RKB (Fukuoka), OBS (Oita), MBC (Kagoshima) and TBS (Tokyo)
BEST NATURAL HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAMME
Life Force: Madagascar
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
General TV Channel
Japan
A co-production of NHK, NHNZ and France Television in association with Science Channel
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Shanghai Live
Shanghai Media Group
International Channel Shanghai
China
BEST SINGLE NEWS STORY/REPORT
Bangladesh Begging Boy
CNN International
Hong Kong
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Days We Stared at the Sun (Episode 1)
Public Television Service, Taiwan
Public Television Service Foundation, PTS
Taiwan
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE PROGRAMME
Threads of Our Hearts
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
General TV Channel
Japan
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
The Noose Season 4
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 5
Singapore
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
The Nonfiction Special “Unforgettable – Three Family Portraits”
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Fuji Television
Japan
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
My Place – 1878 Henry
Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Australian Broadcasting Corp., ABC 3
Australia
BEST PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Doby & Disy
Win Sing Company Limited
Hunan Broadcasting System, Aniworld TV
China
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
Nep-Kids League: Whiz-Kids Theater!
Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Fuji Television
Japan
BEST GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4)
BBC Worldwide Productions
Sony Television, Sony Entertainment Television
India
BEST GAME OR QUIZ PROGRAMME
Wittaya Subphayuth
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Royal Thai Army Radio & Television, Channel 5
Thailand
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
Muse & MTV EXIT: MK Ultra
MTV EXIT Foundation
Starhub Cable TV, MTV Southeast Asia
Thailand
BEST REALITY PROGRAMME
Girls Night Out
Miditech Pvt. Ltd
Colors (Viacom 18)
India
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
China’s Extreme Skywalker
AETN All Asia Networks
The Biography Channel
Singapore
Production Co.: Xtreme Productions
BEST TALK SHOW
The Bottomline with Boy Abunda
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN, Channel 2
Philippines
BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME
Nepal’s Stolen Children
CNN International
Hong Kong
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
The Amazing Race Australia (Episode 1)
activeTV Pty Ltd
Seven Network, Channel 7
Australia
BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT
The CJ Show
CNN-IBN, TV18 Broadcast Ltd.
CNN-IBN
India
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Stressbuster (Episode 1) – Learn Something New
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel NewsAsia
Singapore
Production Co.: Beach House Pictures Pte Ltd
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR
Anna Coren
World Report
CNN International
Hong Kong
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER
Bernard Lo
Straight Talk with Bernie Lo
CNBC Asia Pacific
Singapore
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER / HOST
Denise Keller
Passage to Malaysia: Pulau Paradise
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Discovery TLC
Singapore
Production Co.: No Quarter TV
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Kevin Cheng
Ghetto Justice
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade
Hong Kong
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charmaine Sheh
Can’t Buy Me Love
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade
Hong Kong
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mak Cheung Ching
No Regrets
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade
Hong Kong
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Fala Chen
No Regrets
Television Broadcasts Limited
TVB, Jade
Hong Kong
BEST COMEDY PEFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
Suhaimi Yusof
The Noose Season 4
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Channel 5
Singapore
TECHNICAL & CREATIVE CATEGORIES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Syukrie Hassan, Chris Tan, Jason Isley & Scubazoo
Passage To Malaysia: Pulau Paradise
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Discovery TLC
Singapore
Production Co.: No Quarter TV
BEST DIRECTION
Michael McKay
The Amazing Race Australia (Episode 1)
activeTV Pty Ltd
Seven Network, Channel 7
Australia
BEST EDITING
Jean Kao
Into the Future: Transport
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Discovery Channel
Singapore
Production Co.: Infocus Asia Pte Ltd
BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY
Yu Zheng
Palace
Hunan ETV Media Culture Co., Ltd
Hunan Broadcasting System, Hunan TV Satellite Channel
China
BEST THEME SONG
Boy Christopher Ramos
Star Confessions: OST – “Ito Ang Buhay ko” (This is My Life)
ABC Development Corporation
TV5
Philippines
TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
General TV Channel
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Japan
CABLE & SATELLITE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
CNN International
Hong Kong
TERRESTRIAL BROACASTER OF THE YEAR
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Singapore
CABLE & SATELLITE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
CNN International
Hong Kong
