Asian Television Awards 2008 Winners List

1. Programming Category
Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)
WINNER	China 21 - The People's Dumplings	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	The Lost Tribe Secret Array of the CIA	Al Jazeera English
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Spirit Of the Times - Chinese Contemporary Art: Heroism or Confusion	Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more)
WINNER	Big Wall Challenge	NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
HIGHLY COMMENDED	A Bride, her last message - a 24 Year old who battled breast cancer	Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Brat Camp China	National Geographic Channel Asia
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama
WINNER	Kingdom of Elephants	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Soul of a River - Cambodia	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Soul of A River - China	Discovery Asia Inc.
Best News Programme
WINNER	CNN Today	CNN International
HIGHLY COMMENDED	News At Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake	I-Cable News Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	News At Seven: Quarke Relief Day Four	I-Cable News Limited
Best Single News Story/Report
WINNER	Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide	Now TV
HIGHLY COMMENDED	China Quake Wedding	CNN International
HIGHLY COMMENDED	China Quake Orphan by Kyung Lah	CNN International
Best Drama Series
WINNER	Galileo	Fuji Television Network, Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Rookies	Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Lee San, Wind of the Palace	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme
WINNER	Singapore Short Story Project: The Other	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Sorapuchi	Hokkaido television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Manam Series 2 - Ep. 7	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
Best Comedy Programme
WINNER	Camera Café	Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Bubble Gang	GMA Network, Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Raberd Thurd Theung	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Best Current Affairs Programme
WINNER	Inside Myanmar - The Crackdown	Al Jazeera English
HIGHLY COMMENDED	The Lost Tribe - Secret Array of the CIA	Al Jazeera English
HIGHLY COMMENDED	People & Power - Coal Face	Al Jazeera English
Best Children's Programme
WINNER	R.E.M. - The Next Generation	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd - TV12
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Gali Gali Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate	Miditech Pvt Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Blue Water High	Southern Star International
Best Entertainment (One-off/Annual)
WINNER	Wedding Affair Grand Finals	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007	Turner Entertainment Networks Asia
Best Entertainment Programme
WINNER	Happy Citadel	Hunan TV
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Celebrity Coach	Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
Best Game or Quiz Programme
WINNER	Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Fan Pan Tae	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Foodie 2 Shoes # 13	Television Broadcasts Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Yok Siam	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Best Music Programme
WINNER	Kinkakuji Sound Stage	Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	AF6 Finale	Astro Production Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom	Astro Production Sdn Bhd
Best Reality Programme
WINNER	Nature's Platform - Desserted Dogs for Evacuated Village	SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System)
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Reunions	GMA Network, Inc. (QTV-11)
Best Infotainment Programme
WINNER	All Things Paper	Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Lead Me On	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Tales of Four Cities	Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
Best Talk Show
WINNER	Talk Asia	CNN Intenational
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Love Just Ain't Enough	China Business Network Co., Ltd TV
HIGHLY COMMENDED	State of the Nation	ibn 18 Broadcast Limited
Best Animation
WINNER	Dogstar - Ep. 16 "Hounded"	Media World Pictures
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Ostrich	Miditech Pvt Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts	NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Best Social Awareness Programme
WINNER	Robot Jockey	National Geographic Channel Asia
HIGHLY COMMENDED	China 21 - Green Wall of China	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Moving Mountains - computer School on a wheelchair	Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
Best Adaptation of an Existing Formats
WINNER	The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 (Ep. 11)	SPE Networks Aisa Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Skatoony	Turner Entertainment Networks Asia

2. Performance Category
Best News Presenter or Anchor
WINNER	Martin Soong	Squawk Box	CNBC Asia Pacific
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Kristie Lu Stout	CNN Today	CNN International
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Hugh Riminton	CNN Today	CNN International
Best Current Affairs Presenter
WINNER	Christine Tan	Managing Asia	CNBC Asia Pacific
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Vikram Chandra	The Big Fight	New Delhi Television Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Anjali Rao	Talk Asia	CNN International
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Karan Thapar	Devil's Advocate	ibn 18 Broadcasts Limited
Best Entertainment Presenter
WINNER	Guo Liang	Lead Me On	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
wINNER	Quan Yi Fong	Buzzing Cashier	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Aznil Haji Nawawi	Jangan Lupa Lirik	Astro Production Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Phanya Nirunkul	Black Box	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Best Drama Performance by an Actor
WINNER	Raymond Lam	The Master of Tai Chi	Television Broadcasts Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Lim Kay Tong	En Bloc	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Patrick Teoh	En Bloc	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
Best Drama Performance by an Actress
WINNER	Chiranan Manochaem	The Slave	Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Pan Li-Li	Artemisia	Public Television Service Foundation
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Piyathida Woramusik	The Slave	Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd.
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress
WINNER	Chusak Lamsuk	Raberd Thurd Theung	Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Ogie Alcasid	Bubble Gang	GMA Network, Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Michelle Chong	Sayang Sayang	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd

3. Technical Category & Creative Category
Best Cinematography
Winner	Kingdom of Elephants	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Soul of a River - China	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Revealed Hajj	Discovery Asia Inc.
Best Direction
Winner	Kingdom of Elephants	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	China 21 - Go Buddha Boys	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Portraits of Taiwan - Jimmy Liao	Discovery Asia Inc.
Best Editing
Winner	Ultimate Olympics - Go Beijing	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Take off - The A380 Saga	Discovery Asia Inc.
HIGHLY COMMENDED	Man Made Marvel - Beijing Airport	Discovery Asia Inc.
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year
Winner	MediaCorp Singapore Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED	GMA Network Inc
Cable / Satellite Network of the Year
Winner	Discovery Asia
HIGHLY COMMENDED	CNN International

Asian Television Awards 2009
Categories		Panel of Judges
List Of Category Definitions		Rules & Regulations
ATA 2008 Winners List		Entry Pack