2008 Asian Television Awards Winners

Listed below are the winners of the 13th Asian TV Awards 2008 which was held on December 11 in Singapore.

Programming Category
* Best Documentary Programme: China 21 - The People’s Dumplings (Discovery Asia Inc.)
* Highly Commended: The Lost Tribe Secret Aray Of The CIA (Al Jazeera English); Spirit Of The Times - Chinese Contemporary Art: Heroism Or Confusion (Channel Newsasia, Mediacorp Pte Ltd)

* Best Documentary Programme: ig 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.); Brat Camp China (National Geographic Channel Asia)

* Best Natural History Or Wildlife Programme Or Docu-Drama: Kingdom Of Elephants (Discovery Asia Inc.)
* Highly Commended: Soul Of A River - Cambodia (Discovery Asia Inc.); Soul Of A River - China (Discovery Asia Inc.)

* Best News Programme: CNN Today (CNN International)
* Highly Commended: News At Seven: Magnitude-8 Sichuan Earthquake (I-Cable News Limited); News At Seven: Quarke Relief Day Four (I-Cable News Limited)

* Best Single News Story/Report: Sichuan Earthquake: Landslide (Now TV)
* Highly Commended: China Quake Wedding (CNN International); China Quake Orphan By Kyung Lah (CNN International)

* Best Drama Series: Galileo (Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
* Highly Commended: Rookies (Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.); Lee San, Wind Of The Palace (Munwha Broadcasting Corporation)

* Best Single Drama Or Telemovie Programme: Singapore Short Story Project: The Other (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Sorapuchi (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.); Manam Series 2 - Ep. 7 (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)

* Best Comedy Programme: Camera Café (Euro-Asia Media Group Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Bubble Gang (GMA Network, Inc.); Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)

* Best Current Affairs Programme: Inside Myanmar - The Crackdown (Al Jazeera English)
* Highly Commended: The Lost Tribe - Secret Array Of The CIA (Al Jazeera English); People & Power - Coal Face (Al Jazeera English)

* Best Children’s Programme: R.E.M. - The Next Generation (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd - TV12)
* Highly Commended: Gali Gali Sim Sim Ep. 3: Chamki Karate (Miditech Pvt Ltd); Blue Water High (Southern Star International)

* Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual): Wedding Affair Grand Finals (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2007 (Turner Entertainment Networks Asia)

* Best Entertainment Programme: Happy Citadel (Hunan TV)
* Highly Commended: Celebrity Coach (Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation)

* Best Game Or Quiz Programme: Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)
* Highly Commended: Fan Pan Tae (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)
Foodie 2 Shoes # 13 (Television Broadcasts Limited); Yok Siam (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)

* Best Music Programme: Kinkakuji Sound Stage (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.)
* Highly Commended: Af6 Finale (Astro Production Sdn Bhd): Vidiya Vidiya Kondaduvom (Astro Production Sdn Bhd)

* Best Reality Programme: Nature’s Platform - Desserted Dogs For Evacuated Village [Sbs (Seoul Broadcasting System)]
* Highly Commended: Reunions - GMA Network, Inc. (QTV-11)

* Best Infotainment Programme: All Things Paper (Channel Newsasia, Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Lead Me On (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd); Tales Od Four Cities (Channel Newsasia, Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)

* Best Talk Show: Talk Asia (CNN Intenational)
* Highly Commended: Love Just Ain’t Enough (China Business Network Co., Ltd TV): State Of The Nation (Ibn 18 Broadcast Limited)

* Best Animation: Dogstar - Ep. 16 “Hounded” (Media World Pictures)
* Highly Commended: Ostrich (Miditech Pvt Ltd): Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts [NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)]

* Best Social Awareness Programme: Robot Jockey (National Geographic Channel Asia)
* Highly Commended: China 21 - Green Wall Of China (Discovery Asia Inc.); Moving Mountains - Computer School On A Wheelchair (Beijing Key Frame Cultural Development Co., Ltd.)

* Best Adaptation Of An Existing Formats: The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 (Ep. 11) (Spe Networks Aisa Pte Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Skatoony (Turner Entertainment Networks Asia)

Performance Category
* Best News Presenter Or Anchor: Martin Soong, Squawk Box (CNBC Asia Pacific)
* Highly Commended: Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Today (CNN International); Hugh Riminton, CNN Today (CNN International)

* Best Current Affairs Presenter: Christine Tan, Managing Asia (CNBC Asia Pacific)
* Highly Commended: Vikram Chandra, The Big Fight (New Delhi Television Ltd); Anjali Rao, Talk Asia (CNN International); Karan Thapar, Devil’s Advocate (Ibn 18 Broadcasts Limited)

* Best Entertainment Presenter: Guo Liang, Lead Me On (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)
* Highly Commended: Aznil Haji Nawawi, Jangan Lupa Lirik (Astro Production Sdn Bhd)
Phanya Nirunkul, Black Box (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)

* Best Drama Performance By An Actor: Raymond Lam, The Master Of Tai Chi (Television Broadcasts Limited)
* Highly Commended: Lim Kay Tong, En Bloc (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd); Patrick Teoh, En Bloc (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)

* Best Drama Performance By An Actress: Chiranan Manochaem, The Slave (Bangkok Broadcasting & Tv Co., Ltd.)
* Highly Commended: Pan Li-Li, Artemisia (Public Television Service Foundation); Piyathida Woramusik, The Slave (Bangkok Broadcasting & Tv Co., Ltd.)

* Best Comdey Performance By An Actor/Actress: Chusak Lamsuk, Raberd Thurd Theung (Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited)
* Highly Commended: Ogie Alcasid, Bubble Gang (GMA Network, Inc.); Michelle Chong, Sayang Sayang (Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd)

Technical Category & Creative Category
* Best Cinematography: Kingdom Of Elephants (Discovery Asia Inc.)
* Highly Commended: Soul Of A River - China (Discovery Asia Inc.); Revealed Hajj (Discovery Asia Inc.)

* Best Direction: Kingdom Of Elephants (Discovery Asia Inc.)
* Highly Commended: China 21 - Go Buddha Boys (Discovery Asia Inc.); Portraits Of Taiwan - Jimmy Liao (Discovery Asia Inc.)

* Best Editing: Ultimate Olympics - Go Beijing (Discovery Asia Inc.)
* Highly Commended: Take Off - The A380 Saga (Discovery Asia Inc.): Man Made Marvel - Beijing Airport (Discovery Asia Inc.)

* Terrestrial Broadcaster Of The Year: Mediacorp Singapore Pte Ltd
* Highly Commended: GMA Network Inc

* Cable / Satellite Network Of The Year: Discovery Asia
* Highly Commended: CNN International

Source: http://www.onscreenasia.com/AsianTVAwardsWinners2008.html

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