With a star-spangled attendance of big-name personalities from the likes of China goddess Zhou Xun to Korean girl group SECRET, it’s safe to say that the 20th Asian Television Awards (ATA) concluded with a massive bang!
Held on 2nd and 3rd December at the state-at-the-art auditorium at Suntec City, the 3000-strong audience was treated to a smorgasbord of live performances from top-notch artistes in the region. Here’s a recap of what went down during the show.
Indonesian powerhouse Anggun Cipta made her debut appearance in Singapore with a goosebumps-inducing rendition of her 2005 hit ‘Saviour’, blowing us all away with her show-stopping vocals in the process. After all, the diva isn’t dubbed ‘Lady Rock’ for nothing!
We’re not surprised if Swedish trio JTR managed to convert half of the audience into full-time fangirls. Addictive pop tunes, gorgeous looks, deadly boy band charm – they’ve got it all.
It’s so good to see SECRET standing together on stage again! The quartet performed ‘Love is More’ and ‘I’m in Love’, much to the delight of fans who were not-so-secretly (lol) lurking in the crowd. Petition for a SECRET comeback!
Performances aside, ATA rolled in over 1,400 entries from the world of Asian telly in a bid to bag the coveted honours. Don’t take our word for it though, read on to find out who went home with the big prizes:
BEST DRAMA SERIES
• The Incomplete
BEST SINGLE DRAMA/TELEMOVIE
• Spinster Diaries
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (ONE-OFF/ANNUAL)
• MTV Music Evolution Manila Hip-Hop 2015
BEST GAME/QUIZ PROGRAMME
• The Genius Game
BEST MUSIC PROGRAMME
• I Am A Singer Season 3
BEST ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING FORMAT
• Asia’s Got Talent
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• Zhang Jia Yi – Fourty-nine Days Memory
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• Zhou Xun – Red Sorghum
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Lim Kay Tong – Grace
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Nusba Punnakanta – The Secret Truth
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR/ACTRESS
• Ivana Wong – Come On, Cousin
And that’s a wrap, till the next ATA! For the complete list of winners, click here.
Photo credits: Asian Television Awards
