More than 150 programmes have been nominated in the 6th annual ContentAsia Awards, highlighting premium video content and talent achievements across multiple platforms in the Asia region. Winners of the 2025 ContentAsia Awards will be announced at an on-ground event in Taipei on Thursday, 4 September 2025, with AXN returning as broadcast and Red Carpet partner. This year’s celebration includes the first Viewers’ Choice Awards, supported by Celestial Tiger Entertainment/CMGO and by Rewind Networks.

The full list of nominees is below in alphabetical order by programme name: 

Best Micro-Drama Series Made in Asia

"321 Action! Season 3 – Prey"  
Mediacorp, Singapore

"Asia's Most Gruesome Crimes: The Interrogation"
Ochre Pictures, Singapore

"Falling for the CEO's Son" 
01 Studio Pte Ltd / Mediacorp

"Find completeness from the depths of your heart"
Phoenix TV, Hong Kong

"Pura Pura Nikah" / "My Fake Wedding"
Sinemart, Indonesia

 

Best Book-to-TV Adaptation Made in Asia

Andai Tiada Dia/ If It Were Not For Him
Astro, Malaysia

Black Warrant
Netflix, Applause Entertainment, Andolan Films – India

Good Heavens! I'm a Goose not a Swan / คุณพี่เจ้าขา ดิฉันเป็นห่านมิใช่หงส์
BEC World, Thailand

Hotel Saltwater
Taigi TV Station, Taiwan

Santri Pilihan Bunda 2
Vidio, Indonesia

 

Best Kids TV Programme Made in Asia

Born to Perform
Taigi TV Station, Taiwan

Hero Inside
Million Volt, Korea

I-Bilib
GMA Network, Philippines

Lamput Season 4 - Tall Tales
Warner Bros Discovery

Mitateru-phose: Let's Change Perspectives!
NHK, Japan

 

Best Original Reality Programme Made in Asia

Dhilluku Dhuttu Season 2 (Dare to Win)
Silver Screen International, Singapore

FC Shooting Star
Coupang Play, Korea

I-LAND2
CJ ENM, Korea

The King of Nightmarket
Videoland, Taiwan

Lovers or Liars?
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Japan

SME S.W.A.T.
Astro, Malaysia

 

Best Original Game Show Made in Asia

Ants
Nippon TV, Japan

Elite League 2
Coupang Play, Korea

The Grandmaster’s Cook-Off
Astro, Malaysia

King of Culinary S4
Mediacorp, Singapore

STEM War
Thai Broadcasting Company Limited/ Bangchak Group, Thailand

 

Best Talk Show Made in Asia

Dishing with Chris Lee S2
Mediacorp, Singapore

Express Yourself Tonight
TVB, Hong Kong

Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
GMA Network, Philippines

HiHi Follow My Guide
Taigi TV Station, Taiwan

SBY Bicara Bersama Retno Pinasti
PT. Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV), Indonesia

 

Best Movie or Telemovie Made in Asia

Granny Must Die
Hakka TV, Taiwan

Hello, Love, Again
ABS-CBN Studios, Philippines

Love Punch
Studio76, Taiwan

Sharmajee Ki Beti
Amazon Prime Video, Applause Entertainment, Ellipsis Entertainment – India

Where is The Lie?
Anima

 

Best Variety Programme Made in Asia

Apartment404
CJ ENM, Korea

Elite League 2
Coupang Play, Korea

Miracle 100
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corp, Japan

The New Key: School Hide-and-Seek ~ Return of the Legendary Graduate
Fuji TV

SONG vs DANCE
TV Asahi Corporation , Japan

 

Best Sports Magazine Programme Made in Asia

Coupang Play Pick
Coupang Play, Korea

Coupang Play Series BTS
Coupang Play, Korea

PTV Sports
People's Television Network, Philippines

Spotime Golf
Eclat Media Group, Korea

Soccer Zone
PT. Omni Intivision (Moji), Indonesia

 

Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia

4MINUTES
PCCW OTT (Thailand) / Viu Thailand

Affair
CHANGE2561, Thailand

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans
CHANGE2561, Thailand

Pluto
GMMTV, Thailand

Thamepo Heart That Skips A Beat
GMMTV, Thailand

The Secret of Us / ใจซ่อนรัก
BEC World, Thailand

 

Best Comedy Programme Made in Asia

Battle Of Marriage
TVB, Hong Kong

Lamput Season 4 - Strength Potion
Warner Bros Discovery

Open BO Lagi
Vidio, Indonesia

The Secret Game Show Season 2
NBC Universal Formats

SNL Korea Season 5
Coupang Play, Korea

SNL Korea Season 6
Coupang Play, Korea

 

Best Drama Series Made in Asia for a Single Asian Market

Another Wok Of Life
Mediacorp, Singapore

Black Thursday
Protagonist, Singapore

Black Warrant 
Netflix, Applause Entertainment, Andolan Films – India

Girls Win 2
Hakka TV, Taiwan

The Hot Spot
Nippon TV, Japan

S.P.Y. Season 2
Ochre Pictures, Singapore

 

Best Drama Series Made in Asia for a Regional or International Market

Game of Succession / สายรักสายเลือด
BEC World, Thailand

Heart Attack
Fuji Television Network, Inc.

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
CJ ENM, Korea

Swallows
NHK, Japan

The Sweetest Taboo / หวานรักต้องห้าม
BEC World, Thailand

 

Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia

Bad Guys
Vidio, Indonesia

Ghost
Mono Streaming Co., Ltd.

Good Doctor หมอใจพิเศษ
True CJ Creations Co., Ltd.

Saving Grace
ABS-CBN Studios

Tanaav – Season 2
SonyLiv, Applause Entertainment – India

 

Best TV Format Adaptation (Unscripted) in Asia

The Assembly (Gurmit Singh)
Mediacorp, Singapore

Cash Cab (Mongolia)
All3Media International, Mongolia

Hollywood Game Night Thailand Season 7
NBCUniversal Formats

The Mask Soulmate
Thai Broadcasting Company Limited, Thailand

Saturday Night Live Korea Season 6
NBCUniversal Formats

 

Best Factual Programme Made in Asia for a Single Asian Market

Before You Go
Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd

Born in 1965
Mediacorp, Singapore

Karikal Mahal: A Silent Witness
Ochre Pictures, Singapore

Inside Woodlands Checkpoint Part 1: “This Is The Largest Haul”
Mediacorp, Singapore

The Legacy of Liu Shen-Chuan: The Pear Breeder
Hakka TV

Life with Cats
Bilibili

 

Best Factual Programme Made in Asia for Multiple Asian and/or International Markets

Deep Current: How Religion Shaped Taiwan's Architecture
Taiwan Plus, Taiwan

Kamikaze: An untold History (Part 1)
NHK, Japan

Monumental Macao
Warner Bros Discovery

Unusual Wedding
Mediacorp

Wingbeats of Borneo
Sarawak Media Group

YOLO: The Making Of
Warner Bros Discovery

 

Best Factual Entertainment Programme Made in Asia for a Single Asia Market

Connecting Earth And Sky
TVB, Hong Kong

Crazy Delicious Season 2
BILIBILI, China

Diving into the Blue Planet
KKTV CO., LTD., Taiwan

Drone Adventure to Mysterious Islands
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation, Inc., Japan

It Takes A Village
Mediacorp, Singapore

Unforgettable Duet
Something Special, Korea

 

Best Factual Entertainment Programme Made in Asia for Multiple Asian and/or International Markets

Best of the World's Destinations: Guizhou
National Geographic

For Real with Brandon O'Neal - Brandon Traces His Roots in Wanhua, Taipei
Taiwan Plus

Marooned with Ed Stafford Season 3
Warner Bros Discovery

Miracle 100
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation, Inc., Japan 

Return of the Cheetah
Warner Bros Discovery

 

Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia for a Single Market in Asia

Eun-soo's Democracy Lesson
Taigi TV Station

Fail Mahkamah: Zulfarhan: 19 Lawan 1
Media Prima, Malaysia

News Magazine: Hidden Profits – The Dark Reality of Public Housing Abuse
TVB, Hong Kong

Shifting Horizons
Mediacorp, Singapore

They Are Coming Home
Mediacorp, Singapore

 

Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia for Regional Asia and/or Int'l Markets

Broken News: Rotten Roots – How Xi Jinping Exploits Religious Freedom to Undermine Taiwan’s Democracy
Taiwan Plus

News Magazine: Silent Suffering – Unveiling Forced Marriages
TVB, Hong Kong

News Magazine: Scam Farms
TVB, Hong Kong

Undercover Asia S11: The Digital Hostage
Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Singapore

Walk the Line
Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Singapore

 

Best Original Song Created in Asia for an Asian TV Series/Programme or Movie

Love Never Dies (รักไม่มีวันตาย) Ost. "The Legend of Nang Nak"
BEC World Plc, Thailand

Palagi by TJ Monterde and KZ Tandingan ("Hello, Love, Again")
ABS-CBN Studios, Philippines

Tic Talk Ost. "Salted Fish"
Hakka TV, Taiwan

The Trouble is... ปัญหาของฉัน Ost. My Cherie Amour
BEC World PLC., Thailand

5CM Ost. "Thamepo Heart That Skips a Beat" by William Jakrapatr
GMM TV CO., LTD., Thailand

 

Best Sound Design Created in Asia for an Asian TV Programme/Series

Bad Guys
Vidio, Indonesia

Furever Yours
Mediacorp, Singapore

Hening Rindu
Media Prima

Karuvanam
Mediacorp, Singapore

Lamput Season 4 - Boss On The Moon
Warner Bros Discovery

Shape of Love
Hakka TV, Taiwan

 

Best Director of a Scripted TV Series Made in Asia

Itaru Mizuno for "The Hot Spot" 
Nippon TV, Japan

Jeevan Nathan for "Black Thursday"
Mediacorp – Singapore

Moon Hyun-sung for "What Comes After Love"
Coupang Play – Korea

Monthon Arayangkoon for "Good Doctor"
True CJ Creations Co., Ltd. – Thailand

Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh, Ambiecka Pandit, Arkesh Ajay & Rohin Raveendran Nair for "Black Warrant"
Netflix, Applause Entertainment, Andolan Films – India

 

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia

Dom Hetrakul as Rungsan in "The Sweetest Taboo" (หวานรักต้องห้าม)
BEC World – Thailand

Toni Rakkaen as Achawin in "Good Doctor" หมอใจพิเศษ
True CJ Creations – Thailand

Hao-Hsiang Hsu as Zheng-fu in "The Bliss"
Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation – Taiwan

Tie-Siang Ban as Ting Toeh Chun in "Still Me 2"
Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation – Taiwan

Chen Shu Cheng as Gao Guang Sheng in "Unforgivable"
Mediacorp – Singapore

 

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia

Emily Chan as Elaine in "The Best of Us"
Astro – Malaysia

Wen-Lin Fang as Chien-Ho’s mother in "Though Dead, Still Alive"
Taigi TV Station – Taiwan

Zia Grace as Grace in "Saving Grace"
ABS-CBN Studios – Philippines

Pan Ling Ling as Wang Jin Xiang in "Unforgivable"
Mediacorp – Singapore

Lei Tu as Chen Yin Shu in "Illuminating Hearts"
Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation – Taiwan

 

Best Male Lead in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia

Jericho Rosales as Tyrone de Vera in "Lavender Fields"
ABS-CBN Studios – Philippines

Mierul Aiman as Hadi in "Project; Exit"
Astro – Malaysia

Panitan (Mikey) Budkaew as Kata in "The Sweetest Taboo"
BEC World PLC. – Thailand

Park Jeong-min as Lee Jae‑yoon in "Newtopia"
Coupang Play – Korea

Ryu Seung-beom as Baek Cheol‑hee in "Family Matters"
Coupang Play – Korea

Wei-en Song as Chu Yi in "A Second Chance of Life"
Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation – Taiwan

Zahaan Kapoor as Sunil Kumar Gupta in "Black Warrant"
Netflix, Applause Entertainment, Andolan Films – India

 

Best Female Lead in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia

Amanda Chalisa Obdam as Flame in "Exes & Missus"
BEC World PLC., Thailand

Bae Doo-na as Han Young‑soo in "Family Matters"
Coupang Play, Korea

Maylada (Bow) Susri as Boonta in "Good Heavens! I’m a Goose Not a Swan"
BEC World PLC., Thailand

Tavia Yeung as Yue Moon-yuet in "Darkside Of The Moon”
TVB Hong Kong

Lee Se-young as Choi Hong in "What Comes After Love"
Coupang Play

Zsazsa Utari as Nadya in "Scandal 3”
Vidio, Indonesia