Winners of the 6th annual ContentAsia Awards – and the second to be held in Taiwan – were announced along with the winners of the first ContentAsia Viewer’s Choice Awards at a live+live-streamed ceremony in Taipei on Thursday evening (4 Sept). The full list of winners is below.

Winners came from 12 countries/regions –  China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, as well as regional Asia services – representing TV broadcast and production leaders, streamers and online platforms. 

For the first time, microdrama creators were recognised, bringing this fast-rising vertical format into the mainstream fold.  

Hosted by Taiwan’s Sharon Huang with KC Global Media’s AXN as Red Carpet Host, the 2025 Awards Ceremony & Party was attended by guests from the entertainment industry across Asia, and streamed live on Facebook.

AXN is the ContentAsia Awards’ official broadcast partner. 

More than 150 programmes from across Asia were nominated across 28 categories, highlighting premium video content and talent achievements on multiple platforms in the Asia region.

Along with the first Best Microdrama Award, this year’s categories include Best TV Drama Series for both local and regional audiences, Best Actor, Best  Actress, Best Original Game Show, Best Original Song and Best Factual Entertainment Programme.

For the inaugural event, the Viewers Choice Categories presented by Celestial Tiger Entertainment/CMGO and Rewind Networks  involved Favourite Movies and Dramas as well as Favourite Actors and Actresses from across Southeast Asia. 

More than 510 entries were submitted for the ContentAsia Awards this year, a record for the six -year-old event. 

The nominees were chosen by 99 jury members, hand-picked from across industry sectors in Asia and around the world. 

“Asia’s original productions continue to set new benchmarks, delivering powerful, diverse, and authentic stories that resonate with audiences everywhere. While the region isn’t immune to the global shifts reshaping our industry, producers, storytellers, and platforms remain relentless in pushing creative boundaries and championing Asian voices across genres and formats. We’re honoured to celebrate their achievements and shine a spotlight on the incredible talent driving Asia’s content industry forward,” said Janine Stein, President of the ContentAsia Awards.

The ContentAsia Awards 2025 Winners are:

 

Best Kids TV Programme Made in Asia

Gold: “Hero Inside”

MILLION VOLT / CJ ENM / TENCENT

Silver: “Lamput” Season 4 – Tall Tales

Warner Bros. Discovery

Bronze: “Mitateru-phose: Let's Change Perspectives!”

NHK / NHK Educational Corporation

 

Best Microdrama Made in Asia

Gold: “Pura Pura Nikah” / My Fake Wedding

Sinemart, Indonesia, Producer & Director: Sharad Sharan

Silver: “Find completeness from the depths of your heart”

Phoenix Satellite Television

Bronze: “321 Action!” Season 3 - Prey 

Mediacorp Pte Ltd

 

Best Sound Design for an Asian TV Programme/Series

Joint Winners

Gold: “Hening Rindu”

Alternate Records and Talents (Malaysia)

Gold: Lamput Season 4 – Boss On The Moon

Warner Bros. Discovery

Silver: Shape of Love

Hakka TV / LUMINOSO FILM CO., LTD.

Bronze:  “Karuvanam”

Mediacorp Pte Ltd / Storybots Asia

Best Comedy Programme Made in Asia

Joint Winner 

Gold: SNL Korea Season 5

Coupang Play

Gold: SNL Korea Season 6

Coupang Play

Silver: The Secret Game Show Season 2

NBCUniversal Formats / ABC Japan

Bronze: Lamput Season 4 – Strength Potion

Warner Bros. Discovery

Best Talk Show Made in Asia

Gold: “Express Yourself Tonight”

Television Broadcasts Limited 

Silver: “Dishing with Chris Lee” S2

Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: Fast Talk with Boy Abunda

GMA Entertainment Group / GMA Network Inc.

Best Sports Magazine Programme

Gold: Soccer Zone

PT Omni Intivision (Moji)

Silver: Coupang Play Pick

Coupang

Bronze: SPOTIME Golf & SPOTV

Eclat Media Group

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

Gold: CNA Correspondent: They Are Coming Home

CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Silver: Fail Mahkamah: Zulfarhan: 19 Lawan 1

TV3, Malaysia

Bronze: “Eun-soo's Democracy Lesson”

Taigi TV Station

Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia for Regional Asia and/or International Markets

Gold: “Walk the Line”

CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Silver: “Undercover Asia S11: The Digital Hostage”

Threesixzero Productions for CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: “News Magazine: Scam Farms”

Television Broadcasts Limited

 

Best Factual Programme Made in Asia for a Single Asian Market

Gold: “Before You Go”

Mediacorp Pte Ltd / Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd

Silver: “Karikal Mahal: A Silent Witness”

Ochre Pictures / CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: Life with Cats

Bilibili

 

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

Gold: “Deep Current: How Religion Shaped Taiwan's Architecture”

TaiwanPlus

Joint Winners

Silver: “Kamikaze: An untold History” (Part 1)

NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES

Silver: “Unusual Wedding

Mediacorp Pte Ltd / August Pictures Pte Ltd

Joint Winners

Bronze: Wingbeats of Borneo
TVS, Sarawak Media Group / Light Magic Arts & Studio Sdn Bhd

Bronze:  YOLO: The Making Of
Warner Bros. Discovery

 

Best Factual Entertainment Programme Produced for a Single Asia Market

Gold: Crazy Delicious Season 2

BILIBILI

Silver: “Unforgettable Duet”

Something Special / Studio Rudolph / MBN

Bronze: “Connecting Earth And Sky”

Television Broadcasts Limited

 

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

Gold: Miracle 100

Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation / dI Turn / Empire of Arkadia

Silver: Marooned with Ed Stafford Season 3

Warner Bros. Discovery

Bronze: Best of the World's Destinations: Guizhou

National Geographic

 

Best Asian Original Game Show

Gold: Ants

Nippon TV / Fremantle

Silver: STEM War

Thai Broadcasting Company Limited / Bangchak Group / Workpoint Channel

Bronze: Elite League 2 

Coupang Play

 

Best Original Reality and/or Competition Programme

Gold: Lovers or Liars?

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television

Silver: I-LAND2

CJ ENM

Bronze: FC Shooting Star

Coupang Play

 

Best Variety Programme

Gold: Miracle 100 

Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation / dI Turn / Empire of Arkadia

Silver: Elite League 2 

Coupang Play

Bronze: SONG vs DANCE

TV Asahi / Smart Dog Media

Best TV Format Adaptation (Unscripted) in Asia

Gold: The Mask Soulmate

Thai Broadcasting Company Limited / Workpoint Channel

Silver:The Assembly (Gurmit Singh)

CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: Saturday Night Live Korea Season 6

NBCUniversal Formats / Coupang Play

 

Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia

Gold: “Tanaav” – Season 2

SonyLiv / Applause Entertainment

Silver: Good Doctor หมอใจพิเศษ

True CJ Creations Co., Ltd.

Bronze: Saving Grace

Dreamscape Entertainment & ABS-CBN 

 

Best Book-to-TV Adaptation Made in Asia

Gold: “Hotel Saltwater”

Taigi TV Station

Silver: “Good Heavens! I'm a Goose not a Swan / คุณพี่เจ้าขา ดิฉันเป็นห่านมิใช่หงส์

BEC World / Channel 3 / Tanadlakorn

Bronze: “Black Warrant”

Netflix / Applause Entertainment / Andolan Films

 

Best Asian LGBTQ+ Programme

Gold: “Thamepo Heart That Skips A Beat”

GMMTV CO. LTD., Thailand

Silver: 4MINUTES

Viu

Bronze: The Secret of Us / ใจซ่อนรัก

BEC World / Channel 3 / Bangkok Entertainment

 

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

Gold: Love Never Dies (รักไม่มีวันตาย) Ost. The Legend of Nang Nak

BEC World / Channel 3 / Chandelier Music

Silver: PALAGI by TJ Monterde and KZ Tandingan, Hello, Love, Again

ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. / GMA Pictures

Bronze: Tic Talk OST "Salted Fish"

Hakka TV / Tripod-cat creative studios / Big Sound Music Production

 

Best Drama Series Made for a Single Market in Asia

Gold: “Another Wok Of Life”

Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Joint Winners:

Silver: Black Warrant

Netflix / Applause Entertainment / Andolan Films

Silver: Black Thursday

Protagonist by M for CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: “The Hot Spot”

Nippon TV / AX-ON / MASEKI GEINOSHA

 

Best Asian Drama Series Made for a Regional or International Market

Gold: Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

CJ ENM / Studio Dragon / Disney+

Silver: Heart Attack

Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Skybound Entertainment

Bronze: Swallows

NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES

 

Best Director of a Scripted TV Programme

Gold: Itaru Mizuno for "The Hot Spot"

Nippon TV / AX-ON / MASEKI GEINOSHA

Silver: Moon Hyun-sung for “What Comes After Love”

Coupang Play

Bronze: Monthon Arayangkoon for “Good Doctor” หมอใจพิเศษ

True CJ Creations Co., Ltd.

 

Best Asian Feature Film/Telemovie

Gold: Sharmajee Ki Beti

Amazon Prime Video / Applause Entertainment / Ellipsis Entertainment

Silver: Where is The Lie?

ANIMA, Directed by Quark Henares

Bronze: Hello, Love, Again

ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. / GMA Pictures

 

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Programme/Series

Gold: HAO-SIANG SYU as Zheng-fu in  "The Bliss" 徐灝翔

Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation

Silver: Chen Shu Cheng as Gao Guang Sheng in “Unforgivable”

Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Bronze: Tieh-Hsiang Ban as Ting Toeh Chun in “Still Me 2”

Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation

 

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Programme/Series

Gold: Zia Grace Bataan as Grace in “Saving Grace: The Untold Story”

ABS-CBN Studios

Silver: Wen-Lin Fang as Chien-Ho’s mother in “Though Dead, Still Alive”

Taigi TV Station

Bronze: Emily Chan as Elaine in “The Best of Us”

Astro, Malaysia

 

Best Female Lead in a TV Programme/Series

Gold: Bae Doona as Han Young‑soo in “Family Matters”

Coupang Play

Silver: Zsazsa Utari as Nadya in “Scandal 3”

Vidio / Sky Films

Bronze: Maylada (Bow) Susri as Boonta in “Good Heavens! I’m a Goose Not a Swan” คุณพี่เจ้าขา…ดิฉันเป็นห่านมิใช่หงส์

BEC World / Channel 3 / Tanadlakorn

 

Best Male Lead in a TV Programme

Joint Winners

Gold: Wei-en Song 宋偉恩 as Chu Yi in “A Second Chance of Life”

Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation

Gold:  Zahaan Kapoor as Sunil Kumar Gupta in “Black Warrant”

Netflix, Applause Entertainment, Andolan Films – India

Silver: Ryoo Seung-bum as Baek Cheol‑hee in “Family Matters”

Coupang Play

Bronze: Mierul Aiman as Hadi in “Project; Exit”

Astro Shaw
 

The Viewers Choice Winners are: 

Favourite Movie 

Hello, Love, Again (Philippines)

Favourite Drama Series

Incognito (Philippines)

Favourite Actors

Singapore: James Seah in "Another Wok of Life"

Philippines: Paulo Avelino in "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?"

Thailand: Panitan "Mikey" Budkaew  in "The Sweetest Taboo"

Indonesia: Oka Antara in ”Bad Guys”

Malaysia: Evertts Gomes in "Curang Tanpa Niat" (The Office Wife)

Favourite Actresses

Philippines: Kim Chiu in "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim"

Thailand: Film Rachanun Mahawan as Metawee in "PLUTO"

Singapore: Jesseca Liu in Unforgivable

Malaysia: Arabella Ellen in "Dari Mata Turun Ke Hati"