Philippines Bags 13 Nominations at the 2012 Asian Television Awards

The Philippines clinched 13 nominations at the 17th Asian Television Awards (ATA) 2012 with ABS-CBN getting 6 nods while GMA-7 and TV-5 each got 3 nominations. For the complete list of nominees, click here.

The Awards comprise over 30 categories and represent the industry's foremost recognition by enjoying the support of every major industry player throughout the region. ATA attracts a multitude of entries from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air television stations and pay-TV platforms, as well as many independent production houses in Asia.

Below is the complete list of nominations garnered by the country at the 2012 Asian TV Awards:

ABS-CBN
Best News Program: “Bandila: Sendong’s Wrath”	Best Current Affairs Presenter: Korina Sanchez for “Rated K”
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sharlene San Pedro for “Maalala Mo Kaya – T-Shirt” episode	Best Actor in a Leading Role: Coco Martin for “Maalaala Mo Kaya – Kamao” episode
Best Talk Show: “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda”	Best Music Program: “ASAP Rocks (Gives Back)”
GMA Network	TV-5
Best Adaptation of Existing Format: “Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown”	Best Single News Story/Report: “Bilang Tao: Kubeta”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Gabby Eigenmann for “Munting Heredera”	Best General Entertainment Program: “Talentadong Pinoy – Battle of the Champions 2012”
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress: Michael V. for “Bubble Gang”	Best Lifestyle Program: “Chef vs. Mom”
ETC (Solar Entertainment)	Best Adaptation of Existing Format: “Project Runway Philippines”

If we are to include Filipino actor Athur Acuña's nomination as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Kitchen Musical, then the Philippines will have 14 nods all in all. However, the said series is produced by a Singaporean-based network, AXN-Asia.

Last year, ABS-CBN's The Bottomline With Boy Abunda won as Best Talk Show while the theme song of TV-5's Star Confessions "Ikaw Ang Buhay Ko" won the the Best Theme Song.

The winners of the 17th Asian Television Awards will be announced during the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in December 6 at the Singapore Shangri-La Hotel.

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Coco Martin, ASAP, Bandila, Sharlene San Pedro Nominated at 2012 Asian Television Awards

ABS-CBN  received 6 nominations at the 2012 Asian Television Awards (ATA), the 17th edition of Asian TV industry's most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellence in programming, production and performance. 

Coco Martin is nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamao episode which already bagged the special prize in the 2012 Seoul International Drama Awards.

For the Best Actress in a Leading Role category, it will be child star Sharlene San Pedro who will compete against six others. Sharlene received the nomination for her performance in the Maalaala Mo Kaya: T-Shirt episode. The said episode is a finalist at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prize.

ABS-CBN’s late night newscast Bandila: Sendong's Wrath is competing for the Best News Programme category against shows from Hong Kong and Singapore. Bandila already won the Best News Programme in 2007 for its coverage of the Subic rape case.

ABS-CBN News’ Chief correspondent Korina Sanchez was nominated in the Best Current Affairs Presenter category for her show Rated K. She will be up against six other presenters from India, Singapore and Malaysia.

ASAP Rocks: Gives Back will vie with TV shows from from Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia in the Best Music Programme category.

Meanwhile, The Bottomline with Boy Abunda is once again competing in the Best Talk Show. Last year, the show won in this category, beating top Asian programs, including Talk Asia of CNN Hong Kong and The Euthanasia Debate of New Delhi Television in India, elevating Boy Abunda as Asia's King of Talk.

The 17th Asian Television Awards 2012 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony is happening on December 6 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.

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