Martin del Rosario, 27, was one of the winners at the 2019 Asian Television Awards. It was the 24th edition of the annual awarding ceremony that recognizes achievements in the Asian TV industry.
Del Rosario won the award for the Best Leading Male Performance in a Digital Series category for his performance in “Born Beautiful.” He bested Thai actors Teeradon Supapunpinyo and Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram, who were both nominated for their performances in “Great Men Academy.”
“Born Beautiful” was nominated Best Original Digital Drama Series along with “Great Men Academy” and “The Deadline” of Thailand,“Paddles Up!” of Singapore, “KL Gangster Underworld” of Malaysia and “MAMBA: The Dream” of Hong Kong. The award was given to “The Deadline,” which also won Best Scriptwriting for Web Series.
The 24th Asian TV Awards took place at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines from January 10-12, 2020. Cathy Yang, Mark Neumann, Ase Wang and Wallace Ang served as the hosts.
Aside from receiving an award, del Rosario was also one of the presenters along with Ruhainies Farehah, Martin del Rosario, Karylle and Diana Zubiri. Martin Nievera, Morisette, Jona, Anggun, Cherry Bullet, Jasmine Henry, Kiana Valenciano, Gab Valenciano, Hoang Yen Chibi, Kris Lawrence and Arman Ferrer performed during the event.
Anggun Cipta Sami, 45, of Indonesia was honored for her outstanding contribution to Asian TV performing arts. She was a judge in the first three seasons of “Asia’s Got Talent” and in the first season of France’s version of “The Masked Singer” titled “Le Chanteur Masqué.”
Manuel V. Pangilinan, 74, of the Philippines also received an award for his outstanding contribution to Asian TV. Line Company (Thailand) Limited was named Cable, Satellite or Online Network of the Year while China Global Television Network (CGTN) was Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year.
The 24th Asian TV Awards marked the first time the awarding ceremony was held in the Philippines. Watch the second day of the three-day event here:
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