It’s full steam ahead for the 27th Asian Television Awards In Manila And Singapore as The Asian Television Awards received more than 1,000 entries across 53 categories. More than 70 stars from across the globe will grace the red carpet in Manila.

Manila, Philippines – – Asia’s premiere entertainment award-giving body, the Asian Television Awards (ATA) is set to hold its first in-person events on December 1 at the Aliw Theater in Manila and on December 8 in Singapore, following two years of mounting the show virtually. 

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is set to host the Asian Television Awards in Manila on December 1, wherein ATA will announce the winners of its Entertainment and Performance categories during the ATA Live Show at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City, Philippines. The beauty queen will be joined by Filipino actors Piolo Pascual and Enchong Dee, Singaporian musician Wallace Ong, Malaysian celebrity Hani Fadzil and Thai star Kantapong.

Dazzling the ATA stage with their performances are Filipino singers Christian Bautista and Erik Santos, Vietnamese singer Wren Evans, Malaysian musician and actress Wani Kayrie, Indonesian singer Novia Bachmid, and Filipino musical group VXON.  

The awards will continue on December 8, 2022 at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, where winners of the Technical and Programming categories will be announced during the ATA Gala Dinner. Returning as hosts are Wallace Ang, Enchong Dee, Chua Qin Kai, and Catriona Gray; with performances from Wani Kayrie, Wren Evans, Filipina singer LU.ME, and the world’s first CryptoPunks NFT band, Manifest. 

The official list of shortlisted nominees has been announced and can be viewed at the Asian Television Awards’ official website.

Apart from the ATA Live Show and ATA Gala Dinner, the award-giving body is also mounting the Asian Television Awards Producer’s Conference to be held on December 8 at Resorts World Sentosa from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The ATA Producer’s Conference is made up of case studies and sharing sessions by leading and award-winning content makers. Confirmed speakers to the industry event with the theme Creating Compelling Content include Ochre Pictures’ Managing Director, Pedro Tan and Zense Entertainment’s Founder and CEO, Varavuth Jentanakul. More speakers will be announced shortly. 

Finally, in keeping up with today’s ever-evolving media landscape, ATA has moved to build its Web3.0 community, GlitzyTribe. Launched on the Ethereum blockchain, GlitzyTribe minted its first set of NFTs on October 18, and holders can get the chance to attend entertainment events such as the ATA red carpet, VIP access, and more. Exclusive collaborations with fashion and consumer brands are in development and shall be announced shortly.

Asian Television Awards Director Raymond Wong said, “Shining the spotlight on Asian talent has been at the heart of what we do. And with the resumption of face-to-face activities, we are more than excited to welcome you all to the 27th Asian Television Awards in Manila and Singapore. Together with our judges and industry partners, the Asian Television Awards stays true to its commitment to recognising the best-in-class of Asian talents and content.” 

The Asian Television Awards is co-produced by Filipino non-governmental organisation Stone of Hope Foundation, Inc. and supported by the Philippine Infocomm and Technology Department as well as the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

ATA’s broadcast partners include Mediacorp’s MeWatch, Media Prima’s TONTON, Bangkok TV Channel 7HD, IEG’s Citra Entertainment, Channel 0 and Vidio.com, The Indonesia Channel, Yes TV, Television Maldives, JSBC, Formosa TV, and social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.

You may also watch the live event at the Facebook page of Asian Television Awards here.

For more information, visit the official website of the Asian Television Awards.