Top acting awards go to MediaCorp’s Rui En and TVB’s Moses Chan

By Yip Wai Yee

Singaporeans Rui En and Michelle Chong were given top awards at the 17th Asian Television Awards.

Rui En won the award got Best Actress In A Leading Role, for her role as a criminal investigation department officer in crime drama Unriddle 2, while Chong received the award for Best Comedy Performance By An Actor/Actress for her spot-on impersonations in news parody sketch show The Noose.

Both stars, however, did not attend the glitzy event held at Shangri-La Hotel here on Thursday night.

Rui En, 31, tells Life! that she could not attend as she was filming a new drama series. She says: “I am both surprised and honoured by the award.

For me, the work and the craft have always been my focus, and awards are the icing on the cake.”

She adds: “Getting the award for Unriddle 2 makes me immensely happy given that I love the role.”

The annual awards show, organised by Singapore-headquartered media company Contineo Media, recognises excellence in production, programming and performance in TV productions around Asia.

This year, there was a total of 48 award categories for entries from 13 Asian countries. The results were determined by a panel of 48 judges comprising media industry players from around Asia.

Source: The Straits Times, Asiaone

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