Tora Sudiro, Tamara Bleszynski most popular TV actors
Tora Sudiro, Tamara Bleszynski most popular TV actors
Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Citra award-winning actor Tora Sudiro emerged on Friday evening
as the overall winner of the Panasonic Awards 2005 for his comic
role on Trans TV's Extravaganza, while Tamara Bleszynsky, whose
winning speech closed the event, held up her popularity trophy in
a joyous shriek.
The Panasonic award was the first for Tora, who claimed the
most popular TV actor slot over Ari Wibowo, Primus Yustisio, Roy
Marten and 2004 winner Anjasmara. Tamara again beat Agnes Monica,
Jihan Fahira, Lulu Tobing and Desy Ratnasari to take her second
consecutive Panasonic award.
Like last year, this year's favorite talk show host was
awarded to Indy Barends for Ceriwis.
RCTI's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire once again took home the
favorite quiz and game show award, while TPI's Audisi Pelawak
Indonesia (Indonesian comedians audition) beat last year's winner
Ngelaba in the TV comedy category.
Meanwhile, rising comedian Aming's wish for a free tour to
Europe came true when he won the favorite comedian award for his
role in Extravaganza.
Crime shows like TransTV's Lacak and Indosiar's Jejak Kasus
dominated the current affairs category, but SCTV's Derap Hukum
emerged the winner.
Unseating RCTI's Uang Kaget, a reality show that hands out
money to poor people and documents their reaction, was RCTI's
Bedah Rumah, which renovates dilapidated residences of the poor.
This year's Panasonic Awards introduced a new category, best
reality show host, which was won by Helmy Yahya of Uang Kaget.
RCTI's Indonesian Idol was named the most popular music and
variety show, topping Indosiar's talent show Akademi Fantasi
Indonesia and TPI's dangdut talent show Kontes Dangdut Indonesia.
As in previous years, this year's 9th Panasonic Awards
presented five nominees for each of 20 categories, with nominees
selected from TV ratings provided by survey institution AGB
Nielsen.
TV viewers then voted for their favorite nominee through the
Panasonic Awards' website, via SMS and letters, and by filling
out flyers distributed to public venues during Panasonic road
shows.
To minimize bias in the outcome, Panasonic appointed
consultant Ernst & Young to validate and tally the votes to come
up with the final winners.