Entertainers honoured for moral standards
The winners of this year’s Yannasangworn Awards – people and firms in the entertainment industry recognised for encouraging moral and ethnical values as driving forces in society’s development – were honoured recently at the Chulabhorn Research Institute.
Privy Councillor General Pichit Kullawanit presented trophies and certificates to the winners.
Winning the most awards were four actors from Channel 7.
Nopparit Sribut of the action drama “Mue Nuea Mek” was chosen as Outstanding Role Model. And Chatdao “Film” Sittipol, Chermawee “Praew” Suwanpanuchoke and Hassawee “Kem” Pakpongpaisal were deemed “Good People of the Country”.
Two TV series – “The Mahajanaka Jataka” and “Love@First Bite” – claimed three awards each.
Napassorn Kewngam earned an Outstanding Role Model trophy for Bright TV Channel 20’s “Mahajanaka Jataka”, which was about the 10 incarnations of the Buddha. Piyapas “Benz” Khumsuwan picked up an Outstanding Children and Youth award and Zeenam Soonthorn a Good People of the Country award for the same series.
From “Love@First Bite”, produced by Film 96, managing director Julaphakawat Srisuwan and actors Pimchayapa Baholyodhin and Thanakrit Ruangthong received Good People of the Country trophies.
“Harajuku Kids”, created by designer Saruda “Kung Kunita” Nimpitakpong, won two awards – Outstanding Children and Youth for Pawida “Baiplu” Pornwattananukul and Good People of the Country for Saruda Nimpitakpong .
Other winners were Kessarin Ektawatkul from Channel 5’s “Buang Nakaraj” (Outstanding Role Model), Ying Rock Siam (Outstanding Benefit to Society), and Puriwat “Tungbeer AF10” Teerachat (Good People of the Country).
Trairong Chainaranon from “Dharamsala: Hope of Faith”, Warattha “Noey” Imraporn and Charattha “Jam” Imraporn from the band Neko Jump, Nararak “Ten” Jaibumrung, and singer-actress Charada “Piglet” Imraporn from GMM TV were also honoured.
