From its inception in 2006, The Malta Television Awards sought to reward the hard work and sheer determination required to produce quality content amidst all constraints and limitations necessarily imposed by the size of the local market. 

In the first edition, the winners were...

BEST CHILDREN / YOUTH PROGRAMME 2006
ZMERALDI

BEST CULTURAL PROGRAMME 2006
MEANDER

BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME 2006
KICK OFF

BEST RELIGIOUS PROGRAMME 2006
QALB IN-NIES

BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME 2006
QALB IN-NIES

BEST GAME/QUIZ SHOW 2006
HAMES MIJJA

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME 2006
L-ISPJUN

BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME 2006
GHANDI PJACIR

BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME 2006
PAQ PAQ

BEST REALITY PROGRAMME 2006
L-ISPJUN

BEST EDUCATIONAL / HEALTH PROGRAMME 2006
KLINIKA

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME 2006
BONDI PLUS

BEST TALK SHOW 2006
XARABANK

BEST DOCUMENTARY 2006
IL-LEJL IT-TAJJEB

BEST OPENING SEQUENCE 2006
NOEL PACE  – SANTA MONIKA

BEST ORIGINAL SONG 2006
PHILIP VELLA  - SANTA MONIKA

BEST ANIMATION 2006
RGB TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS  – CHOGM

BEST EDITING 2006
JOSEF BALDACCHINO  – SOLITAIRE

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT 2006
MARK DONEO  – SOLITAIRE

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2006
ALFRED ZAMMIT

THE CHARLES ARRIGO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2006
CHARLES ABELA MIZZI

BEST NEWS PRESENTER 2006
MIRIAM DALLI  – ONE NEWS

BEST PROGRAMME PRESENTER 2006
LOU BONDI  – BONDI PLUS

BREAKTHROUGH/UPCOMING TALENT AWARD 2006
MICHELLE ZERAFA

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (COMEDY) 2006
MARY LOU COPPINI  – L-ERBGHA L’HUMA
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (COMEDY) 2006
BRIAN FARRUGIA  - SIMPATICI

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (COMEDY) 2006
MARY ROSE BONELLO  – SIMPATICI

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (COMEDY) 2006
RAY CALLEJA
– IL-KOTRA QAMET F’DAQQA U GHAJTET

BEST COMEDY SERIES / PROGRAMME 2006
IL-KOTRA QAMET F’DAQQA U GHAJTET

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (DRAMA) 2006
MICHELLE ZERAFA  – SANTA MONIKA

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (DRAMA) 2006
RAY CUTAJAR  – SOLITAIRE

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (DRAMA) 2006
LOUISE DONEO  - SOLITAIRE

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (DRAMA) 2006
MARIO MICALLEF - IT-TFAL JIGU BIL-VAPURI

BEST DRAMA 2006
SOLITAIRE

BEST DIRECTOR 2006
MARK DONEO  - SOLITAIRE

TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR AWARD 2006
TELEVISION MALTA