| Star Awards for 最佳男主角 | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | Mediacorp |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Jeremy Chan / All That Glitters (2024) |
| Most Awards: | Chen Hanwei (7) |
| Most Nominations: | Chen Hanwei (15) |
The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Li Nanxing received the award for his role in Wounded Tracks and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 13 actors. Jeremy Chan is the most recent winner in this category for his role in All That Glitters. Since the ceremony held in 2024, Chen Hanwei remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actor. Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.
| Year | Actor | Work title (role) | Nominees |
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| 1995 | Wounded Tracks (Xu Le 许乐) | ||
| 1996 | The Last Rhythm (Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄) | ||
| 1997 | The Price of Peace (Xie Guomin 谢国民) | ||
| 1998 | Stand by Me (Du Hanmin 杜汉民) | ||
| 1999 | Stepping Out (Zhang Jiafu 张家富) | ||
| 2000 | Hainan Kopi Tales (Long Yaxing 龙亚星) | ||
| 2001 | Love Me, Love Me Not (Lin Yiqin 林以勤) | ||
| 2002 | The Vagrant (Bao 阿豹) | ||
| 2003 | Holland V (Yang Xiong 杨雄) | ||
| 2004 | Double Happiness I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙) | ||
| 2005 | A Life of Hope (Pan Zhihao 潘志豪) | ||
| 2006 | The Undisclosed (Cheng Musheng 程木胜) | ||
| 2007 | Like Father, Like Daughter (Dai Zhigang 戴志刚) | ||
| 2009 | By My Side (Chen Bufan 陈不凡) | ||
| 2010 | Daddy at Home (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康) | ||
| 2011 | The Family Court (Lin Leshan 林乐山) | ||
| 2012 | Tay Ping Hui | Bountiful Blessings (Xie Donghai 谢东海) | |
| 2013 | Show Hand (Zhang Qiming 张启明) | ||
| 2014 | (Heilong 黑龙) | ||
| 2015 | (Hu Jia 胡佳) | ||
| 2016 | The Dream Makers II (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) | ||
| 2017 | The Gentlemen (Zhang Naiping 张乃平) | ||
| 2018 | When Duty Calls (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光) | ||
| 2019 | A Million Dollar Dream (Zhang Zicheng 张自成) | ||
| 2021 | A Quest to Heal (Bi Zheng 毕正) | ||
| 2022 | Recipe of Life (Zhou Beifa 周北发) | ||
| 2023 | Your World in Mine (Zheng Tiancai 郑天才) | ||
| 2024 | Jeremy Chan | All That Glitters (Huang Jintiao 黄金条) | |
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| width=250 scope="col" | Record | Actor | Count | Remarks |
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| Most wins | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 7 wins | 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 | |
| Most nominations | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 15 nominations | 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |
| Longest gap between wins | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 16 years | 1997—2013 | |
| Shortest gap between wins (consecutive wins) | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1 year | 1998—1999 2003—2004 | |
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2009—2010 | |||
| Most nominations before first award | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 8 nominations | Won first award (9th nomination) in 2012 | |
| Most nominations without a win | Terence Cao 曹国辉 | 6 nominations | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2014 | |
| Longest gap between nominations | Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | 14 years | 2007—2021 | |
| Most consecutive nominations | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 7 nominations | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Won at first nomination | Li Nanxing 李南星 | 6 actors | 1995 | |
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1996 | |||
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 1997 | |||
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | 2007 | |||
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | 2018 | |||
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | 2023 | |||
| Nominated twice in the same year | colspan=3 | |||
| Won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 4 actors | 1995, 1996 (Best Supporting Actor) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 (Best Actor) | |
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | 2009 (Best Supporting Actor) 2000 (Best Actor) | |||
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 1999, 2013 (Best Supporting Actor) 2012 (Best Actor) | |||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2015, 2018 (Best Supporting Actor) 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 (Best Actor) | |||
| Nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the same year | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 5 actors | 1996 | |
| Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | 2002 | |||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2015 | |||
| Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 | 2017, 2024 | |||
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | 2023 | |||
| Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor | colspan=3 | |||
| Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor in the same year | James Lye 赖兴祥 | 1 actor | 1997 | |
| Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Actor in the same year | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 2 actors | 2012 | |
| Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 2016 | |||
| Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Actor in the same year | colspan=3 | |||
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
| Wins | Actor | Nominations |
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| 7 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 15 |
| 5 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 7 |
| 3 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 12 |
| Li Nanxing 李南星 | 10 | |
| 2 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 14 |
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
| 15 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
| 14 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 |
| 12 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
| 10 | Li Nanxing 李南星 |
| 9 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
| 8 | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 |
| 7 | Pierre Png 方展发 |
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | |
| 6 | Terence Cao 曹国辉 |
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | |
| 5 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 |
| 4 | Huang Wenyong 黄文永 |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | |
| 3 | Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 |
| Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | |
| Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 | |
| 2 | Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 |
| Edmund Chen 陈之财 | |
| Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | |
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | |
| Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | |
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | |
| Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 | |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | |