| Star Awards for 最佳潜力星 | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by a Newcomer for a Programme |
| Presenter: | Mediacorp |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Yunis To Stranger In The Dark (2024) |
The Star Awards for Best Rising Star is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 1994, at the 1st Star Awards ceremony as two separate awards; Yao Wenlong received the award as the Most Popular Male Newcomer award while Ivy Lee received the Most Popular Female Newcomer award and both were given in honour of a MediaCorp male and female newcomer who were deemed the most popular among the television audience. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by MediaCorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the public via telephone and SMS text voting. Between 1995 and 2006, the category eliminated the distinctions between male and female newcomers and was given as a single award under the name of Most Popular Newcomer.
From 2007, the award went through a major revamp and was renamed as Best Newcomer. It was changed from being a popularity award to a professional award, and is given in honour of a MediaCorp newcomer who has delivered an outstanding performance in their field of profession. Similar to the Most Popular Newcomer award, the nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by MediaCorp; but the winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Pornsak is the first winner of the newly revamped category.
The nominees for this award were selected without any reference to their respective work titles – with the exception of 1995, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2021 when the newcomers were nominated together with the work titles which establish the public identity of the newcomers thereafter.
The award was not presented in 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2022 due to the lack of eligible nominees.
From 2023, the award went through another revamp and was renamed as Best Rising Star.[1] This award is similar to the Best Newcomer award, with artistes being eligible as long as they have 5 years or less of professional screen acting and/or hosting experience the year before the awards. Artistes are also eligible if they have professional screen acting and/or hosting experience (excluding cameo appearances) and/or experiences before 18 years of age. Artistes that are nominated must have performed and/or presented in at least 5 episodes of eligible programmes, and similar to the Best Newcomer, nominees that have won any popularity and/or performance awards in previous awards ceremony are no longer eligible.[2]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 23 newcomers or rising stars. Yunis To is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Stranger In The Dark.
| Year | Newcomer | Work title (role) | Nominees | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Male Newcomer / Most Popular Female Newcomer | |||||
| 1994 | Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | ||||
| Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | |||||
| Most Popular Newcomer | |||||
| 1995 | Fann Wong 范文芳 | Chronicle of Life 缘尽今生 (Fang Ling 方玲) | |||
| 1996 | Phyllis Quek 郭妃丽 | ||||
| 1997 | James Lye 赖兴祥 | ||||
| 1998 | Evelyn Tan 陈毓芸 | A Place to Call Home 薯条汉堡青春豆 (He Yiwen 何依雯) | |||
| 1999 | Nick Shen 沈炜竣 | My Grandpa 公公，你的名字好难叫 (Fang Zhenhua 方振华) | |||
| 2000 | Dasmond Koh 许振荣 | ||||
| 2001 | Fiona Xie 谢宛谕 | ||||
| 2002 | Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | ||||
| 2004 | Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | ||||
| 2005 | Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | ||||
| 2006 | Kelvin Tan 陈伟联 | ||||
| Best Newcomer 最佳新人 | |||||
| 2007 | Pornsak | ||||
| 2009 | Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | ||||
| 2012 | Kate Pang 庞蕾馨 | A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城 (Lin Le 林乐) | |||
| 2013 | Ian Fang 方威捷 | Don't Stop Believin' 我们等你 (Bai Zhixiang 白志翔) | |||
| 2015 | Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | ||||
| 2018 | Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 | While We Are Young Z世代 (Huang Li Bai Yun 黄李白云) | |||
| 2019 | Jasmine Sim 沈家玉 | Doppelganger 入侵者 (Li Jiawen 李嘉文) | [3] | ||
| 2021 | Zhang Ze Tong 张哲通 | A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 (Zhong Jianting 钟建廷) | |||
| Best Rising Star 最佳潜力星 | |||||
| 2023 | Das DD |
| [4] | ||
| 2024 | Yunis To 卓芳娴 | Stranger In The Dark 熟悉的陌生人 (Cheryl Sun 孙雨泽) | |||
| width=250 scope="col" | Record | Newcomer | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won awards in acting or hosting categories and Best Newcomer or Best Rising Star | Fann Wong 范文芳 | 1995 (Best Actress) 1995 (Best Newcomer) | |
| Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | 2000, 2004, 2006 (Best Actress) 1994 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | 2001 (Best Supporting Actor) 1994 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | 2009, 2012 (Best Actress) 2015 (Best Supporting Actress) 2004 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Pornsak | 2015 (Best Variety Show Host) 2007 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | 2016 (Best Actress) 2002 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Zhang Ze Tong 张哲通 | 2021 (Best Newcomer) 2024 (Best Supporting Actor) | ||
| Nominated for awards in acting or hosting categories and Best Newcomer or Best Rising Star in the same year | Fann Wong 范文芳 | 1995 (Best Actress) | |
| Irin Gan 颜俐蓁 | 1997 (Best Actress) | ||
| James Lye 赖兴祥 | 1997 (Best Actor) | ||
| Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | 1998 (Best Supporting Actress) | ||
| Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | 2005 (Best Supporting Actress) | ||
| Jacqueline Sue 徐艳玲 | 2007 (Best Supporting Actress) | ||
| Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | 2009 (Best Supporting Actor) | ||
| Kate Pang 庞蕾馨 | 2012 (Best Supporting Actress) | ||
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | 2015 (Best Supporting Actor) | ||
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | 2015 (Best Supporting Actress) | ||
| Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Newcomer or Best Rising Star | 2005 (All-Time Favourite Artiste) 1995 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Jeanette Aw | 2015 (All-Time Favourite Artiste) 2002 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Joanne Peh | 2017 (All-Time Favourite Artiste) 2004 (Best Newcomer) | ||
| Dasmond Koh | 2021 (All-Time Favourite Artiste) 2000 (Best Newcomer) |