Star Awards 红星大奖 | |
Current Awards: | Star Awards 2024 |
Awarded For: | Excellence in Chinese Language entertainment in Singapore |
Presenter: | Mediacorp |
Country: | Singapore |
Network: | Mediacorp Channel 8 Mediacorp Channel U meWATCH YouTube |
Year: | 1994 |
Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.[1]
The awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various category winners are awarded a trophy, with initial designs featuring various star shapes. The star was subsequently removed and the trophy is designed as an S-shaped column, depicting the star.
The first Star Awards presentation was held on 26 February 1994, took place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Mediacorp TV Theatre with an audience of about 500 people. There have no other pre-show and post-awards ceremony held in that year. Winners were announced during the presentation of the ceremony, the ceremony also presented a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award, respectively. The first Best Drama Serial was only awarded during the third Awards in 1996 to Tofu Street for an outstanding overall performance.[2] The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp and winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing, Terence Cao, Sean Say, Desmond Sim, Chen Liping, Chen Xiuhuan, Pan Lingling, Aileen Tan, and Zoe Tay received the award as the 10 Most Popular Artistes, with five awards given to male and female artistes; these artistes were awarded by popularity among the television audience based from the public via telephone and SMS text voting. Since 1997, the number of recipients for each category were expanded to ten.
Year | Actor/Actress | Category | Series | Result |
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2024 | Jeremy Chan | Best Actor | All That Glitters | |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | ||||
Kym Ng | Best Actress | Till The End | ||
Best Programme Host | Old Taste Detective S4 | |||
Zhang Ze Tong | Best Supporting Actor | All That Glitters | ||
Most Popular Rising Star Award | ||||
Aileen Tan | Best Supporting Actress | Shero | ||
1994–2010s
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2010–2020s
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2020–present
The last 2 awards at Star Awards 2022 were the Best Actor and Best Actress Awards instead of the Top 10 Awards.[10] |
Since 1995, the signature theme tune titled "Linking the World", composed by Christopher Evans.[12] It was subsequently modified to have different renditions of the same tune for subsequent ceremonies.
Since 2019, the original theme tune was re-composed as "Starlight" 《星光》, with a new rendition and lyrics. This new rendition was used as the opener for the ceremony since 2021.
Since its establishment in 1994, the Star Awards trophy has undergone four different designs:
To date, 29 ceremonies were held, as summarised below:
Date | Venue | Host(s) | Special Achievement Award | Rocket Award | ||||||
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Main | Walk-of-Fame | Post-Show Party | ||||||||
1 | 26 February 1994 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre | Chen Shucheng Yvette Tsui | rowspan=16 | ||||||
2 | 9 July 1995 | Guo Liang Yvette Tsui | Xiang Yun | |||||||
3 | 23 June 1996 | World Trade Centre Harbour Pavilion | Bai Yan | |||||||
4 | 5 October 1997 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre | Timothy Chao Wendy Xiao Ying | Huang Wenyong | ||||||
5 | 20 December 1998 | Timothy Chao Yvette Tsui | Zoe Tay | |||||||
6 | 19 December 1999 | Jack Neo | ||||||||
7 | 26 November 2000 | Fann Wong | ||||||||
8 | 25 November 2001 | Timothy Chao Cheng Di | Lee Shih Shiong Lee Wei Shiong | |||||||
9 | 8 December 2002 | Timothy Chao Chun Guek Lay | Chen Shucheng | |||||||
10 | 7 December 2003 | Xie Shaoguang | ||||||||
11 | 12 December 2004 | Timothy Chao Matilda Tao | All-Time Favourite Artiste | |||||||
Li Nanxing Zoe Tay | ||||||||||
12 | 4 December 2005 | Guo Liang Patty Hou | Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lim Peifen | Fann Wong Xie Shaoguang | ||||||
13 | 10 December 2006 | St James Power Station Powerhouse | Mark Lee Lim Peifen | Mark Lee Lim Peifen Jeff Wang | Chen Liping | |||||
14 | 16 December 2007 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre | Sharon Au Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong | Vivian Lai Mark Lee Lim Peifen Pornsak Jeff Wang | ||||||
15 | 26 April 2009 | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong | Lee Teng Charlyn Lin Pornsak Yuan Shuai | Huang Biren | ||||||
16 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 2 | Christopher Lee Mark Lee | Elvin Ng | |
18 April 2010 | 25 April 2010 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre | Resorts World Sentosa Compass Ballroom | Dennis Chew Michelle Chia Michelle Chong Vivian Lai Mark Lee Lee Teng Kym Ng Pornsak | Guo Liang | Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak | Michelle Chia Apple Hong Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak | |||
17 | 17 April 2011 | 24 April 2011 | Dasmond Koh Kym Ng Pornsak Bryan Wong | Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak | Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Lim Peifen Pornsak | Xiang Yun | Pornsak | |||
18 | 22 April 2012 | 29 April 2012 | Marina Bay Sands Sands Ballroom | Michelle Chia Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng | Guo Liang Bowie Tsang | Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang | Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng | Tay Ping Hui | Desmond Tan | |
19 | 21 April 2013 | 28 April 2013 | Marina Bay Sands MasterCard Theatres | Vivian Lai Lee Teng Kate Pang Pornsak Jeffrey Xu | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong | Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Kate Pang | Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak | Honorary TV Award | Romeo Tan | |
Huang Wenyong | ||||||||||
20 | 20 April 2014 | 27 April 2014 | Suntec City Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre | Samuel Chong Lucy Chow Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak Zhang Wei | Chen Ning Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Pornsak Jeffrey Xu Ben Yeo | All-Time Favourite Artiste | ||||
Chen Hanwei Bryan Wong | ||||||||||
21 | 19 April 2015 | 26 April 2015 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre | Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang | Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang | Jeanette Aw Vivian Lai | Shaun Chen | |||
22 | 17 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp | Dennis Chew Lee Teng Pornsak | Show 1 | Show 2 | Qi Yuwu Rui En | Julie Tan | ||
Dennis Chew Lee Teng Pornsak | ||||||||||
23 | Main Show | Walk-Of-Fame | Post-Show Party | Elvin Ng Joanne Peh Quan Yi Fong | rowspan=13 | |||||
16 April 2017 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp | Lee Teng | Glenn Goh Kate Pang Pornsak Youyi | |||||||
24 | 22 April 2018 | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong | Lin Lingzhi Kimberly Wang Kenneth Chung | Vivian Lai Lee Teng | Special Achievement Award | |||||
Marcus Chin | ||||||||||
25 | 14 April 2019 | Quan Yi Fong | Lee Teng Gao Mei Gui Hazelle Teo | Kenneth Chung Henry Law | Chew Chor Meng | |||||
All-Time Favourite Artiste | ||||||||||
Kym Ng | ||||||||||
26 | 18 April 2021 | Jewel Changi Airport Changi Terminal 4 | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong | Lee Teng Desmond Ng Vivian Lai | Dasmond Koh | |||||
27 | 24 April 2022 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp | Lee Teng Jeremy Chan Hazelle Teo | Dennis Chew Zheng Geping | ||||||
28 | 9 April 2023 | Marina Bay Sands Sands Theatre | Dennis Chew Hazelle Teo | Rebecca Lim Felicia Chin | ||||||
29 | 21 April 2024 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp | Dennis Chew Guo Liang | Herman Keh Hazelle Teo Jeff Goh | Ann Kok Jesseca Liu | |||||
Special Achievement Award | ||||||||||
Mark Lee |
The following individuals have hosted the Star Awards ceremony.
Hosts |
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Guo Liang |
Quan Yi Fong |
Timothy Chao |
Lee Teng |
Yvette Tsui |
Pornsak |
Dasmond Koh |
Vivian Lai |
Dennis Chew |
Chen Shucheng |
Chun Guek Lay |
Patty Hou |
Michelle Chia |
Kym Ng |
Wendy Xiaoying |
Cheng Di |
Matilda Tao |
Sharon Au |
Michelle Chong |
Bowie Tsang |
Bryan Wong |
Mark Lee |
Chen Hanwei |
The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in April following the relevant calendar year in order to focus on the full calendar year; prior to the 2007 ceremony, the ceremony were held at the end of the year (usually December) while there is no ceremony in 2008 due to a format change.
2007 was the first ceremony to have a double ceremony, one that paid tribute to the 25th Anniversary of television, and a second ceremony being the normal ceremony. Between 2010 and 2015, the Professional and Technical awards (given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters) were telecast and presented in the first show, and the main awards on the second, airing the following week. While the first show was still held at Mediacorp TV Theatre, the second show was, for the third time in Star Awards history, being held on the new location of Resorts World Sentosa, after 1996 and 2006. Both of the ceremonies were broadcast live on 18 and 25 April 2010. The post-show was held after the second ceremony at 10pm on Channel U.
In 2016, although the show was a two-part program, the technical awards was, for the first time since 2009, presented in an off-site non-televised presentation instead of being presented live in show 1. In their place, the main ceremony (which was presented in show 2) was also split into two shows, allowing to put more emphasis on mostly variety/info-ed award categories and drama award categories, for shows 1 and 2, respectively. The Post-show Party, airing after show 2, focuses on online voting award categories. For the first time in Star Awards history, the awards for the Top 10 Artistes were presented in separate shows instead of single show, with the female artistes awarded in show 1, and the male artistes on show 2.[13] [14] [15]
At the 2017 ceremony, in a gap of eight installments since 2009, the ceremony was reverted to one show, and the post-show party was scrapped. In-lieu of the "3+1" change, a three-episode weekly preludes aired on Sundays before the main ceremony. The preludes were removed in 2018.
With the merger of Mediacorp with SPH MediaWorks on 1 January 2005, nominees now include artistes and shows from Mediacorp Channel U, formerly MediaWork's Chinese language channel, and were broadcast for said channel since. Between 2010 and 2014, xinmsn provided its first online Live streaming for both the ceremony as well as backstage, and since 2013, Toggle (both the website and the smartphone/smart TV application). However, these streams were only viewable exclusive to Singapore. Starting from the 2019 ceremony, the awards are also livestreamed on YouTube, and is viewable to the world.
In 1994, the first Star Awards were presented at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Mediacorp TV Theatre and the following year until 2015; however, seven ceremonies were held outside the studios: in 1996, the venue of Star Awards changed to World Trade Centre, Harbour Pavilion and was hosted by Guo Liang and Yvette Tsui. In 2006, the ceremony was held at St James Power Station, near VivoCity and Sentosa. Between 2010 and 2014, the ceremony was also held outside location while the show was split into two, with the first show held at Caldecott Hill, while the second show was held at Resorts World Sentosa (2010 and 2011), Marina Bay Sands (2012 and 2013) and Suntec City (2014).
In 2016, the awards had since held at the new Mediacorp Campus, MES Theatre @ Mediacorp, and it became the presentation's current venue with incredibly spacious interior and stunning architectural designs, the 1,500-seater performance venue features tiered seating in its stalls and two circle levels, including removable seats at the lower stall and additional audience sitting space at the orchestra pit for people with special needs. However, two other ceremonies that are held outside the studios, making the tradition of holding the ceremonies outside the studios being brought back after a 9 year hiatus and 5 years after the new theatre was opened. The 2021 was held in Jewel Changi Airport and Changi Airport Terminal 4 while the 2023 ceremony was held in Marina Bay Sands for the third time, after 10 years.
1994 | Best Drama Serial | |
1998 | Best Entertainment Programme | |
2006 | Best Infotainment Programme | |
2019 | Best Short-form Drama Serial | |
2019 | Best Short-form Variety Programme | |
2021 | Best Radio Programme | |
1998–2023 | Best Entertainment Special |
1995 | Best Actor | |
1995 | ||
1995 | Best Supporting Actor | |
1995 | Best Supporting Actress | |
1997 | Best Theme Song | |
2016 | Best Programme Host | |
2024 | Best Audio Personality |
1995 | Special Achievement Award | |
2004 | All-Time Favourite Artiste |
1995 | Best Rising Star |
1997 | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes |
1997 | |
2010 | Most Hated Villain |
2010 | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) |
2011–2022 | Favourite Onscreen Partners (Variety) |
2010–2023 | |
2010–2023 | Favourite Female Show Stealer |
Technical Awards
As of 2018, only four technical awards were presented during off-site ceremony.
One-time Awards
Technical Awards
Note: All the categories were introduced in 1998 (unless otherwise stated), and these awards were presented outside broadcast except for 2010–2015, where it was presented on one show.
A number of awards have either suspended or retired throughout the years, including some that have been replaced by similar award categories in other areas of recognition:
Suspended Awards
As of :[16]
Star Awards had been nominated for 16 times since the Best Variety Special category was introduced in 1998 (with the exceptions for five shows, the award was not presented in years 2000 and 2018; while the ceremony were not nominated in years 1999, 2001 and 2006). As of 2021, eight shows, out of the total 22 ceremonies since 1997 were won, with their first win in 2007 which was awarded for the 2006's ceremony. Other categories for Star Awards, which were nominated or won, were also reflected in the table:
+Summary of Star Awards and nominations 12 wins out of 33 nominations | |||||
Year | Show | Category | Nominee | Representation | Result |
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1998 | Main | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | Star Awards 1997 红星大奖1997 | ||
2002 | Star Awards 2001 红星大奖2001 | ||||
2003 | Star Awards 2002 红星大奖2002 | ||||
2004 | Star Awards 2003 红星大奖2003 | ||||
2005 | Star Awards 2004 红星大奖2004 | ||||
2007 | Star Awards 2006 红星大奖2006 | ||||
2009 | Star Awards 2007 红星大奖之戏剧情牵25 | ||||
2010 | Show 1 | Best Set Design 最佳综艺布景设计奖 | Mohd B Abdul Rahim | Star Awards 2009 红星大奖2009 | |
Show 2 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | ||||
2011 | Show 1 | Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿 | Glen Lim 林祥平 | Star Awards 2010 红星大奖2010 | |
Show 2 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | Star Awards 2010 (Show 1) 红星大奖2010 亮闪八方 | |||
2012 | Star Awards 2011 (Show 1) 银光闪耀 红星大奖2011 | ||||
Star Awards 2011 (Show 2) 金碧辉映 红星大奖2011 | |||||
2013 | Show 1 | Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿 | Lam Yen Fong 蓝燕芳 | Star Awards 2012 (Show 1) 红星大奖2012 光辉大赏 | |
Show 2 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | ||||
Star Awards 2012 (Show 2) 红星大奖2012 颁奖礼 | |||||
2014 | Show 1 | Best Variety Producer 最佳综艺编导 | Lim Shiong Chiang 林雄强 | Star Awards 2013 红星大奖2013 | |
Best Set Design 最佳综艺布景设计奖 | Ahyak Yahya | Star Awards 2013 (Show 2) 红星大奖2013 颁奖典礼 | |||
Show 2 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | ||||
2015 | Show 1 | Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿 | Lin Shih Han 林诗涵 | Star Awards 20 (Prelude) 红星大奖20 前奏 | |
Best Variety Producer 最佳综艺编导 | Gan Bee Khim 颜美琴 | Star Awards 20 (Show 2) 红星大奖20 第二场 | |||
Show 2 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | Star Awards 20 (Show 1) 红星大奖20 第一场 | |||
Star Awards 20 (Show 2) 红星大奖20 第二场 | |||||
2016 | Backstage | Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿 | Jean Toh 卓金云 | Star Awards 2015 (Show 2) 红星大奖2015 加利谷颁奖典礼 | |
Show 1 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | Star Awards 2015 (Show 1) 红星大奖2015 加利谷闪耀星光 | |||
Star Awards 2015 (Show 2) 红星大奖2015 加利谷颁奖典礼 | |||||
2017 | Main | Star Awards 2016 (Walk-of-Fame) 红星大奖2016 星光大道 | |||
Star Awards 2016 (Show 1) 红星大奖2016 颁奖典礼上半场 | |||||
Star Awards 2016 (Show 2) 红星大奖2016 颁奖典礼下半场 | |||||
2018 | Backstage | Best Variety Producer 最佳综艺编导 | Gan Bee Khim 颜美琴 | Star Awards 2017 红星大奖2017 | |
2019 | Khow Hwai Teng 邱慧婷 | Star Awards 2018 红星大奖2018 | |||
Main | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | ||||
2021 | Main | Star Awards 2019 红星大奖2019 | |||
2022 | Main | Star Awards 2021 – Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2021 – 颁奖典礼 | |||
2023 | Industry Achievement Awards | Star Awards 2022 – Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2022 – 颁奖典礼 |
Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.