Star Awards for Best Actor
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The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
Star Awards for Best Actor 最佳男主角 | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
Country | Singapore |
Presented by | Mediacorp |
First awarded | 1995 |
Most recent winner | Jeremy Chan / All That Glitters (2024) |
Most awards | Chen Hanwei (7) |
Most nominations | Chen Hanwei (15) |
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.
Recipients
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1995 | Li Nanxing | Wounded Tracks (Xu Le 许乐) |
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1996 | Xie Shaoguang | The Last Rhythm (Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄) |
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1997 | Christopher Lee | The Price of Peace (Xie Guomin 谢国民) |
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1998 | Xie Shaoguang | Stand by Me (Du Hanmin 杜汉民) |
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1999 | Stepping Out (Zhang Jiafu 张家富) |
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2000 | Chew Chor Meng | Hainan Kopi Tales (Long Yaxing 龙亚星) |
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2001 | Chen Hanwei | Love Me, Love Me Not (Lin Yiqin 林以勤) |
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2002 | Li Nanxing | The Vagrant (Bao 阿豹) |
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2003 | Xie Shaoguang | Holland V (Yang Xiong 杨雄) |
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2004 | Double Happiness I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙) |
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2005 | Chen Hanwei | A Life of Hope (Pan Zhihao 潘志豪) |
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2006 | Li Nanxing | The Undisclosed (Cheng Musheng 程木胜) |
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2007 | Zheng Geping | Like Father, Like Daughter (Dai Zhigang 戴志刚) |
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2009 | Chen Hanwei | By My Side (Chen Bufan 陈不凡) |
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2010 | Daddy at Home (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康) |
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2011 | Qi Yuwu | The Family Court (Lin Leshan 林乐山) |
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2012 | Tay Ping Hui | Bountiful Blessings (Xie Donghai 谢东海) |
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2013 | Christopher Lee | Show Hand (Zhang Qiming 张启明) |
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2014 | Pierre Png | The Journey: A Voyage (Heilong 黑龙) |
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2015 | Shaun Chen | The Journey: Tumultuous Times (Hu Jia 胡佳) |
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2016 | Qi Yuwu | The Dream Makers II (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) |
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2017 | Chen Hanwei | The Gentlemen (Zhang Naiping 张乃平) |
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2018 | Desmond Tan | When Duty Calls (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光) |
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2019 | Chen Hanwei | A Million Dollar Dream (Zhang Zicheng 张自成) |
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2021 | Qi Yuwu | A Quest to Heal (Bi Zheng 毕正) |
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2022 | Chen Hanwei | Recipe of Life (Zhou Beifa 周北发) |
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2023 | Richie Koh | Your World in Mine (Zheng Tiancai 郑天才) |
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2024 | Jeremy Chan | All That Glitters (Huang Jintiao 黄金条) |
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Nominees distribution chart
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Actor was nominated for the award | |
Actor was not nominated for the award | |
Actor is currently nominated for the award |
Actor | Year | Wins | Noms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996
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1997
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1999
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Chen Hanwei | N | N | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | N | N | N | 5 | 6 | N | 7 | N | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Xie Shaoguang | 1 | N | 2 | 3 | N | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Li Nanxing | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | N | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Qi Yuwu | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 2 | N | 3 | N | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Christopher Lee | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | N | N | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Chew Chor Meng | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zheng Geping | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tay Ping Hui | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pierre Png | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shaun Chen | N | 1 | N | N | N | N | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Tan | 1 | N | N | N | N | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richie Koh | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Chan | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terence Cao | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Huang Wenyong | N | N | N | N | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romeo Tan | N | N | N | N | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Pang | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elvin Ng | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andie Chen | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmund Chen | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhang Yaodong | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dai Xiangyu | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brandon Wong | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Ong | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhang Zhenxuan | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Huang Yiliang | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Lye | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhu Houren | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Low | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chen Shucheng | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryan Wong | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xu Bin | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Ng | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ayden Sng | N | 0 | 1 |
Award records
editRecord | 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 |
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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 | — | ||
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 | — | ||
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 | — |
Multiple awards and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
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