The Best News Presenter is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
| Star Awards for Best News Presenter 最佳新闻主播 | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Mediacorp Presenter in a News Programme |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Last awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Zhao Wenbei 赵文蓓 (2013) |
The category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony. It was introduced as a result of the discontinuation of the Best News/Current Affairs Presenter award to create distinctions news and current affairs presenters.
The award is given in honour of a Mediacorp presenter who has delivered an outstanding performance in a news programme. 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 four presenters. Zhao Wenbei is the inaugural and most recent winner in this category, and also the only presenter to win in this category twice since the ceremony held in 2013. In addition, Lin Chi Yuan, Tung Soo Hua, Zhang Haijie, and Zhao have been nominated on four occasions, more than any other presenter. Wang Zheng holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with two.
The award is currently being suspended and has not been presented since 2014 due to the lack of eligible nominees, as well as widespread public controversy over the credibility of the judging process in view of various unconvincing wins which saw Tung Soo Hua taking home the award over consecutive years.
Recipients
edit| Year | Presenter | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Zhao Wenbei 赵文蓓 |
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| 2011 | Lin Chi Yuan 林启元 |
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| 2012 | Tung Soo Hua 董素华 |
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| Zhang Haijie 张海洁 | ||
| 2013 | Zhao Wenbei 赵文蓓 |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.
Category facts
edit- Most wins
| Rank | 1st |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Zhao Wenbei |
| Total wins | 2 wins |
- Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Presenter | Lin Chi Yuan Tung Soo Hua Zhang Haijie Zhao Wenbei |
Wang Zheng |
| Total nominations | 4 nominations | 2 nominations |