Star Awards for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)

The Star Awards for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) was an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.

Star Awards for
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)
最喜爱荧幕情侣
Current: Star Awards 2024
Awarded forMost Popular Drama Series Couple by an Actor and Actress
CountrySingapore
Presented byMediacorp
First awarded2011
Currently held byDesmond Tan & Chantalle Ng/
All That Glitters (2024)

The category was introduced in 2011, at the 17th Star Awards ceremony; Christopher Lee and Jeanette Aw received the award for their roles in Breakout and it is given in honour of a pair of artistes–one actor and one actress (not necessary to be contracted under Mediacorp)–who portrayed a drama series couple that is deemed the most popular among the television audience. In 2011, the nominees were determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. The rule was removed in 2012 to allow the public to determine the nominees entirely via online voting. Winners are also selected by a majority vote from the public via online voting as well.

Since its inception, the award was given to four onscreen couples – four different actors and two different actresses. Desmond Tan and Chantalle Ng are the most recent and final winners in this category for their roles in All That Glitters. Elvin Ng and Rui En; Qi and Aw; and Xu and Ng are the onscreen couples to win in this category twice. In addition, Lee and Jesseca Liu; Li Nanxing and Rui En; Ng and Rui En; Qi and Aw; Qi and Joanne Peh; Qi and Rui En; Xu and Ng have been nominated on two occasions, more than any other onscreen couple.

For the actors who were nominated in this category, Ng and Qi are the only actors to win in this category twice. In addition, Qi has been nominated on six occasions, more than any other actor. Li holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with three.

For the actresses who were nominated in this category, Aw is the only actress to win in this category four times, surpassing Rui En and Ng who has two wins. In addition, Rui En has been nominated on 11 occasions, more than any other actress. Ann Kok, Liu, Peh, Julie Tan, and Zhou Ying hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with two.

The award was discontinued from 2017, along with the Favourite Male Character and Favourite Female Character awards.

In 2022, the award was revived but came under a new name called Favourite Couple. Also, Favourite Male Character came with a new name Favourite Male Show Stealer and Favourite Female Character came with a new name Favourite Female Show Stealer. The awards were retained in 2023.

Recipients

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Year Onscreen couple Roles (title) Nominees
2011 Christopher Lee
& Jeanette Aw
Situ Dongcheng 司徒东城
& Yang Nianqing 杨念青
(Breakout)
2012 Elvin Ng
& Rui En
Song Yazai 宋亚仔
& Ou Kelu 欧可璐
(Code of Honour)
2013 Elvin Ng
& Rui En
Xie Langfeng 谢郎峰
& Hu Xiaoman 胡小曼
(Unriddle 2)
2014 Qi Yuwu
& Jeanette Aw
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉
& Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿
(The Dream Makers)
2015 Zhang Zhenxuan
& Jeanette Aw
Gao Guotian 高过天
& Mo Yuqing 莫雨晴
(World at Your Feet )
2016 Qi Yuwu
& Jeanette Aw
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉
& Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿
(The Dream Makers II)
Favourite CP
最强CP (since 2022)
2022 Xu Bin
& Chantalle Ng
Chung Shee Jie 钟世杰
& Mai Phương Thảo 梅芳草
(My Star Bride)
2023 Xu Bin
& Chantalle Ng
Martius Shen Mingxing 沈明星
& Chang Xiyue 常喜悦
(Love At First Bite)
2024 Desmond Tan
& Chantalle Ng
Lin Mu Sen 林木森
& Li Zhen Yu 李珍玉
(All That Glitters)
  • Jeremy Chan & Pan Ling Ling — Huang Jin Tiao 黄金条 & Pan Xiao Mei 潘小美 (All That Glitters)
  • Richie Koh & He Ying Ying — Lin Jun Cong 林俊聪 & Qiu Si Ting 邱思婷 (Cash On Delivery)
  • Richie Koh & Boon Hui Lu — Peng You 彭友 & Lin Hui Qi 林卉琦 (Till The End)
  • Rui En & Kim Jae Hoon 金在勋 — Ou Yang Qi Qi 欧阳琦琦 & Do Seo Joon 都小俊 (Oppa Saranghae!)

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.

Category facts

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Most wins
Rank 1st
Onscreen couple Elvin Ng & Rui En
Qi Yuwu & Jeanette Aw
Xu Bin & Chantalle Ng
Total wins 2 wins
Rank 1st
Actor Elvin Ng
Qi Yuwu
Xu Bin
Total wins 2 wins
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Actress Jeanette Aw Chantalle Ng Rui En
Total wins 4 wins 3 wins 2 wins
Most nominations
Rank 1st
Onscreen couple Elvin Ng & Rui En
Total nominations 3 nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Actor Qi Yuwu Christopher Lee
Li Nanxing
Elvin Ng
Xu Bin
Romeo Tan
Tay Ping Hui
Zhang Zhenxuan
Total nominations 6 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Actress Rui En Jeanette Aw Chantalle Ng
Total nominations 11 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations

References

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