The Star Awards for Rocket is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
| Star Awards for Rocket 年度飞跃奖 | |
|---|---|
| Current: Star Awards 2016 | |
| Awarded for | Most Improvement in the Performance in His/Her Respective Field of Profession |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Julie Tan The Dream Makers II (2016) |
The category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony; Elvin Ng received the award for his performance in Together and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp artiste who have made most improvement in the performance of his/her respective field of profession for the past year. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
No nominees were announced for this category. However, in 2013, the nominees were revealed on Toggle Now minutes before the presentation of the award.
Since its inception, the award has been given to seven artistes. Julie Tan is the most recent winner in this category for her breakthrough performance in The Dream Makers II.
The award was not presented since 2017.
Recipients
edit| Year | Artiste | Notable work title (role if applicable) |
Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Elvin Ng | Together (Huang Zhihao 黄志豪) |
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| 2011 | Pornsak | Food Source | — |
| 2012 | Desmond Tan | A Song to Remember (Luo Xiaoxiao 罗小小) |
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| 2013 | Romeo Tan | Joys of Life (Qian Erduo 钱二多) |
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| 2014 | Priscelia Chan | The Journey: A Voyage (Han Xiuxiang 韩秀香) |
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| 2015 | Shaun Chen | The Journey: Tumultuous Times (Hu Jia 胡佳) |
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| 2016 | Julie Tan | The Dream Makers II (Dong Zihuai 董子怀) |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.