Star Awards for Best Actor

Star Awards for Best Actor
最佳男主角
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
CountrySingapore
Presented byMediacorp
First awarded1995
Most recent winnerJeremy Chan / All That Glitters (2024)
Most awardsChen Hanwei (7)
Most nominationsChen Hanwei (15)

The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.

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

Year Actor Work title (role) Nominees
1995 Li Nanxing Wounded Tracks
(Xu Le 许乐)
1996 Xie Shaoguang The Last Rhythm
(Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄)
1997 Christopher Lee The Price of Peace
(Xie Guomin 谢国民)
1998 Xie Shaoguang Stand by Me
(Du Hanmin 杜汉民)
1999 Stepping Out
(Zhang Jiafu 张家富)
2000 Chew Chor Meng Hainan Kopi Tales
(Long Yaxing 龙亚星)
  • Terence Cao — Four Walls and a Ceiling (Shen Litai 沈利泰)
  • Christopher Lee — Coup de Scorpion (Xie Tingzhang 谢廷璋)
  • Li Nanxing — Coup de Scorpion (Zheng Nanshun 郑南顺)
  • Tay Ping Hui — My Home Affairs (Hong Guoren 洪国仁)
2001 Chen Hanwei Love Me, Love Me Not
(Lin Yiqin 林以勤)
2002 Li Nanxing The Vagrant
(Bao 阿豹)
2003 Xie Shaoguang Holland V
(Yang Xiong 杨雄)
2004 Double Happiness I
(Luo Jialong 罗家龙)
2005 Chen Hanwei A Life of Hope
(Pan Zhihao 潘志豪)
2006 Li Nanxing The Undisclosed
(Cheng Musheng 程木胜)
2007 Zheng Geping Like Father, Like Daughter
(Dai Zhigang 戴志刚)
2009 Chen Hanwei By My Side
(Chen Bufan 陈不凡)
2010 Daddy at Home
(Ye Zhengkang 叶正康)
2011 Qi Yuwu The Family Court
(Lin Leshan 林乐山)
2012 Tay Ping Hui Bountiful Blessings
(Xie Donghai 谢东海)
2013 Christopher Lee Show Hand
(Zhang Qiming 张启明)
2014 Pierre Png The Journey: A Voyage
(Heilong 黑龙)
2015 Shaun Chen The Journey: Tumultuous Times
(Hu Jia 胡佳)
2016 Qi Yuwu The Dream Makers II
(Jason Lam 蓝钦辉)
2017 Chen Hanwei The Gentlemen
(Zhang Naiping 张乃平)
2018 Desmond Tan When Duty Calls
(Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光)
2019 Chen Hanwei A Million Dollar Dream
(Zhang Zicheng 张自成)
2021 Qi Yuwu A Quest to Heal
(Bi Zheng 毕正)
  • Chen Hanwei — Super Dad (Chen Kai 陈凯)
  • Elvin Ng — All Is Well – Taiwan (Eric Loke 路瑞克)
  • Pierre Png — A Jungle Survivor (Jiang Yongxi 江永熙)
  • Desmond Tan — All Is Well – Singapore (Wu Pinrui 吴品叡)
  • Romeo Tan — Happy Prince (Wang Zile 王子乐)
  • Zhang Yaodong — Daybreak (Zheng Weilong 郑伟龙)
2022 Chen Hanwei Recipe of Life
(Zhou Beifa 周北发)
2023 Richie Koh Your World in Mine
(Zheng Tiancai 郑天才)
2024 Jeremy Chan All That Glitters
(Huang Jintiao 黄金条)

Nominees distribution chart

Colour key
          Actor won the award
          Actor was nominated for the award
          Actor was not nominated for the award
          Actor is currently nominated for the award
Actor Year Wins Noms
1995
1996
1997
1999
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

Record Actor Count Remarks
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
Shortest gap between wins
(consecutive wins) 		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

References