Star Awards for Best Actor

Star Awards for
Best Actor
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Star Awards 2015
Awarded for Best Performance by a MediaCorp Actor in a Leading Role
Country Singapore
Presented by MediaCorp
First awarded 1995
Currently held by Shaun Chen 陈泓宇,
The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约:动荡的年代 (2015)

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 10 actors. Shaun Chen was the most recent winner in this category for his role in The Journey: Tumultuous Times. Since the ceremony held in 2004, Xie Shaoguang remains as the only actor to win in this category five times, surpassing Chen Hanwei who has four wins. Christopher Lee has been nominated on 12 occasions, more than any other actor. Terence Cao holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six.

Recipients

Year Actor Title (role) Nominees
1995 Li Nanxing 李南星 Wounded Tracks 伤城记
(Xu Le 许乐)
  • Terence Cao 曹国辉 — The Challenger 勇者无惧 (Lin Yongjie 林永杰)
  • Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Twin Bliss 龙凤呈祥 (Xia Letian 夏乐天)
  • Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Challenge of Truth 铁证柔情 (Lin Haoming 林浩明)
  • Huang Wenyong 黄文永 — Homes in 168 大牌168 (TBC)
1996 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断
(Junxiong 俊雄)
1997 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 The Price of Peace 和平的代价
(Xie Guomin 谢国民)
1998 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 Stand by Me 家人有约
(Du Hanmin 杜汉民)
1999 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 Stepping Out 出路
(Zhang Jiafu 张家富)
2000 Chew Chor Meng 周初明 Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香
(Long Yaxing 龙亚星)
  • Terence Cao 曹国辉 — Four Walls and a Ceiling 我爱黄金屋 (Shen Litai 沈利泰)
  • Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动 (Xie Tingzhang 谢廷璋)
  • Li Nanxing 李南星 — Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动 (Zheng Nanshun 郑南顺)
  • Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — My Home Affairs 家事 (Hong Guoren 洪国仁)
2001 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 Love Me, Love Me Not 真爱无敌
(Lin Yiqin 林以勤)
2002 Li Nanxing 李南星 The Vagrant 豹子胆
(Bao 阿豹)
2003 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 Holland V 荷兰村
(Yang Xiong 杨雄)
2004 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 Double Happiness I 喜临门1
(Luo Jialong 罗家龙)
2005 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 A Life of Hope 活下去
(Pan Zhihao 潘志豪)
2006 Li Nanxing 李南星 The Undisclosed 迷云二十天
(Cheng Musheng 程木胜)
2007 Zheng Geping 郑各评 Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵
(Dai Zhigang 戴志刚)
2009 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 By My Side 不凡的爱
(Chen Bufan 陈不凡)
2010 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 Daddy At Home 企鹅爸爸
(Ye Zhengkang 叶正康)
2011 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 The Family Court 走进走出
(Lin Leshan 林乐山)
2012 Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Bountiful Blessings 万福楼
(Xie Donghai 谢东海)
2013 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 Show Hand 注定
(Zhang Qiming 张启明)
2014 Pierre Png 方展发 The Journey: A Voyage 信约:唐山到南洋
(Heilong 黑龙)
2015 Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约:动荡的年代
(Hu Jia 胡佳)

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

Category facts

Most wins
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Actor Xie Shaoguang Chen Hanwei Li Nanxing Christopher Lee Shaun Chen
Chew Chor Meng
Pierre Png
Qi Yuwu
Tay Ping Hui
Zheng Geping
Total wins 5 wins 4 wins 3 wins 2 wins 1 win
Most nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Actor Christopher Lee Li Nanxing Chen Hanwei
Tay Ping Hui
Chew Chor Meng
Qi Yuwu
Xie Shaoguang Terence Cao Huang Wenyong
Pierre Png
Adrian Pang Edmund Chen
Shaun Chen
Dai Xiangyu
Elvin Ng
Thomas Ong
Zheng Geping
Total nominations 12 nominations 10 nominations 9 nominations 8 nominations 7 nominations 6 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations

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