Star Awards for Best Actress
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| Star Awards for Best Actress 最佳女主角 | |
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| Current: Star Awards 2021 | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Currently held by | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 (2021) |
The Star Awards for Best Actress 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; Fann Wong received the award for her role in Chronicle of Life and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress 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 actresses. Zoe Tay is the most recent winner in this category for her role in My Guardian Angels. Since the ceremony held in 2019, Chen Liping, Huang Biren, Ivy Lee, and Tay remain as the only actresses to win in this category thrice, surpassing Rebecca Lim, Joanne Peh, and Rui En who have two wins each. Tay has also been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actress. Jacelyn Tay holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with five.
Recipients
| Year | Actress | Title (role) | Nominees |
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| 1995 | Fann Wong 范文芳 | Chronicle of Life 缘尽今生 (Fang Ling 方玲) |
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| 1996 | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | The Golden Pillow 金枕头 (Zhou Xiaodan 周小丹) |
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| 1997 | Carole Lin 林晓佩 | The Price of Peace 和平的代价 (Wang Qiumei 王秋梅) |
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| 1998 | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | Stand by Me 家人有约 (Lin Wenyu 林文玉) |
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| 1999 | Cynthia Koh 许美珍 | Stepping Out 出路 (Hong Dou 红豆) |
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| 2000 | Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | Angel's Dream 真相 (Chen Anqi 陈安琪) |
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| 2001 | Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 | Three Women and A Half 三个半女人 (Jane) |
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| 2002 | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | Beautiful Connection 九层糕 (Fan Kelian 范可莲) |
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| 2003 | Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | Holland V 荷兰村 (Mo Wanwan 莫婉婉) |
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| 2004 | Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | Double Happiness I 喜临门I (Situ Yaxi 司徒雅喜) |
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| 2005 | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | My Lucky Charm 情来运转 (Lucky) |
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| 2006 | Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | Family Matters 法庭俏佳人 (Zhao Shuyang 赵舒扬) |
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| 2007 | Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | Metamorphosis 破茧而出 (Wen Wanrou 温婉柔) |
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| 2009 | Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 (Huang Yuzhu 黄玉珠) |
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| 2010 | Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | Reunion Dinner 团圆饭 (Ping 阿萍) |
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| 2011 | Rui En 瑞恩 | With You 我在你左右 (Ye Siqi 叶思琪) |
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| 2012 | Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城 (Pan Leyao 潘乐瑶) |
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| 2013 | Rui En 瑞恩 | Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 (Hu Xiaoman 胡小曼) |
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| 2014 | Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | The Dream Makers 志在四方 (Yao-Zhu Kangli 姚朱康莉) |
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| 2015 | Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | Yes We Can! 我们一定行！ (Zhang Xueqin 张雪芹) |
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| 2016 | Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿) |
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| 2017 | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使 2 (Wang Ruojun 王若君) |
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| 2018 | Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | The Lead 第一主角 (Lin Meizhen 林美真) |
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| 2019 | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 (Hu Jiaofen 胡娇芬) |
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| 2021 | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 (Mandy See 施若芸) |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.
Multiple awards and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:
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