Star Awards for Best Actress
Star Awards for Best Actress 最佳女主角 | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Country | Singapore |
Presented by | Mediacorp |
First awarded | 1995 |
Most recent winner | Huang Biren, Your World in Mine (2023) |
Most awards | Huang Biren (5) |
Most nominations | Zoe Tay (15) |
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. Huang Biren is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Your World in Mine. Since the ceremony held in 2023, Huang remains as the only actress to win in this category five times, surpassing Zoe Tay who has four wins. Tay has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actress. Jeanette Aw holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six (she eventually won her first award in 2016). Jesseca Liu and Jacelyn Tay are currently the actresses who have the most nominations without a win, with five.
Recipients
Year | Actress | Work 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 | My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 (Mandy See 施若芸) |
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2022 | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | Recipe of Life 味之道 (Chen Huiying 陈惠瑛) |
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2023 | Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 (Li Jiayun 李家云) |
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2024 | TBA |
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Nominees distribution chart
Actress won the award | |
Actress was nominated for the award | |
Actress was not nominated for the award | |
Actress is currently nominated for the award |
Actress | Year | Wins | Noms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996
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1997
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1999
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Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 1 | N | N | 2 | N | 3 | N | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | N | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | N | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | N | 1 | N | 2 | 3 | N | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | N | N | N | 1 | N | 2 | N | 3 | N | N | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | N | 1 | N | 2 | N | N | N | N | P | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rui En 瑞恩 | 1 | N | 2 | N | N | N | N | N | P | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | N | N | 1 | N | N | 2 | N | N | N | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fann Wong 范文芳 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Carole Lin 林晓佩 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cynthia Koh 许美珍 | N | 1 | N | N | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | N | 1 | N | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ann Kok 郭舒贤 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kym Ng 鐘琴 | N | N | P | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ya Hui 雅慧 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 | N | P | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irin Gan 颜俐蓁 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lina Ng 黄嫊方 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zheng Wanling 郑婉龄 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiang Yun 向云 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhou Ying 周颖 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tong Bing Yu 童缤毓 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Ling 洪凌 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jernelle Oh 胡煜诗 | P | 0 | 1 |
Award records
Record | Actress | Count | Remarks |
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Most wins | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 5 wins | 1998, 2002, 2005, 2022, 2023 |
Most nominations | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | 15 nominations | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
Longest gap between wins | 21 years | 1996—2017 | |
Shortest gap between wins | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 1 year | 2022—2023 |
Consecutive wins | Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | 2 actresses | 2019—2021 |
Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 2022—2023 | ||
Most nominations before first award | Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | 6 nominations | Won first award (7th nomination) in 2016 |
Most nominations without a win | Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 | 5 nominations | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | 2006, 2007, 2017, 2022, 2023 | ||
Longest gap between nominations | Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 15 years | 2007—2022 |
Most consecutive nominations | Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | 8 nominations | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Won at first nomination | Fann Wong 范文芳 | 4 actresses | 1995 |
Carole Lin 林晓佩 | 1997 | ||
Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | 1998 | ||
Rui En 瑞恩 | 2011 | ||
Nominated twice in the same year | Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | 1 actress | 2009 |
Won Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress | Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | 4 actresses | 2005 (Best Supporting Actress) 2007 (Best Actress) |
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | 2015 (Best Supporting Actress) 2009, 2012 (Best Actress) | ||
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | 2014 (Best Supporting Actress) 2015, 2018 (Best Actress) | ||
Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 | 2017 (Best Supporting Actress) 2001 (Best Actress) | ||
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the same year | Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬 | 6 actresses | 1996 |
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | 2005 | ||
Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | 2010 | ||
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | 2014 | ||
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | 2015 | ||
Kym Ng 鐘琴 | 2021 | ||
Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress | Fann Wong 范文芳 | 4 actresses | 1995 (Best Newcomer) 1995 (Best Actress) |
Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | 1994 (Best Newcomer) 2000, 2004, 2006 (Best Actress) | ||
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | 2004 (Best Newcomer) 2009, 2012 (Best Actress) | ||
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | 2002 (Best Newcomer) 2016 (Best Actress) | ||
Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress in the same year | Fann Wong 范文芳 | 2 actresses | 1995 |
Irin Gan 颜俐蓁 | 1997 | ||
Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Actress in the same year | — | ||
Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Actress in the same year |
Multiple awards and nominations
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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