Star Awards
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Star Awards 红星大奖 | |
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Current: Star Awards 2018 | |
Description | Excellence in Chinese Language entertainment in Singapore |
Sponsored by | Bioskin Most Charismatic (2018) |
Country | Singapore |
Presented by | Mediacorp |
First awarded | 1994 |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 Mediacorp Channel U Toggle |
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) is an annual ceremony held in Singapore where the media organisation Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.
History
The first ever annual Star Awards event was held in 1994. In the first three years of the Awards, MediaCorp handed out just 10 Most Popular Artistes awards (five for each gender) instead of the current 20 (10 for each gender).[1]
The Best Actor and Best Actress awards were only introduced in 1995. Prior to that, it was more of a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award.[1]
In 1995, a top gun of Hong Kong's TVB was one of the guests at the Star Awards. When giving out the award, he commented on the significance of the awards in recognizing television talents. He wished that Hong Kong will have similar television award ceremony in future. In less than 2 years after his return to Hong Kong, the TVB Anniversary Awards was born.
The Star Awards has traditionally been held at the TV Theatre on Caldecott Hill. Though there were some exceptions, the first being in 1996 where this annual event was being held at Harbour Pavilion, and 2006, when it was held at St James Power Station.[1]
Previously, technical category awards (e.g. Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Variety Show Producer, etc.), newscaster and current affairs awards and, for a time, the Young Talent Award (for child actors) were held separately at a gala dinner due to time constraints and results and clips from the event would be shown at the ceremony. From 2010 to 2015, all awards were presented at the ceremony proper and the awards ceremony had been split into two shows. For Show 1, it was held at Caldecott Broadcast Centre throughout the above-mentioned period. For Show 2, it was held at Resorts World Sentosa in 2010 and 2011, at Marina Bay Sands in 2012 and 2013, at Suntec City in 2014 and at Caldecott Broadcast Centre in 2015.
In 2016, technical category awards were reverted to being presented at an off-site ceremony. Despite this, there still were two shows, where the programme and performance category awards were split equally. Both shows were held at the new Mediacorp campus at 1 Stars Avenue.
In 2017, a new format is introduced, whereby there is only one main show and three one-hour prelude episodes leading to it. Technical category awards (and Young Talent Award) are split equally among the three prelude episodes to be presented.
The award ceremonies were held in end of the year from 1998 to 2007. From 2009 onwards, the Star Awards would be held annually in April to honour television talents from works from the previous year. Hence, there was no ceremony in the year 2008.
With the merger of MediaCorp with SPH MediaWorks on 1 January 2005, nominees now include artistes and shows from MediaCorp Channel U, formerly MediaWork's Chinese language channel. The ceremony was broadcast on Channel U in 2005 for the first time.
Trophy
The Star Awards trophy has seen four different designs, since its inception in 1994.
- 1994: The trophy was a circular column with a star-shaped circle capping the top.
- 1995 - 1997: The trophy was a straight column topped with a gold star.
- 1998 - 1999: The trophy was changed to a cone-like shape with a bigger star.
- 2000–present: A new trophy made in Shanghai was designed, weighing 4 kg and cost S$1,000 each. It is designed with a crystal body shaped in the letter "S", and from another angle, shaped in the letter "A", forming the initials of the "Star Awards". The trophy used to come in different colors every year.
List of ceremonies
# | Date | Venue | Host(s) | Special Achievement Award | Rocket Award | |||||
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Main | Walk-of-Fame | Post-Show Party | ||||||||
1 | 26 February 1994 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre MediaCorp TV Theatre |
Chen Shucheng Yvette Tsui |
— | — | — | — | |||
2 | 9 July 1995 | Guo Liang Yvette Tsui |
Xiang Yun | |||||||
3 | 23 June 1996 | World Trade Centre Harbour Pavilion |
Bai Yan | |||||||
4 | 5 October 1997 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre MediaCorp TV Theatre |
Timothy Chao Wendy Xiao Ying |
Huang Wenyong | ||||||
5 | 20 December 1998 | Timothy Chao Yvette Tsui |
Zoe Tay | |||||||
6 | 19 December 1999 | Jack Neo | ||||||||
7 | 26 November 2000 | Fann Wong | ||||||||
8 | 25 November 2001 | Timothy Chao Cheng Di |
Lee Shih Shiong Lee Wei Shiong | |||||||
9 | 8 December 2002 | Timothy Chao Chun Guek Lay |
Chen Shucheng | |||||||
10 | 7 December 2003 | Xie Shaoguang | ||||||||
11 | 12 December 2004 | Timothy Chao Matilda Tao |
All-Time Favourite Artiste | |||||||
Chew Chor Meng Li Nanxing Zoe Tay | ||||||||||
12 | 4 December 2005 | Guo Liang Patty Hou |
Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lim Peifen |
Fann Wong Xie Shaoguang | ||||||
13 | 10 December 2006 | St James Power Station Powerhouse |
Mark Lee Lim Peifen |
Mark Lee Lim Peifen Jeff Wang |
Chen Liping | |||||
14 | 16 December 2007 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre MediaCorp TV Theatre |
Sharon Au Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong |
— | Vivian Lai Mark Lee Lim Peifen Pornsak Jeff Wang |
— | ||||
15 | 26 April 2009 | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong |
Lee Teng Charlyn Lin Pornsak Yuan Shuai |
Huang Biren | ||||||
16 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 2 | Christopher Lee Mark Lee |
Elvin Ng | |
18 April 2010 | 25 April 2010 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre MediaCorp TV Theatre |
Resorts World Sentosa Compass Ballroom |
Dennis Chew Michelle Chia Michelle Chong Vivian Lai Mark Lee Lee Teng Kym Ng Pornsak |
Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong |
Michelle Chong Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak |
Michelle Chia Michelle Chong Apple Hong Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak | |||
17 | 17 April 2011 | 24 April 2011 | Dasmond Koh Kym Ng Pornsak Bryan Wong |
Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak |
Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Lim Peifen Pornsak |
Xiang Yun | Pornsak | |||
18 | 22 April 2012 | 29 April 2012 | Marina Bay Sands Sands Ballroom |
Michelle Chia Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng |
Guo Liang Bowie Tsang |
Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang |
Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng |
Tay Ping Hui | Desmond Tan | |
19 | 21 April 2013 | 28 April 2013 | Marina Bay Sands MasterCard Theatres |
Vivian Lai Lee Teng Kate Pang Pornsak Jeffrey Xu |
Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong |
Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Kate Pang |
Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak |
— | Romeo Tan | |
20 | 20 April 2014 | 27 April 2014 | Suntec City Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre |
Chen Shucheng Samuel Chong Lucy Chow Dasmond Koh Vivian Lai Lee Teng Pornsak Zhang Wei |
Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Pornsak Youyi |
Chen Ning Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Pornsak Jeffrey Xu Ben Yeo |
Chen Hanwei Bryan Wong |
Priscelia Chan | ||
21 | 19 April 2015 | 26 April 2015 | Caldecott Broadcast Centre MediaCorp TV Theatre |
Dennis Chew Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang |
Dasmond Koh Lee Teng Kate Pang |
Jeanette Aw Vivian Lai |
Shaun Chen | |||
22 | 17 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp |
Dennis Chew Lee Teng Pornsak |
Show 1 | Show 2 | Qi Yuwu Rui En |
Julie Tan | ||
Dennis Chew Lee Teng Pornsak | ||||||||||
23 | Main Show | Elvin Ng Joanne Peh Quan Yi Fong |
— | |||||||
16 April 2017 | Mediacorp Campus MES Theatre @ Mediacorp |
Lee Teng | Glenn Goh Kate Pang Pornsak Youyi |
— | ||||||
24 | 22 April 2018 | Guo Liang Quan Yi Fong |
Lin Lingzhi Kimberly Wang Zhong Kunhua |
Vivian Lai Lee Teng |
Special Achievement Award | |||||
Marcus Chin | ||||||||||
25 | April 2019 | TBA | All-Time Favourite Artiste | |||||||
Kym Ng |
Current categories
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Young Talent
- Best Evergreen Artiste Award
- Best Programme Host (Variety, Info-Ed & Infotainment)
- Best Drama Serial
- Best Theme Song
- Best Variety Programme
- Best Info-Ed Programme
- Best Newcomer
- Special Achievement Award
- Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
- Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Variety Producer
- Best Variety Writer
Suspended categories
- Best News Presenter
- Best Current Affairs Presenter
- Rocket
- Top Rated Drama Serial
- London Choco Roll Happiness Award
- Best Variety Special
- All-Time Favourite Artiste
- Best News Story
Discontinued categories
- Best Comedy Performer
- Best News/Current Affairs Presenter
- Unforgettable Villain
- Favourite Onscreen Partner (Variety)
- Favourite Host
- Honorary TV Award
- Best Variety Show Host
- Best Info-Ed Programme Host
- Most Popular Regional Artiste Award
- Favourite Male Character
- Favourite Female Character
- Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)
- Social Media Award
References
- ^ a b c "Things you didn't know about the Star Awards". The Straits Times. 2006-12-08.
External links
- "Star Awards 2001 Back to the Past: Past Winners (1994-2000)". MediaCorp TV. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
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