Star Awards

Star Awards
红星大奖
Star Awards 2016
Awarded for Excellence in Chinese Language entertainment in Singapore
Country Singapore
Presented by Mediacorp
First awarded 1994
Television/Radio coverage
Network Mediacorp Channel 8
Mediacorp Channel U
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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. Unlike similar entertainment ceremonies, the ceremony also celebrates how popular individual entertainers are based on how much fans are willing to collectively spend through a voting system that elevates their popularity.

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 onwards, all awards would be presented at the ceremony proper and the awards ceremony has been split into two shows. For Show 1, it was held at Caldecott Broadcast Centre from 2010 to 2015. 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.

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.

List of ceremonies

Colour key

     Recipient of Special Achievement Award
     Recipient of All-Time Favourite Artiste Award
     Recipient of Rocket Award
     Recipient of Honorary TV Award
Year Date Venue Hosts Top award recipient(s) Guest-of-Honour(s)
Main Walk-of-Fame Post-Show Party
1994 26 February Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Chen Shucheng
Tsui Li-Hsin
N/A N/A N/A George Yeo
1995 9 July Guo Liang
Tsui Li-Hsin
Xiang Yun N/A
1996 23 June Harbour Pavilion
World Trade Centre
Bai Yan
1997 5 October Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Timothy Chao
Wendy Tseng
Huang Wenyong
1998 20 December Timothy Chao
Tsui Li-Hsin
Zoe Tay
1999 19 December Jack Neo
2000 26 November Fann Wong Lee Yock Suan
2001 25 November Timothy Chao
Cheng Di
Lee Shih Shiong
Lee Wei Song
David Lim
2002 8 December Timothy Chao
Chun Guek Lay
Chen Shucheng Lee Yock Suan
2003 7 December Xie Shaoguang Wong Kan Seng
2004 12 December Timothy Chao
Matilda Tao
Chew Chor Meng
Li Nanxing
Zoe Tay
Lee Boon Yang
2005 4 December Guo Liang
Patty Hou
Dennis Chew
Dasmond Koh
Christina Lin
Fann Wong
Xie Shaoguang
S. R. Nathan
Lim Hwee Hua
2006 10 December St James Power Station
Powerhouse
Mark Lee
Christina Lin
Mark Lee
Christina Lin
Jeff Wang
Chen Liping N/A
2007 16 December Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Sharon Au
Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
N/A Vivian Lai
Mark Lee
Christina Lin
Pornsak
Jeff Wang
N/A
2009 26 April Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Lee Teng
Charlyn Lin
Pornsak
Yuan Shuai
Huang Biren S. R. Nathan
Lui Tuck Yew
2010 18 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Dennis Chew
Michelle Chia
Michelle Chong
Vivian Lai
Mark Lee
Lee Teng
Kym Ng
Pornsak
N/A Elvin Ng Teo Ser Luck
25 April Resorts World Sentosa
Compass Ballroom
Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Michelle Chong
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Michelle Chia
Michelle Chong
Apple Hong
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Christopher Lee
Mark Lee
Teo Chee Hean
2011 17 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Dasmond Koh
Kym Ng
Pornsak
Bryan Wong
N/A N/A Pornsak Teo Ming Kian
Lucas Chow
24 April Resorts World Sentosa
Compass Ballroom
Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Christina Lin
Pornsak
Xiang Yun S. R. Nathan
2012 22 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Michelle Chia
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
N/A N/A Desmond Tan Lee Yi Shyan
29 April Marina Bay Sands
Sands Ballroom
Guo Liang
Bowie Tsang
Dennis Chew
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
Tay Ping Hui Heng Swee Keat
2013 21 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
Pornsak
Jeffrey Xu
N/A N/A Romeo Tan Sim Ann
28 April Marina Bay Sands
MasterCard Theatres
Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Huang Wenyong Lawrence Wong
2014 20 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Chen Shucheng
Samuel Chong
Lucy Chow
Dasmond Koh
Vivian Lai
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Zhang Wei
N/A N/A Priscelia Chan Josephine Teo
27 April Suntec City
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Youyi
Chen Ning
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Jeffrey Xu
Ben Yeo
Chen Hanwei
Bryan Wong
Tan Chuan-Jin
2015 19 April Caldecott Broadcast Centre
MediaCorp TV Theatre
Dennis Chew
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
N/A N/A Shaun Chen Baey Yam Keng
26 April Guo Liang
Quan Yi Fong
Dasmond Koh
Lee Teng
Kate Pang
Jeanette Aw
Vivian Lai
Grace Fu
2016 17 April Mediacorp Campus
Theatre @ Mediacorp
Dennis Chew
Lee Teng
Pornsak
Dennis Chew
Lee Teng
Pornsak
N/A Julie Tan Teo Chee Hean
Qi Yuwu
Rui En
24 April N/A Dennis Chew
Lee Teng
Pornsak
N/A Chee Hong Tat

Award categories

Current categories

Suspended categories

  • Best News Presenter: from 2010 to 2013
  • Best Current Affairs Presenter: from 2010 to 2013
  • Best Newcomer: from 1994 to 2002; 2004 to 2009; 2012 to 2013; 2015
  • Best Cameraman (Entertainment Programmes)
  • Best Set Design (Entertainment Programmes)
  • Best Editing (Entertainment Programmes)
  • Best Costume & Image Design
  • Best Music & Sound Design

Sponsored categories

  • i Most Stylish Award
  • Slender Body Award
  • YES 933 FM Best Speech Award
  • Systema Charming Smile: from 2011 to 2012
  • BottomSlim Sexiest Legs: from 2013 to 2015
  • Asian Skin Solutions Most Radiant Skin Award: from 2014 to 2015
  • London Choco Roll Happiness Award: since 2014
  • Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award: 2015 only
  • Toggle awards: since 2015
    • Outstanding Duke Award (2015)
    • Most Beloved Celebrity BFF Award (2016)
  • Bioskin Flawless Skin Award: since 2016

Retired categories

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Things you didn't know about the Star Awards". The Straits Times. 2006-12-08.

External links

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