The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
| Star Awards for Best Actor 最佳男主角 | |
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| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Most recent winner | Jeremy Chan, All That Glitters (2024) |
| Most awards | Chen Hanwei (7) |
| Most nominations | Chen Hanwei (15) |
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 13 actors. Jeremy Chan is the most recent winner in this category for his role in All That Glitters. Since the ceremony held in 2024, Chen Hanwei remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actor. Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.
Recipients
| Year | Actor | Work title (role) | Nominees |
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| 1995 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | Wounded Tracks 伤城记 (Xu Le 许乐) |
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| 1996 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断 (Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄) |
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| 1997 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | The Price of Peace 和平的代价 (Xie Guomin 谢国民) |
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| 1998 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | Stand by Me 家人有约 (Du Hanmin 杜汉民) |
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| 1999 | Stepping Out 出路 (Zhang Jiafu 张家富) |
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| 2000 | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香 (Long Yaxing 龙亚星) |
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| 2001 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Love Me, Love Me Not 真爱无敌 (Lin Yiqin 林以勤) |
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| 2002 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | The Vagrant 豹子胆 (Bao 阿豹) |
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| 2003 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | Holland V 荷兰村 (Yang Xiong 杨雄) |
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| 2004 | Double Happiness I 喜临门I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙) |
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| 2005 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | A Life of Hope 活下去 (Pan Zhihao 潘志豪) |
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| 2006 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | The Undisclosed 迷云二十天 (Cheng Musheng 程木胜) |
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| 2007 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 | Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵 (Dai Zhigang 戴志刚) |
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| 2009 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | By My Side 不凡的爱 (Chen Bufan 陈不凡) |
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| 2010 | Daddy at Home 企鹅爸爸 (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康) |
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| 2011 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | The Family Court 走进走出 (Lin Leshan 林乐山) |
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| 2012 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 (Xie Donghai 谢东海) |
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| 2013 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | Show Hand 注定 (Zhang Qiming 张启明) |
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| 2014 | Pierre Png 方展发 | The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 (Heilong 黑龙) |
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| 2015 | Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 (Hu Jia 胡佳) |
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| 2016 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) |
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| 2017 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 (Zhang Naiping 张乃平) |
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| 2018 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光) |
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| 2019 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 (Zhang Zicheng 张自成) |
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| 2021 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 (Bi Zheng 毕正) |
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| 2022 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Recipe of Life 味之道 (Zhou Beifa 周北发) |
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| 2023 | Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 (Zheng Tiancai 郑天才) |
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| 2024 | Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 | All That Glitters 金色大道 (Huang Jintiao 黄金条) |
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Nominees distribution chart
| Actor won the award | |
| Actor was nominated for the award | |
| Actor was not nominated for the award | |
| Actor is currently nominated for the award |
| Actor | Year | Wins | Noms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | N | N | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | N | N | N | 5 | 6 | N | 7 | N | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1 | N | 2 | 3 | N | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Nanxing 李南星 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | N | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 2 | N | 3 | N | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | N | N | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Png 方展发 | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | N | 1 | N | N | N | N | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | 1 | N | N | N | N | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terence Cao 曹国辉 | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Wenyong 黄文永 | N | N | N | N | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | N | N | N | N | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Chen 陈之财 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Yiliang 黄奕良 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Lye 赖兴祥 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Low 刘谦益 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Wong 王禄江 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Ng 黄振隆 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayden Sng 孙政 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Award records
| Record | Actor | Count | Remarks |
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| Most wins | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 7 wins | 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
| Most nominations | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 15 nominations | 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Longest gap between wins | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 16 years | 1997—2013 |
| Shortest gap between wins (consecutive wins) | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1 year | 1998—1999 2003—2004 |
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2009—2010 | ||
| Most nominations before first award | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 8 nominations | Won first award (9th nomination) in 2012 |
| Most nominations without a win | Terence Cao 曹国辉 | 6 nominations | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2014 |
| Longest gap between nominations | Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | 14 years | 2007—2021 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 7 nominations | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Won at first nomination | Li Nanxing 李南星 | 6 actors | 1995 |
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1996 | ||
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 1997 | ||
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | 2007 | ||
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | 2018 | ||
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | 2023 | ||
| Nominated twice in the same year | — | ||
| Won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 4 actors | 1995, 1996 (Best Supporting Actor) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 (Best Actor) |
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | 2009 (Best Supporting Actor) 2000 (Best Actor) | ||
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 1999, 2013 (Best Supporting Actor) 2012 (Best Actor) | ||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2015, 2018 (Best Supporting Actor) 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 (Best Actor) | ||
| Nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the same year | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 5 actors | 1996 |
| Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | 2002 | ||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 2015 | ||
| Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 | 2017, 2024 | ||
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | 2023 | ||
| Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor | — | ||
| Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor in the same year | James Lye 赖兴祥 | 1 actor | 1997 |
| Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Actor in the same year | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 2 actors | 2012 |
| Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 2016 | ||
| Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Actor in the same year | — | ||
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
| 15 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
| 14 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 |
| 12 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
| 10 | Li Nanxing 李南星 |
| 9 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
| 8 | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 |
| 7 | Pierre Png 方展发 |
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | |
| 6 | Terence Cao 曹国辉 |
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | |
| 5 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 |
| 4 | Huang Wenyong 黄文永 |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | |
| 3 | Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 |
| Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | |
| Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 | |
| 2 | Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 |
| Edmund Chen 陈之财 | |
| Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | |
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | |
| Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | |
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | |
| Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 | |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 |
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