The Star Awards for Best Actor 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; 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. Desmond Tan is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Devil Behind The Gate. 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, and to have been nominated on 16 occasions, more than any other actors. Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.
Winners and nominees Year Actor Work title (role) Nominees1995 Li Nanxing Wounded Tracks(Xu Le 许乐) 1996 Xie Shaoguang The Last Rhythm(Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄) 1997 Christopher Lee The Price of Peace(Xie Guomin 谢国民) 1998 Xie Shaoguang Stand by Me(Du Hanmin 杜汉民) 1999 Stepping Out (Zhang Jiafu 张家富) 2000 Chew Chor Meng Hainan Kopi Tales(Long Yaxing 龙亚星) 2001 Chen Hanwei Love Me, Love Me Not(Lin Yiqin 林以勤) 2002 Li Nanxing The Vagrant (Bao 阿豹) 2003 Xie Shaoguang Holland V(Yang Xiong 杨雄) 2004 Double Happiness I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙) 2005 Chen Hanwei A Life of Hope(Pan Zhihao 潘志豪) 2006 Li Nanxing The Undisclosed (Cheng Musheng 程木胜) 2007 Zheng Geping Like Father, Like Daughter(Dai Zhigang 戴志刚) 2009 Chen Hanwei By My Side (Chen Bufan 陈不凡) 2010 Daddy at Home (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康) 2011 Qi Yuwu The Family Court(Lin Leshan 林乐山) 2012 Tay Ping Hui Bountiful Blessings (Xie Donghai 谢东海) 2013 Christopher Lee Show Hand (Zhang Qiming 张启明) 2014 Pierre Png The Journey: A Voyage(Heilong 黑龙) 2015 Shaun Chen The Journey: Tumultuous Times(Hu Jia 胡佳) 2016 Qi Yuwu The Dream Makers II(Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) 2017 Chen Hanwei The Gentlemen (Zhang Naiping 张乃平) 2018 Desmond Tan When Duty Calls (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光) 2019 Chen Hanwei A Million Dollar Dream (Zhang Zicheng 张自成) 2021 Qi Yuwu A Quest to Heal(Bi Zheng 毕正) 2022 Chen Hanwei Recipe of Life(Zhou Beifa 周北发) 2023 Richie Koh Your World in Mine(Zheng Tiancai 郑天才) 2024 Jeremy Chan All That Glitters (Huang Jintiao 黄金条) 2025 Christopher Lee Kill Sera Sera (Allan Sun Ailun 孙艾伦) 2026 Desmond Tan Devil Behind The Gate (Yuan Yingcai / Yuan Yingjie 袁英才 / 袁英杰)
Nominees distribution chart + Colour key 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 Chen Hanwei 7 16 Xie Shaoguang 5 7 Li Nanxing 3 10 Christopher Lee 3 15 Qi Yuwu 3 13 Desmond Tan 2 6 1 8 Zheng Geping 1 2 Tay Ping Hui 1 9 Pierre Png 1 7 Shaun Chen 1 6 Richie Koh 1 4 Jeremy Chan 1 2 Terence Cao 0 6 Romeo Tan 0 5 Huang Wenyong 0 4 Andie Chen 0 4 Adrian Pang 0 3 Elvin Ng 0 3 Edmund Chen 0 2 Zhang Yaodong 0 2 Dai Xiangyu 0 2 Brandon Wong 0 2 Thomas Ong 0 2 Zhang Zhenxuan 0 2 Xu Bin 0 2 Huang Yiliang 0 1 James Lye 0 1 Zhu Houren 0 1 Richard Low 0 1 Chen Shucheng 0 1 Bryan Wong 0 1 Desmond Ng 0 1 Ayden Sng 0 1 Gavin Teo 0 1
Award records Record Actor Count Remarks Most wins Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 7 wins 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 Most nominations 16 nominations 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 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—19992003—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 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 Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor in the same year James Lye 赖兴祥 1 actor 1997Received 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
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
Wins Actor Nominations Years won 7 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 16 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 5 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 7 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 3 Li Nanxing 李南星 10 1995, 2002, 2006 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 15 1997, 2013, 2025 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 13 2011, 2016, 2021
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
Nominations Actor 16 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 15 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 13 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 Desmond Tan 陈泂江 5 Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 4 Huang Wenyong 黄文永 Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 Richie Koh 许瑞奇 3 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 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 Xu Bin 徐彬
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