The Star Awards for Best Supporting 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; Xie Shaoguang received the award for his role in Larceny of Love and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting 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 21 actors. Tyler Ten is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story. Since the ceremony held in 2006, Huang Yiliang and Chen Hanwei are both the only actors to win in this category thrice, surpassing Chen Guohua, Chen Shucheng, Tay Ping Hui, and Xie who have two wins each. Chen Shucheng has also been nominated on 12 occasions, more than any other actor. Andie Chen holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with seven.
Recipients Year Actor Work title (role) Nominees1995 Xie Shaoguang Larceny of Love (Jiang Zefu 江泽夫) 1996 The Golden Pillow (Sai Wei 賽威) 1997 Richard Low The Silver Lining (Huang Qinghe 黄庆和) 1998 Chen Guohua Around People's Park (Qing 阿青) 1999 Tay Ping Hui Stepping Out(Liu Mei 刘妹) 2000 Chen Guohua My Home Affairs (Zheng Dayong 郑大勇) 2001 Yao Wenlong Looking for Stars (Tequila) 2002 Huang Yiliang The Vagrant (Huang Jinlang 黄金浪) 2003 Holland V (Tian Dahua 田大华) 2004 Andrew Seow Man at Forty(Tang Tang 糖糖) 2005 Cavin Soh Portrait of Home (Zhou Daqiu 周大丘) 2006 Huang Yiliang Women of Times (Kuang Qicai 邝奇才) 2007 Darren Lim Kinship (Xu Naifa 徐乃发) 2009 Chew Chor Meng The Golden Path (Huang Kaida 黄凯达) 2010 Zhu Houren Reunion Dinner (Liang Zhigao 梁志高) 2011 Terence Cao The Best Things In Life (Song Daming 宋达明) 2012 Chen Shucheng The Oath(Wu Zhixiong 吴志雄) 2013 Tay Ping Hui Unriddle 2 (Zhang Yuze 张雨泽) 2014 Guo Liang The Dream Makers (Yao Jianguo 姚建国) 2015 Chen Hanwei The Journey: Tumultuous Times(Hu Weiren 胡为人) 2016 Zhang Zhenxuan The Dream Makers II (Chen Guang 陈光) 2017 Romeo Tan The Dream Job (Tim Goh 吴康顺) 2018 Chen Hanwei The Lead(Lin Xiaohu 林小虎) 2019 Chen Shucheng A Million Dollar Dream(Hu Tianhao 胡添豪) 2021 Bryan Wong A Quest to Heal (Sun Xi 孙喜) 2022 Jeffrey Xu The Takedown (Lin Jinxiong 林金雄) 2023 Brandon Wong Dark Angel(Ke Zhixiong 柯志雄) 2024 Zhang Ze Tong All That Glitters(Richard Mo) 2025 Chen Hanwei Unforgivable (Chen Yongren 陈勇仁) 2026 Tyler Ten Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (Bai Ah Li 白阿力)
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 Huang Yiliang 3 4 Chen Hanwei 3 4 Xie Shaoguang 2 2 Chen Guohua 2 3 Tay Ping Hui 2 2 Chen Shucheng 2 12 Richard Low 1 3 Yao Wenlong 1 8 Andrew Seow 1 3 Cavin Soh 1 3 Darren Lim 1 8 Chew Chor Meng 1 3 Zhu Houren 1 10 Terence Cao 1 1 Guo Liang 1 3 Zhang Zhenxuan 1 4 Romeo Tan 1 2 Bryan Wong 1 1 Jeffrey Xu 1 3 Brandon Wong 1 6 Zhang Zetong 1 3 Tyler Ten 1 1 Andie Chen 0 7 Zheng Geping 0 6 Nick Shen 0 4 Rayson Tan 0 4 Ian Fang 0 4 Zhang Xinxiang 0 3 James Seah 0 3 Chen Tianwen 0 2 0 2 Vincent Ng 0 2 Jeff Wang 0 2 Huang Wenyong 0 2 Shaun Chen 0 2 Zen Chong 0 2 Shane Pow 0 2 Xu Bin 0 2 Ang Puay Heng 0 1 Lin Yisheng 0 1 Ix Shen 0 1 Huang Bingjie 0 1 Alan Tern 0 1 Adam Chen 0 1 Dai Xiangyu 0 1 Jerry Yeo 0 1 Dennis Chew 0 1 Aloysius Pang 0 1 Edwin Goh 0 1 Marcus Chin 0 1 Peter Yu 0 1 Pierre Png 0 1 Jeremy Chan 0 1
Award records Record Actor Count Remarks Most wins Huang Yiliang 3 2002, 2003, 2006 Chen Hanwei 2015, 2018, 2025 Most nominations Chen Shucheng 12 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025 Longest gap between wins Tay Ping Hui 14 years 1999—2013 Shortest gap between wins(consecutive wins) Xie Shaoguang 1 year 1995—1996 Huang Yiliang 2002—2003 Most nominations before first award Chen Shucheng 5 Won first award (6th nomination) in 2012 Brandon Wong Won first award (6th nomination) in 2023 Most nominations without a win Andie Chen 7 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2026 Longest gap between nominations Chen Tianwen 19 years 1997—2016 Most consecutive nominations Yao Wenlong 4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Darren Lim 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Chen Shucheng 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Won at first nomination Xie Shaoguang 8 1995 Tay Ping Hui 1999 Cavin Soh 2005 Chew Chor Meng 2009 Terence Cao 2011 Guo Liang 2014 Bryan Wong 2021 Tyler Ten 2026 Nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the same year Xie Shaoguang 5 1996 Chen Shucheng 2002 Chen Hanwei 2015 Andie Chen 2017, 2024 Brandon Wong 2023Won Best Actor and Best Supporting ActorXie Shaoguang11996
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards:
Wins Actor Nominations 3 Huang Yiliang 黄奕良 4 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 4 2 Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 12 Chen Guohua 陈国华 3 Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 2 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光
The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor nominations:
Nominations Actor 12 Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 10 Zhu Houren 朱厚任 8 Darren Lim 林明伦 Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 7 Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 6 Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 Zheng Geping 郑各评 4 Ian Fang 方威捷 Huang Yiliang 黄奕良 Nick Shen 沈炜竣 Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 3 Chen Guohua 陈国华 Chew Chor Meng 周初明 Richard Low 刘谦益 Andrew Seow 萧乙铭 Cavin Soh 苏梽诚 Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 Zhang Xinxiang 张信祥 Guo Liang 郭亮 James Seah 谢俊峰 Zhang Ze Tong 张哲通 2 Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 Chen Tianwen 陈天文 Zen Chong 章证翔 Chunyu Shanshan 淳于珊珊 Huang Wenyong 黄文永 Vincent Ng 翁清海 Shane Pow 包勋评 Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Jeff Wang 王振復 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 Xu Bin 徐彬
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