The Star Awards for Favourite Male Show Stealer was an award presented annually at the Star Awards. It was given to an actor who portrayed a drama series or variety character that was deemed the most popular among the television audience.
It was first presented in 2010, discontinued in 2017, and then revived in 2022 and 2023.
History The Star Awards for Favourite Male Character category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony; Nat Ho received the award for his role in The Dream Catchers.
Prior to 2012, the nominees were determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. The rule was removed in 2012 to allow the public to determine the nominees entirely via online voting. Winners are selected by a majority vote from the public.
The award was discontinued from 2017, along with the Favourite Female Character and Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) awards. In 2022, the award was revived but came under a new name called Favourite Male Show Stealer.
Since its inception, the award was given to five actors. Richie Koh is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Your World In Mine. Elvin Ng and Xu Bin have won this category thrice with Xu receiving six nominations, more than any other actor. Aloysius Pang and Romeo Tan hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.
Recipients Year Actor Role (title) NomineesRefFavourite Male Character2010 Nat Ho Lin Jiajie 林佳杰(The Dream Catchers ) 2011 Elvin Ng Zou Jieming 邹杰明(Breakout) 2012 Elvin Ng Zhang Guixiang (C.L.I.F. ) 2013 Xu Bin Zhong Junliang 钟俊良(Don't Stop Believin' ) 2014 Elvin Ng Liu Guowei 刘国威(I'm in Charge ) 2015 Zhang Zhenxuan Gao Guotian 高过天(World at Your Feet) 2016 Xu Bin Fu Jiaren 傅家任(You Can Be an Angel Too) Favourite Male Show Stealer2022 Xu Bin Chung Sheejie 钟世杰 (My Star Bride) 2023 Richie Koh Zheng Tiancai 郑天才 (Your World In Mine )
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Favourite Male Character/Male Show Stealer awards:
Wins Actor Nominations 3 Elvin Ng 5 3 Xu Bin 6
The following individuals received two or more Favourite Male Character/Male Show Stealer nominations:
Nominations Actor 6 Xu Bin 5 Elvin Ng 4 Aloysius Pang Romeo Tan 3 Christopher Lee 2 Zhang Zhenxuan Thomas Ong Tay Ping Hui Qi Yuwu Desmond Tan Jeremy Chan Richie Koh
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