Star Awards 2026 is an annual awards ceremony celebrating excellence in television and media. The 2026 ceremony is themed "Born to Glow", marking a conceptual shift from commemorating milestones to honoring the origins of creativity and the process behind artistic achievement.
Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story, who led the award with 17 nominations, won the most awards in the ceremony with six, including Best Drama Serial and three of four acting categories; the only acting category that did not win was the Best Actor, which went to Desmond Tan for his role for Devil Behind the Gate instead. Tan, alongside Best Programme Host Guo Liang, as well as Paige Chua and Ya Hui, won its tenth award for the Top 10 Most Favourite Artistes this year, alongside first-timers Nick Teo, Hazelle Teo and Juin Teh, the latter who also won her first Most Popular Rising Star.
Background The theme emphasizes the idea that every moment of brilliance begins with a spark — where intention, imagination, and effort converge. "Born" symbolizes the first stages of creation, including initial ideas, early drafts, rehearsals, and collaborative groundwork across various roles and disciplines. The ceremony highlights how these individual beginnings collectively build momentum and culminate in the on-screen "glow" experienced by audiences.
Star Awards 2026 recognises completed televised works, individual creative processes, and production efforts across all featured performances.
New award categories
A new award category, Best Microdrama, has been introduced this year, marking Mediacorp's inaugural venture into the bite-sized, mobile-first content format. Additionally, the Best Theme Song category has been rebranded as Best Original Song, allowing original sub-theme songs to be recognised alongside main theme songs.
Presenters and performers
On 31 March 2026, it was announced that a new hosting trio—featuring returning host Guo Liang alongside Zhang Ze Tong and Cheryl Chou—will take on roles at the Star Awards event.
Main ceremony +List of performers Artist(s) Song(s) Luo Yunxi Whispers of Fate OST《与你》
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the drama or programme.
Best Actor Presented By: Julian Cheung Best Actress Presented By: Julian Cheung Desmond Tan / Devil Behind The Gate Chen Hanwei / The Gift of Time Richie Koh / Another Wok of Life Romeo Tan / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Xu Bin / Fixing FateJesseca Liu / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chantalle Ng / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Cheryl Chou / Perfectly Imperfect Hong Ling / The Spirit Hunter Tasha Low / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Best Supporting Actor Presented By: Hsieh Ying Xuan Best Supporting Actress Presented By: Hsieh Ying Xuan Tyler Ten / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Andie Chen / Fixing Fate James Seah / Another Wok of Life Jeremy Chan / Another Wok of Life Zhang Zetong / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya StoryChen Liping / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Cynthia Koh / I Believe I Can Fly Dawn Yeoh / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Jojo Goh / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Xiang Yun / The Gift of Time Young Talent Award Presented By: Chen Shucheng, Zhu Houren, Richard Low Best Rising Star Presented By: Angie Chai Ivory Chia / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Alfred Ong / Devil Behind The Gate Asher Tay / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Ayden Chew / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Charlotte Yue / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya StoryGladys Bay / Under The Net Cai Cheng Jun / Under The Net Gladys Ng / Under The Net Tan Ting Fong / YES 933 Comedy Series Zhu Zeliang / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Best Audio Personality Presented By: Lee Weisong, Lee Sisong Best Programme Host Presented By: Kevin Tsai Dennis Chew / LOVE 972 Mr. Zhou's Ghost Stories Lin Lingzhi / CAPITAL 958 Double-O-7 Pan Jia Biao / CAPITAL 958 Wake Up Call Kenneth Chung / YES 933 The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio Zhu Zeliang / YES 933 The Night is Still YoungGuo Liang / Star Awards 2025 Award Ceremony Bryan Wong / Makan On Wheels S2 Darren Lim / Unusual Weddings Dennis Chew / Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings S2 Xixi Lim / Say It Right! S2 Best Entertainment Programme Presented By: Kevin Tsai Best Infotainment Programme Presented By: Kevin Tsai Emerald Hill - Our Hillside Moments ‡ Camping Around The World Makan On Wheels S2 Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings S2 Murder on the MenuPedal On For Love ‡ Find Me A Singaporean : The World's My Stage Forbidding No More S3 The Indigenous Unusual Weddings |- !width:50%" | Best Radio ProgrammePresented By: Lee Weisong, Lee Sisong !width:50%" | Best Original Song Presented By: Billy Koh |- | valign="top" |LOVE 972 - The Breakfast Quartet ‡ LOVE 972 - The FENtastic Show YES 933 - The Night is Still Young YES 933 - The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio YES 933 - The DAKA Show | valign="top" |"Echoes of Petals" (落花如雨) / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story ‡ "Gui Ling" (归零) / Another Wok of Life "I Believe I Can Fly - Uncle Still Got It" (青春小鸟) / I Believe I Can Fly "Thief of Fate" (命运小偷) / Fixing Fate "Yi Jian Shi Jian" (一剑世间) / The Spirit Hunter |- !width:50%" | Best Short-Form Entertainment Programme Presented By: Luo Yunxi !width:50%" | Best Microdrama Presented By: Luo Yunxi |- | valign="top" |YES 933 Comedy Series ‡ Chinese? I Cannot! Fans Ask Celebs Spill #Justswipelah The DAKA Show S4 | valign="top" |Woke Up In The 60s In My Grandma's Apron'' ‡ Falling For The CEO's Son I Became A Miracle Doctor In Kampong Love Revenge Who Did My Ah Ma Kill'' Best Drama Serial Presented By: Bowie Lam Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story ‡ Another Wok of Life Fixing Fate I Believe I Can Fly The Gift of Time Multiple nominations and awards
Nomination Drama17Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story5Another Wok of Life4Fixing Fate3I Believe I Can FlyThe Gift of TimeUnder The Net2The Spirit Hunter Nomination Programme 2 The Shuang, Kunz, Jia TrioThe DAKA Show Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings S2Unusual WeddingsMakan On Wheels S2
+ Drama with multiple wins Awards Drama 6Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story
All-Time Favourite Artiste awards
Presented By: Baey Yam Keng
The All-Time Favourite Artiste award is given to celebrities who have won the Top 10 Most Popular category 10 times. Carrie Wong "A remarkable milestone with ten consecutive years of wins in the Popularity Awards category. Her sustained success reflects consistent audience recognition and appreciation for her work and dedication." Romeo Tan "A consecutive winning streak in the Popularity Awards category beginning in 2017 and concluding in 2025 with his first award in 2014. His sustained recognition over more than a decade reflects consistent audience support and enduring success."
Voting awards
Rising Stars The final results for the Most Popular Rising Stars will be determined by a combination of Popularity Survey (20%) and Public Voting (80%). Voting is open to all users with a valid meconnect account, is free of charge, and runs from 13 March 2026, 15:00 to 19 April 2026, 18:00. Each account may cast up to three votes per day, except on 19 April 2026 from 00:00 to 18:00, when unlimited voting is allowed.
+ Table key 3 Winner is promoted to Top 10 Awards at next ceremony
Presented By: Liu Yi-Hao Award winner audited by PwC Singapore Winners No. of awards Tyler Ten 2 Juin Teh 1 Zhang Zetong 3
Top 10 Popularity Awards + Table key 10 Winner of 10th award to be named All-Time Favourite Artiste at next ceremony
The final results for the Top 10 Most Popular Male and Female Artistes will be determined by a combination of Popularity Survey (20%) and Public Voting (80%). Voting is open to all users with a valid meconnect account, free of charge, and runs from 13 March 2026, 15:00 to 19 April 2026, 19:30. Each account can cast up to 10 votes per day for each award category, except on 19 April 2026 from 00:00 to 19:30, when unlimited voting is allowed for each category. The results were announced at the Star Awards 2026 Awards Ceremony on 19 April 2026.
Presented By: Ada Choi Winners No. of awards Marcus Chin 6Richie Koh 3 Benjamin Tan 3 Xu Bin 7 Nick Teo 1 Shaun Chen 8 Desmond Tan 10 Jeff Goh 4 Ayden Sng 4 Guo Liang10
Presented By: Ada Choi Winners No. of awards Chantalle Ng 5 Chen Biyu 4Chen Ning4Denise Camillia Tan3 Ya Hui 10 Gao Mei Gui2Tasha Low4 Paige Chua 10 Hong Ling 5 Hazelle Teo 1
MYPICK! Award Categories The results for the MYPICK! Awards will be determined solely by public voting (100%). Voting is open to all users with a valid meconnect account, free of charge, and runs from 13 March 2026, 15:00 and has ended on 31 March 2026, 23:59. Each account can cast one vote per day for each award category. The results were announced during Star Awards 2026 – Backstage Live.
Ivory Chua / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chen Liping / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chantalle Ng / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Jesseca Liu / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Asher Tay / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya StoryJesseca Liu / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chen Liping / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chen Hanwei / The Gift of Time Chantalle Ng / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Tasha Low / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Chantalle Ng / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Andie Chen / Fixing Fate Dawn Yeoh / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Shane Pow / Another Wok of Life Romeo Tan / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya StoryTasha Low and Zhang Zetong / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Jesseca Liu and Hsiu Chieh-Kai / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Dawn Yeoh and Romeo Tan / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Xiang Yun and Chen Hanwei / The Gift of Time Tasha Low and Tyler Ten / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story
+ Drama that received multiple MY PICK! nominations NominationsDrama16Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story 2The Gift of Time
+ Drama with multiple wins Awards Drama 4Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story
BYD Award Categories Voters for the BYD Favourite Male and Female Character categories will be eligible to enter a lucky draw to be conducted by Mediacorp. The winner of the lucky draw will be announced during the show and will receive a BYD Sealion 6 DM-i. The two categories are 100% by public voting and opened for voting from 13 March to 31 March 2026. An unlimited voting period will be available on 19 April. Desmond Tan / Devil Behind The GateTasha Low / Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story
Chan Brothers Award Categories The final results for the Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award and Chan Brothers Favourite DJ Group will be determined 100% by public voting. Voting is open to all users with a valid meconnect account, free of charge, and runs from 13 March 2026, 15:00 and has ended on 31 March 2026, 23:59. Each account may cast one vote per day. The results were announced during the Star Awards 2026 – Walk of Fame and Backstage LIVE.
Dennis Chew Feng Jian Bin Kenneth Kong Lin Lingzhi Pan Jia Biao Qiqi Wallace AngYES 933 - The DAKA Show CAPITAL 958 - CAPITAL Express CAPITAL 958 - Wake Up Call LOVE 972 - CCG Trio LOVE 972 - Love Reigns LOVE 972 - The Breakfast Quartet YES 933 - High Noon YES 933 - The Night Is Still Young YES 933 - The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio
Award presented by Bioskin The result were announced at the Star Awards 2026 – Walk Of Fame.
Tyler Ten Denise Camillia Tan Ferlyn G Tasha Low Zhang Ze Tong
Interactive Category The result were announced at the Star Awards 2026 – Backstage Live.
Best Dressed Female Artiste: Ya Hui Best Dressed Male Artiste: Desmond Tan
Judging Panels Programme eligibility criteria