Star Awards 1998 is the 5th edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. The Best Comedy Performer and Best Variety Show Host Awards were introduced to recognise excellence in non-drama categories such as sitcoms, comedy shows and variety/infotainment shows.
Xiang Yun is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.
Apple Hong is a Malaysian-born Singaporean actress, host, businesswoman and singer. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2011 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
Rayson Tan Tai Ming is a Singaporean actor.
Kym Ng Kwee Khim is a Singaporean television host and actress. She is known as one of Mediacorp's Variety Ah Jies (综艺阿姐).
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang is a Singaporean television host, actor and businessman.
Sora Ma is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste till 2017. Ma is also a qualified pilates instructor and the founder of charity organisation Heartworks SG.
Yan Bingliang is a Singaporean actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. A veteran actor, he entered the entertainment industry in 1984 after finishing Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 5th drama training course.
Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin is a Singaporean actress, host, educator and former singer.
Zhang Meng, also known as Alina Zhang, is a Chinese actress. She is most well known as the winner of the 2004 Miss China Universe and for her role as the Fire Princess in the 2016 television hit series Ice Fantasy.
Mak Ho Wai was a Hong Kong-Singaporean television actor with TVB and then Mediacorp.
Herman Keh is a Singaporean actor and host known for coming in second place in Star Search 2019 and for his roles in the television series I Want To Be A Towkay, Mind Jumper and Healing Heroes. He is also known for hosting the infotainment show Curious City.
Chen Huihui is a Singaporean actress, known for her supporting roles in various television series, including Tofu Street, Hainan Kopi Tales, The Guest People, The Wing of Desire, Moving On and Viva Le Famille, as well as for starring in the television series Perfect Women, Over the Horizons and A Toast of Love, a Viva Le Famillle spin-off. She won the Star Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Wing of Desire, and was nominated for the award five other times for her performances in Tofu Street, The Guest People, Stepping Out, Hainan Kopi Tales and Love Me, Love Me Not.
Benjamin Tan is a Singaporean actor and businessman known for his roles in the television dramas My Guardian Angels, Mister Flower, When Duty Calls 2, Soul Doctor, The Heartland Hero, Emerald Hill High and Strike Gold.
Star Awards 1996 is the 3rd edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. A total of 21 awards were given out at the ceremony and saw the introduction of two new categories, namely "Top Rated Drama Serial" and "Top Rated Telemovie", while the categories "Most Popular Male Artiste" and "Most Popular Female Artiste" were discontinued.
May Phua is a Singaporean actress, fitness trainer, host and businesswoman.
Shero is a 2023 Singaporean action drama series starring Joanne Peh, Romeo Tan, Carrie Wong and Nick Teo. It follows the story of a woman who decides to join her missing sister's bodyguard company to search for her parents' murderer and to continue her sister's legacy. It began airing on Mediacorp Channel 8 from 12 June 2023.
Seow Sin Nee is a Malaysian host, actress and radio DJ who made her debut through the Mediacorp radio DJ talent competition, The Sound Makers, in 2019. Seow later went on to win the Channel 8 talent search competition, Beyond The Camera. Since then, she has appeared as a host on various shows, including the bite-sized infotainment series #JustSwipeLah and The Sheng Siong Show. She has also been cast in a number of television series, including Your World in Mine (2022) and Fix My Life (2023), and is a member of the group "4567", created by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency, along with Jernelle Oh, Juin Teh and Gini Chang.
Ezann Lee is a Singaporean actress and television host, who is best known for her roles in the television series Destiny (2005) and Making Miracles (2007). She has also appeared in the film Be with Me (2005), directed by Eric Khoo.
I Do, Do I? is an upcoming Singaporean television series starring Felicia Chin, Jason Godfrey, Cynthia Koh, Ferlyn Wong and Thai actress Panitsara Yang. Revolving around three interrracial couples, the series marks Chin's first leading role in a Channel 8 drama series since leaving Mediacorp in June 2022. The series will debut on meWATCH on 18 December 2023 and will air on Channel 8 every weekdays at 9pm local time.
