Star Awards for Best Actress

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Star Awards for Best Actress
最佳女主角
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
CountrySingapore
Presented by Mediacorp
First award1995
Most recent winner Jessica Hsuan Kill Sera Sera (2025)
Most awards Huang Biren (5)
Most nominations Zoe Tay (15)

The Star Awards for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. [1] [2]

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The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Fann Wong received the award for her role in Chronicle of Life and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. [2] The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. [3]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 15 actresses. Jessica Hsuan is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Kill Sera Sera . [4] Since the ceremony held in 2024, Huang remains as the only actress to win in this category five times, surpassing Zoe Tay who has four wins. Tay has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actress. Jesseca Liu is currently the actresses who have the most nominations without a win, with six.

Winners and nominees

YearActressWork title (role)Nominees
1995 Fann Wong Chronicle of Life
(Fang Ling 方玲)
1996 Zoe Tay The Golden Pillow
(Zhou Xiaodan 周小丹)
1997 Carole Lin The Price of Peace
(Wang Qiumei 王秋梅)
  • Irin Gan — The Choice Partner (Sun Liling 孙丽玲)
  • Aileen TanAgong Bak Kut Teh (Yu 阿玉)
  • Zoe TayA Different Life (Ou Guikai 欧桂开)
  • Fann WongThe Matchmaker's Match (Xiang-gu 香姑)
1998 Huang Biren Stand by Me
(Lin Wenyu 林文玉)
1999 Cynthia Koh Stepping Out
(Hong Dou 红豆)
2000 Ivy Lee Angel's Dream
(Chen Anqi 陈安琪)
2001 Aileen Tan Three Women and A Half
(Jane)
2002 Huang Biren Beautiful Connection
(Fan Kelian 范可莲)
2003 Chen Liping Holland V
(Mo Wanwan 莫婉婉)
2004 Ivy Lee Double Happiness I
(Situ Yaxi 司徒雅喜)
2005 Huang Biren My Lucky Charm
(Lucky)
2006 Ivy Lee Family Matters
(Zhao Shuyang 赵舒扬)
2007 Yvonne Lim Metamorphosis
(Wen Wanrou 温婉柔)
2009 Joanne Peh The Little Nyonya
(Huang Yuzhu 黄玉珠)
2010 Chen Liping Reunion Dinner
(Ping 阿萍)
2011 Rui En With You
(Ye Siqi 叶思琪)
2012 Joanne Peh A Tale of 2 Cities
(Pan Leyao 潘乐瑶)
2013 Rui En Unriddle 2
(Hu Xiaoman 胡小曼)
2014 Chen Liping The Dream Makers
(Yao-Zhu Kangli 姚朱康莉)
2015 Rebecca Lim Yes We Can!
(Zhang Xueqin 张雪芹)
2016 Jeanette Aw The Dream Makers II
(Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿)
2017 Zoe Tay You Can Be an Angel 2
(Wang Ruojun 王若君)
2018 Rebecca Lim The Lead
(Lin Meizhen 林美真)
2019 Zoe Tay A Million Dollar Dream
(Hu Jiaofen 胡娇芬)
2021 Zoe Tay My Guardian Angels
(Mandy See 施若芸)
2022 Huang Biren Recipe of Life
(Chen Huiying 陈惠瑛)
2023 Huang Biren Your World in Mine
(Li Jiayun 李家云)
2024 Kym Ng Till the End
(Yang Kehua 杨可华)
2025 Jessica Hsuan Kill Sera Sera
(Shao Ruoyun 邵若云)

Award records

RecordActressRemarks
Most wins Huang Biren (5)1998, 2002, 2005, 2022, 2023
Most nominations Zoe Tay (15)1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2003, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Consecutive winsZoe Tay (2)2019—2021
Huang Biren (2)2022—2023
Most nominations without a win Jesseca Liu (6)2006, 2007, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025
Won at first nomination Fann Wong 1995
Carole Lin 1997
Huang Biren 1998
Rui En 2011
Jessica Hsuan 2025
Multiple nominations in the same year Chen Liping 2009
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the same year Zeng Huifen 1996
Yvonne Lim 2005
Hong Huifang 2010
Rebecca Lim 2014
Joanne Peh 2015
Kym Ng 2021
Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress Fann Wong 1995 (Best Newcomer)
1995 (Best Actress)
Ivy Lee 1994 (Best Newcomer)
2000, 2004, 2006 (Best Actress)
Joanne Peh 2004 (Best Newcomer)
2009, 2012 (Best Actress)
Jeanette Aw 2002 (Best Newcomer)
2016 (Best Actress)
Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress in the same year Fann Wong 1995
Irin Gan 颜俐蓁1997

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals won two or more Best Actress awards:

WinsActressNominationsYears Won
5 Huang Biren 91998, 2002, 2005, 2022, 2023
4 Zoe Tay 151996, 2017, 2019, 2021
3 Chen Liping 112003, 2010, 2014
Ivy Lee 62000, 2004, 2006
2 Rebecca Lim 92015, 2018
Joanne Peh 2009, 2012
Rui En 2011, 2013

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:

NominationsActress
15 Zoe Tay
13 Fann Wong
11 Chen Liping
9 Huang Biren
Rebecca Lim
Joanne Peh
Rui En
8 Jeanette Aw
6 Ivy Lee
Aileen Tan
Jesseca Liu
5 Jacelyn Tay
4 Cynthia Koh
Felicia Chin
3 Ann Kok
Yvonne Lim
Kym Ng
Carrie Wong
Chantalle Ng
2 Ya Hui
Zeng Huifen
Hong Ling

References

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  2. 1 2 "The Life List: Five Star Awards fun facts". The Straits Times. 8 April 2023. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. "Star Awards 2025 Rules & Eligibility". Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. "Star Awards 2024: Jeremy Chan gets emotional over first-time Best Actor win". The Straits Times. 22 April 2024. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 14 June 2025.