Star Awards for Best Actress

Star Awards for Best Actress 最佳女主角
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Mediacorp
First awarded	1995
Most recent winner	Huang Biren, Your World in Mine (2023)
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.

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. 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 13 actresses. Huang Biren is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Your World in Mine . Since the ceremony held in 2023, 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. Jeanette Aw holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six (she eventually won her first award in 2016). Jesseca Liu and Jacelyn Tay are currently the actresses who have the most nominations without a win, with five.

Recipients

Year	Actress	Work title (role)	Nominees
1995	Fann Wong	Chronicle of Life 缘尽今生 (Fang Ling 方玲)	Chen Liping — Heartbeat 医胆仁心 (Jiang Tong 江彤) Aileen Tan — The Blazing Trail 兰桂坊血案 (Li Shali 李莎莉) Zoe Tay — Love Dowry 爱情订金 (Min 敏) Zeng Huifen — A Chance of Life 生死一线 (Lin Aili 林爱莉)
1996	Zoe Tay	The Golden Pillow (Zhou Xiaodan 周小丹)	Cynthia Koh 许美珍 — Tofu Street 豆腐街 (Liang Simei 梁四妹) Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 — Ace Cops 妙警点 38 (Yao Jingjing 姚菁菁) Fann Wong 范文芳 — The Unbroken Cycle 解连环 (Ye Qin 叶琴 / Zhu Zhiyue 朱织月 / Li Xiangmei 李香媚) Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬 — Dr Justice 2 法医故事II (Shen Xishuang 沈惜双)
1997	Carole Lin	The Price of Peace (Wang Qiumei 王秋梅)	Irin Gan 颜俐蓁 — The Choice Partner 错爱今生 (Sun Liling 孙丽玲) Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 — Agong Bak Kut Teh 阿公肉骨茶 (Yu 阿玉) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — A Different Life 妈姐情缘 (Ou Guikai 欧桂开) Fann Wong 范文芳 — The Matchmaker's Match 四点金 (Xiang-gu 香姑)
1998	Huang Biren	Stand by Me (Lin Wenyu 林文玉)	Lina Ng 黄嫊方 — Living in Geylang 芽笼芽笼 (Liu Yinghua 刘英华) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇 (Bai Su 白素) Fann Wong 范文芳 — The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 (Xiao Longnü 小龙女) Zheng Wanling 郑婉龄 — Driven by a Car 欲望街车 (Yang Jinfeng 杨金凤)
1999	Cynthia Koh	Stepping Out (Hong Dou 红豆)	Huang Biren 黄碧仁 — From the Courtroom 法庭故事 (Yang Zhanyi 杨展仪) Ivy Lee 李锦梅 — Stepping Out 出路 (Ju 阿菊) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — Lost Soul 另类佳人 (Pianpian 翩翩) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Out to Win 步步为赢 (Zhang Wenhua Coco 张文华)
2000	Ivy Lee	Angel's Dream (Chen Anqi 陈安琪)	Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 — Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香 (Huang Jinmei 黄金梅) Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 — The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 (Dongfang Bubai 东方不败) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — My Home Affairs 家事 (Zhang Xiaotong 张晓彤) Fann Wong 范文芳 — The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 (Ren Yingying 任盈盈)
2001	Aileen Tan	Three Women and A Half (Jane)	Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — Beyond the Axis of Truth 法医X档案 (Jiang Meiqi 蒋美琦) Huang Biren 黄碧仁 — Three Women and A Half 三个半女人 (Monica) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — The Stratagem 世纪攻略 (Ye Kaishuang 叶凯双) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Heroes in Black 我来也 (Liu Feiyan 柳非雁)
2002	Huang Biren	Beautiful Connection (Fan Kelian 范可莲)	Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — No Problem 考试家族 (Bao Jinlian 包金莲) Ivy Lee 李锦梅 — The Wing of Desire 天使的诱惑 (Lin Jiaxuan 林家萱) Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 — Beautiful Connection 九层糕 (Fan Keli 范可荔) Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 — The Wing of Desire 天使的诱惑 (Hu Danchun 胡单纯)
2003	Chen Liping	Holland V (Mo Wanwan 莫婉婉)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — Holland V 荷兰村 (Mo Jingjing 莫晶晶) Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 — Romance de Amour 1加1等于 3 (Kang Li 康莉) Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 — Romance de Amour 1加1等于 3 (Wang Qinghui 王晴晖) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — Baby Boom 我家四个宝 (Kim)
2004	Ivy Lee	Double Happiness I 喜临门I (Situ Yaxi 司徒雅喜)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — A Child's Hope II 孩有明天 II (Lin Jinghao 林静濠) Huang Biren 黄碧仁 — An Ode to Life 三十风雨路 (Wang Suzhi 汪素枝) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Always on My Mind 无炎的爱 (Guan Sijia 关斯嘉) Xiang Yun 向云 — Double Happiness I 喜临门 I (Luo Jiaxi 罗家喜)
2005	Huang Biren	My Lucky Charm (Lucky)	Cynthia Koh 许美珍 — Portrait of Home 同心圆 (Fu Baozhu 傅宝珠) Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 — A New Life 有福 (Mei 阿美) Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 — You Are the One ½缘分 (Hao Meili 郝美丽) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Beautiful Illusions 镜中人 (Wang Yixin Joe-ann 王毅芯)
2006	Ivy Lee	Family Matters (Zhao Shuyang 赵舒扬)	Ann Kok 郭舒贤 — Love Conceirge 爱的掌门人 (Jiang Ruqing 蒋如情) Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 — Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌 (Ding Yirou 丁以柔) Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 — Love Conceirge 爱的掌门人 (Jiang Ruyi 蒋如意) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Women of Times 至尊红颜 (Wang Xiyi 王曦怡)
2007	Yvonne Lim	Metamorphosis (Wen Wanrou 温婉柔)	Huang Biren 黄碧仁 — Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 (Xie Wenjing 谢文静) Ivy Lee 李锦梅 — House of Joy 欢乐满屋 (Zheng Yihuan 郑一欢) Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 — Kinship 手足 (Zheng Yusheng 郑玉生) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵 (Dai Chunchun 戴纯纯)
2009	Joanne Peh	The Little Nyonya (Huang Yuzhu 黄玉珠)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 (Huang Juxiang 黄菊香 / Yamamoto Yueniang 山本月娘) Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 (Nancy) Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — The Golden Path 黄金路 (Xiao-gu 笑姑) Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 — The Golden Path 黄金路 (Lin Fei 林菲) Fann Wong 范文芳 — The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点 (Lin Kexin 林可欣)
2010	Chen Liping	Reunion Dinner (Ping 阿萍)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — Together 当我们同在一起 (Yao Jianhong 姚剑虹) Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 — Housewives' Holiday 煮妇的假期 (Chen Simei 陈思美) Ann Kok 郭舒贤 — Housewives' Holiday 煮妇的假期 (Zeng Huixian Alice 曾慧贤) Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 — Together 当我们同在一起 (Huang Jinhao 黄金好)
2011	Rui En	With You 我在你左右 (Ye Siqi 叶思琪)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — Breakout 破天网 (Ye Ziqing 叶子青 / Yang Nianqing 杨念青) Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — Unriddle 最火搭档 (Lin Zhengyi 林正仪) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — Your Hand In Mine 想握你的手 (Wu Youqing 吴有情) Zhou Ying 周颖 — Breakout 破天网 (Tang Ying 汤颖)
2012	Joanne Peh	A Tale of 2 Cities (Pan Leyao 潘乐瑶)	Ann Kok 郭舒贤 — Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 (Liang Pinhong 梁品红) Rui En 瑞恩 — A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城 (Zhang Yale 章雅乐) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — Devotion 阿娣 (Liu Zhaodi 刘招娣) Fann Wong 范文芳 — On the Fringe 边缘父子 (Liu Jiali 刘佳丽)
2013	Rui En	Unriddle 2 (Hu Xiaoman 胡小曼)	Cynthia Koh 许美珍 — Show Hand 注定 (Wu Meifang 吴美芳) Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 (Gao Jieyu 高婕妤) Kym Ng 鐘琴 — It Takes Two 对对碰 (Luo Na 罗娜) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — Pillow Talk 再见单人床 (Zhang Qiuxue 张秋雪)
2014	Chen Liping	The Dream Makers (Yao-Zhu Kangli 姚朱康莉)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — The Dream Makers 志在四方 (Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿) Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — Sudden 骤变 (Guo Weiqian 郭玮茜 / Huang Yixin 黄逸欣) Rui En 瑞恩 — The Dream Makers 志在四方 (Fang Tonglin 方彤琳) Tong Bing Yu 童缤毓 — The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 (Bai Mingzhu 白明珠)
2015	Rebecca Lim	Yes We Can! (Zhang Xueqin 张雪芹)	Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 — The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 (Zhang Min 张敏) Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 — World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 (Zheng Yongyi 郑永仪) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职3 (Leow Xin Yi 廖心怡) Rui En 瑞恩 — Against the Tide 逆潮 (Qiu Xueqing 邱雪清)
2016	Jeanette Aw	The Dream Makers II (Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿)	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — Sealed with a Kiss 吻我吧，住家男 (Du Junning 杜均宁) Rui En 瑞恩 — The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Fang Tonglin 方彤琳) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Zhou Weiyun 周薇芸) Ya Hui 雅慧 — 118 (Hong Jinzhi 洪金枝)
2017	Zoe Tay	You Can Be an Angel 2 (Wang Ruojun 王若君)	Jeanette Aw 欧萱 — The Dream Job 绝世好工 (Cheng Huishan 程卉杉) Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 (Guan Xinni 关馨霓) Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 — Hero 大英雄 (Zhang Weixiong 张伟雄) Rui En 瑞恩 — If Only I Could 十年…你还好吗？ (Chen Zhenhao 陈珍好)
2018	Rebecca Lim	The Lead (Lin Meizhen 林美真)	Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — Mightiest Mother-in-Law 最强岳母 (Lv Xiuzhu 吕秀珠) Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 — Mightiest Mother-in-Law 最强岳母 (Guan Shuhui 管淑慧) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — While We Are Young Z世代 (Fang Ting 方廷) Carrie Wong 黄思恬 — My Friends from Afar 知星人 (Chen Fengjiao 陈凤娇)
2019	Zoe Tay	A Million Dollar Dream (Hu Jiaofen 胡娇芬)	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — Blessings II 祖先保佑 II (Chen Chunxian 陈春仙 / Zhou Meiyue 周美月) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — Say Cheese 西瓜甜不甜 (Pan Zejia 潘泽家) Carrie Wong 黄思恬 — VIC 维多利亚的模力 (Zhan Yurou Vicky 詹予柔) Fann Wong 范文芳 — Doppelganger 入侵者 (Wang Siting 王思婷)
2021	Zoe Tay	My Guardian Angels (Mandy See 施若芸)	Chen Liping 陈莉萍 — How Are You? 好世谋 (Dai Anna 戴安娜 / Guo Meili 郭美莉) Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 — A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 (Cheng Yali Olivia 程雅莉) Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 (Tang Ruoqi 唐若琪) Kym Ng 鐘琴 — My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 (Wu Miaomiao 吴淼淼) Rui En 瑞恩 — Hello From the Other Side 阴错阳差 (Ma Ruyin 马如荫) Carrie Wong 黄思恬 — A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 (Luo Mingyi 罗明依)
2022	Huang Biren	Recipe of Life 味之道 (Chen Huiying 陈惠瑛)	Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 — Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost 卧虎藏鬼 (Lin Xiaofang 林小芳) Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 — My Star Bride 过江新娘 (Mai Phương Thảo 梅芳草) Joanne Peh 白薇秀 — Mind Jumper 触心罪探 (Khoo Kaile 邱凯乐) Ya Hui 雅慧 — CTRL 操控 (Liang Siyun 梁思韵)
2023	Huang Biren	Your World in Mine (Li Jiayun 李家云)	Hong Ling 洪凌 — Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 (Zheng Tianxi 郑天希) Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 — Soul Doctor 灵医 (Ling Jingyao 凌婧瑶) Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 — Soul Detective 灵探 (Liu Shuqin 刘淑琴) Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 — Dark Angel 黑天使 (He Ziyuan 何紫媛)
2024	TBA		Chantalle Ng — All That Glitters (Li Zhenyu 李珍玉) Kym Ng — Till the End (Yang Kehua 杨可华) Jernelle Oh — Cash on Delivery (Huang Meizhen 黄美真) Joanne Peh — SHERO (Zhang Yinchen 张尹晨) Rui En — Oppa, Saranghae!！ (Ouyang Qiqi 欧阳琦琦)

Nominees distribution chart

Colour key

	Actress won the award
	Actress was nominated for the award
	Actress was not nominated for the award
	Actress is currently nominated for the award

Actress	Year																												Wins	Noms
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024
Huang Biren 黄碧仁				1	N		N	2		N	3		N													4	5		5	9
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉	N	1	N	N	N	N	N		N								N				N	2	N	3	4		N		4	15
Ivy Lee 李锦梅					N	1		N		2		3	N																3	6
Chen Liping 陈莉萍	N						N	N	1					N	2	N			3				N		N				3	11
Joanne Peh 白薇秀													N	1		N	2	N		N				N		N		P	2	9
Rui En 瑞恩																1	N	2	N	N	N	N			N			P	2	9
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲																		N	N	1	N	N	2	N	N		N		2	9
Fann Wong 范文芳	1	N	N	N	N	N	N			N	N	N		N			N							N					1	13
Carole Lin 林晓佩			1																										1	1
Cynthia Koh 许美珍		N			1						N							N											1	4
Aileen Tan 陈丽贞	N	N	N				1	N	N																				1	6
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍											N		1							N									1	3
Jeanette Aw 欧萱									N	N				N	N	N			N		1	N							1	8
Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍						N		N	N		N	N																	0	5
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚												N	N									N				N	N		0	5
Ann Kok 郭舒贤												N			N		N												0	3
Felicia Chin 陈凤玲														N						N					N				0	3
Kym Ng 鐘琴																		N							N			P	0	3
Carrie Wong 黄思恬																							N	N	N				0	3
Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬	N	N																											0	2
Ya Hui 雅慧																					N					N			0	2
Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷																										N		P	0	2
Irin Gan 颜俐蓁			N																										0	1
Lina Ng 黄嫊方				N																									0	1
Zheng Wanling 郑婉龄				N																									0	1
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇						N																							0	1
Xiang Yun 向云										N																			0	1
Hong Huifang 洪慧芳															N														0	1
Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯															N														0	1
Zhou Ying 周颖																N													0	1
Tong Bing Yu 童缤毓																			N										0	1
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧																							N						0	1
Hong Ling 洪凌																											N		0	1
Jernelle Oh 胡煜诗																												P	0	1

Award records

Record	Actress	Count	Remarks
Most wins	Huang Biren 黄碧仁	5 wins	1998, 2002, 2005, 2022, 2023
Most nominations	Zoe Tay 郑惠玉	15 nominations	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Longest gap between wins		21 years	1996—2017
Shortest gap between wins	Huang Biren 黄碧仁	1 year	2022—2023
Consecutive wins	Zoe Tay 郑惠玉	2 actresses	2019—2021
	Huang Biren 黄碧仁		2022—2023
Most nominations before first award	Jeanette Aw 欧萱	6 nominations	Won first award (7th nomination) in 2016
Most nominations without a win	Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍	5 nominations	2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
	Jesseca Liu 刘子绚		2006, 2007, 2017, 2022, 2023
Longest gap between nominations	Huang Biren 黄碧仁	15 years	2007—2022
Most consecutive nominations	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲	8 nominations	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Won at first nomination	Fann Wong 范文芳	4 actresses	1995
	Carole Lin 林晓佩		1997
	Huang Biren 黄碧仁		1998
	Rui En 瑞恩		2011
Nominated twice in the same year	Chen Liping 陈莉萍	1 actress	2009
Won Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress	Yvonne Lim 林湘萍	4 actresses	2005 (Best Supporting Actress) 2007 (Best Actress)
	Joanne Peh 白薇秀		2015 (Best Supporting Actress) 2009, 2012 (Best Actress)
	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲		2014 (Best Supporting Actress) 2015, 2018 (Best Actress)
	Aileen Tan 陈丽贞		2017 (Best Supporting Actress) 2001 (Best Actress)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the same year	Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬	6 actresses	1996
	Yvonne Lim 林湘萍		2005
	Hong Huifang 洪慧芳		2010
	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲		2014
	Joanne Peh 白薇秀		2015
	Kym Ng 鐘琴		2021
Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress	Fann Wong 范文芳	4 actresses	1995 (Best Newcomer) 1995 (Best Actress)
	Ivy Lee 李锦梅		1994 (Best Newcomer) 2000, 2004, 2006 (Best Actress)
	Joanne Peh 白薇秀		2004 (Best Newcomer) 2009, 2012 (Best Actress)
	Jeanette Aw 欧萱		2002 (Best Newcomer) 2016 (Best Actress)
Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actress in the same year	Fann Wong 范文芳	2 actresses	1995
	Irin Gan 颜俐蓁		1997
Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Actress in the same year	—
Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Actress in the same year

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards: Wins Actress Nominations 5 Huang Biren 黄碧仁 9 4 Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 15 3 Chen Liping 陈莉萍 11 Ivy Lee 李锦梅 6 2 Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 9 Joanne Peh 白薇秀 Rui En 瑞恩

The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations: Nominations Actress 15 Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 13 Fann Wong 范文芳 11 Chen Liping 陈莉萍 9 Huang Biren 黄碧仁 Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 Joanne Peh 白薇秀 Rui En 瑞恩 8 Jeanette Aw 欧萱 6 Ivy Lee 李锦梅 Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 5 Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 4 Cynthia Koh 许美珍 3 Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 Ann Kok 郭舒贤 Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 Kym Ng 鐘琴 Carrie Wong 黄思恬 2 Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 Ya Hui 雅慧 Zeng Huifen 曾慧芬