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.
Sharon Au is a Singaporean former actress and host. Having joined the TCS during the mid-1990s,she won many awards as an artiste with MediaCorp before taking a sabbatical to pursue university education in 2005 on a scholarship. She returned to MediaCorp to serve her scholarship bond upon graduation in 2011,taking up an office executive position. Nonetheless,she was still invited to host at televised events and theatres.
Joi Chua is a Singaporean singer,songwriter,actress and entrepreneur. She is known for the hits "Waiting for a Sunny Day" (等一个晴天),"One Day I Will" (有一天我會),and "Watching the Sunrise With Me" (陪我看日出),a Mandarin cover of "Nada Soso".
Bai Hong was a Chinese actress and singer born Bai Lizhu (白麗珠) in Beijing. By the 1940s,she became one of the Seven Great Singing Stars.
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).
Dong Jie is a Chinese actress and dancer.
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang is a Singaporean television host,actor and businessman.
Mei Ting is a Chinese actress. She received the Best Actress awards at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and 5th Huabiao Awards for her performance in "A Time to Remember".
Janine Chang Chun-ning is a Taiwanese actress and film producer. Chang attended National Taipei University and obtained a bachelor's degree in law. In June 2010,Chang graduated from the Institute of Industrial Economics at National Central University with a master's degree.
Quan Yi Fong is a Taiwan-born Singaporean host and actress,who has since taken up Singaporean citizenship and given up her Taiwanese citizenship.
Qiao Zhenyu is a Chinese actor who is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy.
Bai Baihe is a Chinese actress. She was among the highest paid film actresses in China. She is best known for her roles in such films as Love is Not Blind,Personal Tailor,Monster Hunt and Go Away Mr. Tumor.
Tham Yew Chin,known by her pseudonym You Jin (尤今),is a Singaporean writer. She received the Cultural Medallion Award in 2009 for her contributions to Singapore's literary arts scene.
Ni Dahong is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as Sima Yi in the historical television series Three Kingdoms,based on the classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong;and Su Daqiang in family drama All Is Well.
Guan Xiaotong is a Chinese actress and singer of Manchu descent. She is known for her roles in films The Left Ear and Shadow;and the television series To Be a Better Man. From an early age,her family encouraged a passion for the arts,and she first starred in Nuan at the age of four. Forbes China listed Guan under their Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.
Zhang Tian'ai,also known by her English name Crystal Zhang,is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for her breakout role in the 2015 hit web-drama Go Princess Go.
Tang Yixin,born Tang Ting,also known as Tina Tang,is a Chinese actress and singer.
Xu Lu,also known as Lulu Xu,is a Chinese actress and singer. She first became recognized in China for her role in the drama Empresses in the Palace (2012) and internationally with the drama One and a Half Summer (2014) and Love Scenery (2021).
Hu Ke is a Chinese host and actress best known for her role as Niu Suyun on Moment in Peking and has also starred in a number of films,including Chat,The Empire Symbol,and Goddesses in the Flames of War.
Mak Ho Wai was a Hong Kong-Singaporean television actor with TVB and then Mediacorp.
