Star Awards for Best Actor

Star Awards for Best Actor 最佳男主角
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Mediacorp
First awarded	1995
Most recent winner	Jeremy Chan, All That Glitters (2024)
Most awards	Chen Hanwei (7)
Most nominations	Chen Hanwei (15)

The Star Awards for Best Actor 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; Li Nanxing received the award for his role in Wounded Tracks and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor 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 actors. Jeremy Chan is the most recent winner in this category for his role in All That Glitters . Since the ceremony held in 2024, Chen Hanwei remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actor. Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.

Recipients

Year	Actor	Work title (role)	Nominees
1995	Li Nanxing 李南星	Wounded Tracks 伤城记 (Xu Le 许乐)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — The Challenger 勇者无惧 (Lin Yongjie 林永杰) Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Twin Bliss 龙凤呈祥 (Xia Letian 夏乐天) Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Challenge of Truth 铁证柔情 (Lin Haoming 林浩明) Huang Wenyong 黄文永 — Homes in 168 大牌 168 (Zhuo Tieshu 卓铁树)
1996	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断 (Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄)	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Morning Express 阳光列车 (Fang Ansheng 方安生) Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — The Teochew Family 潮州家族 (Hong San 洪三) Huang Yiliang 黄奕良 — Ace Cops 妙警点 38 (Wu Xifa 巫喜发) Li Nanxing 李南星 — Somewhere in Time 再世情缘 (Li Xiong 李雄)
1997	Christopher Lee 李铭顺	The Price of Peace 和平的代价 (Xie Guomin 谢国民)	Li Nanxing 李南星 — The Unbeatables II 双天至尊 II (Yan Fei 言飞) James Lye 赖兴祥 — The Price of Peace 和平的代价 (地哒城 Di Dacheng) Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 — The Legends of Jigong 活佛济公 (Luo Han 罗汉) Zhu Houren 朱厚任 — The Fall Guy 冲出保险区 (Huaimin 怀民)
1998	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	Stand by Me 家人有约 (Du Hanmin 杜汉民)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — Stand by Me 家人有约 (Du Hansheng 杜汉生) Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Immortal Love 不老传说 (Chen Xiaogui 陈小贵) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 (Yang Guo 杨过) Li Nanxing 李南星 — The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇 (Guo Zeqing 郭则清)
1999		Stepping Out 出路 (Zhang Jiafu 张家富)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — Stepping Out 出路 (Chen Xia 陈虾) Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Wok of Life 福满人间 (You Ri'an 尤日安) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Riding the Storm 陌生人 (Zhong Qingtang 锺庆堂) Richard Low 刘谦益 — Mr OK OK 先生 (Zhang A'tu 张阿突)
2000	Chew Chor Meng 周初明	Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香 (Long Yaxing 龙亚星)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — Four Walls and a Ceiling 我爱黄金屋 (Shen Litai 沈利泰) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动 (Xie Tingzhang 谢廷璋) Li Nanxing 李南星 — Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动 (Zheng Nanshun 郑南顺) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — My Home Affairs 家事 (Hong Guoren 洪国仁)
2001	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Love Me, Love Me Not 真爱无敌 (Lin Yiqin 林以勤)	Edmund Chen 陈之财 — Beyond the Axis of Truth 法医X档案 (Chen Xueming 陈学明) Huang Wenyong 黄文永 — Three Women and A Half 三个半女人 (Zhang Yongxing 张永兴) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Looking for Stars 星锁 (Henry) Li Nanxing 李南星 — Dare to Strike 扫冰者 (Wang Shen 王深)
2002	Li Nanxing 李南星	The Vagrant 豹子胆 (Bao 阿豹)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — The Reunion 顶天立地 (Chen Guanjun 陈冠军) Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 — Viva Le Famille 好儿好女 (Sun Yongshun 孙永顺) Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — The Reunion 顶天立地 (Li Kechun 李克淳) Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 — Beautiful Connection 九层糕 (Lion King)
2003	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	Holland V 荷兰村 (Yang Xiong 杨雄)	Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Springs of Life 春到人间 (Cai Dapao 蔡大炮) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — True Heroes 真心英雄 (Chen Junhao 陈俊豪) Li Nanxing 李南星 — The Unbeatables III 双天至尊III (Yan Fei 言飞) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — Love Is Beautiful 美丽家庭 (Zheng Liheng 郑力恒)
2004		Double Happiness I 喜临门I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙)	Edmund Chen 陈之财 — Man at Forty 跑吧，男人！ (Chen Longwei 陈龙威) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Timeless Gift 遗情未了 (Wang Jie 王捷) Li Nanxing 李南星 — A Child's Hope II 孩有明天 II (Hu Yiming 胡逸名) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — Room in My Heart 真心蜜语 (Zhu Jiankang 祝健康)
2005	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	A Life of Hope 活下去 (Pan Zhihao 潘志豪)	Huang Wenyong 黄文永 — Destiny 梦在手里 (Shen Congye 沈从业) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — A New Life 有福 (Zhang Youfu 张有福) Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 — Portrait of Home 同心圆 (Zhou Dadi 周大地) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — A Life of Hope 活下去 (Su Dongping 苏东平)
2006	Li Nanxing 李南星	The Undisclosed 迷云二十天 (Cheng Musheng 程木胜)	Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 — Portrait of Home II 同心圆 II (Zhou Dadi 周大地) Pierre Png 方展发 — The Shining Star 星闪闪 (Wuming 无名) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — C.I.D. 刑警2人组 (Tang Siwei 唐思伟) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — C.I.D. 刑警2人组 (Chen Long Sean 陈龙)
2007	Zheng Geping 郑各评	Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵 (Dai Zhigang 戴志刚)	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — House of Joy 欢乐满屋 (Huang Letian 黄乐天) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — The Peak 最高点 (Chen Tianjun 陈天俊) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 (Liu Yifan Steven 刘一凡) Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 — The Greatest Love of All 爱.特别的你 (Zhao Jiaxuan 赵家轩)
2009	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	By My Side 不凡的爱 (Chen Bufan 陈不凡)	Huang Wenyong 黄文永 — Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 (Lin Bang Francis 林邦) Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 — Nanny Daddy 奶爸百分百 (Liu Zhuolun Alan 刘卓伦) Pierre Png 方展发 — The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 (Chen Sheng 陈盛) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 (Chen Xi 陈锡) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — The Golden Path 黄金路 (Ng Kay Kiat 黄凯杰)
2010		Daddy at Home 企鹅爸爸 (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康)	Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 — Together 当我们同在一起 (Lin Xiaobei 林小杯) Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 — Together 当我们同在一起 (Huang Zhihao 黄志豪) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — The Ultimatum 双子星 (Sun Jie 孙捷) Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 — Housewives' Holiday 煮妇的假期 (Chen Weibin 陈伟斌)
2011	Qi Yuwu 戚玉武	The Family Court 走进走出 (Lin Leshan 林乐山)	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 — Your Hand In Mine 想握你的手 (Li Liqin 李立勤) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Breakout 破天网 (Situ Dongcheng 司徒东城) Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 — Breakout 破天网 (Zou Jieming 邹杰明) Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 — The Family Court 走进走出 (Shen Xiping 沈希平)
2012	Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉	Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 (Xie Donghai 谢东海)	Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 — Code of Honour 正义武馆 (Ou Jianfeng 欧剑锋) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — The Oath 行医 (Wu Guo'en 吴国恩) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 (Tang Yew Jia 唐耀佳) Zheng Geping 郑各评 — Kampong Ties 甘榜情 (Zeng Youbao 曾友宝)
2013	Christopher Lee 李铭顺	Show Hand 注定 (Zhang Qiming 张启明)	Chew Chor Meng 周初明 — Joys of Life 花样人间 (Zhao Dagou 赵大狗) Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 — Poetic Justice 微笑正义 (Fang Zhengye 方正业) Thomas Ong 王沺裁 — Pillow Talk 再见单人床 (Zhang Qiuyu 张秋雨) Pierre Png 方展发 — Pillow Talk 再见单人床 (He Tingkai 何廷凯)
2014	Pierre Png 方展发	The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 (Heilong 黑龙)	Terence Cao 曹国辉 — The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 (Zhang Guangda 张广达) Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — The Dream Makers 志在四方 (Yu Fan 余凡) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — The Dream Makers 志在四方 (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) Bryan Wong 王禄江 — Gonna Make It 小小传奇 (Liu A'man 刘阿满)
2015	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇	The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 (Hu Jia 胡佳)	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Blessings 祖先保佑 (Lian Daxi 连大喜) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Against the Tide 逆潮 (Di Shen 狄深) Thomas Ong 王沺裁 — Three Wishes 三个愿望 (Zhao Yaozong 赵耀宗) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职3 (Tang Yew Jia 唐耀佳)
2016	Qi Yuwu 戚玉武	The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉)	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — 118 (Li Weiliang 李伟良) Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 — The Journey: Our Homeland 信约：我们的家园 (Zhang Jia 张佳) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Crescendo 起飞 (Yang Yiwei 杨毅伟) Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 — The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣)
2017	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 (Zhang Naiping 张乃平)	Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 — If Only I Could 十年…你还好吗？ (He Daxian 何大先) Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 — Hero 大英雄 (Zhou Fada 周发达) Pierre Png 方展发 — The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 (Zhang Nailiang 张乃良) Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 — The Dream Job 绝世好工 (Zhang Lixing 张立行)
2018	Desmond Tan 陈泂江	When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光)	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 — My Friends from Afar 知星人 (Yang Tiansheng 杨天生) Pierre Png 方展发 — When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 (Daniel Tan 陈金保) Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 — Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 (Chen Yalong 陈亚龙) Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 — Home Truly 回家 (Su Dongbo 苏东博)
2019	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 (Zhang Zicheng 张自成)	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 — Blessings II 祖先保佑 II (Lian Xuegeng 连学庚) Christopher Lee 李铭顺 — Doppelganger 入侵者 (Yang Liwei 杨立威 / Li Ruiming 李锐明) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — Mind Matters 心。情 (Zhuo Jinshu 卓谨澍) Desmond Tan 陈泂江 — You Can Be An Angel III 你也可以是天使 III (Xia Yaoyang Sunny 夏耀阳)
2021	Qi Yuwu 戚玉武	A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 (Bi Zheng 毕正)	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Super Dad 男神不败 (Chen Kai 陈凯) Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 — All Is Well – Taiwan 你那边怎样.我这边OK – 台湾篇 (Eric Loke 路瑞克) Pierre Png 方展发 — A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 (Jiang Yongxi 江永熙) Desmond Tan 陈泂江 — All Is Well – Singapore 你那边怎样.我这边OK – 新加坡篇 (Wu Pinrui 吴品叡) Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 — Happy Prince 快乐王子 (Wang Zile 王子乐) Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 — Daybreak 天空渐渐亮 (Zheng Weilong 郑伟龙)
2022	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Recipe of Life 味之道 (Zhou Beifa 周北发)	Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 — Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost 卧虎藏鬼 (Ma Da 马达) Desmond Tan 陈泂江 — Key Witness 关键证人 (Chen Zhiming 陈志明) Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 — Soul Old Yet So Young 心里住着老灵魂 (Siak Mun Fong 石文丰) Xu Bin 徐彬 — My Star Bride 过江新娘 (Chung Shee Jie 钟世杰)
2023	Richie Koh 许瑞奇	Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 (Zheng Tiancai 郑天才)	Desmond Ng 黄振隆 — Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 (Hong Maodan 洪茂丹) Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 — Dark Angel 黑天使 (Zhu Wei 朱玮) Ayden Sng 孙政 — The Unbreakable Bond 寄生 (Gu Yuncong 顾允聪) Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 — Leave No Soul Behind 21点灵 (Feng Tianlong 冯天隆)
2024	Jeremy Chan 田铭耀	All That Glitters 金色大道 (Huang Jintiao 黄金条)	Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 — Silent Walls 密宅 (Zheng Haojie 郑浩杰) Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 — Whatever Will Be, Will Be 天公疼憨人 (Liu Bishan 刘必善) Richie Koh 许瑞奇 — Cash on Delivery 送餐英雄 (Lin Juncong 林俊聪) Desmond Tan 陈泂江 — All That Glitters 金色大道 (Lin Musen 林木森)

Nominees distribution chart

Colour key

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

Actor	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
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	N	N					1				2		N	3	4				N	N	N	5		6	N	7		N	7	15
Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光		1	N	2	3			N	4	5																			5	7
Li Nanxing 李南星	1	N	N	N		N	N	2	N	N		3																	3	10
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武										N		N	N	N		1	N		N	N	2			N	3		N		3	12
Christopher Lee 李铭顺			1	N	N	N	N		N	N	N					N	N	2		N	N			N					2	14
Chew Chor Meng 周初明	N	N		N	N	1		N	N									N											1	8
Zheng Geping 郑各评													1				N												1	2
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉						N			N		N	N	N	N	N	N	1												1	9
Pierre Png 方展发												N		N				N	1			N	N		N				1	7
Shaun Chen 陈泓宇																N				1	N	N	N	N					1	6
Desmond Tan 陈泂江																							1	N	N	N		N	1	5
Richie Koh 许瑞奇																											1	N	1	2
Jeremy Chan 田铭耀																										N		1	1	2
Terence Cao 曹国辉	N			N	N	N		N											N										0	6
Huang Wenyong 黄文永	N						N				N			N															0	4
Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧																					N		N		N	N			0	4
Adrian Pang 彭耀顺											N	N		N															0	3
Elvin Ng 黄俊雄															N	N									N				0	3
Andie Chen 陈邦鋆																	N					N						N	0	3
Edmund Chen 陈之财							N			N																			0	2
Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋													N												N				0	2
Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇															N			N											0	2
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀															N												N		0	2
Thomas Ong 王沺裁																		N		N									0	2
Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊																						N	N						0	2
Huang Yiliang 黄奕良		N																											0	1
James Lye 赖兴祥			N																										0	1
Zhu Houren 朱厚任			N																										0	1
Richard Low 刘谦益					N																								0	1
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城								N																					0	1
Bryan Wong 王禄江																			N										0	1
Xu Bin 徐彬																										N			0	1
Desmond Ng 黄振隆																											N		0	1
Ayden Sng 孙政																											N		0	1

Award records

Record	Actor	Count	Remarks
Most wins	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	7 wins	2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022
Most nominations	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	15 nominations	1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
Longest gap between wins	Christopher Lee 李铭顺	16 years	1997—2013
Shortest gap between wins (consecutive wins)	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	1 year	1998—1999 2003—2004
	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮		2009—2010
Most nominations before first award	Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉	8 nominations	Won first award (9th nomination) in 2012
Most nominations without a win	Terence Cao 曹国辉	6 nominations	1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2014
Longest gap between nominations	Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋	14 years	2007—2021
Most consecutive nominations	Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉	7 nominations	2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Won at first nomination	Li Nanxing 李南星	6 actors	1995
	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光		1996
	Christopher Lee 李铭顺		1997
	Zheng Geping 郑各评		2007
	Desmond Tan 陈泂江		2018
	Richie Koh 许瑞奇		2023
Nominated twice in the same year	—
Won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	4 actors	1995, 1996 (Best Supporting Actor) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 (Best Actor)
	Chew Chor Meng 周初明		2009 (Best Supporting Actor) 2000 (Best Actor)
	Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉		1999, 2013 (Best Supporting Actor) 2012 (Best Actor)
	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮		2015, 2018 (Best Supporting Actor) 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 (Best Actor)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the same year	Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光	5 actors	1996
	Chen Shucheng 陈澍城		2002
	Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮		2015
	Andie Chen 陈邦鋆		2017, 2024
	Brandon Wong 黄炯耀		2023
Won Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor	—
Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Actor in the same year	James Lye 赖兴祥	1 actor	1997
Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Actor in the same year	Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉	2 actors	2012
	Qi Yuwu 戚玉武		2016
Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Actor in the same year	—

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: Wins Actor Nominations 7 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 15 5 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 7 3 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 12 Li Nanxing 李南星 10 2 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 14

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations: Nominations Actor 15 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 14 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 12 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 10 Li Nanxing 李南星 9 Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 8 Chew Chor Meng 周初明 7 Pierre Png 方展发 Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 6 Terence Cao 曹国辉 Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 5 Desmond Tan 陈泂江 4 Huang Wenyong 黄文永 Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 3 Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 2 Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 Edmund Chen 陈之财 Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 Richie Koh 许瑞奇 Thomas Ong 王沺裁 Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 Zheng Geping 郑各评