Star Awards for Best Actor
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| Star Awards for Best Actor 最佳男主角 | |
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| Current: Star Awards 2021 | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Currently held by | Qi Yuwu A Quest to Heal (2021) |
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 11 actors. Qi Yuwu is the most recent winner in this category for his role in A Quest to Heal. Since the ceremony held in 2019, Chen Hanwei remains as the only actor to win in this category six times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Christopher Lee has been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actor. Terence Cao holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six.
Recipients[]
| Year | Actor | Title (role) | Nominees |
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| 1995 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | Wounded Tracks 伤城记 (Xu Le 许乐) |
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| 1996 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断 (Senchun Junxiong 森春俊雄) |
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| 1997 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | The Price of Peace 和平的代价 (Xie Guomin 谢国民) |
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| 1998 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | Stand by Me 家人有约 (Du Hanmin 杜汉民) |
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| 1999 | Stepping Out 出路 (Zhang Jiafu 张家富) |
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| 2000 | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香 (Long Yaxing 龙亚星) |
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| 2001 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Love Me, Love Me Not 真爱无敌 (Lin Yiqin 林以勤) |
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| 2002 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | The Vagrant 豹子胆 (Bao 阿豹) |
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| 2003 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | Holland V 荷兰村 (Yang Xiong 杨雄) |
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| 2004 | Double Happiness I 喜临门I (Luo Jialong 罗家龙) |
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| 2005 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | A Life of Hope 活下去 (Pan Zhihao 潘志豪) |
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| 2006 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | The Undisclosed 迷云二十天 (Cheng Musheng 程木胜) |
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| 2007 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 | Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵 (Dai Zhigang 戴志刚) |
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| 2009 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | By My Side 不凡的爱 (Chen Bufan 陈不凡) |
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| 2010 | Daddy at Home 企鹅爸爸 (Ye Zhengkang 叶正康) |
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| 2011 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | The Family Court 走进走出 (Lin Leshan 林乐山) |
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| 2012 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 (Xie Donghai 谢东海) |
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| 2013 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | Show Hand 注定 (Zhang Qiming 张启明) |
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| 2014 | Pierre Png 方展发 | The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 (Heilong 黑龙) |
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| 2015 | Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 (Hu Jia 胡佳) |
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| 2016 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II (Jason Lam 蓝钦辉) |
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| 2017 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 (Zhang Naiping 张乃平) |
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| 2018 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 (Loke Jun Guang 陆俊光) |
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| 2019 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 (Zhang Zicheng 张自成) |
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| 2021 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 (Bi Zheng 毕正) |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.
Multiple awards and nominations[]
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
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