The Star Awards for Best Rising Star is an award presented annually at the

Star Awards Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various ca ...

, a ceremony that was established in 1994.

History

The category was introduced in 1994, at the 1st Star Awards ceremony as two separate awards; Yao Wenlong received the award as the Most Popular Male Newcomer award while

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received the Most Popular Female Newcomer award and both were given in honour of a

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male and female newcomer who were deemed the most popular among the television audience. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by MediaCorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the public via telephone and SMS text voting. Between 1995 and 2006, the category eliminated the distinctions between male and female newcomers and was given as a single award under the name of Most Popular Newcomer. From 2007, the award went through a major revamp and was renamed as Best Newcomer. It was changed from being a popularity award to a professional award, and is given in honour of a MediaCorp newcomer who has delivered an outstanding performance in their field of profession. Similar to the Most Popular Newcomer award, the nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by MediaCorp; but the winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Pornsak is the first winner of the newly revamped category. The nominees for this award were selected without any reference to their respective work titles – with the exception of 1995, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2021 when the newcomers were nominated together with the work titles which establish the public identity of the newcomers thereafter. The award was not presented in 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2022 due to the lack of eligible nominees. From 2023, the award went through another revamp and was renamed as Best Rising Star. This award is similar to the Best Newcomer award, with artistes being eligible as long as they have 5 years or less of professional screen acting and/or hosting experience the year before the awards. Artistes are also eligible if they have professional screen acting and/or hosting experience (excluding cameo appearances) and/or experiences before 18 years of age. Artistes that are nominated must have performed and/or presented in at least 5 episodes of eligible programmes, and similar to the Best Newcomer, nominees that have won any popularity and/or performance awards in previous awards ceremony are no longer eligible. Since its inception, the award has been given to 23 newcomers or rising stars. Yunis To is the most recent winner in this category for her role in ''Stranger In The Dark''.

Recipients

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, , - ! colspan="5" , Most Popular Newcomer , - ! scope="row" , 1995 ,

Fann Wong Fann Woon Fong (born 27 January 1971), known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's ''Ah Jie'' for being one of the most successful actresses from Sing ...

, ''Chronicle of Life''
(Fang Ling 方玲) , , , - ! scope="row" , 1996 , Phyllis Quek , rowspan=2 , , , - ! scope="row" , 1997 , James Lye , , , - ! scope="row" ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Evelyn Tan Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin (born 7 October 1974) is a Singaporean actress, host, educator and former singer. Tan was ranked by local media as the 'Fifth Ah Jie' for being the fifth most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainmen ...

, ''A Place to Call Home''
(He Yiwen 何依雯) , , , - ! scope="row" , 1999 ,

Nick Shen Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor, businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011, Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore. Early life Sh ...

, ''My Grandpa''
(Fang Zhenhua 方振华) , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, Dasmond Koh , rowspan=6 , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Fiona Xie Fiona Xie (born 24 January 1982) is a Singaporean actress, television host, socialite and businesswoman. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2009. Xie ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), also known as Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean actress, host, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, Joanne Peh , , , - ! scope="row",

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Jesseca Liu Jesseca Liu (born Lao Chew Yen on 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress who is based in Singapore. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed by HIM International Music. Early life Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979 in ...

, , , - ! scope="row",

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, Kelvin Tan , , , - ! colspan="5" , Best Newcomer 最佳新人 , - ! scope="row" ,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, Pornsak , rowspan=2 , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, Dai Xiangyu , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, Kate Pang , '' A Tale of 2 Cities ''
(Lin Le 林乐) , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, Ian Fang , ''

Don't Stop Believin' "Don't Stop Believin" is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, '' Escape'' (1981), released through Columbia Records. "Don't Stop Believin shares writi ...

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(Bai Zhixiang 白志翔) , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Aloysius Pang Aloysius Pang Wei Chong (24 August 1990 – 24 January 2019) was a Singaporean actor once managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas. Pang died on 24 January 2019 at 1:45am NZDT (23 January 2019 ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, Chantalle Ng , ''

While We Are Young ''While We Are Young'' ( zh, link=no, Z世代) is a 20 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. The drama series is ...

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(Huang Li Bai Yun 黄李白云) , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Jasmine Sim Jasmine Sim (born 22 November 1993) is a Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and ...

, '' Doppelganger''
(Li Jiawen 李嘉文) , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, Zhang Ze Tong , ''A Jungle Survivor''
(Zhong Jianting 钟建廷) , , , - ! colspan="5" , Best Rising Star 最佳潜力星 , - ! scope="row" ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Das DD Dharmadasa D. Dharamahsena (born 1 March 1990), known professionally as Das DD, is a Singaporean television host, actor and comedian who speaks fluently in Tamil, English, Mandarin and Malay. In 2023, he became the first person of Indian descen ...

, ''#JustSwipeLah'' , , , - ! scope="row" ,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, Yunis To , ''Stranger In The Dark'' (Cheryl Sun 孙雨泽) , {{smalldiv, *Hank Wang — ''Stranger In The Dark'' (Yang Junzhe 杨俊哲) *Isabelle Quek — ''Curious City S2'' *Karyn Wong — ''Battle of the Buskers'' *Yang Yan — ''Stranger In The Dark'' (Jin Xin 金鑫) , - ! scope="row" ,

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

, colspan="2" {{TBA , {{smalldiv, * Herman Keh — House Everything S3 *Joey Tay — ''YES 933 TikTok Live'' * Juin Teh — ''Unforgivable'' (Wang Jinxiang 王金香) *

Tyler Ten Tyler Ten (born 19 March 1996) is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor. Early and personal life Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive indu ...

— ''Unforgivable'' (Guo Wenhao 郭文皓) *Ye Jia Yun — ''Uniquely Ours'' (Xia Yuling 夏语灵) , -

Award records

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范文芳 , 1995 (Best Actress)
1995 (Best Newcomer) , - ,

李锦梅 , 2000, 2004, 2006 (Best Actress)
1994 (Best Newcomer) , - , Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 , 2001 (Best Supporting Actor)
1994 (Best Newcomer) , - , Joanne Peh 白薇秀 , 2009, 2012 (Best Actress)
2015 (Best Supporting Actress)
2004 (Best Newcomer) , - , Pornsak , 2015 (Best Variety Show Host)
2007 (Best Newcomer) , - ,

欧萱 , 2016 (Best Actress)
2002 (Best Newcomer) , - , Zhang Ze Tong 张哲通 , 2021 (Best Newcomer)
2024 (Best Supporting Actor) , - ! rowspan=10 , Nominated for awards in acting or hosting categories and Best Newcomer or Best Rising Star in the same year ,

范文芳 , 1995 (Best Actress) , - , Irin Gan 颜俐蓁 , 1997 (Best Actress) , - , James Lye 赖兴祥 , 1997 (Best Actor) , - ,

Yvonne Lim Yvonne Lim (born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer, & Communication E ...

林湘萍 , 1998 (Best Supporting Actress) , - ,

刘子绚 , 2005 (Best Supporting Actress) , - , Jacqueline Sue 徐艳玲 , 2007 (Best Supporting Actress) , - , Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 , 2009 (Best Supporting Actor) , - , Kate Pang 庞蕾馨 , 2012 (Best Supporting Actress) , - ,

冯伟衷 , 2015 (Best Supporting Actor) , - ,

Carrie Wong Carrie Wong Si Tian (born 1 January 1994) is a Singaporean actress. She was discovered through the reality television competition '' Hey Gorgeous''. Early life The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm, Wo ...

黄思恬 , 2015 (Best Supporting Actress) , - ! rowspan=4 , Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Newcomer or Best Rising Star ,

, 2005 (All-Time Favourite Artiste)
1995 (Best Newcomer) , - ,

, 2015 (All-Time Favourite Artiste)
2002 (Best Newcomer) , - , Joanne Peh , 2017 (All-Time Favourite Artiste)
2004 (Best Newcomer) , - , Dasmond Koh , 2021 (All-Time Favourite Artiste)
2000 (Best Newcomer)

References

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