The Star Awards for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the
Star Awards
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.
The ...
, 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
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
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 ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Huang and
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay (; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie" (Top Actress) by the local media since the rise of her popularity in the 1990s. She is one of th ...
remain as the only actresses to win in this category four times, surpassing
Chen Liping and
Ivy Lee who have three wins each. Tay has also been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actress.
Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider ...
holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six (she eventually won her first award in 2016).
Jacelyn Tay is currently the actress who has the most nominations without a win, with five.
Recipients
Nominees distribution chart
Award records
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations:
References
External links
{{Star Awards for Best Actress award
Star Awards