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
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 ...
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.
Chen Hanwei
Tan Hung Wee (born 29 August 1969), better known by his Chinese stage name Chen Han Wei (), is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state i ...
is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Chen remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing
Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen and
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...
have been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actor.
Tay Ping Hui holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight (he eventually won his first award in 2012).
Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.
Recipients
Nominees distribution chart
Award records
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
References
External links
{{Star Awards for Best Actor award
Star Awards