Star Awards

Singaporean media awards Star Awards 红星大奖Current: Star Awards 2026Star Awards TrophyAwarded forExcellence in Chinese Language entertainment in SingaporeCountrySingaporePresented byMediacorpFirst award26 February 1994; 32 years ago (1994-02-26)Television/radio coverageNetworkMediacorp Channel 8Mediacorp Channel UmeWATCHYouTube 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. History The first Star Awards ceremony was held on 26 February 1994 at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre Mediacorp TV Theatre, with an audience of approximately 500 people. A total of 16 awards were presented during the ceremony, inclusive of Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes and Female Artistes, Most Popular Male Newcomer and Female Newcomer, Most Popular Drama Serial and Most Popular Theme Song. The Most Popular Male Artiste and Female Artiste were then awarded to a final winner from the Top 5 Most Popular Male and Female Artistes accordingly. Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay were the first winners of The Most Popular Male Artiste and Female Artiste. Most Popular Drama Serial went t