| Star Awards 2025 | |
| Date: | 6 July 2025 (Main Ceremony) |
| Location: | MES Theatre @ Mediacorp[1] |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Host: | Backstage: Jeff Goh Chen Ning Gao Meigui Walk of Fame: Dennis Chew Herman Keh Hazelle Teo Denise Camillia Tan Main show: Guo Liang Chantalle Ng Post-Party: Jeff Goh Dennis Chew Herman Keh Chen Ning Gao Meigui |
| Network: | Astro AEC Astro GO Mediacorp Channel 8 Mediacorp Channel U mewatch YouTube |
| Runtime: | Awards Ceremony: 175 mins Walk-of-fame: 90 mins Post-Party: 28 mins |
| Most Awards: | Unforgivable (3) |
| Most Nominations: | Unforgivable (10) |
| Award3 Type: | Formal Awards |
| Award3 Winner: | All-time Favourite Artiste: Pornsak Yvonne Lim Special Achievement Award: Christopher Lee |
| Previous: | 2024 |
| Next: | 2026 |
The 30th installment of Star Awards, Star Awards 2025, honoured the best in Singaporean Mandarin television programming in 2024. The ceremony was held on 6 July 2025 with Channel 8, Channel U airing the show and simulcast on mewatch and YouTube. The ceremony was the first to be held outside April since the revision of the nomination period in 2008, as it was announced to be postponed to 6 July on its initial announcement on 11 February; it was planned to be scheduled in July for this special occasion.[2]
Star Awards 2025 marked the 30th anniversary of the annual Singaporean television awards ceremony, themed "Walking Through Time Together." The event celebrated three decades of local entertainment, reflecting on past milestones, present achievements, and future aspirations. This milestone edition highlighted the enduring bond between Mediacorp and its audiences, featuring a star-studded lineup of local and international artistes who came together to honour the contributions of Singapore's media professionals.[3]
As with previous ceremonies, the Walk of Fame was aired first at 5pm, before the ceremony commenced at 7pm. The Backstage Live ran concurrently on MeWatch and YouTube, with the ceremony starting at 3.30pm until the ceremony ended. For the first time since 2018, a half-hour Post Party ceremony was held after the ceremony ended.[3]
With BYD joining as a new presenter for Star Awards 2025, two fan-voted categories — Favourite Male and Female Character — were revealed during the Red Carpet show on 6 July 2025. Voting officially closed on 15 June 2025.[4] A voter would be selected via a lucky draw to win a BYD Sealion 7 vehicle.[5] [6] [7]
On 18 June 2025, it was announced that Chantalle Ng would co-host the ceremony along with Guo Liang. This was her debut hosting role.[8] [9]
| Song(s) | |
| Orchestra V The Versatile Orchestra Group - Singapore | Served as the Orchestral Conductor for the 30th Star Awards |
| Li Rongde | Served as announcer for the 30th Star Awards |
| 《家事》from "My Home Affairs (2000)" 《倔强》from "Devotion (2011)" 《落花如雨》 from "Emerald Hill (2025)" | |
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| Awards presented by: Josephine Teo Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore | |
| Christopher Lee |
From the moment the Star Awards began its illustrious journey in 1994, the Special Achievement Award has emerged as a timeless honour — bestowed each year to celebrate those whose unwavering brilliance has illuminated the path through decades of excellence.[10]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the drama or programme.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
| width:50%" | Best Actor Presented by: Sean Lau | width:50%" | Best Actress Presented by: Sean Lau |
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Christopher Lee / Kill Sera Sera
| Jessica Hsuan / Kill Sera Sera
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| width:50%" | Best Supporting Actor Presented by: Zheng Geping, Qi Yuwu, Tay Pinghui | width:50%" | Best Supporting Actress Presented by: Xiang Yun, Chen Liping |
Chen Hanwei / Unforgivable
| Cynthia Koh / Hope Afloat
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| width:50%" | Young Talent Award Presented by: Rebecca Lim, Elvin Ng | width:50%" | Best Rising Star Presented by: Huang Biren, Chen Hanwei |
Lincoln Ang / Born to Shine
| Tyler Ten / Unforgivable
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| width:50%" | Best Audio Personality Presented by: Dasmond Koh, Dennis Chew | width:50%" | Best Programme Host Presented by: Mark Lee, Quan Yifong |
Zhong Kun Hua / The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio
| Christopher Lee / Dishing With Chris Lee (season 2)
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| width:50%" | Best Entertainment Programme Presented by: Sharon Au, Kym Ng, Bryan Wong | width:50%" | Best Infotainment Programme Presented by: Sharon Au, Kym Ng, Bryan Wong |
Dishing With Chris Lee (season 2) ‡
| Legends of Singapore Comedy ‡
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| width:50%" | Best Drama Serial Presented by: Fann Wong, Li Nanxing, Zoe Tay | width:50%" | Best Theme Song Presented by: Kit Chan |
Unforgivable ‡
| 《残念》/ Once Upon A New Year's Eve by Jim Lim
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| width:50%" | Best Radio Programme Presented by: Dasmond Koh, Dennis Chew | width:50%" | Best Short-Form Entertainment Programme Presented by: Vivian Lai, Ann Kok |
YES 933 - The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio ‡
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The All-Time Favourite Artiste award is given to celebrities who have won the Top 10 Most Popular category 10 times.[17]
Three voting categories were also included in this ceremony, the Top 10 Most Popular Male/Female Artistes and Most Popular Rising Stars (eligible for amateur and fresh celebrities), first introduced in 2023. There were 43 artistes eligible for Rising Star, and 60 Male and 62 Female artistes for the Top 10 awards. The Rising Star Award is counted as equivalent to a Most Popular Artiste award. Artistes who have won the Most Popular Artiste Award ten times — including three Rising Star Award wins — will be conferred the All-Time Favourite Artiste title and will no longer be eligible for future Top 10 nominations. Additionally, artistes who win the Rising Star Award three times will automatically be included in the Top 10 Most Popular Artistes list.
Public voting was done via a registered meConnect account. Depending on the award category, the public may be entitled to one, three or ten votes and may submit an unlimited number of votes on 6 July depending on the award category. The public voting period for all awards with public voting ended on 15 June 2025 except for the Top 10 Most Popular Artiste and the Most Popular Rising Stars awards which ended on 6 July 2025.[3] [18] [19]
| Award presenter: Joanne Peh, Jesseca Liu, Jeannette Aw, Felicia Chin Award winner audited by PwC Singapore | ||
| Top 3 winners | No. of awards | |
|---|---|---|
| Ayden Sng | 3 | |
| Tyler Ten | 1 | |
| Zhang Ze Tong | 2 | |
| 10 | Winner of 10th award to be named All-Time Favourite Artiste at next ceremony |
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| Award presenter: Chow Yun-fat | ||
| Top 10 winners | No. of awards | |
|---|---|---|
| Romeo Tan | 10 | |
| Xu Bin | 6 | |
| 3 | ||
| Jeff Goh | 3 | |
| Benjamin Tan | 2 | |
| 1 | ||
| 5 | ||
| Desmond Tan | 9 | |
| Richie Koh | 2 | |
| 9 | ||
| Award presenter: Chow Yun-Fat | |
| Top 10 winners | No. of awards |
|---|---|
| Ya Hui | 9 |
| Chen Ning | 3 |
| Denise Camillia Tan | 2 |
| Chantalle Ng | 4 |
| Carrie Wong | 10 |
| Chen Biyu | 3 |
| Gao Mei Gui | 2 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 9 | |
The My Pick awards segment at Star Awards 2025 featured 6 fan-voted categories, including The Show Stealer, Favourite CP, and Most Emotional Character. Three new categories presented by sponsors include the Bioskin Most Charismatic Award, BYD Favourite Male Character, and BYD Favourite Female Character.[20]
Jesseca Liu / Unforgivable as Gao Shuya
| Hong Ling / Unforgivable as Guan Lin
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Chantalle Ng and Zhang Zetong / Hope Afloat as Xu Tianqing and Cheng Changfeng
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| Nominations | Awards | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | 4 | 2 | Unforgivable | |
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | 3 | 0 | Once Upon a New Year's Eve | |
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | 2 | 1 | Hope Afloat |
BYD Favourite Male and Female Character awards
The winners of the BYD Favourite Male and Female Character Awards were determined entirely by public voting. Winners were announced during the Star Awards 2025 – Walk Of Fame event.[21]
As part of the live event, a lucky draw was conducted and the BYD Sealion 7 was awarded to one of the audience members selected during the show.The winner, a randomly selected attendee, was announced on stage as part of the fan engagement segment.[22]
Awards provided by Bioskins Singapore
During the live broadcast of the Star Awards on 6 July, viewers were able to participate in interactive segments, including live call-ins through Backstage Live, voting for the night's "Best Dressed" celebrities, and engaging in real-time polls. These interactive features were accessible via QR codes shown on Channel 8 and Channel U, on-screen prompts on meWATCH, and announcements made by the programme hosts.[23]
| Elvin Ng Jeanette Aw |
Winning category obtained are marked with bold.
| Nomination | Awards | Series / Programme | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | Unforgivable | Best Drama Series / Best Theme Song / Best Rising Star (1/2) / Young Talent Award (2) / Best Supporting Actor (1/2) / Best Actress (2) |
| 7 | 1 | Born to Shine | Best Drama Series / Best Theme Song / Young Talent Award (1/3) / Best Supporting Actress / Best Actor |
| 5 | 2 | Kill Sera Sera | Best Drama Series / Best Supporting Actor / Best Supporting Actress / Best Actor / Best Actress |
| 4 | 0 | Coded Love | Best Theme Song / Best Supporting Actress (2) / Best Actor |
| 3 | 1 | Once Upon A New Year's Eve | Best Drama Series / Best Theme Song / Best Actor |
| 0 | To Be Loved | Best Drama Series / Best Supporting Actor / Best Actor | |
| 2 | 0 | I Do, Do I? | Best Theme Song / Best Actress |
| 1 | Hope Afloat | Best Supporting Actress / Best Actress | |
| Nomination | Awards | Series / Programme | Categories |
| 3 | 0 | The DAKA Show | Best Radio Programme / Best Audio Personality / Best Short-Form Entertainment Programme |
| 2 | The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio | Best Radio Programme / Best Audio Personality (1/2) | |
| 2 | 0 | CAPITAL 958 - Wake Up Call | Best Radio Programme / Best Audio Personality |
| 2 | Dishing with Chris Lee (Season 2) | Best Entertainment Programme / Best Programme Hosts | |
| 0 | Star Awards 2024 | Best Entertainment Programme / Best Programme Hosts | |
| 0 | Makan On Wheels | Best Entertainment Programme / Best Programme Hosts | |
| Nominations | Awards --> | Individual |
|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan= | 6 | Jesseca Liu |
| align=center rowspan=6 | 5 | |
| Qi Yuwu | ||
| Chantelle Ng | ||
| Hong Ling | ||
| Zhang Zetong | ||
| James Seah | ||
| align=center rowspan= | 4 | Paige Chua |
| align=center rowspan=22 | 3 | Andie Chen |
| Christopher Lee | ||
| Liu Lingling | ||
| Gavin Teo | ||
| Richie Koh | ||
| Jessica Hsuan | ||
| Xu Bin | ||
| Zong Zijie | ||
| Tasha Low | ||
| XiXi Lim | ||
| Yahui | ||
| Tyler Tan | ||
| Jeremy Chan | ||
| He Yingying | ||
| Hazelle Teo | ||
| Cheryl Chou | ||
| Zhai Siming | ||
All programmes commissioned and/or produced by Mediacorp for at least one of the following:
Mediacorp-owned and operated platforms, and/or Mediacorp-operated third-party platforms, such as:
The qualifying period was from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, with programmes released during this period considered eligible for Star Awards 2025. [24]
| Members | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Kwan 管雪梅 | Veteran Journalist | |
| Angeline Poh | Chief Customer & Corporate Development Officer, Mediacorp | |
| Billy Koh 许环良 | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Amuse Rights Management | |
| Chang Long Jong 章能容 | Chief Executive Officer, mm2 Asia | |
| Colin Goh 吴剑峰 | Managing Director, Ocean Butterfly | |
| Elaine Chan | Theatre Composer, Arranger & Director, The Voice Company | |
| Eva Feng 馮英琪 | Vice President, KKTV | |
| Hanes Chin | Head of Content, FriDay | |
| Janine Stein | Editorial Director, ContentAsia | |
| Jesslyn Wong | Head of Content Distribution, Mediacorp | |
| Kevin Foo 付传艺 | Chief Operating Officer of Content, Commercial & Channel Business, Media Prima | |
| Lawrence Cheng 郑丹瑞 | Director & Screenwriter | |
| Lee Ee Wurn 李仪文 | Programme Director, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre | |
| Lee Hung Sheng 李鸿升 | Head of Audience & Partnership, Mediacorp | |
| Lenny Leong | Senior Assistant Vice President, Astro | |
| Li Si Song 李偲菘 | Composer, Music Producer & Founder, Lee Wei Song School of Music | |
| Lim Puay Keem 林培琴 | Head of Chinese Entertainment Production, Mediacorp | |
| Man Shu Sum 文树森 | Media Veteran & Associate Director, Academy of Film Hong Kong Baptist University | |
| Mannson Yong | Assistant General Manager of Content, 988 | |
| Mark Huang | Senior Producer of Production & Development, Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| May-Yi Lee | Factual & Unscripted Production Unit Lead, Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| Nick Tai 戴天易 | Head of Content & Artiste Management, TVBS | |
| Sabanitha Shanmugasundram | Head of Commissioning & Community Engagement, Mediacorp | |
| Simone Lum 林美芳 | Head of Growth & Audio, Mediacorp | |
| Suzie Wang | Head of Commerce, Mediacorp | |
| Teo Eng Tiong | Course Chair, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Media Studies | |
| Zhou Wei Boon | Programme Director, My FM |
Jessica Hsuan's Best Actress win and nominations marked a historic moment for the Star Awards, being the first time the accolade was awarded to a non-Mediacorp artiste and non-Singaporean, reflecting a move towards greater inclusivity and transparency in the judging process.[25]
Zhang Yaodong, who had previously been embroiled in a personal scandal and had stepped away from acting, remained a valid nominee for public voting categories due to his appearance in an eligible programme within the qualifying period. However, he did not receive any awards that night.[26]
