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 due to the 2025 general election, which coincided with the celebration themes.
Crime drama Unforgivable won three awards during the ceremony, which were Best Drama Serial, as well as Rising Star and Supporting Actor, going to Tyler Ten and Chen Hanwei respectively. Kill Sera Sera won both the lead actor and actress roles, played by Christopher Lee and Jessica Hsuan respectively, the former also won three individual awards that night including Best Programme Host for his third season of his show Dishing With Chris Lee, and Special Achievement Award. In popularity awards, Zong Zijie won his first Top 10 Most Favourite Artiste while Tyler Ten won his first Most Popular Rising Star award, while Romeo Tan and Carrie Wong completed their tenth award into the Top 10 Most Favourite Artistes. Pornsak and Yvonne Lim were inducted as the year's All-Time Favourite Artistes.
Background 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.
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.
New award categories 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. A voter would be selected via a lucky draw to win a BYD Sealion 7 vehicle.
Presenters and performers 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.
Main ceremony +List of performers Artist(s) Song(s) Orchestra VThe Versatile Orchestra Group - Singapore Served as the Orchestral Conductor for the 30th Star Awards Li Rongde Served as announcer for the 30th Star Awards Kit Chan 《家事》from "My Home Affairs (2000)" 《倔强》from "Devotion (2011)" 《落花如雨》 from "Emerald Hill (2025)"
Special awards 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.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the drama or programme.
Best ActorPresented by: Sean LauBest ActressPresented by: Sean LauChristopher Lee / Kill Sera Sera Andie Chen / Born to Shine Gavin Teo / To Be Loved Qi Yuwu / Once Upon A New Year's Eve Richie Koh / Coded LoveJessica Hsuan / Kill Sera Sera Chantalle Ng / Hope Afloat Felicia Chin / I Do, Do I? Hong Ling / Unforgivable Jesseca Liu / Unforgivable Best Supporting Actor Presented by: Zheng Geping, Qi Yuwu, Tay PinghuiBest Supporting Actress Presented by: Xiang Yun, Chen LipingChen Hanwei / Unforgivable Chen Shu Cheng / Unforgivable Guo Liang / To Be Loved Pierre Png / Moments Xu Bin / Kill Sera SeraCynthia Koh / Hope Afloat Lynn Lim / Kill Sera Sera Mei Xin / Born to Shine Tasha Low / Coded Love Ya Hui / Coded Love Young Talent AwardPresented by: Rebecca Lim, Elvin Ng Best Rising StarPresented by: Huang Biren, Chen Hanwei Lincoln Ang / Born to Shine Camans Kong / Born to Shine Charlotte Chen / Unforgivable Elvis Shi / Unforgivable Goh Wee Ann / Born to Shine Tyler Ten / Unforgivable Herman Keh / House Everything (season 3) Joey Tay / YES 933 TikTok Live Juin Teh / Unforgivable Ye Jia Yun / Uniquely Ours Best Audio PersonalityPresented by: Dasmond Koh, Dennis Chew Best Programme HostPresented by: Mark Lee, Quan YifongZhong Kun Hua / The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio Chen Ning / The DAKA Show Hazelle Teo / The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio Pan Jia Biao / CAPITAL 958 Wake Up Call Zhu Zeliang / The Night is YoungChristopher Lee / Dishing With Chris Lee (season 2) Bryan Wong / Makan On Wheels Hazelle Teo / Star Awards 2024 – Walk of Fame Jeremy Chan / Double J BAEcation Joanne Peh / A Conversation with Minister Best Entertainment Programme Presented by: Sharon Au, Kym Ng, Bryan Wong Best Infotainment ProgrammePresented by: Sharon Au, Kym Ng, Bryan WongDishing With Chris Lee (season 2) ‡ King of Culinary (season 4) Makan On Wheels Pasar Malam Stars Star Awards 2024 – Award CeremonyLegends of Singapore Comedy ‡ Old Taste Detective (season 5) Tuesday Report - Restart Women Behind Bars World's Unique Neighbourhoods Best Drama SerialPresented by: Fann Wong, Li Nanxing, Zoe Tay Best Theme SongPresented by: Kit Chan Unforgivable ‡ Born to Shine Kill Sera Sera Once Upon A New Year's Eve To Be Loved《残念》/ Once Upon A New Year's Eve by Jim Lim 《孺子可教也》/ Born to Shine by Matthew Teng, Lincoln Ang, Bernice Lok, Chen Rui En 《不同世界的你》/ I Do, Do I? by Ling Kai 《伤口》/ Unforgivable by Jurine Chia Xin Ni 《虚构》/ Coded Love by Colbie Ong Best Radio ProgrammePresented by: Dasmond Koh, Dennis Chew Best Short-Form Entertainment ProgrammePresented by: Vivian Lai, Ann Kok YES 933 - The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio ‡ CAPITAL 958 - Wake Up Call LOVE 972 - Breakfast Quartet LOVE 972 - Mr. Zhou's Ghost Stories YES 933 - The DAKA Show#JustSwipeLah ‡ Behind The Lens: Star Search (season 12) in Focus Outcast: Battle Of The Stars The DAKA Show (season 2) Yes933 Drama-tainment Series
All-Time Favourite Artiste awards The All-Time Favourite Artiste award is given to celebrities who have won the Top 10 Most Popular category 10 times. Pornsakfor wins spanning 2009, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2021, and 2024. Yvonne Lim for wins spanning 1998, 2009–2014, 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Voting awards 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.
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
+ Table key 10 Winner of 10th award to be named All-Time Favourite Artiste at next ceremony
Award presenter: Chow Yun-fat Top 10 winners No. of awards Romeo Tan 10 Xu Bin 6 Jeremy Chan 3 Jeff Goh 3 Benjamin Tan 2 Zong Zijie 1 Marcus Chin 5 Desmond Tan 9 Richie Koh 2 Guo Liang 9
Award presenter: Chow Yun-Fat Top 10 winners No. of awardsYa Hui 9Chen Ning 3Denise Camillia Tan 2Chantalle Ng4Carrie Wong10Chen Biyu3Gao Mei Gui2Tasha Low 3Hong Ling 4Paige Chua 9
MY PICK awards 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.
Jesseca Liu / Unforgivable as Gao Shuya Richie Koh / Coded Love as Lu Xiaoming Chantalle Ng / Hope Afloat as Xu Tianqing Qi Yuwu / Once Upon a New Year's Eve as Cai Yiren Hong Ling / Unforgivable as Guan LinHong Ling / Unforgivable as Guan Lin Cheryl Chou / Furever Yours as Zhang Wenyu Qi Yuwu / Once Upon a New Year's Eve as Cai Yiren Liu Ling Ling / To Be Loved as Liu Junhong Jesseca Liu / Unforgivable as Gao Shuya Chantalle Ng and Zhang Zetong / Hope Afloat as Xu Tianqing and Cheng Changfeng Ferlyn Wong and Tyler Ten / I Do, Do I? as Jiang Yihua and Ma Jiabao Paige Chua and Desmond Tan / Moments as Gu Yuexin and Zhan Hefeng Jesseca Liu and Qi Yuwu / Once Upon a New Year's Eve as Zhou Chenxi / Yuan Jie and Cai Yiren Xixi Lim and James Seah / The Blockbusters as Bree and YY
+ Series that received multiple MY PICK! nominations and awardsNominations AwardsSeries 42 Unforgivable 3 0 Once Upon a New Year's Eve 2 1 Hope Afloat
Sponsored awards BYD Favourite Male and Female Character awardsThe 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.
Romeo Tan / Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting III Carrie Wong / Coded Love
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.
Awards provided by Bioskins Singapore Chantalle Ng He Ying Ying James Seah Jeremy Chan Zhang Zetong
Interactive category 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.
+ Elvin Ng Jeanette Aw
Multiple nominations and awards Drama with multiple nominations and awards
+ Drama with multiple nominations Nomination Drama 10Unforgivable7Born to Shine5Kill Sera Sera4Coded Love3Once Upon A New Year's EveTo Be Loved2 I Do, Do I? Hope Afloat
+ Drama with multiple wins Awards Series 3Unforgivable 2Kill Sera Sera
Programme with multiple nominations and awards
+ Programme with multiple nominations Nomination Programme 3The DAKA Show 2The Shuang, Kunz, Jia TrioDishing with Chris Lee (Season 2)
+ Programme with multiple wins Awards Programme 2The Shuang, Kunz, Jia TrioDishing with Chris Lee (Season 2)
Individuals with three or more nominations NominationsIndividual6Jesseca Liu5Qi YuwuChantelle NgHong LingZhang ZetongJames Seah4Paige Chua3Andie ChenChristopher LeeLiu LinglingGavin TeoRichie KohJessica HsuanXu BinZong ZijieTasha LowXiXi LimYahuiTyler TanJeremy ChanHe YingyingHazelle TeoCheryl ChouZhai Siming
Judging panels Programme eligibility criteria