Excellent Star Award 2026

22 January 2026

My personal preference, favourite and recognition for the local TV scene for Calendar Year 2026; as CY2026 is still on-going, this list will be updated accoringly with the premiere of new shows.

2026 opens strongly with the 'realistic' office drama "职不值得 The Grind". Hope Mediacorpse keep up the momentum and produce better dramas than 2025 (which is an extremely low benchmark).

However, "迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least" is definitely below average due to its unrealistic plot and poor character development (especially Desmond Ng's character, who seems more like a terrible teacher from 1980s than a teacher post-2000; his notorious acts would definitely get him into trouble, receiving complains left right centre from by students and parents). for the very first time, I think Tasha acting is mediocre; maybe because she didnt receive majority of her education in Singapore, so her depiction of the teacher role is not realistic. the teens rebellious thrills are also very outdated and does not seems like stuffs Gen A will do. therefore, feels like the scriptwriter is writing a 1980s school drama than a 2025 drama. The saving grace is, Cheng Jun, Zi Sheng and Gladys Ng act well for their role. pity that Zhai Siming is downgraded to a useless cameo role.

Personally, I think the best drama is "一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere", as there is surprises/twist at almost every episode! Furthermore, Romeo & Jeanette are on point thruout the drama. What I dislike about this drama is when it switched scene from the main couple to the young adults, because with the exception of Jasmine & Bonnie, the rest cant act (worst being the new Star Search girl (the older married auntie who always act as teen), gosh her acting is damn bad, and its so obvious that she is dubious, Herman is really blind)!

Although I missed half of the drama as I was in Japan, "业落夕阳 Timeless Memories" is definitely a close 2nd, refreshing plot and great delivery from the cast. Tyler really improves a lot with every drama! His acting is now far more superior than his bff Ze Tong. Together with Richie, both will be the new batch of Lead after the 'Prince' generation.

"孩是老的辣 Kid U Not" looks promising from the teasers, but turns out to be quite a disappointment. The first few episodes (when the mains are still kids) is a boring predictable sleepy lullaby. the plot is not creative too, as it reminds me to much of "心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young", but yet not better. However, I must say Zoe, Aileen & Marcus acted very well for their roles. I must say, surprisingly, this show picked up much pace & chemistry after the 3 elder leads took over and it is a very enjoyable show overall. It might also be the first time in "Star Awards" history to see 4 generations of actresses being nominated for 'Best Actress' next year (e.g. Zoe, Aileen, Jeanette, Tasha, Gladys Ng?).

Gosh, after an excellent HK drama, "至死不渝 No Other Way" is extremely underwhelming. it failed badly trying to create morbid stories, but yet turns out to look really amateurish and nothing near scary. In fact the weak plot and slow pace is more terrifying than any of the murder cases. Hong Ling act well, but it is Yvonne Lim who shouldered the show to makes it slightly bearable. not sure why, but Sheryl Ang acting is pretty bad here. there is nothing in every episode that makes me want to watch the next, so i abandoned the drama after 3 episodes.

"青春小鸟 I Believe I Can Fly" was already bad to begin with", "青春老鸟 Old & Dangerous" is way much worst. This drama is so bad and cringey till it looks like a joke to fill the slot. it is so bad that the teasers are already a huge turn-off. I would very much prefer this slot is reserved for "新闻女王 2 Queen of News 2" than lousy local drama for the sage of having a local production for 9pm.

"家的守护星 Brighter Days" is finally a watchable local drama since "孩是老的辣 Kid U Not", but not without its major flaws: the most deadly would be multiple mistakes on its time setting (1996)! Malaysian Cup fever ended in 1994 (1996 was already S-league era); VHS was already replaced by VCD; dengue wasnt a 'big' municipal issue back in 1996; HDB blocks with LUP lifts; Y2K fashion worn by Sheila... whereas huge social phenomenon like Spice Girls, A-mei, tamagotchi are missing. it seems like the drama is done by Gen-Z who did not done enough homework on 1996! i was 10 in 1996 and clearly remember 1996 does not look like this! so quite painful to tolerate these obvious mistakes. saving grace would be mei xin's acting, the ship series notes and sinalco. this show is probably Felicia best performance to date. but then it is extremely puzzling why Felicia Chin is the only one who did not portray the older character (production team find her cmi to carry the role??) also, if you need another actress to take over the middle-age version, at least find someone of similar height (e.g. Pan Ling Ling, Lina Ng or Joey Swee), coz it hideous to notice the obvious shrink in height of the character. not forgetting that the plot can also be quite illogical. for example, if the children are doppledanger of their parent, how is it possible that they cannot recognize each other?

Best Drama:
职不值得 The Grind
一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere
业落夕阳 Timeless Memories
孩是老的辣 Kid U Not

Best Actor:
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (职不值得 The Grind)
叶荣耀 Noah Yap (职不值得 The Grind)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
陈建彬 Marcus Chin (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (家的守护星 Brighter Days)

Best Actress:
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (职不值得 The Grind)
欧萱 Jeanette Aw (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
郑惠玉 Zoe Tay (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)
林湘萍 Yvonne Lim (至死不渝 No Other Way)
陈凤玲 Felicia Chin (家的守护星 Brighter Days)

Best Supporting Actor:
福地祐介 Fukuchi Yusuke (职不值得 The Grind)
陈泰铭 Rayson Tan (职不值得 The Grind)
黎沸揮 Roy Li (职不值得 The Grind)
蔡程俊 Cai Cheng Jun (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
陈子盛 Tan Zi Sheng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
黄超群 Brian Ng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
张奕恺 Nick Teo (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
朱厚任 Zhu Houren (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
刘谦益 Richard Low (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
David Matthew (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
王昱清 Wang Yuqing (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
章证翔 Zen Chong (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)

Best Supporting Actress:
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (职不值得 The Grind)
胡煜诗 Jernelle Oh (职不值得 The Grind)
鐘琴 Kym Ng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
李嫣儿 Jazliyana Lee (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
黄慧燕 Gladys Ng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
沈家玉 Jasmine Sim (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
马艺瑄 Sora Ma (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
美心 Macy Chen (业落夕阳 Timeless Memories)
黄慧燕 Gladys Ng (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)
美心 Macy Chen (家的守护星 Brighter Days)

Best New Artist:
黄慧燕 Gladys Ng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
蔡程俊 Cai Cheng Jun (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
陈子盛 Tan Zi Sheng (迷茫又无惧的我们 Last but not Least)
黄慧燕 Gladys Ng (孩是老的辣 Kid U Not)

Best Theme Song:
不值得 / 梦飞船 Dreamz FM (职不值得 The Grind)
寻光 / 罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (一路惊魂 Highway to Somewhere)

Best Overseas Drama:
金式森林 The Fading Gold
爱回家之开心速递 Come Home Love: Lo & Behold
多情城市 Golden City
Ghost Doctor
新闻女王 2 Queen of News 2

Worst Drama:
至死不渝 No Other Way
青春老鸟 Old & Dangerous

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Excellent Star Award 2025

24 August 2025

My personal preference, favourite and recognition for the local TV scene for Calendar Year 2025. CY2025 is full of crappy local dramas; especially so for 2H2025. Most of the teasers don't even makes me want to watch the show (especially the much hyped Xie Shao Guang comeback). The latest Star Search kids severely lacks X factor and really cannot act to save their life. Coupled with lousy script, the water polo and netball dramas are so bad and cringey till I cant even get past 1 episode. This batch of Star Search is definitely a far cry from the 2019 alumnus; probably among the worst batch in history.

Best Drama:
人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life
带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter
命运使者 Fixing Fate

Best Actor:
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
张哲通 Teoh Ze Tong (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)
徐彬 Xu Bin (命运使者 Fixing Fate)

Best Actress:
沈家玉 Jasmine Sim (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
洪凌 Hong Ling (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)
黃思恬 Carrie Wong (命运使者 Fixing Fate)
芳榕 Fang Rong (命运使者 Fixing Fate)

Best Supporting Actor:
谢俊峰 James Seah (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
郭亮 Guo Liang (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
张奕恺 Nick Teo (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
赖宏恩 Eric Lay (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
黎沸揮 Roy Li (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)

Best Supporting Actress:
芳榕 Fang Rong (人生酱美味 Another Wok of Life)
欧萱 Jeanette Aw (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
陈莉萍 Chen Li Ping (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
姚懿珊 Dawn Yeoh (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
沈琳宸 Sheila Sim (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
郑六月 Juin Teh (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
卓芳娴 Yunis To (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
沈家玉 Jasmine Sim (命运使者 Fixing Fate)

Best Theme Song:
一剑世间 / 黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)
命运小偷 / 王晓敏 (命运使者 Fixing Fate)

Most Improved Artist:
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
姚懿珊 Dawn Yeoh (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
郑六月 Juin Teh (小娘惹之翡翠山 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (带剑女孩 The Spirit Hunter)

Best Overseas Drama:
家族榮耀之繼承者 The Heir to the Throne
成为饭吧 A Good Supper
爱之轮回 The Passbook

Worst Drama:
青春小鸟 I Believe I Can Fly
庭外的一角 Devil Behind The Gate
心有所依 Where The Heart Belongs

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Excellent Star Award 2024

31 December 2024

SG TV aired quite a lot of really lousy local dramas this year. I had shortlisted "时光倾城 Moments", "宠他，还是爱我? Furever Yours" & "不可饶恕的罪恶 Unforgiveable" for the "Worst Drama of 2024". However, as these 3 dramas are really bad in different aspects (i.e. nonsensical story, poor script, bad casting & poor acting for "时光倾城 Moments"; I really dislike the pets theme for "宠他，还是爱我? Furever Yours", which doesnt make me even interested to watch it; good concept but poor story, boring script, below expectation acting from cast, very bad cinematography for "不可饶恕的罪恶 Unforgiveable"), so I have difficulty deciding which of these 3 drama shall be crowned as the "Worst Drama of 2024". Nevertheless, I think "时光倾城 Moments" will clinch the title for the "Worst Drama of 2024".

Best Drama:
孺子可教也 Born To Shine
非爱不可 To Be Loved
完全省錢戀愛手冊 Love on a shoestring
浴水重生 Hope Afloat
最佳遗产 Never Too Late
爱不虚拟 Coded Love
异家人 Uniquely Ours

Best Actor:
陈邦鋆 Andie Tan (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
张耀栋 Zhang Yao Dong (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
林明伦 Darren Lim (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
崇喆 Gavin Teo (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
张哲通 Teoh Ze Tong (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (最佳遗产 Never Too Late)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
徐鸣杰 Jeffrey Xu (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
姚彣隆 San Yow (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
李南星 Li Nanxing (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Best Actress:
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (嫁给不同世界的你 I Do, Do I?)
美心 Macy Chen (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
林昭婷 Kiki Lim (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
周智彗 Cheryl Chou (完全省錢戀愛手冊 Love on a shoestring)
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
陈楚寰 Denise Camillia Tan (最佳遗产 Never Too Late)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (最佳遗产 Never Too Late)
陈子颖 Emily Chan (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
雅慧 Ya Hui (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
黃思恬 Carrie Wong (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
雅慧 Ya Hui (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Best Supporting Actor:
陈建彬 Marcus Chin (嫁给不同世界的你 I Do, Do I?)
张哲通 Teoh Ze Tong (那一年的除夕夜 Once Upon A New Year's Eve)
洪国锐 Hong Guo Rui (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
郭亮 Guo Liang (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
徐鸣杰 Jeffrey Xu (最佳遗产 Never Too Late)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (异家人 Uniquely Ours)
黄振隆 Desmond Ng (异家人 Uniquely Ours)
刘谦益 Richard Low (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Best Supporting Actress:
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (嫁给不同世界的你 I Do, Do I?)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (嫁给不同世界的你 I Do, Do I?)
林茹萍 Lin Ru Ping (孺子可教也 Born To Shine)
刘玲玲 Liu Ling Ling (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
洪爱玲 Irene Ang (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
张嘉轩 Grace Teo (浴水重生 Hope Afloat)
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (最佳遗产 Never Too Late)
郭妃丽 Phyllis Quek (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Best Theme Song:
非爱不可 / 佳旺 Keon Chia (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
让爱蔓延 / 崇喆 Gavin Teo (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
虚构 / 王思涵 Colbie (爱不虚拟 Coded Love)
加成一个家 / 黄振隆 Desmond Ng (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Most Improved Artist:
林昭婷 Kiki Lim (非爱不可 To Be Loved)
翟思铭 Zhai Siming (异家人 Uniquely Ours)

Best Overseas Drama:
有種好男人 A Perfect Man
新闻女王 The Queen of News
法言人 Speakers of Law

Worst Drama:
时光倾城 Moments
宠他，还是爱我? Furever Yours
不可饶恕的罪恶 Unforgiveable
巨舞霸 The Blockbusters
再见明天 If Tomorrow Comes

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Thoughts on Nomination for Star Awards 2024

23 February 2024

Nomination for Singapore Star Awards (新加坡红星大奖) 2024 was announced on 22 February 2024.

I have been watching most of the local dramas since 2019 due to my sabbatical for MUP, pandemic lockdown in 2020, WFH flexibility and my health condition. Objectively, there were quite a few good local dramas produced in the past 5years (e.g. "触心罪探 Mind Jumper", "剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao", "森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor", "心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young", "关键证人 Key Witness", "你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine", etc.). At the other end of the spectrum, there are also quite a number of crappy shows produced (e.g. "卫国先锋2 When Duty Calls 2", “医生不是神 Healing Heroes, “操控 CTRL" and “金色大道 All That Glitters" being some of the worst).

Therefore, as an audience, I am quite puzzled and disappointed with the nomination for Singapore Star Awards (新加坡红星大奖) 2024. This is because in my opinion, many actors/actresses who performed well and are more deserving of recognition were not nominated, probably because they are not among the favourite/bias of Mediacorpse. Hence, I feel the Star Awards is becoming more and more like an internal award ceremony or D&D in terms of rewarding Mediacorpse contracted employees, than true recognition of performance excellence in Singapore local drama production over the years.

There is also a persistent issue of veterans like Xiang Yun, Zoe Tay and Chen Hanwei hogging the ‘best’ awards. Perhaps mediacorpse should create a new ‘altar’ for Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress (i.e. induction to the altar after winning 5 'best' award), so that other younger talented actors/actresses are able to shine. It is also becoming a joke that younger actor/actress are getting nomination and award overseas, but are not recognised locally. After all, it is also quite pathetic if veterans of their rank, experience and status still need to hog a local award to prove their ‘worth’ or the fact that they can act. Furthermore, it is to note that it is not that their acting is bad, but the acting for many of their recent nominations are pretty much within their expected standard, nothing outstanding to rave about. Therefore, if they really ambitious or capable, they should aim to be nominated for international awards (i.e. like how Christopher Lee, Yeo Yann Yann, Chen Tian Wen, Hong Hui Fang, Mark Lee, etc. were nominated overseas). Favouritism/kelong within a monopoly also needs a limit.

As such, I came up with my own “Excellence Star Awards”, which indicated my personal preference and recognition for the local TV scene in the past Calendar Year.

Instead of restricting myself to only 5 or 6 nominees for each award category, I ‘nominated’ all actors, actress and works that are exceptional in performance. The actor, actress or work that I feel are worthy of that award are in bold.



Excellent Star Award 2023
Best Drama:
密宅 Silent Walls
欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae
送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery
Shero
从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue
陪你到最后 Till The End

Best Actor:
包勋评 Shane Pow (密宅 Silent Walls: 1963)
黄振隆 Desmond Ng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1988)
陈邦鋆 Andie Tan (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
金在勲 Kim Jae Hoon (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (Shero)
谢俊峰 James Seah (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
宗子杰 Zong Zijie (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (陪你到最后 Till The End
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (陪你到最后 Till The End

Best Actress:
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (密宅 Silent Walls: 1963)
吴俐璇 Jojo Goh (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
瑞恩 Rui En (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
黃思恬 Carrie Wong (Shero)
洪丽婷 Sheryl Ang (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
鐘琴 Kym Ng (陪你到最后 Till The End

Best Supporting Actor:
林明伦 Darren Lim (密宅 Silent Walls: 1938)
陈澍城 Chen Shu Cheng (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈天文 Chen Tian Wen (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈泰铭 Rayson Tan (Shero)
黃炯耀 Brandon Wong (Shero)
王昱清 Wang Yuqing (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
林明伦 Darren Lim (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
朱厚任 Zhu Hou Ren (陪你到最后 Till The End

Best Supporting Actress:
黄嫊芳 Lina Ng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1938)
美心 Macy Chen (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
胡煜诗 Jernelle Oh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
金银姬 Jin Yinji (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (Shero)
陈莉萍 Chen Li Ping (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)

Best Theme Song:
来自星际的风 / 金在勲 Kim Jae Hoon (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
一份一份的爱 / 苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
觉醒 / 铃凯 Ling Kai (Shero)
陪你到最后 / 文慧如 Boon Hui Lu (陪你到最后 Till The End)
取暖 / 郑可为 Tay Kewei & 沈志豪 Alfred Sim (只此一家 My One and Only)

Best New Artist:
孙英豪 Alfred Sng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1988)
周智彗 Cheryl Chou (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)

Most Improved Artist:
郑颖 Tay Ying (Shero)

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Excellent Star Award

I have been watching most of the local dramas since 2019 due to my sabbatical for MUP, pandemic lockdown in 2020, WFH flexibility and my health condition. Objectively, there were quite a few good local dramas produced in the past 5years. At the other end of the spectrum, there are also quite a number of crappy shows produced.

As an audience, I am also quite puzzled and disappointed with the nomination and recipient for several Singapore Star Awards (新加坡红星大奖). This is because in my opinion, many actors/actresses who performed well and are more deserving of recognition were not nominated or awarded.

As such, I came up with my own “Excellence Star Awards”, which indicated my personal preference and recognition for the local TV scene in the past Calendar Year.

Instead of restricting myself to only 5 or 6 nominees for each award category, I ‘nominated’ all actors, actress and works that are exceptional in performance. The actor, actress or work that are worthy of that award.

Please see below for my nominees for each “Excellence Star Awards”:

- Excellent Star Award 2024 (draft)

- Excellent Star Award 2023

- Excellent Star Award 2022

- Excellent Star Award 2021

- Excellent Star Award 2020

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Excellent Star Award 2023

Best Drama:
密宅 Silent Walls
欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae
送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery
Shero
从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue
陪你到最后 Till The End

Best Actor:
包勋评 Shane Pow (密宅 Silent Walls: 1963)
黄振隆 Desmond Ng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1988)
陈邦鋆 Andie Tan (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
金在勲 Kim Jae Hoon (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (Shero)
谢俊峰 James Seah (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
宗子杰 Zong Zijie (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (陪你到最后 Till The End)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (陪你到最后 Till The End)

Best Actress:
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (密宅 Silent Walls: 1963)
吴俐璇 Jojo Goh (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
瑞恩 Rui En (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
黃思恬 Carrie Wong (Shero)
洪丽婷 Sheryl Ang (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
鐘琴 Kym Ng (陪你到最后 Till The End)

Best Supporting Actor:
林明伦 Darren Lim (密宅 Silent Walls: 1938)
陈澍城 Chen Shu Cheng (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)
苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈天文 Chen Tian Wen (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈泰铭 Rayson Tan (Shero)
黃炯耀 Brandon Wong (Shero)
王昱清 Wang Yuqing (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
林明伦 Darren Lim (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)
朱厚任 Zhu Hou Ren (陪你到最后 Till The End)

Best Supporting Actress:
黄嫊芳 Lina Ng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1938)
美心 Macy Chen (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
胡煜诗 Jernelle Oh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
金银姬 Jin Yinji (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (Shero)
陈莉萍 Chen Li Ping (从零开始 The Sky Is Still Blue)

Best Theme Song:
来自星际的风 / 金在勲 Kim Jae Hoon (欧巴, 我爱你 Oppa, Saranghae)
一份一份的爱 / 苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (送餐英雄 Cash On Delivery)
觉醒 / 铃凯 Ling Kai (Shero)
陪你到最后 / 文慧如 Boon Hui Lu (陪你到最后 Till The End)
取暖 / 郑可为 Tay Kewei & 沈志豪 Alfred Sim (只此一家 My One and Only)

Best New Artist:
孙英豪 Alfred Sng (密宅 Silent Walls: 1988)
周智彗 Cheryl Chou (密宅 Silent Walls: 2023)

Most Improved Artist:
郑颖 Tay Ying (Shero)

Best Overseas Drama:
木棘证人 The Witness [HK]
白色强人 Big White Duel 2 [HK]

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Excellent Star Award 2022

16 February 2023

Best Drama:
守护星 In Safe Hands
灵医 Soul Doctor
快跑吧, 丽娇 Sisters Stand Tall
寄生 The Unbreakable Bond
你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine
黑天使 Dark Angel
遇见你, 真香 Love At First Bite

Best Actor:
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (守护星 In Safe Hands)
邓伟徳 Tyler Ten (守护星 In Safe Hands)
方展发 Pierre Png (灵医 Soul Doctor)
谢俊峰 James Seah (寄生 The Unbreakable Bond)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
戚玉武 Qi Yuwu (黑天使 Dark Angel)
徐彬 Xu Bin (遇见你, 真香 Love At First Bite)

Best Actress:
陈楚寰 Denise Camillia Tan (守护星 In Safe Hands)
芳榕 Fang Rong (守护星 In Safe Hands)
林慧玲 Rebecca Lim (灵医 Soul Doctor)
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (寄生 The Unbreakable Bond)
黃碧仁 Huang Biren (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
郑惠玉 Zoe Tay (黑天使 Dark Angel)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (遇见你, 真香 Love At First Bite)

Best Supporting Actor:
陈政序 Benjamin Tan (灵医 Soul Doctor)
陈天文 Chen Tian Wen (灵医 Soul Doctor)
姚彣隆 San Yow (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
宗子杰 Zong Zijie (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
黄振隆 Desmond Ng (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
朱厚任 Zhu Hou Ren (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
吴劲威 Edwin Goh (卫国先锋2 When Duty Calls 2)
周初明 Chew Chor Meng (黑天使 Dark Angel)
苏梽诚 Calvin Soh (黑天使 Dark Angel)

Best Supporting Actress:
潘玲玲 Pan Ling Ling (灵医 Soul Doctor)
洪凌 Hong Ling (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
向云 Xiang Yun (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
朱秀凤 Zhu Xiu Feng (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)
陈丽贞 Aileen Tan (黑天使 Dark Angel)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (黑天使 Dark Angel)

Best Theme Song:
你的世界 / 林健辉 (你的世界我们懂 Your World In Mine)

Best New Artist:
张嘉轩 Grace Teo (灵医 Soul Doctor)
周智彗 Cheryl Chou (灵医 Soul Doctor)

Most Improved Artist:
崇喆 Gavin Teo (黑天使 Dark Angel)

Best Overseas Drama:
星空下的仁医 Kids' Lives Matter [HK]
家族荣耀 Modern Dynasty [HK]

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Excellent Star Award 2021

16 February 2022

Best Drama:
小心啊! 谢宇航 Watch Out! Alexius
过江新娘 My Star Bride
触心罪探 Mind Jumper
臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost
心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young
很久以后的未来 My Mini-Me and Me
关键证人 Key Witness
邻里帮 The Heartland Hero
大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams
21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind

Best Actor:
张耀栋 Zhang Yao Dong (小心啊! 谢宇航 Watch Out! Alexius)
徐彬 Xu Bin (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
谢俊峰 James Seah (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
田铭耀 Jeremy Chan (臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young)
徐彬 Xu Bin (很久以后的未来 My Mini-Me and Me)
陳泂江 Desmond Tan (关键证人 Key Witness)
黄俊雄 Elvin Ng (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
许瑞奇 Richie Koh (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)
黃炯耀 Brandon Wong (21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind)

Best Actress:
林慧玲 Rebecca Lim (小心啊! 谢宇航 Watch Out! Alexius)
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
白薇秀 Joanne Peh (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
刘子绚 Jesseca Liu (臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young)
美心 Macy Chen (很久以后的未来 My Mini-Me and Me)
姚懿珊 Dawn Yeoh (很久以后的未来 My Mini-Me and Me)
陈楚寰 Denise Camillia Tan (关键证人 Key Witness)
洪丽婷 Sheryl Ang (关键证人 Key Witness)
蔡琦慧 Paige Chua (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)
刘子绚 Jesseca Liu (肃战肃绝 The Takedown)
陈凤玲 Felicia Chin (21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind)
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind)

Best Supporting Actor:
黄振隆 Desmond Ng (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
吴劲威 Edwin Goh (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
朱厚任 Zhu Hou Ren (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
洪国锐 Hong Guo Rui (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
杨子文 Daryl Yong (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
宗子杰 Zong Zijie (臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
徐鸣杰 Jeffrey Xu (很久以后的未来 My Mini-Me and Me)
郑各评 Zheng Geping (关键证人 Key Witness)
陈天文 Chen Tian Wen (关键证人 Key Witness)
周初明 Chew Chor Meng (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
陈政序 Benjamin Tan (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
戚玉武 Qi Yuwu (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)
张耀栋 Zhang Yao Dong (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)
张耀栋 Zhang Yao Dong (21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind)
陈泰铭 Rayson Tan (21点灵 Leave No Soul Behind)

Best Supporting Actress:
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
林梅娇 Lin Mei Jiao (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
美心 Macy Chen (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
黄嫊芳 Lina Ng (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
郭蕙雯 Eelyn Kok (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
刘玲玲 Liu Ling Ling (心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young)
蔡琦慧 Paige Chua (心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young)
洪凌 Hong Ling (心里住着老灵魂 Soul Old Yet So Young)
向云 Xiang Yun (关键证人 Key Witness)
朱秀凤 Zhu Xiu Feng (关键证人 Key Witness)
曾诗梅 Priscilla Chan (关键证人 Key Witness)
罗美仪 Bonnie Loo (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
胡煜诗 Jernelle Oh (邻里帮 The Heartland Hero)
沈琳宸 Sheila Sim (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)

Best Theme Song: 温习 / 郭美美 Jocie Guo (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
感同身受 / Al4ha (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
乱掉 / 田铭耀 Jeremy Chan (臥虎藏鬼 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
是谁 / DaDa Dream (大大的梦想 Live Your Dreams)

Best New Artist:
胡煜诗 Jernelle Oh (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
曾晓晴 Gini Chang (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
郭坤耀 Herman Keh (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
黄晶玲 Ferlyn G (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)
洪丽婷 Sheryl Ang (关键证人 Key Witness)
郑六月 Juin Teh (关键证人 Key Witness)

Most Improved Artist:
黄暄婷 Chantelle Ng (过江新娘 My Star Bride)
谢俊峰 James Seah (触心罪探 Mind Jumper)

Best Overseas Drama:
我唯一的守護者 My Only One [K-drama long]

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Excellent Star Award 2020

04 February 2021

Best Drama:
快乐王子 Happy Prince
爱... 没有距离 Loving You
单翼天使 My Guardian Angels
至2020的我们 Best Friends Forever
剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao
森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor
花花公子 Mister Flower

Best Actor:
陈罗密欧 Romeo Tan (快乐王子 Happy Prince)
孙政 Ayden Sng (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
方展发 Pierre Png (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
程家颉 Shawn Thia (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
戚玉武 Qi Yuwu (我的女侠罗明依 A Quest To Heal)
方展发 Pierre Png (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
黄俊雄 Elvin Ng (花花公子 Mister Flower)

Best Actress:
蔡琦慧 Paige Chua (快乐王子 Happy Prince)
陈楚寰 Denise Camillia Tan (快乐王子 Happy Prince)
刘子绚 Jesseca Liu (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
郑惠玉 Zoe Tay (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
鐘琴 Kym Ng (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
洪凌 Hong Ling (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
高艺 Koe Yeet (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
林慧玲 Rebecca Lim (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
陈凤玲 Felicia Chin (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
瑞恩 Rui En (花花公子 Mister Flower)

Best Supporting Actor:
林明伦 Darren Lim (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
黃炯耀 Brandon Wong (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
陈天文 Chen Tian Wen (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
吴劲威 Edwin Goh (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
朱哲伟 Joel Choo (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
沈炜竣 Nick Shen (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
王禄江 Bryan Wong (我的女侠罗明依 A Quest To Heal)
张哲通 Teoh Ze Tong (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
张耀栋 Zhang Yao Dong (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
陈澍城 Chen Shu Cheng (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
郭亮 Guo Liang (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
张钧淯 Nick Teo (花花公子 Mister Flower)

Best Supporting Actress:
姚懿珊 Dawn Yeoh (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
吉娜 Gina Tan (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
芳榕 Fang Rong (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
金银姬 Jin Yinji (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
范文芳 Fann Wong (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
黄嫊芳 Lina Ng (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
许美珍 Cynthia Koh (我的女侠罗明依 A Quest To Heal)
何盈莹 He Ying Ying (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
莫小玲 Patricia Mok (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
曾诗梅 Priscilla Chan (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
徐绮 Joey Swee (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)
刘玲玲 Liu Ling Ling (花花公子 Mister Flower)
洪凌 Hong Ling (花花公子 Mister Flower)
陈欣淇 Julie Tan (花花公子 Mister Flower)

Best Theme Song:
花花世界 / 苏荟琦 (花花公子 Mister Flower)

Best New Artist:
孙政 Ayden Sng (爱... 没有距离 Loving You)
陈政序 Benjamin Tan (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
芳榕 Fang Rong (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
陈锦宏 Chase Tan (单翼天使 My Guardian Angels)
刘怡伶 Tasha Low (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
程家颉 Shawn Thia (剃头刀 - 阿签传奇 Titoudao)
张哲通 Teoh Ze Tong (森林生存记 A Jungle Survivor)

Most Improved Artist:
洪凌 Hong Ling (错的时间, 不错的人 The Right Time)

Best Overseas Drama:
白色强人Big White Duel [HK]
SKY Castle [K-drama]

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