Star Awards 2026 happening on Apr. 19, 14 nominees from 'Emerald Hill' series

Mediacorp's Star Awards is happening on Apr. 19, 2026.

This marks the 31st edition of the Chinese-language awards show.

Along with the event date, Mediacorp announces its nominees for selected categories:

Best Actor

• Chen Han Wei - "The Gift of Time"
• Desmond Tan - "Devil Behind The Gate"
• Richie Koh - "Another Wok of Life"
• Romeo Tan - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Xu Bin - "Fixing Fate"

Best Actress

• Chantalle Ng - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Tasha Low - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Jesseca Liu - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Cheryl Chou - "Perfectly Imperfect"
• Hong Ling - "The Spirit Hunter"

Best Supporting Actor

• Andie Chen - "Fixing Fate"
• James Seah - "Another Wok of Life"
• Jeremy Chan - "Another Wok of Life"
• Tyler Ten - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Zhang Ze Tong - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"

Best Supporting Actress

• Chen Liping - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Cynthia Koh - "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Dawn Yeoh - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Jojo Goh - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Xiang Yun - "The Gift of Time"

Best Programme Host (Entertainment & Infotainment)

• Bryan Wong - "Makan On Wheels S2"
• Darren Lim - "Unusual Weddings"
• Dennis Chew - "Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings S2"
• Guo Liang - "Star Awards 2025 Award Ceremony"
• Xixi Lim - "Say It Right! S2"

Young Talent Award

• Alfred Ong - "Devil Behind The Gate"
• Asher Tay - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Ayden Chew - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Charlotte Yue - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"
• Ivory Chia - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"

Best Rising Star

• Cai Cheng Jun - "Under The Net"
• Gladys Bay - "Under The Net"
• Gladys Ng - "Under The Net"
• Tan Ting Fong - "YES 933 Comedy Series"
• Zhu Zeliang - "Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story"

Best Audio Personality

• Dennis Chew - "LOVE 972 Mr. Zhou's Ghost Stories"
• Lin Lingzhi - "CAPITAL 958 Double-O-7"
• Pan Jia Biao - "CAPITAL 958 Wake Up Call"
• Zhong Kun Hua - "YES 933 The Shuang, Kunz, Jia Trio"
• Zhu Zeliang - "YES 933 The Night is Still Young Yeah"

What to expect

The walk of fame will take place from 5pm to 6:30pm and the award ceremony will take place from 7pm to 10pm.

This year, Romeo Tan and Carrie Wong are expected to receive the All Time Favourite Artiste Award, after clinching their tenth Top 10 Most Popular Male/Female Artiste.

Details for this year's Top 10 Most Popular Male/Female Artistes will be available soon.

Top photo via Mediacorp website