Star Awards for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)
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| Star Awards for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) 最喜爱荧幕情侣 | |
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| Current: Star Awards 2024 | |
| Awarded for | Most Popular Drama Series Couple by an Actor and Actress |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | Mediacorp |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Desmond Tan & Chantalle Ng All That Glitters (2024) |
The Star Awards for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) was an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 2011, at the 17th Star Awards ceremony; Christopher Lee and Jeanette Aw received the award for their roles in Breakout and it is given in honour of a pair of artistes–one actor and one actress (not necessary to be contracted under Mediacorp)–who portrayed a drama series couple that is deemed the most popular among the television audience. In 2011, the nominees were determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. The rule was removed in 2012 to allow the public to determine the nominees entirely via online voting. Winners are also selected by a majority vote from the public via online voting as well.
Since its inception, the award was given to four onscreen couples – four different actors and two different actresses. Desmond Tan and Chantalle Ng are the most recent and final winners in this category for their roles in All That Glitters. Elvin Ng and Rui En; Qi and Aw; and Xu and Ng are the onscreen couples to win in this category twice. In addition, Lee and Jesseca Liu; Li Nanxing and Rui En; Ng and Rui En; Qi and Aw; Qi and Joanne Peh; Qi and Rui En; Xu and Ng have been nominated on two occasions, more than any other onscreen couple.
For the actors who were nominated in this category, Ng and Qi are the only actors to win in this category twice. In addition, Qi has been nominated on six occasions, more than any other actor. Li holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with three.
For the actresses who were nominated in this category, Aw is the only actress to win in this category four times, surpassing Rui En and Ng who has two wins. In addition, Rui En has been nominated on 11 occasions, more than any other actress. Ann Kok, Liu, Peh, Julie Tan, and Zhou Ying hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with two.
The award was discontinued from 2017, along with the Favourite Male Character and Favourite Female Character awards.
In 2022, the award was revived but came under a new name called Favourite Couple. Also, Favourite Male Character came with a new name Favourite Male Show Stealer and Favourite Female Character came with a new name Favourite Female Show Stealer. The awards were retained in 2023.
Recipients[edit]
| Year | Onscreen couple | Roles (title) | Nominees | |
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| 2011 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 & Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Situ Dongcheng 司徒东城 & Yang Nianqing 杨念青 (Breakout 破天网) |
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| 2012 | Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 & Rui En 瑞恩 |
Song Yazai 宋亚仔 & Ou Kelu 欧可璐 (Code of Honour 正义武馆) |
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| 2013 | Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 & Rui En 瑞恩 |
Xie Langfeng 谢郎峰 & Hu Xiaoman 胡小曼 (Unriddle 2 最火搭档2) |
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| 2014 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 & Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 & Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿 (The Dream Makers 志在四方) |
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| 2015 | Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 & Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Gao Guotian 高过天 & Mo Yuqing 莫雨晴 (World at Your Feet 球在你脚下) |
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| 2016 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 & Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 & Zhao Fei'er 赵非儿 (The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II) |
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| Favourite CP 最强CP (since 2022) | ||||
| 2022 | Xu Bin 徐彬 & Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 |
Chung Shee Jie 钟世杰 & Mai Phương Thảo 梅芳草 (My Star Bride 过江新娘) |
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| 2023 | Xu Bin 徐彬 & Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 |
Martius Shen Mingxing 沈明星 & Chang Xiyue 常喜悦 (Love At First Bite 遇见你，真香) |
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| 2024 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 & Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 |
Lin Mu Sen 林木森 & Li Zhen Yu 李珍玉 (All That Glitters 金色大道) |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year.
Category facts[edit]
- Most wins
| Rank | 1st |
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| Onscreen couple | Elvin Ng & Rui En Qi Yuwu & Jeanette Aw Xu Bin & Chantalle Ng |
| Total wins | 2 wins |
| Rank | 1st |
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| Actor | Elvin Ng Qi Yuwu Xu Bin |
| Total wins | 2 wins |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Jeanette Aw | Chantalle Ng | Rui En |
| Total wins | 4 wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
- Most nominations
| Rank | 1st |
|---|---|
| Onscreen couple | Elvin Ng & Rui En |
| Total nominations | 3 nominations |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Qi Yuwu | Christopher Lee Li Nanxing Elvin Ng Xu Bin |
Romeo Tan Tay Ping Hui Zhang Zhenxuan |
| Total nominations | 6 nominations | 3 nominations | 2 nominations |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Rui En | Jeanette Aw | Chantalle Ng |
| Total nominations | 11 nominations | 4 nominations | 3 nominations |