The Star Awards 2021 will be held on 18 April. This year’s award ceremony is different because last year’s was postponed due to Covid-19.
As such, there are more nominees for each award category.
For instance, the Top 10 Most Popular Male/ Female Artiste award typically has 20 nominees each.
This year, there are 30 nominees for each category. This means, 60 celebrities are essentially competing for the 20 coveted spots.
Here are the nominees:
Top 30 Most Popular Female Artistes
- Aileen Tan
- Ann Kok
- Belinda Lee
- Bonnie Loo
- Carrie Wong
- Chantalle Ng
- Chen Ning
- Dawn Yeoh
- Denise Camillia Tan
- Eleanor Lee
- Felicia Chin
- He Yingying
- Hong Huifang
- Hong Ling
- Jasmine Sim
- Jayley Woo
- Jesseca Liu
- Jin Yinji
- Ke Le
- Kimberly Chia
- Lin Meijiao
- Lina Ng
- Mei Xin
- Michelle Wong
- Paige Chua
- Pan Lingling
- Rebecca Lim
- Tay Ying
- Ya Hui
- Yvonne Lim
Top 30 Most Popular Male Artistes
- Chen Shucheng
- Chen Tianwen
- Chen Yixi
- Darren Lim
- Dennis Chew
- Desmond Ng
- Desmond Tan
- Edwin Goh
- Guo Liang
- Henry Thia
- Ian Fang
- James Seah
- Jeffrey Xu
- Joel Choo
- Joshua Tan
- Marcus Chin
- Pierre Png
- Pornsak
- Rayson Tan
- Richard Low
- Romeo Tan
- Shane Pow
- Shaun Chen
- Xu Bin
- Yao Wenlong
- Zhang Wei
- Zhang Yaodong
- Zheng Geping
- Zhu Houren
- Zong Zijie
Interestingly, Felicia Chin, Zheng Geping, and Dennis Chew are competing for their 10th trophy, after-which they will ascend to collect the All-Time Favourite Artiste Award the following year.
Out of the 60 nominees, 15 of them made it to the list for the first time. Most of them are new-comers, including Chantalle Ng, who recently caught the attention of many with her portrayal of a Vietnamese bride in hit drama series, My Star Bride.