Star Awards 1999

Star Awards 1999
Star Awards 1999
Date	19 December 1999
Location	Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Singapore
Hosted by	Timothy Chao; Yvette Tsui;
Highlights
Best Drama Serial	Stepping Out
Best Actor	Xie Shaoguang for Stepping Out
Best Actress	Cynthia Koh for Stepping Out
Television/radio coverage
Network	Television Corporation of Singapore Channel 8
Produced by	Lin Peiqin; Wen Shusen;
Directed by	Li Yiwen
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Star Awards 1999 is the sixth edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Technical categories

Top Rated Drama Serial	Top Rated Primetime Variety
From the Medical Files II (24%; est. 800,000 viewers)	Comedy Nite (20%; est. 666,000 viewers)
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Paul Yuen − Out to Win	Jiang Ning and Guo Yunwen − Out to Win
Best Variety Producer	Best Variety Research Writer
Lin Peiqin − MCS All-Stars Charity Wu Yonghua − Star Search 1999 Show 1	Ye Dingji − Travel Hunt - Israel

Main ceremony

Winners and nominees:

Special Achievement Award
Jack Neo
Best Drama Serial	Best Primetime Variety
Stepping Out From the Medical Files II Wok of Life Legend of the Eight Immortals Out to Win	City Beat Battle of the Best Comedy Night Juedui Xingwen Travel Hunt
Best Variety Special	Best Theme Song
NKF 6th Anniversary Charity Show Star Search 1999 Show 1 Star Search 1999 Show 2 Lunar New Year's Eve Special 1999 MCS All-Stars Charity	"Wo Chi De Qi Ku 我吃得起苦" (from Stepping Out); Performed by: Power Station "Wok of Life 福满人间" (from Wok of Life); Performed by: Ann Kok "LUV 3" (from Out to Win); Performed by: Fann Wong "Xiao Yao You 逍遥游" (from Legend of the Eight Immortals); Performed by: Wu Jiaming "Pian Pian Ru Meng 翩翩入梦" (from Lost Soul); Performed by: Zoe Tay
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Xie Shaoguang − Stepping Out* as Zhang Jiafu** Terence Cao — Stepping Out as Chen Xia Chew Chor Meng — Wok of Life as You Ri-an Christopher Lee — Riding the Storm as Zhong Qingtang Richard Low — Mr OK as Zhang A-tu	*Cynthia Koh − Stepping Out* as Hong Dou** Huang Biren — From the Courtroom as Yang Zhanyi Ivy Lee — Stepping Out as Ju Zoe Tay — Lost Soul as Pianpian Fann Wong — Out to Win as Zhang Wenhua Coco
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Tay Ping Hui − Stepping Out* as Liu Mei** Chunyu Shanshan — Stepping Out as Lin Baotian Brandon Wong — Wok of Life as Wang Xia Zheng Geping — Wok of Life as Huang Xiaodong Zhu Houren — Wok of Life as Zeng Nanhua	*Yang Libing − Wok of Life* as Zeng Haolian** Chen Huihui — Stepping Out as Danniang Yvonne Lim — Stepping Out as Haiyan Florence Tan — Wok of Life as Ma Daixiang Tracer Wong — Out to Win as Wang Ailian
Most Popular Newcomer	Best Variety Show Host
*Nick Shen − My Grandpa* as Fang Zhenhua** Apple Hong — P.I. Blues as Chen Anqi Carol Tham — My Grandpa as Xiaona Samantha Toh — P.I. Blues as Deng Jiali ~~Ericia Lee~~	Kym Ng − City Beat Sharon Au — City Beat Guo Liang — Liangchu Zhenxiang Diana Ser — Juedui Xingwen Wang Yanqing — Yanqing Youyue
Best Comedy Performer
Mark Lee − Comedy Night Sharon Au — Right Frequency II as Cheng Meiguang Huang Wenyong — Don't Worry, Be Happy 4 as Huang Jinlai Jack Neo — Comedy Night Kym Ng — Different Cuts Different Strokes as Lin Feng
Most Popular Drama Serial in Taiwan	Most Popular Male Artiste in Taiwan
Wok of Life Legend of the Eight Immortals Tofu Street Out to Win Lost Soul	Chew Chor Meng Christopher Lee Rayson Tan Li Nanxing Xie Shaoguang
Most Popular Female Artiste in Taiwan
Jacelyn Tay Fann Wong Phyllis Quek Zoe Tay Ann Kok
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Chew Chor Meng Xie Shaoguang Guo Liang James Lye Li Nanxing Jack Neo Mark Lee Terence Cao Thomas Ong Bryan Wong Kenneth Tsang Vincent Ng Christopher Lee Zhu Houren Darren Lim Huang Bingjie Huang Wenyong Tay Ping Hui Henry Thia Jerry Chang	Kym Ng Chen Liping Fann Wong Zoe Tay Ann Kok Evelyn Tan Huang Biren Ivy Lee Sharon Au Michelle Chia Diana Ser Yvonne Lim Jacelyn Tay Xiang Yun Lin Meijiao Wang Yanqing Koh Chieng Mun Patricia Mok Cynthia Koh Phyllis Quek

Notes

↑ Lee was removed from nomination as she was a part-timer and not on contract with Mediacorp.

References

↑ "NewspaperSG - ZOE'S NIGHT: SBC's Xie Shaoguang and Cynthia Koh (above) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for their performances in Stepping Out. But it was Zoe Tay (top) in her skimpy Versace creation who created the most impact at the Star Awards on Sunday. SBC's Chinese serial Stepping Out was the night's other big winner. It also won Best Drama Serial, Best Theme Song and Best Supporting Actor (Tay Ping Hui) awards". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 4. The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition. 25 December 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
↑ "THE STAR AWARDS NOMINEES". The Straits Times. No. Page 12. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Stepping Out sweeps 5 awards". The Straits Times. 20 December 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
↑ "NewspaperSG - 入围新人奖突遭除名李之晴：可能与绯闻有关". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 3. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 2 December 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
↑ "NewspaperSG - 新视红星大奖入围名单公布". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 38. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 29 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
↑ "NewspaperSG - 红星人奖最佳主持名单受非议曾晓英出局观众抱不平". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 5. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 27 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
↑ "THE STAR AWARDS NOMINEES". The Straits Times. 25 October 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Surprise for a special achiever". The New Paper. 3 December 1999. p. 57. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
↑ Yong, Siew Fern (3 December 1999). "Fann Wong's rival dropped from TV contest. Sorry, Ericia, you are not on contract". The New Paper.

External links

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[1] "NewspaperSG - ZOE'S NIGHT: SBC's Xie Shaoguang and Cynthia Koh (above) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for their performances in Stepping Out. But it was Zoe Tay (top) in her skimpy Versace creation who created the most impact at the Star Awards on Sunday. SBC's Chinese serial Stepping Out was the night's other big winner. It also won Best Drama Serial, Best Theme Song and Best Supporting Actor (Tay Ping Hui) awards". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 4. The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition. 25 December 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[2] "THE STAR AWARDS NOMINEES". The Straits Times. No. Page 12. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.

[3] "Stepping Out sweeps 5 awards". The Straits Times. 20 December 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.

[4] "NewspaperSG - 入围新人奖突遭除名李之晴：可能与绯闻有关". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 3. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 2 December 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[5] "NewspaperSG - 新视红星大奖入围名单公布". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 38. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 29 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "NewspaperSG - 红星人奖最佳主持名单受非议曾晓英出局观众抱不平". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 5. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 27 October 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[7] "THE STAR AWARDS NOMINEES". The Straits Times. 25 October 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.

[8] "Surprise for a special achiever". The New Paper. 3 December 1999. p. 57. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.

[9] Yong, Siew Fern (3 December 1999). "Fann Wong's rival dropped from TV contest. Sorry, Ericia, you are not on contract". The New Paper.