Star Awards 2003
Star Awards 2003 was an awards ceremony part of the annual Star Awards held by MediaCorp Channel 8 on 7 December 2003. The tenth installment of Star Awards were hosted by Timothy Chao for the sixth consecutive ceremony, along with current affairs hostess and nominee for the Best News and Current Affairs Presenter Chun Guek Lay.
The ceremony gave away 27 awards, six of which were awarded in the Backstage Ceremony and the rest on the main ceremony. The Backstage Ceremony does not have presenters giving out the awards. The awards which would be presented for the last time this ceremony were Malaysia's Favourite Artistes, Malaysia's Favourite Drama Serial, and Special Achievement Award, although these awards were later returned with a revised category, such as Favorite Male and Female Character, Most Popular Regional Artiste, and Social Media Award, and these awards would be awarded on a first show when the show was revamped into a two-show format between 2010 till 2016.
The ceremony also saw an unprecedented record in the history of Star Awards for one drama serial, Holland V, which became the first drama to hold a distinction on sweeping the major award categories, and at the time the series held a record of the most number of nominations and wins, with ten and seven, respectively, and seasons one and two.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.Special awards
Special Achievement Award
The Special Achievement Award is awarded to a Mediacorp artiste who had made significant contributions in the performance of his/her respective field of profession over the past few years.- Xie Shaoguang.
40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award
- Comedy duo Wang Sa and Ye Fong.
Popularity awards
Top 10 Most Popular Artiste
Malaysia's Favourite awards
Ceremony
Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints. The main awards were presented during the ceremony.Performers and presenters
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.| Artistes / Special guests | - |
| Carol Cheng | Presented Best Actor and Best Actress |
| Gallen Lo Fann Wong | Presented Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress |
| Sylvia Chang | Presented Unforgettable Television Role |
| Zoe Tay Fann Wong | Presented Young Talent Award |
| Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng | Presented Best Drama Serial, 40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award and Special Achievement Award |
| Sandra Ng Shawn Yue | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Male Artistes |
| Sylvia Chang Gallen Lo | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Female Artistes |