Star Awards for Best Actor
The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Li Nanxing received the award for his role in Wounded Tracks and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 13 actors. Christopher Lee is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Kill Sera Sera. Since the ceremony held in 2024, Chen Hanwei remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Both Chen and Christopher Lee has been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actors. Terence Cao is currently the actor who has the most nominations without a win, with six.
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:| Wins | Actor | Nominations |
| 7 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 15 |
| 5 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 7 |
| 3 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 13 |
| 3 | Li Nanxing 李南星 | 10 |
| 3 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 15 |
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
| 15 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
| 15 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 |
| 13 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
| 10 | Li Nanxing 李南星 |
| 9 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
| 8 | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 |
| 7 | Pierre Png 方展发 |
| 7 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 |
| 6 | Terence Cao 曹国辉 |
| 6 | Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 |
| 5 | Desmond Tan 陈泂江 |
| 4 | Huang Wenyong 黄文永 |
| 4 | Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
| 4 | Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 |
| 3 | Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 |
| 3 | Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 |
| 3 | Richie Koh 许瑞奇 |
| 2 | Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 |
| 2 | Edmund Chen 陈之财 |
| 2 | Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 |
| 2 | Thomas Ong 王沺裁 |
| 2 | Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 |
| 2 | Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 |
| 2 | Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 |
| 2 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 |
| 2 | - |