Star Awards for Best Supporting Actress


The Star Awards for Best Supporting Actress 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; Zhu Xiufeng received the award for her role in Chronicle of Life and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting 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 20 actresses. Cynthia Koh is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Hope Afloat. Since the ceremony held in 2023, Xiang Yun remains as the only actress to win in this category five times, surpassing Lin Meijiao who has three wins. In addition, Xiang Yun has been nominated on 12 occasions, more than any other actress. Lin also holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with seven. Bonnie Loo is currently the actress who have the most nominations without a win, with five.

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards:
WinsActressNominations
5Xiang Yun 向云12
3Lin Meijiao 林梅娇11
2Hong Huifang 洪慧芳11
2Kym Ng 鐘琴4
2Aileen Tan 陈丽贞8

The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actress nominations:
NominationsActress
12Xiang Yun 向云
11Hong Huifang 洪慧芳
11Lin Meijiao 林梅娇
8Aileen Tan 陈丽贞
6Chen Huihui 陈慧慧
6Cynthia Koh 许美珍
5Yvonne Lim 林湘萍
5Bonnie Loo 罗美仪
4Paige Chua 蔡琦慧
4Li Yinzhu 李茵珠
4Kym Ng 鐘琴
4Constance Song 宋怡霏
4Yang Libing 杨莉冰
3Vivian Lai 赖怡伶
3Ng Hui 黄慧
3Lina Ng 黄嫊方
3Sheila Sim 沈琳宸
3Florence Tan 陈秀丽
3Tracer Wong 王裕香
3Ya Hui 雅慧
2Chen Liping 陈莉萍
2Huang Biren 黄碧仁
2Jin Yinji 金银姬
2Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯
2Carole Lin 林晓佩
2Pan Lingling 潘玲玲
2Kate Pang 庞蕾馨
2May Phua 潘淑钦
2Julie Tan 陈欣淇
2Carrie Wong 黄思恬
2Mei Xin 美心