Star Awards 2002

{{Short description|Singaporean television awards}} {{Infobox award | name = Star Awards 2002 <br> 红星大奖2002 | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | awarded_for = | sponsor = | location = MediaCorp TV Theatre | country = Singapore | presenter = | host = Timothy Chao<br>Chun Guek Lay | preshow_host = | date = 8 December 2002 | website = | most_nominations = | most_awards = | award1_type = Best Drama | award1_winner = ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕 | award2_type = Best Variety/Info-ed Show | award2_winner = ''The Mission'' 创业无敌手 | award3_type = Best Actor | award3_winner = [[Li Nanxing]] 李南星 | award4_type = Best Actress | award4_winner = [[Huang Biren]] 黄碧仁 | award5_type = Special Achèvement Award | award5_winner = [[Chen Shucheng]] 陈澍承 | network = [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|MediaCorp Channel 8]] | runtime = 180 mins | previous = [[Star Awards 2001|2001]] | main = [[Star Awards]] | next = [[Star Awards 2003|2003]] }} '''Star Awards 2002''' is a television award telecast in 2002 as part of the annual [[Star Awards]] organised by [[Mediacorp|MediaCorp]] for [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|MediaCorp TV Channel 8]]. The ninth installment was held on 8 December 2002, with the ceremony hosted by Taiwanese host Timothy Chao and Channel 8 newscaster Chun Guek Lay. 28 awards were given out this year, an increase of five from last year, including three new categories awarded this year.

This is the first [[I Not Stupid|a movie]] had garnered nominations for the ''Star Awards'' ceremony. However, Best Serial ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' became the most successful winner for the ceremony, having won three awards in the ceremony.

==Winners and nominees== Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface'''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 December 2002 |title=STAR AWARDS 2002 MAJOR AWARD WINNERS |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20021210-1.2.32.2 |access-date=1 August 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] |pages=23 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref>

As like preceding ceremonies, Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints. Unless otherwise stated, the lists of winners are only reflected in the table.

{| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Director 最佳导演}}</div> *'''Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷 - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' 顶天立地''' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Screenplay 最佳剧本}}</div> *'''Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄 – ''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' 豹子胆''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Sound Design 最佳音效}}</div> *'''Chen Weichang 陈伟晶 and Leong Mei Han 梁美娴 - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' 顶天立地''' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Set Design 最佳布景设计}}</div> *'''Chen Jiagu 陈家谷 and Oh Hock Leong 胡福隆 - ''[[Bukit Ho Swee (TV series)|Bukit Ho Swee]]'' 河水山''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Variety Producer 最佳综艺编导}}</div> *'''Tan Bee Leng 陈美玲 – ''City Beat'' 城人杂志''' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿}}</div> *'''Goh Huiling 吴慧玲 - ''The Mission'' 创业无敌手''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best News Story 最佳新闻报道}}</div> *'''Wi Jinfeng 吴金凤 - Geylang, Home Sweet Home? 芽笼，Home Sweet Home?''' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Top Rated Drama Serial 最高收视率电视剧}}</div> *'''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕''''' |} The main awards were presented during the ceremony<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2002 |title=Popular names missing in awards |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=L20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Teo |first=Wendy |date=9 December 2002 |title=After a long wait ... |work=[[The New Paper]] |pages=32,33}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧}}</div> *'''''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕''' **''[[No Problem! (TV series)|No Problem!]]'' 考试家族 **''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' 顶天立地 **''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' 豹子胆 **''[[Viva Le Famille]]'' 好儿好女 | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Sitcom 最佳情境喜剧}}</div> *'''''[[I Not Stupid]]'' 小孩不笨''' **''[[Don't Worry Be Happy]]'' (Season 6) 敢敢做个开心人6 **''Katong Miss Oh'' 加东Miss Oh **''New Dragon's Inn'' 新龙门客栈 **''School Days'' (Season 3) 七彩学堂3 |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Variety Show 最佳综艺节目}}</div> *'''''The Mission'' 创业无敌手''' **''City Beat'' 城人杂志 **''Sweet and Sour Talk'' 美味天王 **''Top Fun'' 欢乐巅峰 **''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' 百万大赢家 | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目}}</div> *'''''NKF Charity Show 2002'' (Show 2) 群星照亮千万心魅力闪耀天地情''' **''Affairs of the Heart'' 心手相连 **''LNY Eve Variety Special 2002'' 骏马奔腾迎新春2002 **''NKF Charity Show 2002'' (Show 1) 群星照亮千万心爱无界限传温情 **''[[Star Awards 2001]]'' 红星大奖 2001 |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Actor 最佳男主角}}</div> *'''[[Li Nanxing]] 李南星 - ''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' 豹子胆''' **[[Chew Chor Meng]] 周初明 - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' 顶天立地 **[[Chen Shucheng]] 陈澍城 - ''[[Viva Le Famille]]'' 好儿好女 **[[Terence Cao]] 曹国辉 - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' 顶天立地 **[[Xie Shaoguang]] 谢韶光 - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕 | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Actress 最佳女主角}}</div> *'''[[Huang Biren]] 黄碧仁 - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕''' **[[Aileen Tan]] 陈丽贞 - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕 **[[Chen Liping]] 陈莉萍 - ''[[No Problem! (TV series)|No Problem!]]'' 考试家族 **[[Ivy Lee (actress)|Ivy Lee]] 李锦梅 - ''The Wing of Desire'' 天使的诱惑 **[[Jacelyn Tay]] 郑秀珍 - ''The Wing of Desire'' 天使的诱惑 |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角}}</div> *'''[[Huang Yiliang]] 黄奕良 - ''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' 豹子胆''' **[[Chen Shucheng]] 陈澍承 - ''The Wing of Desire'' 天使的诱惑 **Huang Bingjie 黄炳杰 - ''The Wing of Desire'' 天使的诱惑 **[[Nick Shen]] - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' **[[Yao Wenlong]] - ''[[Viva Le Famille]]'' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角}}</div> *'''[[Chen Huihui]] 陈慧慧 - ''The Wing of Desire'' 天使的诱惑''' **[[Joey Swee]] 徐绮 - ''[[The Reunion (TV series)|The Reunion]]'' **[[Lin Meijiao]] - ''[[Brotherhood (2002 TV series)|Brotherhood]]'') **[[Tan Kheng Hua]] - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' **Tracer Wong 王裕香 - ''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Variety Show Host 最佳综艺主持人}}</div> *'''[[Sharon Au]] 欧菁仙 - ''City Beat'' 城人杂志''' **[[Dasmond Koh]] 许振荣 - ''The Mission'' 创业无敌手 **[[Jeff Wang]] 王建复 - ''City Beat'' 城人杂志 **[[Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)|Mark Lee]] 李国煌 - ''One Fun Day'' 惊喜一整天 **[[Dennis Chew]] 周崇庆 - ''One Fun Day'' 惊喜一整天 | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Comedy Performer 最佳喜剧演员}}</div> *'''[[Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)|Mark Lee]] 李国煌- ''Katong Miss Oh'' 加东Miss Oh''' **[[Huang Wenyong]] 黄文永 - ''[[Don't Worry Be Happy]]'' (season 6) 敢敢做个开心人6) **[[Richard Low]] 刘谦益 - ''[[I Not Stupid]]'' 小孩不笨 **[[Dennis Chew]] 周崇庆 - ''New Dragon's Inn'' 新龙门客栈 **[[Zoe Tay]] 郑惠玉 - ''Katong Miss Oh'' 加东Miss Oh |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Young Talent Award 青苹果奖}}</div> *'''[[Shawn Lee (actor)|Lee Chuang Rui]] - ''[[I Not Stupid]]''''' **Ang Ching Hui 翁沁慧 - ''[[The Vagrant (TV series)|The Vagrant]]'' **[[Joshua Ang|Ang Ser Kian Joshua]] 洪赐健 - ''I Not Stupid'' **Liew Po Zhuang 刘柏妆 - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' **[[Huang Po Ju]] 黄博儒 - ''I Not Stupid'' | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best News/Current Affairs Presenter 最佳新闻播报／时事主持人}}</div> *'''Chun Guek Lay 曾月丽''' **Chew Huoy Min 周慧敏 **Chua Ying 蔡萦 **Ng Siew Leng 黄秀玲 **[[Tung Soo Hua]] 董素华 |- | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲}}</div> *'''Maggie Tseng 邓妙华 - ''[[Bukit Ho Swee (TV series)|Bukit Ho Swee]]'' 河水山 - 河水山 ''' **[[Rui En]] 卢瑞恩 - ''[[Beautiful Connection]]'' 九层糕 - 快乐方式 **[[Michelle Saram]] 郑雪儿 - ''Fantasy'' 星梦情真 - 星梦 **Donnie Chan 陈国荣 - ''[[I Not Stupid]]'' 小孩不笨 - 有用的人 **Wang Min Hui 王敏惠 - ''[[Viva Le Famille]]'' 好儿好女 - 不要轻易松手 | valign="top" width="50%"| <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Most Popular Newcomer 最受欢迎新人}}</div> *'''[[Jeanette Aw]] 欧萱''' **[[Allan Wu]] 吴振宇 **Jaime Teo 赵彩菱 **Le Yao 乐瑶 **Lim Leng Kee 林灵芝 |}

=== Special awards === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- | <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Special Achievement Award <br> 特别成就奖}}</div> | '''[[Chen Shucheng]] 陈澍承''' |}

=== Popularity awards ===

=== Top 10 Most Popular Artiste === {| class="wikitable" style="width=100%" ! style="width=50%" |[[Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes|Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes]] ! style="width=50%" |[[Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes|Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes]] |- | valign="top" | * {{hlist||'''[[Chew Chor Meng]]'''|'''[[Christopher Lee (Malaysian actor)|Christopher Lee]]'''|'''[[Edmund Chen]]'''|'''[[Jack Neo]]'''|'''[[Li Nanxing]]'''|'''[[Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)|Mark Lee]]'''|'''[[Xie Shaoguang]]'''|'''[[Billy Wang]]'''|'''[[Gurmit Singh]]'''|'''[[Dasmond Koh]]'''}} ** {{hlist||[[Chen Hanwei]]|[[Chen Shucheng]]|[[Chen Tianwen]]|[[Vincent Ng]]|[[Dennis Chew]]|[[Huang Wenyong]]|[[Moses Lim]]|[[Richard Low]]|[[Tay Ping Hui]]|[[Terence Cao]]}} | * {{hlist||'''[[Zoe Tay]]'''|'''[[Chen Liping]]'''|'''[[Fann Wong]]'''|'''[[Huang Biren]]'''|'''[[Ivy Lee]]'''|'''[[Phyllis Quek]]'''|'''[[Xiang Yun]]'''|'''[[Jacelyn Tay]]'''|'''[[Sharon Au]]'''|'''[[Michelle Saram]]'''}} ** {{hlist||[[Aileen Tan]]|[[Chen Huihui]]|[[Cynthia Koh]]|[[Fiona Xie]]|[[Koh Chieng Mun]]|[[Lin Meijiao]]|[[Pan Lingling]]|[[Patricia Mok]]|[[Wong Li Lin]]|[[Yvonne Lim]]}} |}

==== Malaysia polling ==== {| class="wikitable" |- | valign="top" width="33%" | <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Malaysia's Favourite Drama Serial<br>马来西亚最受欢迎电视剧}}</div> *'''''[[Madam White Snake]]'' 青蛇与白蛇''' | valign="top" width="33%" | <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Malaysia's Favourite Male Artiste<br>马来西亚最受欢迎男艺人}}</div> *'''[[Chen Hanwei]] 陈汉玮''' | valign="top" width="33%" | <div style="color:black;">{{Award category|#DA9100|Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste<br>马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人}}</div> *'''[[Zoe Tay]] 郑惠玉''' |}

== 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

==Presenters== The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Artistes / Special guests |- |[[Bowie Lam]]<br>[[Karen Mok]] |Presented Best Actor |- |[[Aaron Kwok]]<br>[[Zoe Tay]] |Presented Best Actress |- |[[Law Kar-ying]] |Presented Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress |- |[[Jack Neo]]<br>[[Sharon Au]] |Presented Best Comedian |- |[[Li Nanxing]] |Presented Most Favourite Newcomer |- |[[Mavis Hee]]<br>[[Power Station (Taiwanese band)|Power Station]] |Presented Best Theme Song |- |Alex Dung 董至成 |Presented Best Variety Show Host |- |[[Jack Neo]] |Presented Young Talent Award |- |<small>Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, [[Nanyang Technology University]]</small><br> Professor Eddie Kuo 郭振羽 |Presented Best Newscaster/Current Affairs Host |- |[[Tony Leung Chiu-wai|Tony Leung]]<br>[[Andy Lau]] |Presented Best Drama Serial, Best Variety Show and Best Variety Special |- |[[Lydia Sum]] |Presented Best Sitcom |- |[[Bowie Lam]] |Presented Malaysia's Favourite Drama Serial, Malaysia's Favourite Male Artiste and Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste |- |<small>Minister for [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office]] and Second Minister for [[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Transport]]</small><br> [[Lee Yock Suan]] |Presented Special Achievement Award |- |[[Lydia Sum]]<br>Alex Dung 董至成 |Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Male Artiste |- |[[Aaron Kwok]]<br>[[Karen Mok]] |Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Female Artiste |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060519191953/http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/starawards2002/index.htm Official homepage]

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