# Star Awards for Best Programme Host

The Star Awards for Best Programme Host is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 2016, at the 22nd Star Awards ceremony; Lee Teng received the award for his performance in Love on the Plate 3 and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp host who has delivered an outstanding performance in a variety show, info-ed or infotainment programme. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
The award combined the previous categories for Best Variety Show Host and Best Info-Ed Programme Host. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the award ceremony organising committee's wish to eliminate the distinctions between variety and info-ed programme hosting performances.
Since its inception, the award has been given to three hosts. Quan Yi Fong is the most recent winner in this category for her performance in Hear U Out S4. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Quan remains as the only host to win in this category five times. In addition, Quan has been nominated nine times (with a double nomination in 2021), more than any other host. Guo Liang holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six.

## Recipients

| Year | Host | Work title | Nominees |
| 2016 | Lee Teng | Love on the Plate 3 | Guo Liang — What Your School Doesn't Teach You Kate Pang — Face Off! Pornsak — Ge Tai Challenge Quan Yi Fong — Celeb's Curated Collections |
| 2017 | Quan Yi Fong | Markets in Asia | Guo Liang — Your Thoughts, Please Lee Teng — The 4 Chefs Desmond Ng — BENGpire Bryan Wong — Hear Me Out 2 |
| 2018 | Quan Yi Fong | Unique Lodging | Felicia Chin — Going Miles, Spreading Smiles Guo Liang — Voices Lee Teng — Fixer Kym Ng — Ah Ma Can Cook |
| 2019 | Quan Yi Fong | Fixer 2 | Chen Hanwei — Away with My BFF Dennis Chew — Dennis Uncovers Desmond Ng — Thrift Hunters Bryan Wong — Hear Me Out 4 |
| 2021 | Quan Yi Fong | Hear U Out | Chen Hanwei — House Everything? Guo Liang — The Destined One 2 Kym Ng — Ah Gong Can Cook Quan Yi Fong — YiFong & Eleanor's Kitchen Cavin Soh — King of Culinary 2 Tung Soo Hua — Be My Guest 2 |
| 2022 | Quan Yi Fong | Hear U Out S2 | Guo Liang — The Inner Circle Ke Le — Curious City Desmond Ng — Curious City Kym Ng — Old Taste Detective 2 |
| 2023 | Christopher Lee | Dishing with Chris Lee | Dennis Chew — Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings Darren Lim — A Night Under the Stars Quan Yi Fong — Hear U Out 3 Bryan Wong — Old Taste Detective 3 |
| 2024 | Quan Yi Fong | Hear U Out S4 | Chen Shucheng — Foodie Trio Guo Liang — The Zoe and Liang Show Darren Lim — Fixer 4 Kym Ng — Old Taste Detective 4 |

## Nominees distribution chart

| Host | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Wins | Noms |
| Host | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Wins | Noms |
| Quan Yi Fong | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Lee Teng | 1 | N | N | | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| Christopher Lee | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| Guo Liang | N | N | N | | N | N | | N | 0 | 6 |
| Kym Ng | | | N | | N | N | | N | 0 | 4 |
| Desmond Ng | | N | | N | | N | | | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Wong | | N | | N | | | N | | 0 | 3 |
| Chen Hanwei | | | | N | N | | | | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Chew | | | | N | | | N | | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Lim | | | | | | | N | N | 0 | 2 |
| Kate Pang | N | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Pornsak | N | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Felicia Chin | | | N | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Cavin Soh | | | | | N | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Tung Soo Hua | | | | | N | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Ke Le | | | | | | N | | | 0 | 1 |
| Chen Shucheng | | | | | | | | N | 0 | 1 |

## Award records

| Record | Host | Count | Remarks |
| Most wins | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 6 wins | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Most nominations | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 9 nominations | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Longest gap between wins | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 2 years | 2019–2021 |
| Shortest gap between wins (consecutive wins) | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 1 year | 2017–2018 2018—2019 2021—2022 |
| Most nominations before first award | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 1 nomination | Won first award (2nd nomination) in 2017 |
| Most nominations without a win | Guo Liang 郭亮 | 6 nominations | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Longest gap between nominations | Dennis Chew 周崇庆 | 4 years | 2019–2023 |
| Longest gap between nominations | Bryan Wong 王禄江 | 4 years | 2019–2023 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 9 nominations | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Won at first nomination | Lee Teng 李腾 | 2 hosts | 2016 |
| Won at first nomination | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 2 hosts | 2023 |
| Nominated twice in the same year | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 1 host | 2021 |
| Won Best Variety Show Host and Best Programme Host | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 1 host | 2005, 2014 (Best Variety Show Host) 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (Best Programme Host) |
| Won Best Info-Ed Programme Host and Best Programme Host | Lee Teng 李腾 | 2 hosts | 2012 (Best Info-Ed Programme Host) 2016 (Best Programme Host) |
| Won Best Info-Ed Programme Host and Best Programme Host | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 2 hosts | 2015 (Best Info-Ed Programme Host) 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (Best Programme Host) |
| Nominated for Best Newcomer/Rising Star and Best Programme Host in the same year | — | — | — |
| Received All-Time Favourite Artiste and won Best Programme Host in the same year | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 1 host | 2017 |
| Nominated for Evergreen Artiste and Best Programme Host in the same year | — | — | — |

## Multiple awards and nominations

| Wins | Host | Nominations |
| 6 | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 9 |
| Nominations | Host |
| 9 | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 |
| 6 | Guo Liang 郭亮 |
| 4 | Kym Ng 鐘琴 |
| 3 | Lee Teng 李腾 |
| 3 | Desmond Ng 黄振隆 |
| 3 | Bryan Wong 王禄江 |
| 2 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
| 2 | Dennis Chew 周崇庆 |
| 2 | Darren Lim 林明伦 |