# Star Awards 2009

Star Awards 2009 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2009) was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for its Chinese language division (Channel 8 and Channel U). The awards took place at 26 April 2009 starting at 7pm at MediaCorp Studios, followed by a post-show party airing on Channel U after the ceremony ended.
The nominations were announced on 24 February 2009, and the popularity awards later on 27 March. As like previous years, most technical category awards were presented outside the ceremony. The Best Info-Ed Programme Host award was introduced to recognise infotainment show hosts.
The nomination lists for the main categories were announced on 24 February 2009. Nominations for the popularity awards (Top 10 Most Popular Male and Female Artistes) were announced on 27 March 2009. DueIn contrast of previous Star Awards ceremonies which were held at the end of the year (month of December), a change in the eligibility period for television season (from September of each year to a full calendar year) resulted in 2008 having no ceremonies, and this was the first award ceremony in Star Awards history to be held on the month of April and the format had remained for the future ceremonies since (only the 2020 ceremony was postponed for a year as the ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore).
Due to a format change on having two shows in the following year, this was the last Star Awards ceremony, to present the Technical Awards outside the main show until Star Awards 2016, as well as hosting a single award ceremony (not counting prelude or special episodes) until Star Awards 2017.
The year's Best Drama Serial, The Little Nyonya, became the biggest winner for the 2009 ceremony, winning an unprecedented record of nine awards out of 16 nominations, surpassing the former record holder in the 2003 ceremony's drama, Holland V, who previously had seven (out of 10 nominations).

## Winners and nominees

Unless otherwise stated, winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

### Backstage Achievement Awards Ceremony

As like preceding ceremonies, Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints. The lists of winners are only reflected in the table.
| Best Director 最佳导演 Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋 and Chong Liung Man 张龙敏 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 |
| Best Set Design 最佳美术设计 Ho Hock Choon 何福春 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Best Music & Sound Design 最佳音乐与音效设计 Wong Lee Chin 黄丽清 – Rhythm of Life 变奏曲 |
| Best Editing 最佳剪辑 Teo Pit Hong Joyce 张必芳 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Best Variety Producer 最佳综艺编导 Elaine See 施意玲 – MediaCorp 45th Anniversary Gala 45载光芒8方贺台庆 |
| Best Variety Research Writer 最佳综艺资料撰稿 Lim Kar Yee 林嘉仪 – Life Transformers 心晴大动员 | Best Promotional Video 最佳宣传短片 Danny Loh Boon Kiat 罗文杰 – Super Mummy (Audition Promotional Video) 全能俏妈妈 甄选宣传片 |
| Best News Story 最佳新闻报道 Cheng Zhaojie 程照杰 – Breakdown at Singapore Flyer 观景轮发生故障 ||
| Best Current Affairs Story 最佳时事报道 Grace Yang Hsiao Hung 杨晓红 and Iccey Ang 洪丽娇 – Focus 焦点 – Election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou 马英九当选台湾新总统 ||

### Main Ceremony

| Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 By My Side 不凡的爱 Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 Love Blossoms 心花朵朵开I Perfect Cut 一切完美 The Golden Path 黄金路 | Best Variety Programme 最佳综艺节目 Life Transformers 心晴大动员 Buzzing Cashier 抢摊大行动 CelebriTEA Break 艺点心思 King of Thrift 2 Smart省钱王 2 Star Chef 2 至尊厨王2 Superband 非常Superband |
| Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 MediaCorp 45th Anniversary Gala 45载光芒8方贺台庆 The Sichuan Earthquake Charity Show 让爱川流不息 S-Pop Hurray! Music Gala S-POP万岁！音乐大典 Star Awards 25th Anniversary Show 红星大奖之戏剧情牵25 Star Search 2007- Grand Finals 才华横溢出新秀2007总决赛 Superband- Grand Finals 非常Superband – 大决战 | Best Info-ed Programme 最佳资讯节目 Tuesday Report: In The Face Of Death 星期二特写：生死一线 Come Dance with Me 与心共舞 Food Hometown 美食寻根 My World My Blog 青涩部落格 Of Rites And Rituals 2 我们的大日子2 Tuesday Report: 5 Years SARS-free 星期二特写:SARS后的天空 |
| Best Actor 最佳男主角 Chen Han Wei 陈汉玮 – By My Side 不凡的爱 Huang Wenyong 黄文永 – Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 – Nanny Daddy 奶爸百分百 Pierre Png 方展发 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 – The Golden Path 黄金路 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 Joanne Peh 白微秀 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Jeanette Aw 欧萱 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Chen Liping 陈莉萍 – Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 Chen Liping 陈莉萍 – The Golden Path 黄金路 Felicia Chin 陈靓瑄 – The Golden Path 黄金路 Fann Wong 范文芳 – The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点 |
| Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 Chew Chor Meng 周初明 – The Golden Path 黄金路 Dai Yang Tian 戴阳天 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Darren Lim 林明伦 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 San Yow 姚文龙 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Zzen Zhang 张镇祥 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Zhu Houren 朱厚任 – The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 Ng Hui 黄慧 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Xiang Yun 向云 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Cai Peixuan 蔡佩璇 – The Golden Path 黄金路 Eelyn Kok 郭惠雯 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Li Yinzhu 李茵珠 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 |
| Best Variety Show Host 最佳综艺主持人 Guo Liang 郭亮 – CelebriTEA Break 艺点心思 Marcus Chin 陈建彬 – Golden Age Singing Contest 2008 黄金年华之斗歌竞艺2008 Christopher Lee 李铭顺 – Life Transformers 心晴大动员 Lee Teng 李腾 – On the Beat 3 都市大发现3 Kym Ng 鐘琴 – Buzzing Cashier 抢摊大行动 Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 – Life Transformers 心晴大动员 | Best Info-Ed Show Host 最佳资讯主持人 Belinda Lee 李心钰 – Come Dance With Me 与心共舞 Chua Lee Lian 蔡礼莲 – Food Old Days 寻找原之味 Guo Liang 郭亮 – Breaking Barriers 亮点人生 - 真情无障碍 Belinda Lee 李心钰 – Find Me A Singaporean 2 稀游记2 Christina Lim 林佩芬 – So Simple 简单就是美 Dasmond Koh 许振荣 – Tourism Insiders 旅游线上我在行 |
| Best Newcomer 最佳新人奖 Dai Yang Tian 戴阳天 Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 Koh Yah Hwee 许雅慧 Jerry Yeo 杨伟烈 Zhang Zhen Huan 张振寰 | Best News Anchor / Current Affairs Presenter 最佳新闻播报与实事节目主持人 Tung Soo Hua 董素华 Lin Chi Yuan 林启元 Ng Siew Leng 黄秀玲 Wang Zheng 王征 Zhang Haijie 张海洁 Zhao Wenbei 赵文倍 |
| Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 Regene Lim 林咏谊 – Perfect Cut 一切完美 Clarence Hu 胡康乐 – La Femme 绝对佳人 Lin Jia An 林家安 – By My Side 不凡的爱 Ng Xin Yi 黄馨仪 – Love Blossoms I 心花朵朵开I Peng Xiu Xuan 彭修轩 – Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 Christabelle Tan 陈宇萱 – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 Olivia Ong – The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 – 《如燕》 Chew Sin Huey 石欣卉 – Perfect Cut 一切完美 – 《我知道我变漂亮了》 Mi Lu Bin 迷路兵 – The Golden Path 黄金路 – 《路》 Cavin Soh 苏智诚 – Love Blossoms I 心花朵朵开I – 《心花朵朵开》 Daren Tan Sze Wei 陈世维 – Crime Busters x 2 叮当神探 – 《幻听》 Yi Xun 亦迅 – Just in Singapore一房半厅一水缸 – 《屋檐》 |

### All Time Favourite Artiste

This award is a special achievement award given out to artiste(s) who have achieved a maximum of 10 popularity awards over 10 years.
| All Time Favourite Artiste 超级红星 | Huang Bi Ren 黄碧仁 | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |

### Top 10 awards

| Note | Description |
| Italic | New to list (Not nominated last year). |
| Bold | Awardees who made it to the Show 2 top 10. |
| | Made it to top 10 in the week / Fall under the Top n category. |
| n | How many of this awards the awardee got. |
| 10 | To be awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste in the next Star Awards. |
| Telepoll lines | Artistes | Top 10 |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人 ||||||
| 1900-112-2001 | Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | |
| 1900-112-2002 | Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | |
| 1900-112-2003 | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | 8 |
| 1900-112-2004 | Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | |
| 1900-112-2005 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 | 1 |
| 1900-112-2006 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 5 |
| 1900-112-2007 | Marcus Chin 陈建彬 | |
| 1900-112-2008 | Pierre Png 方展发 | |
| 1900-112-2009 | Pornsak | 1 |
| 1900-112-2010 | Henry Thia 程旭辉 | 2 |
| 1900-112-2011 | Mark Lee 李国煌 | 10 |
| 1900-112-2012 | Adrian Pang 彭耀順 | |
| 1900-112-2013 | Gurmit Singh 葛米星 | |
| 1900-112-2014 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 6 |
| 1900-112-2015 | Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | 3 |
| 1900-112-2016 | Guo Liang 郭亮 | |
| 1900-112-2017 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 10 |
| 1900-112-2018 | Bryan Wong 王禄江 | 6 |
| 1900-112-2019 | Richard Low 刘谦益 | |
| 1900-112-2020 | Huang Wenyong 黄文永 | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人 ||||||
| 1900-112-2021 | Patricia Mok 莫小玲 | |
| 1900-112-2022 | Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | 7 |
| 1900-112-2023 | Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | |
| 1900-112-2024 | Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊 | |
| 1900-112-2025 | Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | 2 |
| 1900-112-2026 | Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 | 3 |
| 1900-112-2027 | Michelle Chia 谢韵仪 | |
| 1900-112-2028 | Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | 5 |
| 1900-112-2029 | Michelle Chong 庄米雪 | |
| 1900-112-2030 | Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 | 4 |
| 1900-112-2031 | Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | |
| 1900-112-2032 | Kym Ng 钟琴 | |
| 1900-112-2033 | Rui En 瑞恩 | 4 |
| 1900-112-2034 | Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 | |
| 1900-112-2035 | Jin Yinji 金银姬 | |
| 1900-112-2036 | Fiona Xie 谢宛谕 | |
| 1900-112-2037 | Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | 3 |
| 1900-112-2038 | Xiang Yun 向云 | 9 |
| 1900-112-2039 | Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | 3 |
| 1900-112-2040 | Vivian Lai 赖怡伶 | 5 |

### Top 10 Highest Viewership Local Dramas 2008
## Presenters

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Artistes / Special guests | Presented / Performed |
| Acting Minister, Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew 吕德耀 | Gave out award for Best Drama Serial |
| Chen Meifeng 陈美风 Jason Wang 王识贤 | Presented Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress |
| Chairman, MediaCorp Ho Kwon Ping 何光平 | Presented Best Variety Special |
| CEO, MediaCorp Lucas Chow 周永强 | Presented Best Variety Programme |
| National University of Singapore Associate Professor Chin Kwee Nyat 陈桂月 | Presented Best News / Current Affairs Presenter |
| Chen Liping 陈莉萍 Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | Presented Best Newcomer |
| Sam Tseng 曾国城 | Presented Best Info-Ed Show Host and Best Variety Programme Host |
| President of Singapore S.R. Nathan 纳丹 | Gave out award for All-Time Favourite Artiste |
| David Chiang 姜大卫 Kathy Chow 周海媚 | Presented Best Actor and Best Actress |
| Ada Choi 蔡少芬 Xia Yu 夏雨 Myolie Wu 胡杏儿 | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Male Artistes |
| Ethan Juan 阮经天 Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 Sam Tseng 曾国城 | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Female Artistes |

## Star Awards 2010 nominations

The ceremony was nominated for "Best Set Design" and "Best Variety Special" on the ceremony next year, but lost to 3-Plus-1 (三菜一汤2) and The Chinese Challenge Grand Finals (华文？谁怕谁！总决赛), respectively.
| Recipient | Award | Accolade | Representative work | Result |
| Mohd B Abdul Rahim | Star Awards 2010 (Show 1) 红星大奖2010 亮闪八方 | Best Set Design 最佳综艺布景设计奖 | Star Awards 2009 (Post-show Party) 红星大奖2009 庆功宴 | Nominated |
| — | Star Awards 2010 (Show 2) 红星大奖2010 颁奖典礼 | Best Variety Special 最佳综艺特备节目 | Star Awards 2009 红星大奖2009 | Nominated |