Star Awards 2012
Star Awards 2012 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2012) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2012 was live broadcast on Channel 8, on 22 and 29 April 2012, and the Post-Show party on Channel U after the broadcast of the second award ceremony.
| Star Awards 2012 红星大奖2012 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 April 2012 - Show 1 29 April 2012 - Show 2 |
| Location | Show 1: MediaCorp TV Theatre Walk of Fame, Show 2 and Post-show: Marina Bay Sands |
| Country | Singapore |
| Hosted by | Show 1: Dasmond Koh Michelle Chia Lee Teng Vivian Lai Walk of Fame: Lee Teng Bowie Tsang Guo Liang Kate Pang Dasmond Koh Dennis Chew Show 2: Bowie Tsang Guo Liang |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Drama: A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城 Love Thy Neighbour 四个门牌一个梦 On the Fringe 边缘父子 (3 each) Variety/Info-ed: Renaissance 旧欢. 心爱 (2) |
| Most nominations | Drama: Devotion 阿娣 On the Fringe 边缘父子 (12 each) Variety/Info-ed: Renaissance 旧欢. 心爱 Rail Thrill 铁路次文化 (4 each) |
| Best Drama | On the Fringe 边缘父子 |
| Best Variety Show | Renaissance 旧欢. 心爱 |
| All-time Favourite Artiste | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
| Website | "Official website". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-07. |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MediaCorp Channel 8 MediaCorp Channel U |
| Runtime | 180 mins (both presentations) 60 mins (Walk of Fame and Post-show) |
Similar to the preceding ceremonies since 2010, the ceremony was split into two separate shows. The first show, titled 光辉大赏 (lit. Glorious Showcase), which focused on Professional and technical awards (which was given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters) as well as showcasing various drama skits to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Chinese Drama Serials. The second show, titled 颁奖礼 (lit. Award Showcase), was held at the Grand Ballroom in Marina Bay Sands, which focused on main category awards honoring the television series of 2011-12. The first show were hosted by entertainment artistes Dasmond Koh, Michelle Chia, Lee Teng and Vivian Lai, while the second show were hosted by Guo Liang and Taiwanese singer-actress Bowie Tsang.
A Tale of 2 Cities, Love Thy Neighbour and the 2011's remake of the 1987's drama On the Fringe, the latter tying with Devotion for having the most nominations with 12, were tied with the most wins for the ceremony with three for all three series; A Tale of 2 Cities won Favourite Female Character Award on Show 1, and Best Actress and Best Newcomer on Show 2; Love Thy Neighbour won Young Talent and Top Rated Drama Programme awards in Show 1 and Best Supporting Actress in Show 2; the remake won Best Screenplay and Best Drama Editing on Show 1, and Best Drama Serial on Show 2, marking the first television remake to win the award. 20 programs winning at least one award (10 dramas, 10 variety/info-ed) was the largest representation for the number of winning programs in Star Awards history.