By Joanna Goh

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the release of the top and final five nominees in the acting categories for the annual Star Awards ceremony. Without further ado, find out who shone through their roles and performances to clinch a coveted spot in the nomination list.

For the actresses, two veterans – Cynthia Koh and Kym Ng – stood out with their impressive turns in Show Hand and It Takes Two. While this marks Cynthia’s third nomination in the Best Actress category after 2005’s Portrait of Home, this will be Kym’s first. Rebecca Lim also joins Kym as a first-time entrant for her stellar portrayal as a psychopath doctor in Unriddle 2.

The trio will be competing against former Best Actress winners Joanne Peh (Pillow Talk) and Rui En (Unriddle 2) for the coveted trophy this year.

Now that we’ve laid out the nominees in the acting categories, the next piece of news—we believe—should be of utmost interest to fans: the online categories.

Moving on to the ladies, fans of Kimberly Chia (Don’t Stop Believin’), Felicia Chin (Don’t Stop Believin’) Rebecca Lim (Poetic Justice), Rui En (Poetic Justice) and Ann Kok (It Takes Two), gear up and get ready – it’s going to be tough competition in the Favourite Female Character category.

The competition heats up in the Favourite Onscreen couple category. This year, we see a birth of new TV couplings running for the award – apart from the usual pairings of Chrisseca (Christopher Lee and Jesseca Liu in Game Plan) and Ruivin (Rui En and Elvin Ng in Unriddle 2).

Zheng Ge Ping and Ann Kok who endeared TV viewers with their unlikely pairing in It Takes Two, will be going up against bittersweet lovers Dai Yang Tian and Zhou Ying (for The Quarters), and Alien and Rui En’s onscreen union in Joys of Life.

A total of four awards (Favourite Male Character, Favourite Female Character, Favourite Onscreen Couple and Favourite Host award) will be decided via online voting on xinmsn which kicks off in two weeks’ time on Feb 21.

Favourite Female Character:
1. Deng Yilin – Kimberly Chia in Don’t Stop Believin’
2. Du Si Man – Felicia Chin in Don’t Stop Believin’
3. Feng Luo Ling – Rebecca Lim in Poetic Justice
4. Liu Yan Zhi – Rui En in Poetic Justice
5. Vivian – Ann Kok in It Takes Two

Favourite Onscreen Couple:
1. A Pao and Vivian – Zheng Ge Ping and Ann Kok in It Takes Two
2. Bai Jin Hai and Huang Qiu Mei – Dai Yang Tian and Zhou ying in The Quarters
3. Hu Xiao Man and Xie Lang Feng – Elvin Ng and Rui En in Unriddle 2
4. Zeng Hao Ren and Zhao Xin Tong – Christopher Lee and Jesseca Liu in Game Plan
5. Zhao Ming Xing and Han Yongyong – Alien Huang and Rui En in Joys of Life

Best Actress:
Cynthia Koh in Show Hand
Joanne Peh in Pillow Talk
Kym Ng in It Takes Two
Rebecca Lim in Unriddle 2
Rui En in Unriddle 2

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Voting for Star Awards (Top 10) ends on 28 April 2013.

Source: Xinmsn

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