Singapore – Back for the fourth year running, the StarHub TVB Awards 2013 will be held at the Marina Bay Sands on September 28, 2013. The night will begin with the stars arriving at the red carpet show in Level 1 Hall C at 5pm, followed by the Awards ceremony in the Grand Theatre at 7.30pm.
There are a total of 20 awards categories this year, with ten open for public voting. This year’s list of nominees in the voting categories sees the return of household names such as 2012 winners Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu, Moses Chan, Linda Chung, Ruco Chan and Tavia Yeung. 2012’s Most Improved TVB Female Artiste winner Selena Li also makes it to this year’s My Favourite TVB Actress nomination list. The remaining ten non-voting categories will be revealed closer to the Awards.
“Each year, the StarHub TVB Awards recognises the achievements of TVB artistes. The Awards not only brings viewers closer to the stars but lets them play a pivotal role in deciding who goes home with the coveted trophy. We received close to 200,000 votes from the public in 2012 and hope that the public will continue showing their strong support. We would like to congratulate all of this year’s nominees and wish them all the best,” said Ms Lee Soo Hui, Head of Media Business Unit, StarHub. “In addition, StarHub TV customers can now catch all their favourite TVB dramas on demand concurrently with the Hong Kong telecast. We know that customers are always eager to catch the latest TVB dramas and have worked hard to deliver their favourite dramas to them as soon as possible.”
Among the nominees for public voting, Triumph In The Skies II and Inbound Troubles lead the field with five nominations each. Close behind with three nominations each are Beauty at War, The Confidant and Witness Insecurity.
This year’s Awards will also see the introduction of a new category – the My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host award. Nominees for this award include Pauline Lan (Lady First Singapore); Luisa Maria (Telling Maria); Louis Yuen, Wong Cho-lam and Johnson Lee (Games Gods Play); Johnson Lee (Office of Practical Jokes); and Tony Hung (Pilgrimage of Hope).
The ten categories (My Favourite TVB Actress, My Favourite TVB Actor, My Favourite TVB Female TV Character, My Favourite TVB Male TV Character, My Favourite TVB Drama, My FavouriteTVB Mega Variety Special, My Favourite TVB Variety Show, My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple, My Favourite TVB Theme Song and My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host) are open to public voting via the StarHub TVB Awards website.
The nominations for StarHub TVB Awards 2013 are jointly determined by StarHub and TVB for TVB programmes shown on E City, TVBS-Asia, TVB8, TVBJ, VV Drama and Video-On-Demand between April 1, 2012 and August 30, 2013.
