Singapore – The StarHub TVB Awards 2013 saw the industry’s biggest names gather at the Marina Bay Sands Grand Theatre to honour the best in TVB programming. Broadcast LIVE on E City for the first time, the Awards saw a total of 31 trophies presented across 20 categories.
The biggest winner of the night was Triumph in the Skies II, with four wins. Myolie Wu and Julian Cheung won the My Favourite TVB Male and Female TV Character awards for their roles in the hit drama. The drama also won the My Favourite TVB Drama and the Singapore Media’s Favourite TVB Drama awards.
In addition, actor Michael Miu, who starred in the 1983 TVB series The Legend of the Condor Heroes, made a special appearance to receive the Classic TVB Character award.
Michael Miu, winner of the Classic TVB Character award.
The Awards also saw local viewers voicing their strong support for the local production, Lady First – Singapore, which beat strong competition from established names to walk away with the My Favourite TVB Variety Show and My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host awards. Both awards were open to public voting and marked the first time a local programme won a StarHub TVB Award.
A surprise appearance by Michael Miu stole the show as the veteran claimed the Classic TVB Character award. One of TVB’s ‘Five Tigers’ in the 1980s, Miu became a household name with his role as Yong Kang in the 1983 TVB series, The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
The most coveted individual accolades – My Favourite TVB Actress and My Favourite TVB Actor, were won by Tavia Yeung and Bosco Wong respectively. Bosco then made it two out of two with the My Favourite TVB Male TV Character award before sealing his hat-trick of wins by sharing the My Favourite TVB On Screen Couple award with Niki Chow for A Change of Heart. Rounding off the night were Christine Kuo and Jason Chan’s wins in the Best TVB Female and Male Newcomer categories.
“We are pleased with yet another successful StarHub TVB Awards. The Awards represents the strong partnership between StarHub and TVB, one which has progressed beyond broadcasting to include localised content productions such as Lady First – Singapore. As an event, we have also raised the bar with the first-ever ‘live’ broadcast of the Awards ceremony. Together, we will continue to provide the best TVB experience for our customers. My congratulations to the winners,” said Mr Tan Tong Hai, Chief Executive Officer, StarHub.
“Since its inception, the StarHub TVB Awards has grown to become one of the marquee events of the year. It has been a joy working with StarHub for the past two decades and we are appreciative of StarHub’s continuous efforts in promoting TVB productions to Singapore viewers. Long may this continue,” said Mr Sherman Lee, Controller, International Business, TVBI.
