The annual StarHub TVB Awards ended on a high note where hot favourites Ruco Chan and Charmaine Sheh walked away with the 'TV King & Queen' title respectively!
Last night, Singapore played host to nearly 20 of Hong Kong's biggest TV stars, including Linda Chung, Roger Kwok, Charmaine Sheh and Kenneth Ma at Marina Bay Sands for the StarHub TVB Awards 2014.
A total of 17 awards were presented, with 13 opened to public voting. Sheh, who bagged the top accolade of 'My Favourite TVB Actress' for her role in drama 'Line Walker' said it 'wasn't easy'.
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"We met a lot of setbacks during the production; people fell ill, some were injured... in all, it was quite a headache," elaborated Sheh to a group of reporters after the awards show.
She added: "For this drama (Line Walker), I didn't know who was I playing when I accepted the role. I asked my producers this question, 'Have I played this role in the past?' when he said no, I trusted him and agreed to be in it."
The hit drama also won praise from the local media for its well-written,
gripping script, and took home the trophy for Singapore Media’s
Favourite TVB Drama.
Modern thriller serial Black Heart White Soul which took home an impressive
four trophies. These included My Favourite TVB Drama and My Favourite
TVB Male and Female TV Characters, bagged respectively by Roger Kwok and
Kristal Tin.
For their electrifying onscreen chemistry in the drama, Roger and Kristal also added a fourth award for the drama
with My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple, to which Kwok said he was 'most proud of it' among the other awards he won for the night.
"My happiest award was the 'My Favourite TVB on-screen couple with Ah-Tin (Kristal Tin), you don't get this award very often and I really enjoyed filming with her," said the 50-year-old actor.
New award categories - My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor and My
Favourite TVB Supporting Actress were won by the boyish hunk Him Law for 'The Hippocractic Crush II',
and gorgeous Sharon Chan for 'The Ultimate Addiction'.
Chan, who married to beau William Lui earlie this month shared she 'postponed her honeymoon for this event'. "It's my first time here in Singapore and I felt very honoured to be invited here. This opportunity is hard to come by so I told him we should postpone it."
Newcomer Louis Cheung, who proved his potential in dramas such
as a “baddie” in Black Heart White Soul, garnered a well-deserved win in
Best New TVB Artiste award.
Hosted by Carol Cheng and Derek Li, the StarHub TVB Awards 2014 featured exciting performances by talented singer-dancer Alex To and veteran performer Nancy Sit. Alex sang a sexy rendition of ‘Kiss’ to the delight of screaming fans in the theatre while Nancy, who was dressed in a traditional Nyonya outfit, performed “We are Singapore” with Wong Cho Lam and a group of students from Wellington Primary.
The performances got everyone on their feet, dancing to the fast tunes of the songs. Sit and Wong even went down to interact with the audiences and artistes.
Stealing the limelight at the red carpet was Linda Chung, in a multi-coloured long dress, whom fans voted via StarHub TV Buddy as the winner of the best dressed Red Carpet Star.
Viewers who wish to relieve the best moments of StarHub TVB Awards 2014 can catch the encore telecasts of the Red Carpet Special on 18 October at 8pm, and the Awards Presentation at 9pm on VV Drama (StarHub TV Channel 855).
My Favourite TVB Male TV Character:
- KIU TIN-SENG (Ruco Chan), “Brother’s Keeper”
- KO CHIT-HANG (Roger Kwok), “Black Heart White Soul”
- CHU CHEUNG-SING (Kenneth Ma), “Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain”
- LAW WAI-SHUN (Edwin Siu), “Brother’s Keeper”
- CHEUK YUK (Bosco Wong), “The Ultimate Addiction”
- KO TIN-PO (Wong Cho Lam), “Gilded Chopsticks”
Everlasting Glow Award: Kate Tsui
My Favourite TVB Variety Special: "A Time of Love”
My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host: Nancy Sit and Wong Cho Lam, “Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk”
My Favourite TVB Variety/Infotainment Programme: “Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk”
Best New TVB Artiste: Louis Cheung
Most Improved TVB Artiste: Eliza Sam
My Favourite TVB Theme Song: “Really Want to Hate You” from “Outbound Love”, Rosina Lam
Red Carpet Star Award: Linda Chung
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character
- DING SIU-KA (Charmaine Sheh), “Line Walker”
- TAM MEI-CHING (Kristal Tin), “Black Heart White Soul”
- TONG BING-BING (Tavia Yeung), “Storm in a Cocoon”
- TO KAI-KEI (Linda Chung), “All That is Bitter is Sweet"
- SING FA-LUI (Kate Tsui), “Bounty Lady”
- FONG MING-YU (Nancy Wu), “The Ultimate Addiction”
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple: Roger Kwok, Kristal Tin
Singapore Media's Favourite TVB Drama: “Line Walker”
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress: Sharon Chan
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor: Him Law
My Favourite TVB Actress: Charmaine Sheh
My Favourite TVB Actor: Ruco Chan
My Favourite TVB Drama: “Black Heart White Soul”