The day before the first show,
Huang Wenyong died of
lymphoma, and a
eulogy was presented before the show 1 began. This was the only time where the award was presented to date; the award did not return in
2019, although there was a tribute to one artiste,
Aloysius Pang, who had died earlier on 23 January that year. The opening monologue by Young Artiste recipient Tan Jun Sheng and Jia Jia was also well praised by media, which brought several references in the current trends of 2013, including a cold open of Tan parodying
Yam Ah Mee, then-
returning officer at the time, and several celebrity gossips, including John Quek's announcer role. After Guo Liang and Quan Yifeng were introduced on stage, the hosts praised the artistes on their potential before the children return backstage; Guo even lampshade the awards being a "junior spin-off" and starting an official "adult version".
Consecutive nominees and awardees, firsts in Top 10 • The nominees for the "Best Current Affairs Presenter" award are the same throughout four consecutive years from 2010 to 2013. Two awardees received the award consecutively twice from 2012, and Chun Guek Lay was being awarded for the second consecutive time. • A rule revision in 2014 revised the criteria that the award will only be presented if a quota (of 10 nominations minimum) is fulfilled for that particular category; due to this change, three categories will be suspended in the following ceremony, namely "Best Newcomer" (now
Best Rising Star), "Best News Presenter" and "Best Current Affairs Presenter". • Although the
Channel 8 News & Current Affairs had at least ten presenters at the end of 2014, this year was currently the last time both the "Best News Presenter" and "Best Current Affairs Presenter" had been presented as of . However, "Best Newcomer" will be presented again in
2015, with the exception for 2016, 2017 and 2022. •
Rui En was awarded the Most Favourite Female Character award for the third consecutive year. En and
Elvin Ng were, for their second consecutive year, awarded the Most Favourite Onscreen Couple award. •
Bryan Wong was awarded the Most Favourite Variety Show Host award for the second consecutive year. • This was the first time Belinda Lee and
Lee Teng were awarded the Top 10 Most Popular Female and Male Artistes award, respectively. •
Dai Xiangyu received his second Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award since 2010. •
The second season of
Unriddle become the sixth drama to receive multiple nominations for the
Best Drama Serial. ==Accolades==