The category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony;
Elvin Ng received the award for his performance in
Together and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp artiste who have made most improvement in the performance of his/her respective field of profession for the past year. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. No nominees were announced for this category. However, in 2013, the nominees were revealed on Toggle Now minutes before the presentation of the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to seven artistes.
Julie Tan was the final winner in this category for her breakthrough performance in
The Dream Makers II. The award was discontinued since 2017. ==Recipients==