No Best Actress Star Award for Fann this year

Star Awards: Zoe, Fann out
By jocelyn lee

THE much-hyped series The Ultimatum (2009), which boasted the reunion of two of MediaCorp's biggest stars Fann Wong and Zoe Tay on TV for the first time in 14 years, failed to earn the two actresses nods in the Best Actress Category in the upcoming Star Awards in April.

Instead, actresses Ann Kok, Chen Li Ping, Eelyn Kok, Hong Hui Fang and Jeanette Aw will contend in the category for their work in the hit dramas Housewives' Holiday, Reunion Dinner and Together.

The Ultimatum, which performed under expectations with a low average rating of 917,000 viewers over 30 episodes from May to July last year, was not a complete loss. It earned nominations in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories for Tay Ping Hui, Jerry Yeo and Constance Song respectively.

Drama series Together gave newcomers a boost with Dai Yang Tian, Elvin Ng and Zhang Zhen Huan being nominated for the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories.

This year's Star Awards will see some changes with two shows broadcast live on two consecutive Sundays on Channel 8. The Professional Awards will be presented on April 18 at 7pm, and the Star Awards on April 25 at the same time.

Six new awards have also been created for the Professional Awards ceremony, including Favourite Male/Female Character, Most Unforgettable TV Villain and Male/Female Media Darling.