Dawn Yeoh on Star Awards 2026 loss: ‘I wish there had been one more winner’

While she is inevitably “disappointed”, the actress asserted that she’s “still feeling proud to be part of this phenomenon” that is Emerald Hill and that this loss “does not affect [her] love for acting”.

Of course, it helped that she received plenty of encouragement, not just from her peers, but from “everyone [she] knows”, including members of the public.

“[They told me] through my socials, direct messages or WhatsApp and said I’m already a winner in their hearts,” she told us.

This year, Yeoh did not make any special effort to canvass for votes for a Top 10 spot. When asked if she’d do anything differently in the future to improve her chances, the actress made it clear she has no plans to tweak her approach.

“I don’t think any changes makes a change [because] I heard my friends got all their [colleagues] to vote, even overseas offices,” she explained.