Star Awards 1998 is the fifth edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. The Best Comedy Performer and Best Variety Show Host Awards were introduced to recognise excellence in non-drama categories such as sitcoms, comedy shows and variety/infotainment shows.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Other nominees are arranged based on chronological order of actors' showcase videos on the ceremony itself

Special Awards

Special Achievement Award 红星大奖特别成就奖

Popularity Awards

Most Popular Newcomer 最受欢迎新人 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人

Taiwan polls