 Since then, he has never failed to make it to the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the Star Awards, an award ceremony for TV personalities, since its inception in 1994.In 2004, Chew was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste with Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay.He first earned his acting nomination for his role as Hong San in the 1995 epic "The Teochew Family", which he's still known to audiences in China.