Beginning in the 1998 ceremony , the variety categories were introduced in the awards , and variety programmes , as well as the artistes playing a role in these programmes were now made eligible ; these includes Sitcoms , Variety Programme Hosts , and Variety Special ( an one-off episode with a longer runtime , such as awards ceremony or live finals ) . For the first time in the awards ' history , Technical Categories were also presented , but they were taped outside the ceremony on a separate date , and presented on a clip montage due to time constraints ; these practice would later be done on later years except for 2010-15 , where it was done on a single show instead . The 2000 ceremony further added awards in recognition to News and Current Affairs team and the Top Rated Drama Serial and Variety Programme
2000 ceremony
Star Awards 2000
Star Awards