Star Awards 2003
Star Awards 2003 was an awards ceremony part of the annual Star Awards held by MediaCorp Channel 8 on 7 December 2003. The tenth installment of Star Awards were hosted by Timothy Chao for the sixth consecutive ceremony, along with current affairs hostess and nominee for the Best News and Current Affairs Presenter Chun Guek Lay.
The ceremony gave away 27 awards, six of which were awarded in the Backstage Ceremony and the rest on the main ceremony. The Backstage Ceremony does not have presenters giving out the awards. The awards which would be presented for the last time this ceremony were Malaysia's Favourite Artistes, Malaysia's Favourite Drama Serial, and Special Achievement Award, although these awards were later returned with a revised category, such as Favorite Male and Female Character, Most Popular Regional Artiste, and Social Media Award, and these awards would be awarded on a first show when the show was revamped into a two-show format between 2010 till 2016.
The ceremony also saw an unprecedented record in the history of Star Awards for one drama serial, Holland V, which became the first drama to hold a distinction on sweeping the major award categories, and at the time the series held a record of the most number of nominations and wins, with ten and seven, respectively, and seasons one and two.
Another front-runner drama, A Child's Hope, which produced its second season, would later go on to become the biggest winner in the ceremony the following year.
Winners and nominees
Unless otherwise stated, the winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.Backstage Achievement Awards Ceremony
As like preceding ceremonies, Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints. Unless otherwise stated, the lists of winners are only reflected in the table.
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Main Ceremony
Malaysia's Favourite
Special Awards
The Special Achievement Award is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established since 1994. The award will be discontinued from the next ceremony onwards to replace the All-Time Favourite Artiste award until its temporary return in 2018, about 15 years later.| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 |
Another special, one-off award, in commemoration with the 40th anniversary of the television, was 40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award, which was awarded to a particular evergreen key person in the television industry.
| Wang Sa 王沙 Ya Fong 野峰 |
Other awards which was also awarded in the ceremony were:
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Top 10 awards
Performers and Presenters
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.| Artistes / Special guests | Presented / Performed |
| Carol Cheng 郑裕玲 | Presented Best Actor and Best Actress |
| Gallen Lo 罗嘉良 Fann Wong 范文芳 | Presented Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress |
| Sylvia Chang 张艾嘉 | Presented Unforgettable Television Role |
| Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 Fann Wong 范文芳 | Presented Young Talent Award |
| Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng 黄根成 | Gave out award for Best Drama Serial, 40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award and Special Achievement Award |
| Sandra Ng 吳君如 Shawn Yue 余文乐 | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Male Artistes |
| Sylvia Chang 张艾嘉 Gallen Lo 罗嘉良 | Presented Top 10 Most Favourite Female Artistes |