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"Operandi Gerhana" wins Best Malay Drama Award at Pesta Perdana 2025; Mediacorp celebrates 25th anniversary of Malay-language channel Suria
25 May 2025

Singapore's Mediacorp celebrated the 25th anniversary of Malay-language channel Suria on Saturday (24 May) during this year's "Pesta Perdana" awards show for local Malay entertainment.

Infinite Studios' crime series "Operandi Gerhana" won the "Best Drama Series" award, with lead Carmen Soo taking home the Best Actress – Drama Series award and Jamie Aditya winning the Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series.

Norman Ishak emerged as a triple winner with accolades for Best Actor – Drama Series ("Cerita Dia Macam Ni"), Best Supporting Actor – Telemovie / Anthology ("Bingit" season 5) and the fan-voted Most Popular Male Personality award. Ishak also clinched the Most Popular Male Personality audience award. 

The 25 award winners also included culture show "Unboxing Seni," produced by Mediacorp Eaglevision, which clinched the Best Digital Short-Form Content award. This is Mediacorp Eaglevision’s first win in the category. 

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Malay comedy pioneer, Husin Saaban. The award was presented by guest-of-honour, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, alongside Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs. 

The full list of winners is: 

Best Actor - Drama Series 
Norman Ishak, Cerita Dia Macam Ni By Apparatus

Best Actress - Drama Series 
Carmen Soo, "Operandi Gerhana", Infinite Studios

Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series 
Jamie Aditya, "Operandi Gerhana", Infinite Studios

Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series 
Atyy Malek "Mencari Marina" Poetry In Motion

Best Actor - Telemovie / Anthology 
Al-Matin Belaian, Elements Pictures

Best Actress - Telemovie / Anthology 
Nurul Nabila, "Bisikan Syahdu", Poetry In Motion

Best Supporting Actor - Telemovie / Anthology 
Norman Ishak Bingit S5 Mediacorp Eaglevision

Best Supporting Actress - Telemovie / Anthology 
Sharon Ismail Mencari Hajar Shortmen Production

Best Actor / Actress in a Comedy Role - Telemovie / Anthology 
Najib Soiman Cerita Dia Macam Ni By Apparatus

Most Promising Artiste 
Zhin Sadali Bingit S5 Mediacorp Eaglevision

Best Host - Entertainment (Pengacara Terbaik - Hiburan)
Hafidz Rahman Berani Nyanyi? S2 Oonik

Best Host - Info-ed (Pengacara Terbaik - Informasi)
Huda Ali "Cantik Detektif" S5, The Moving Visuals Co.

Best Young Star (Bintang Cilik Terbaik)
Mishall Kiara, "StigMa Lea", Shortmen Production

Best Radio DJ 
Mariam Mas’od, Espresso Warna Mediacorp WARNA 942

Lifetime Achievement Award (Perdana Emas)
Husin Saaban 

Best Drama Series 
Operandi Gerhana Infinite Studios

Best Telemovie / Anthology 
Bisikan Syahdu Poetry in Motion

Best Entertainment Programme 
Berani ...

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Singapore's Mediacorp celebrated the 25th anniversary of Malay-language channel Suria on Saturday (24 May) during this year's "Pesta Perdana" awards show for local Malay entertainment.

Infinite Studios' crime series "Operandi Gerhana" won the "Best Drama Series" award, with lead Carmen Soo taking home the Best Actress – Drama Series award and Jamie Aditya winning the Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series.

Norman Ishak emerged as a triple winner with accolades for Best Actor – Drama Series ("Cerita Dia Macam Ni"), Best Supporting Actor – Telemovie / Anthology ("Bingit" season 5) and the fan-voted Most Popular Male Personality award. Ishak also clinched the Most Popular Male Personality audience award. 

The 25 award winners also included culture show "Unboxing Seni," produced by Mediacorp Eaglevision, which clinched the Best Digital Short-Form Content award. This is Mediacorp Eaglevision’s first win in the category. 

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Malay comedy pioneer, Husin Saaban. The award was presented by guest-of-honour, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, alongside Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs. 

The full list of winners is: 

Best Actor - Drama Series 
Norman Ishak, Cerita Dia Macam Ni By Apparatus

Best Actress - Drama Series 
Carmen Soo, "Operandi Gerhana", Infinite Studios

Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series 
Jamie Aditya, "Operandi Gerhana", Infinite Studios

Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series 
Atyy Malek "Mencari Marina" Poetry In Motion

Best Actor - Telemovie / Anthology 
Al-Matin Belaian, Elements Pictures

Best Actress - Telemovie / Anthology 
Nurul Nabila, "Bisikan Syahdu", Poetry In Motion

Best Supporting Actor - Telemovie / Anthology 
Norman Ishak Bingit S5 Mediacorp Eaglevision

Best Supporting Actress - Telemovie / Anthology 
Sharon Ismail Mencari Hajar Shortmen Production

Best Actor / Actress in a Comedy Role - Telemovie / Anthology 
Najib Soiman Cerita Dia Macam Ni By Apparatus

Most Promising Artiste 
Zhin Sadali Bingit S5 Mediacorp Eaglevision

Best Host - Entertainment (Pengacara Terbaik - Hiburan)
Hafidz Rahman Berani Nyanyi? S2 Oonik

Best Host - Info-ed (Pengacara Terbaik - Informasi)
Huda Ali "Cantik Detektif" S5, The Moving Visuals Co.

Best Young Star (Bintang Cilik Terbaik)
Mishall Kiara, "StigMa Lea", Shortmen Production

Best Radio DJ 
Mariam Mas’od, Espresso Warna Mediacorp WARNA 942

Lifetime Achievement Award (Perdana Emas)
Husin Saaban 

Best Drama Series 
Operandi Gerhana Infinite Studios

Best Telemovie / Anthology 
Bisikan Syahdu Poetry in Motion

Best Entertainment Programme 
Berani Nyanyi? S2 Oonik

Best Info-Ed Programme 
Kembara Kasih S5 Filmat36 (S) Pte Ltd

Best Children’s Programme 
Makan Skuad Oak3 Films

Best Digital Short-form Content 
Unboxing Seni Mediacorp Eaglevision

Best Audio Programme 
Real Talk Bersama Nity Baizura Mediacorp RIA 897

Best Theme Song (Lagu Tema Terbaik)
Setitis Harapan Composer: Mayuni Omar
Lyricist: Lea Samudera
Singer: Hazrul Nizam
Shortmen Production

Most Popular Male Personality
Norman Ishak

Most Popular Female Personality
Wahyu Rahman
 

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