The ninth installment was held on 8 December 2002, with the ceremony hosted by Taiwanese host Timothy Chao and Channel 8 newscaster Chun Guek Lay.
This is the first a movie had garnered nominations for the Star 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.
The main awards were presented during the ceremony[1][2] Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints.