The category was introduced in 2016, at the 22nd Star Awards ceremony; Chen Shucheng received the award for his performance in Super Senior and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp veteran artiste who has delivered an outstanding performance in their field of profession.
The nominees of the award are still eligible to run for other performing categories.
In addition, Xiang Yun has been nominated on seven occasions, more than any other veteran artiste.
Hong Huifang and Zhu Houren hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.
From 2018, the nominees for this award were selected without any reference to their respective work titles.