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TTS test-Star Awards 2024: Is first-time Best Actress nominee Jernelle Oh the wildcard to watch?
Will an established name like Rui En or Joanne Peh, each with a track record of wins, take home the Best Actress trophy, or does Jernelle, 29, nominated for her role as a food delivery rider with cerebral palsy in the drama Cash On Delivery, have equal odds in her favour? The Star Awards ceremony on Apr 21 will reveal the answer.
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After Cash On Delivery, a drama about food delivery riders in the midst of the pandemic, started airing, there were viewers who thought actress Jernelle Oh really had cerebral palsy.
Jernelle has had roles in several dramas since her Star Search debut, but you could definitely consider her a newbie compared to fellow Star Awards 2024 Best Actress nominees Kym Ng, Rui En and Joanne Peh; and even Chantalle Ng, who’s been up for the award before.
The Star Search 2019 finalist played a spunky delivery rider who got around using a wheelchair, eager for a life of independence.
“I was talking to my friend, and he told me his colleague who watched Cash On Delivery said, ‘Oh, Mediacorp got a lady who really has cerebral palsy to act in a show’,” she recounted.
While she’s thankful for the compliment, she also downplayed it, saying she thinks it’s due to the fact that they “probably hadn’t seen me on screen before”.
Be that as it may, Jernelle's performance has earned her her first ever Best Actress nomination at the upcoming Star Awards, where she's also in the running for a Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars trophy.
