Ten years on, the Star Golden Hearts Award has continued to honour Malaysians for their good deeds and contributions to society.
The final judging session for the 2024 edition was held recently, and the judges reflected on the lasting impact this year's winners have made to the country.
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00:0010 years on, the Star Golden Hearts Award has continued to honour Malaysians for their
00:06good deeds and contributions to society.
00:11The final judging session for the 2024 edition was held recently, and the judges reflected
00:16on the lasting impact this year's winners have made to the country.
00:19I was indeed very happy to have been given the privilege to serve as the chief judge
00:25of the panel of judges for this very, what I would describe as a very meaningful award.
00:31I was very supportive of the Star Golden Hearts Award right from the beginning.
00:37For all those who have been given the awards in their respective fields of the endeavour,
00:42I hope that they will be able to live up to our expectations, to live up to the hopes
00:48of the community.
00:51What is important is that they will be able to serve with more inspiration, they will
00:55be able to serve with integrity.
00:57Last year, as a first-time jury, I think it's quite different in terms of application.
01:04We see a lot of nominations this year more concerned about delivering impact, more concerned
01:11about their community, what they want to achieve.
01:14This year, nominees are more thoroughly screened, and then we can see a real impact in their
01:23achievement.
01:24Some, even though they are not being recognised yet by other entities, I think that's what
01:30the Star Golden Hearts Award meant, to celebrate the unsung heroes.
01:36One or two of them have been recognised by other organisations, but for us here, they
01:42are really unsung heroes, nominated by the public.
01:46They definitely deserve the recognition.
01:48I don't believe in, there's this number one, this number two, number three.
01:53All of them deserve it.
01:55First-time judges expressed their admiration for the diversity of the work done by the nominees.
01:59I'm very impressed to see that a lot of nominees are doing a lot of work in terms of diversity,
02:08reaching out to communities that are underprivileged, reaching out to communities that are needing
02:14a lot of attention, especially the orang-aslis, working mothers, single mothers, and so on.
02:21Of course, I learned a lot during the judging, and then I gained a lot from the experienced
02:28judges.
02:29I mean, this is a great opportunity for me, for myself.
02:31All the nominees, they've done a very good impact, and all the nominees, they've done a good job.
02:40Star Media Group Chief Content Officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng said it was increasingly
02:45difficult to be a judge, since each nominee had its own strengths.
02:48Year in, year out, we have more people coming in, and I think it's more difficult to be
02:56a judge because every one of them are so good.
02:59The only thing that is different about them are the focus on what they fight for.
03:04So as a judge, I have to keep asking myself, what is their focus, and how are they different
03:10from the rest?
03:11And I'm actually very impressed with every one of them.
03:14Over 500 nominations were received for this year's edition from all over Malaysia.
03:19A total of 10 winners will be presented with a trophy and a cash award of RM15,000 each,
03:25and the winners will be announced in November.
03:29Star Media Group Chief Content Officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng said it was increasingly
03:31difficult to be a judge, since each nominee had its own strengths, and I think it's more
03:33difficult to be a judge because every one of them are so good.