Sardar Udham was the best critically acclaimed film, and Shershaah was the best film in the popular category. Vicky Kaushal bagged the best actor (critics) while Ranveer Singh's portrayal of Kapil Dev also gathered a huge round of applause. Directors, writers, artists and everyone's work got recognized with more than 25 categories of awards.
Category | Nominations |
Best Film (Popular) | Shershaah |
Best Director | Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah) |
Best Screenplay | Shubendu Bhattacharya (Sardar Udham) |
Best Debut Director | Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad ki Tehrvi) |
Best Dialogue | Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar) |
Best Story | Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen, and Tushar Paranjape(Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui) |
Best Actor Debut | Ehan Bhat (99 songs) |
Best Actress Debut | Sharvari Wagh (Bunty aur Babli 2) |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ranveer Singh (83), |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sai Tamhankar (Mimi) |
Best Playback Singer (Male) | B Praak (Mann Bharryaa - Shershaah) |
Best choreography | Vijay Ganguly (Atrangi Re) |
Best Background score | Shantanu Moitra (Sardar Udham) |
Best cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardar Udham) |
Best action | Stefan Richter and Suneil Rodrigues (Shershaah) |
Best VFX | Superb/BOJP Main Road Post NY VFXWAALA Edit Fx Studios (Sardar Udham) |
Best Production Design | Mansi Dhruv Mehta and Dmitri Malich (Sardar Udham) |
Best Sound Design | Dipankar Chaki and Nihar Ranjan Samal (Sardar Udham) |
Best Editing | A Sreekar Prasad(Shershaah) |
Best Costume | Vira Kapoor EE (Sardar Udham) |
Best Lyrics | Kausar Munir (Lehra Do - 83) |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kriti Sanon (Mimi) |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi) |
Best Playback Singer (Female) | Asees Kaur (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah) |
Best Music Album | Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin and Vikram Montrose (Shershaah) |
Best Film (Critics') | Sardar Udham (Shoojit Sircar) |
Best Actor (Critics') | Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham) |
Best Actress (Critics') | Vidya Balan (Sherni) |
Though a lot of well-acclaimed films did not make the list, here is the full list of nominations for best films, music and actors:
Category | Nominations |
Best Film | Sardar Udham, Rashmi Rocket, Shershaah, Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi |
Best Director | Akarsh Khurana (Rashmi Rocket), Kabir Khan (83), Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham), Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah) |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dhanush (Atrangi Re), Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham), Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah) |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kangana Ranaut (Thalaivii), Kiara Advani (Shershaah), Parineeti Chopra (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar), Taapsee Pannu (Rashmi Rocket), Kriti Sanon (Mimi), Vidya Balan (Sherni) |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kirti Kulhari (The Girl on the Train), Neena Gupta (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar), Sai Tamhankar (Mimi), Konkona Sen Sharma (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Meghna Malik (Saina) |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Abhishek Banerjee (Rashmi Rocket), Manav Kaul (Saina), Paran Bandhopadhyay (Bob Biswas), Raj Arjun (Thalaivii), Pankaj Tripathi (83), Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi) |
Best Playback Singer (Male) | Arijit Singh (Lehra Do - 83), Arijit Singh (Rait Zara Si - Atrangi Re), B Praak (Mann Bharryaa - Shershaah), Devenderpal Singh (Lakeeran - Haseen Dillruba), Zubin Nautiyal (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah) |
Best Playback Singer (Female) | Asees Kaur (Lakeeran - Haseen Dillruba), Neha Kakkar (Matlabi Yariyan - the Girl on the Train), Shreya Ghoshal (Param Sundari - Mimi), Priya Saraiya (Kalle Kalle - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui), Shreya Ghoshal (Chaka Chak - Atrangi Re), Asees Kaur (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah) |
Best Music Album | A R Rahman (Atrangi Re), A R Rahman (Mimi), Amaal Mallik (Saina), Amit Trivedi (Haseen Dillruba), Sachin-Jigar (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui), Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin and Vikram Montrose (Shershaah) |
Best Lyrics | Irshad Kamil (Rait Zara Si - Atrangi Re), Jaani (Mann Bharryaa 2.0 - Shershaah), Kausar Munir (Lehra Do - 83), Kshitij Patwardhan (Phisal Jaa Tu - Haseen Dillruba), Manoj Muntashir (Parinda - Saina), Tanishk Bagchi (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah) |
Critics' Awards -Best Film (Critics') | Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (Seema Pahwa), Sandeep Aur Pinky Farar (Dibakar Banerjee ), Sardar Udham (Shoojit Sircar), Sherni (Amit Masurkar) |
Best Actor (Critics') | Abhishek Bachchan (Bob Biswas), Pratik Gandhi (Bhavai), Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham), Vikrant Massey (Haseen Dillruba) |
Best Actress (Critics') | : Supriya Pathak (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Taapsee Pannu (Haseen Dillruba), Vidya Balan (Sherni) |
Category | Winners |
Best Film | Thappad |
Best Film (Critics) | Prateek Vats (Eeb Allay Ooo!) |
Best Director | Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior) |
Best Actor in a Lead Role | Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium) |
Best Actor (Critics) | Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo) |
Best Actress in a Lead Role: | Taapsee Pannu (Thappad) |
Best Actress (Critics) | Tillotama Shome (SIR) |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) | Saif Ali Khan (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior) |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) | Farrokh Jaffar (Gulabo Sitabo) |
Best Story | Anubhav Sushila Sinha and Mrunamayee Lagoo Waikul (Thappad) |
Best Screenplay | Rohena Gera (SIR) |
Best Dialogues | Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo) |
Best Debut Director | Rajesh Krishnan (Lootcase) |
Best Debut Female | Alaya F (Jawaani Jaaneman) |
Best Music Album | Pritam (Ludo) |
Best Lyrics | Gulzar (Chhappak) |
Best Playback Singer (male) | Raghav Chaitanya – Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad) |
Best Playback Singer (Female) | Asees Kaur (Malang) |
Lifetime Achievement Award | Irrfan Khan. |
(Written by Zuhair Zaidi)
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