61st Filmfare Awards

61st Filmfare Awards

61st Filmfare Awards
Date 15 January 2016
Site NSCI Dome, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Hosted by Shah Rukh Khan
Kapil Sharma
Highlights
Best Film Bajirao Mastani
Most awards Bajirao Mastani (9)
Most nominations Bajirao Mastani (12)
Television coverage
Network Sony
Duration 173 minutes

The 61st Filmfare Awards were held to honor the best films of 2015 from the Hindi-language film industry on the 15th of January, 2016 at the prince ahuja Studio in Mumbai. The ceremony was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and comedian Kapil Sharma.[1]

Bajirao Mastani won the most awards with nine including Best Film. Other winners included Piku with five awards, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Roy, Talvar, and Tanu Weds Manu Returns with two, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Bombay Velvet, Dil Dhadakne Do, Hero, Masaan, Tamasha with one. Priyanka Chopra, winning Best Supporting Actress, became the first actress to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories.[2]

Nominees

The nominations were announced on January 11, 2016.[3]

Awards

Main awards

Best Film,winner
Best Actor, Best Director & Best Actress, winner
Best Supporting Actor, winner
Best Supporting Actress, winner
Best Debut Actor, winner
Best Debut Actress, winner
Best Film - Critics
Best Actor - Critics
Best Actress - Critics
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Male Debut Best Female Debut
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female

Critics' awards

Best Movie (Best Director)
Best Actor Best Actress

Technical Awards

Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Editing
Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Best Production Design Best Sound Design
Best Costume Design Best Background Score
Best Special Effects Best Action

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
RD Burman Award
Best Debut Director

Multiple nominations

Multiple awards

Telecast

The Awards were telecasted on Sony Television on 7 February 2016 at 7pm IST

The coverage will be available on www.sonyliv.com and SonyLIV mobile app from 8 February 2016 onwards.

References

External links

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