The winners for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards have been announced with fresh new faces scoring big at the prestigious ceremony. Female-oriented comedy/drama Queen scooped up the most awards this year, with leading lady Kangana Ranaut deservedly winning the Best Actress Award. The film also took home the Best Director Award for Vikas Bahl, as well as Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Background Score.
Shakespearean drama Haider, which has received non-stop praise upon release, took most of the acting honours, which include Best Actor for Shahid Kapoor, Best Supporting Actor for Kay Kay Menon and Best Supporting Actress for Tabu. Alia Bhatt also received recognition for her critically-acclaimed performance in Imtiaz Ali’s Highway by receiving the award for Best Actress (Critics). Sanjay Mishra also won the Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in Ankhon Dekhi, which also took home Best Film (Critics).
Check out the full list of winners below!
Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor – Haider
Best Actor (Female): Kangana Ranaut – Queen
Best Film: Queen
Best Director: Vikas Bahl – Queen
Best Film (Critics): Ankhon Dekhi
Best Male Actor (Critics): Sanjay Mishra – Ankhon Dekhi
Best Female Actor (Critics): Alia Bhatt – Highway
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Kay Kay Menon – Haider
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Tabu – Haider
Best Story: Rajat Kapoor – Ankhon Dekhi
Best Dialogue: Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani – PK
Best Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi – PK
Best Director Debut: Abhishek Varman – 2 States
Best Actor Debut (Male): Fawad Khan – Khoobsurat
Best Actor Debut (Female): Kriti Sanon – Heropanti
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award: Kamini Kaushal
Best Music Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy – 2 States
Best Lyrics: Rashmi Singh – ‘Muskurane ki wajah’ (CityLights)
Best Playback (Male): Ankit Tiwari – ‘Galliyan‘ (Ek Villain)
Best Playback (Female): Kanika Kapoor – ‘Baby doll‘ (Ragini MMS 2)
Best Choreography: Ahmed Khan – ‘Jumme ki raat‘ (Kick)
Best Background Score: Amit Trivedi – Queen
Best Action: Sham Kaushal – Gunday
Best Cinematography: Bobby Singh and Siddharth Diwan – Queen
Best Editing: Abhijit Kokate and Anurag Kashyap – Queen
Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray – Haider
Best Sound Design: Anilkumar Konakandla and Prabal Pradhan – Mardaani
Best Costume: Dolly Ahluwalia for Haider
