It’s that time of year again! Get your suit or gown ready, because awards season has arrived in Bollywood. Naturally, BollySpice.com is obligated to join in the fun! After extensive deliberation, we present to you our Bollyspice Choice Awards nominations for the extraordinary cinematic year of 2008.
Like every year, the winners will be chosen by the wonderful members of BollySpice Forums, who keep our site running and continue to initiate lively discussion year after year. With over 11,000 members, we are ready for the biggest voter turnout we’ve had since the creation of BollySpice.com!
And without further ado…
Best Film
A Wednesday!
Fashion
Rock On!!
Ghajini
Jodhaa Akbar
Best Director
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar
Madhur Bhandarkar – Fashion
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On!!
A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Best Actor
Ranvir Shorey – Mithya
Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
Aamir Khan – Ghajini
Shahrukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Naseerudin Shah – A Wednesday!
Best Actress
Kajol Devgan – U, Me aur Hum
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Jodhaa Akbar
Priyanka Chopra – Fashion
Genelia D’Souza – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Preity Zinta – Heroes
Best Supporting Actor
Arjun Rampal – Rock On!!
Anupam Kher – A Wednesday!
Sonu Sood – Jodhaa Akbar
Paresh Rawal – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkar Raj
Best Supporting Actress
Soha Ali Khan – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Ila Arun – Jodhaa Akbar
Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Kangana Ranaut – Fashion
Shahana Goswami – Rock On!!
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Tusshar Kapoor – Golmaal Returns
Kirron Kher – Dostana
Hiten Paintal – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
Rajpal Yadav – Krazzy 4
Best Newcomer – Male
Imran Khan – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Farhan Akhtar – Rock On!!
Anurag Sinha – Black and White
Prateik Babbar – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Rajeev Khandalwala – Aamir
Best Newcomer – Female
Mugdha Godse – Fashion
Asin – Ghajini
Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Adah Sharma – 1920
Prachi Desai – Rock On!!
Best Music
AR Rahman – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Vishal Shekhar – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy – Rock On!!
AR Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Vishal Shekhar – Dostana
Best Singer – Male
Sukhwinder Singh – ‘Haule Haue’ (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Javed Ali – ‘Jashn-e-Bahaara’ (Jodhaa Akbar)
Sonu Nigam – ‘In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein’ (Jodhaa Akbar)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – ‘Teri Ore’ (Singh Is Kinng)
KK – ‘Khuda Jaane’ (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Best Singer – Female
Alka Yagnik – ‘Tu Muskura’ (Yuvvraaj)
Shreya Goshal – ‘Teri Ore’ (Singh Is Kinng)
Shruti Pathak – ‘Mar Jawaan’ (Fashion)
Shilpa Rao – ‘Khuda Jaane’ (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Runa Rizvi – ‘Jaane Tu Meri Kya Hai’ (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
Best Background Score
Salim Sulaiman – Fashion
AR Rahman – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
AR Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Shekhar, Ehsaan, Loy – Rock On!!
Amar Mohile – Sarkar Raj
Best Screenplay
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
AR Muragadoss – Ghajini
Abhishek Kapoor & Pubali Chaudhary – Rock On!!
Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga & Anuradha Tiwari – Fashion
Yogesh Vinayak Joshi, Upendra Sidhaye – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Story
Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga & Anuradha Tiwari – Fashion
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
Shyam Benegal – Welcome to Sajjanpur
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On!!
Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla – Mithya
Best Dialogue
Anurag Kashyap – Jodhaa Akbar
YogeshVinayak Joshi – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Niranjan Iyenger – Fashion
Abbas Tyrewaala – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
Best Choreography
‘Maari Teetri’ – De Taali
‘Pappu Can’t Dance Saala’ – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ – Bachna Ae Haseeno
‘Desi Girl’ – Dostana
‘Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah’ – Jodhaa Akbar
Best Action
Ghajini – Peter Hain
Race – Allan Amin
Jodhaa Akbar – Ravi Dewan
Kidnap – Allan Amin
Drona – Shyam Kaushal
Star of Year 2008 – Male
Akshay Kumar
Abhishek Bachchan
Imran Khan
Ranbir Kapoor
Aamir Khan
Star of the Year 2008 – Female
Priyanka Chopra
Katrina Kaif
Kareena Kapoor
Deepika Padukone
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Jodi of the Year 2008
Abhishek Bachchan & John Abraham – Dostana
Shahrukh Khan & Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Ranbir Kapoor & Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Imran Khan & Genelia D’souza – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Hrithik Roshan & Aishwarya Rai – Jodhaa Akbar
Our polls are officially open on the forums and we encourage all our members to take part in this great endeavor! After all, who needs an Oscar or a Filmfare when you can have a BollySpice Choice Award?
