It’s that time of the year again! Bollywood is in full swing for its awards season and what bigger award ceremony is there than the annual Filmfare Awards. Taking place on Saturday 31 January 2015, the Filmfare Awards are highly regarded as the equivalent of the Oscars within the film industry. The nomination list has been officially released, with some interesting names popping up for a change this year. Take a look and see whether or not you agree!
BEST FILM
2 States
Haider
Mary Kom
PK
Queen
BEST DIRECTOR
Abhishek Varman – 2 States
Anurag Kashyap – Ugly
Rajkumar Hirani – PK
Vikas Bahl – Queen
Vishal Bhardwaj – Haider
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
Aamir Khan – PK
Akshay Kumar – Holiday
Hrithik Roshan – Bang Bang
Randeep Hooda – Rang Rasiya
Shahid Kapoor – Haider
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
Alia Bhatt – Highway
Kangana Ranaut – Queen
Madhuri Dixit – Dedh Ishqiya
Priyanka Chopra – Mary Kom
Rani Mukerji – Mardaani
Sonam Kapoor – Khoobsurat
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
Abhishek Bachchan – Happy New Year
Kay Kay Menon – Haider
Riteish Deshmukh – Ek Villain
Ronit Roy -2 States
Tahir Raj Bhasin – Mardaani
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
Amrita Singh – 2 States
Dimple Kapadia – Finding Fanny
Juhi Chawla – Gulaab Gang
Lisa Haydon – Queen
Tabu – Haider
BEST MUSIC
Amit Trivedi – Queen
Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Honey Singh, Mithoon and Pritam – Yariyaan
Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan and Honey Singh – Kick
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari and SOCH – Ek Villain
Shankar-Eshaan-Loy – 2 States
BEST LYRICS
Amitabh Bhattacharya – Zehnaseeb (Hasee Toh Phasee)
Gulzar – Bismil (Haider)
Irshad Kamil – Patakha Guddi (Highway)
Kausar Munir – Suno Na Sangemarmar (Youngistaan)
Rashmi Singh – Muskurane ki wajah (CityLights)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Ankit Tiwari – Galliyan (Ek Villain)
Arijit Singh – Mast Magan (2 States)
Arijit Singh – Suno Na Sangemarmar (Youngistaan)
Benny Dayal – Locha-E-Ulfat (2 States)
Shekhar Ravjiani – Zehnaseeb (Hasee Toh Phasee)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Jyoti Nooran and Sultana Nooran – Patakha Guddi (Highway)
Kanika Kapoor – Baby Doll (Ragini MMS 2)
Rekha Bhardwaj – Humari Atariya Pe (Dedh Ishqiya)
Shreya Ghoshal – Manwa Lage (Happy New Year)
Sona Mahapatra – Naina (Khoobsurat)
