55th Filmfare Awards

The 55th Filmfare Awards were held on 27 February 2010 at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, India. The awards given for 30 categories, out of which there were 3 special awards, 3 critics awards and 24 main awards for Hindi films released in 2009. There were 60 nominations for the top 10 categories, which were based on votes via web and newspaper forms.[1] The award ceremony was hosted by Shahrukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan.

55th Filmfare Awards
Date27 February 2010
SiteYash Raj Studios, Mumbai
Hosted byShahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan
Official websitewww.filmfare.com
Highlights
Best Film3 Idiots
Firaaq
Most awards3 Idiots & Dev.D (6)
Most nominationsLove Aaj Kal (12)
Television coverage
NetworkSony Entertainment Television (India)

Love Aaj Kal led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by 3 Idiots with 11 nominations and Kaminey with 10 nominations.

3 Idiots and Dev.D won 6 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Paa fetched Amitabh Bachchan his 5th Filmfare Best Actor Award and Vidya Balan her first ever Filmfare Best Actress Award, for their performance as the son-mother duo of Auro and Vidya.[2]

Awards and nominees

Rajkumar Hirani — Best Director winner for 3 Idiots
Amitabh Bachchan — Best Actor winner for Paa
Vidya Balan — Best Actress winner for Paa
Nandita Das — Best Director Critics winner for Firaaq
Ranbir Kapoor — Best Actor Critics winner
Mahi Gill — Best Actress Critics winner for Dev D
Boman Irani — Best Supporting Actor winner for 3 Idiots
Kalki Koechlin — Best Supporting Actress winner for Dev D
Shashi Kapoor — Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Khayyam — Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Main Awards

Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer - Male Best Playback Singer - Female

Critics' awards

Best Film
Best Actor Best Actress

Technical Awards

Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Editing
Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Best Production Design Best Sound Design
  • Helen Jones, Sukanta Panigrahi - Dev.D
Best Costume Design Best Background Score
Best Special Effects Best Action
  • Govardhan Vigharan, Vinay Singh Chuphal - Kaminey

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement
Best Debut Director
Male Female
RD Burman Award
Special Award

See also

References

  1. 55th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations
  2. "Paa - Movie". Bollywood Hungama. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. http://www.desiblitz.com/content/55th-filmfare-awards-2010-winners
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