Filmfare Awards
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Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. They are given annually to honour Bollywood's best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the Hindi motion picture industry.
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[edit] History
The Filmware awards were first introduced in 1953. Readers of Filmfare magazine were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, held on 21st March 1954, only five awards were presented – for the best film , the best director, the best actor, the best actress, and the best music director. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for the best film. The first four winners for other categories were: Bimal Roy for direction of Do Bigha Zameen, Dilip Kumar for his performance in Daag, Meena Kumari for her performance in Baiju Bawra, and Naushad for his music in Baiju Bawara.
[edit] Awards
As of 2005, there are 31 awards. There is now a separate category of film-critics awards, decided by noted film-critics rather than popular votes. This dual format has also generated some controversy amongst viewers and recipients [1]. Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.
[edit] 2006 Awards
The 52nd Filmfare Awards was broadcast on 25 February 2007 at 7:30pm (Mumbai time). The list of winners was posted by the Times of India [2]
[edit] Popular awards
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Movie
- Best Director
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Villain
- Best Comedian
- Lux New Face No Longer Given
- Best Debut (Male and Female)
- Best Music Director
- Best Lyricist
- Best Male Playback
- Best Female Playback
[edit] Critics Awards
- Critics Award Best Movie
- Critics Award Best Performance (Actor and Actress)
[edit] Special Awards
- Lifetime Achievement
- Superstar of the Millennium
- Power Award
- Special Performance Award
- Sony Scene of the Year
- RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
- Best Film of 50 Years (once in 50th year anniversary)
- Filmfare Special Award for Guest appearance
[edit] Technical Awards
- Best Art Direction
- Best Action
- Best Cinematographer
- Best Editing
- Best Choreography
- Best Story
- Best Screenplay
- Best Background Score
- Best Dialogue
- Best Sound Recording
[edit] Trivia
- The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after Filmfare critic Clare Mendionca.
- To celebrate the 25th year of the awards the statues were made in silver.
- To celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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