56th Filmfare Awards

The 56th Filmfare Awards were held on January 29, 2011 at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, honouring the best in film for the year 2010. The nominations were announced on January 13. The date of the function was unusual because generally the awards are hosted on the last Saturday of February.^[1] The date of the telecast is 6 February 2011.

Awards and nominees

Both wins Best Director Karan Johar,Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan & Best Actress Kajol

Main awards

Best Film	Best Director
Dabangg – Arbaaz Khan Band Baaja Baaraat – Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra My Name Is Khan – Hiroo Johar, Gauri Khan Peepli Live – Aamir Khan Udaan – Ronnie Screwvala, Anurag Kashyap, Sanjay Singh	Karan Johar – My Name Is Khan Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg Maneesh Sharma – Band Baaja Baaraat Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Guzaarish Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan
Best Actor	Best Actress
Shah Rukh Khan – My Name Is Khan Ajay Devgn – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Hrithik Roshan – Guzaarish Salman Khan – Dabangg Ranbir Kapoor – Raajneeti	Kajol – My Name Is Khan Aishwarya Rai – Guzaarish Anushka Sharma – Band Baaja Baaraat Kareena Kapoor – Golmaal 3 Vidya Balan – Ishqiya
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ronit Roy – Udaan Arjun Rampal – Raajneeti Arshad Warsi – Ishqiya Emraan Hashmi – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Manoj Bajpai – Raajneeti Nana Patekar – Raajneeti	Kareena Kapoor – We Are Family Amrita Puri – Aisha Prachi Desai – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Ratna Pathak – Golmaal 3 Supriya Pathak – Khichdi: The Movie
Best Male Debut	Best Female Debut
Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Baaraat	Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit – Dabangg Pritam – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – My Name Is Khan Vishal-Shekhar – Anjaana Anjaani Vishal-Shekhar – I Hate Luv Storys Vishal Bhardwaj – Ishqiya	Gulzar – "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji" from Ishqiya Faiz Anwar – "Tere Mast Mast" from Dabangg Niranjan Iyengar – "Sajda" from My Name Is Khan Niranjan Iyengar – "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan Vishal Dadlani – "Bin Tere" from I Hate Luv Storys
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji" from Ishqiya Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan – "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan Mohit Chauhan – "Pee Loon" from Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – "Sajda" from My Name Is Khan Shafqat Amanat Ali – "Bin Tere" from I Hate Luv Storys	Mamta Sharma – "Munni Badnaam Hui" from Dabangg Sunidhi Chauhan – "Sheila Ki Jawani" from Tees Maar Khan Shreya Ghoshal – "Bahara" from I Hate Luv Storys Shreya Ghoshal – "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan Sunidhi Chauhan – "Udi" from Guzaarish

Critics' awards

Best Movie (Best Director)
Udaan (Vikramaditya Motwane)
Best Actor	Best Actress
Rishi Kapoor – Do Dooni Chaar	Vidya Balan – Ishqiya

Technical Awards

Best Story	Best Screenplay
Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan	Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan
Best Dialogue	Best Editing
Habib Faisal – Do Dooni Chaar	Namrata Rao – Love Sex aur Dhokha
Best Choreography	Best Cinematography
Farah Khan – "Sheila Ki Jawani" from Tees Maar Khan	Mahendra Shetty – Udaan
Best Production Design	Best Sound Design
Mukund Gupta – Do Dooni Chaar	Kunal Sharma – Udaan (tie) Pritam Das – Love Sex aur Dhokha
Best Costume Design	Best Background Score
Varsha and Shilpa – Do Dooni Chaar	Amit Trivedi – Udaan
Best Special Effects	Best Action
	Vijayan Master – Dabangg

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement
Manna Dey
RD Burman Award
Sneha Khanwalkar for Love Sex aur Dhokha
Best Scene
Golmaal 3
Special Award
Amitabh Bachchan – for completing 40 years in the Indian film industry.
Madhuri Dixit – for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry.

Multiple nominations and wins

The following films received multiple awards and nominations.

Movie	Awards
Udaan	7
Dabangg	4
Do Dooni Chaar	4
Ishqiya	3
Love Sex aur Dhokha	3
My Name Is Khan	3
Tees Maar Khan	2

Partners

Idea Cellular - Title Sponsor
PC Jeweller - Associate Sponsor
Sony Entertainment Television - Telecast Partner
Whyte and Mackay from United Spirits - Beverage Partner
Bright Outdoor Media - Outdoor partner
Big Cinemas - Multiplex Partner

References

↑ "Filmfare awards a month ahead of schedule". The Times of India. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-14.

External links

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