Bollywood Awards: Filmfare Awards 2011 and 2012

There is no argument in the assertion that Oscar is to Hollywood, what Filmfare is to Bollywood. The biggest award ceremony and the most important of all is the Filmfare Awards which have been conducted in India for decades now.

The Filmfare Awards were introduced in the year 1954 around the same time as the other awards such as the National Academy Awards. They were known as the Clares Awards initially because they were initiated by the editor of the Times Magazine, Clare Mendocna.

While all other awards either focus entirely on public voting or the jury, the Filmfare Awards introduced a new kind of poll where the decision was made by both the group of experts and the public voting.

The Filmfare Awards are generally held at the end of February and the nominations are announced in the first or second week of January so that voting may be completed in time. They are mostly aired on Sony Entertainment Television as Sony has remained the most faithful sponsor of these award ceremonies for decades now.

Filmfare Awards 2011

1. Best Film-Dabangg
2. Best Actor- Shahrukh Khan for My Name is Khan
3. Best Actress- Kajol for My Name is Khan
4. Best Director- Karan Johar for My Name is Khan
5. Best Music Director- Sajid-Waji and Lalit-Pandit for Dabangg
6. Best supporting Actor- Ronit Roy for Udaan
7. Best supporting actress- Kareena Kapoor- We are Family
8. Best Male Debut- Ranvir Singh for Band Bajaa Baraat
9. Best female Debut- Sonakshi Sinha for Dabangg
10. Best Lyricist- Gulzaar for ‘Dil Toh Bacca ha’ from Ishqiya
11. Best Playback Singer Male- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Ishqiya
12. Best playback singer female- Mamta Sharma and Sunidhi Chauhan
13. Best movie critics choice award- Udaan
14. Best actor for critics’ choice award- Rishi Kapoor for Do Dooni Chaar
15. Best actress critics’ choice award- Vidya Balan for Ishqiya

Filmfare Awards 2012

1. Best Film-Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2. Best Actor- RanbirKapoor for Rockstar
3. Best Actress- Vidya Balan for Dirty Picture
4. Best Director- Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
5. Best Music Director- A.R. Rehman for Rockstar
6. Best supporting Actor- Farhan Akhtar for Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara
7. Best supporting actress- Rani Mukherjee for No one Killed Jessica
8. Best Male Debut- Vidyut Jamwal for Force
9. Best female Debut- Parineeti Chopra for Lady vs Ricky Bahl
10. Best Lyricist- Irshaad Kamil for Nadaan Parindey/ Rockstar
11. Best Playback Singer Male- Mohit Chauhan for Jo Bhi Main in Rockstar
12. Best playback singer female- Rekha Bhardwaja and Usha Uthup
13. Best movie critics choice award- Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara
14. Best actor for critics’ choice award- Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar
15. Best actress critics’ choice award- Priyanka Chopra for 7 Khoon Maaf