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.

The awards were first given in 1953. Readers of Filmfare magazine were polled to decide the winners; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, only five awards were presented. 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.

Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Popular awards

• Best Movie
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Villain
• Best Comedian
• Lux New Face no longer given
• Sensational Debut no longer given
• Best Male Debut
• Best Female Debut
• Special Performance
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyricist
• Best Male Playback
• Best Female Playback
• Lifetime Achievement
• Power Awards

Critics Awards

• Critics Award Best Movie
• Critics Award Best Actor
• Critics Award Best Actress
• Critics Award Best Performance no longer given

Technical Awards

• Best Art Direction
• Best Action
• Best Cinematographer
• Best Editing
• Best Choreography
• Best Story
• Best Screenplay
• Best Background Score
• Best Dialogue
• RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
• Best Sound

See also

• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

External links

• Filmfare Awards