Bollywood’s award season has begun with the 15th Star Screen Awards taking place on January 14th, 2009. Here are the list of nominations.
Best Film
A Wednesday
Ghajini
Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Jodhaa Akbar
Rock On
Sarkar Raj
Best Director
A. R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Abbas Tyrewala – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On
Ashutosh Gowarikar – Jodhaa Akbar
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday
Ram Gopal Varma – Sarkar Raj
Best Actor (Male)
Aamir Khan – Ghajini
Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
Akshay Kumar – Singh Is Kinng
Amitabh Bachchan – Sarkar Raj
Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
Naseeruddin Shah – A Wednesday
Ranbir Kapoor – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Shahrukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Best Actor (Female)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Jodhaa Akbar
Asin Thottumkal – Ghajini
Genelia D’souza – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Kajol – U Me Aur Hum
Priyanka Chopra – Fashion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Aamir Bashir – A Wednesday
Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkar Raj
Anupam Kher – A Wednesday
Arjun Rampal – Rock On
Irrfan Khan – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Jimmy Sheirgill – A Wednesday
Pnkaj Kapur – Halla Bol
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Ila Arun – Welcome TO Sajjanpur
Kangana Ranaut – Fashion
Mugdha Godse – Fashion
Ratna Pathak Shah – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Shahana Goswami – Rock On
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female)
Akshaye Khanna – Race
Anil Kapoor – Tashan
Ashwini Kalsekar – Phoonk
Dilip Prabhawalkar – Sarkar Raj
Ila Arun – Jodhaa Akbar
Best Actor in a Coming Role (Male/Female)
Ashwini Kalsekar – Golmaal Returns
Mallika Sherawat – Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam
Rajpal Yadav – Krazzy 4
Shreyas Talpade – Welcome TO Sajjanpur
Tusshar Kapoor – Golmaal Returns
Best Background Music
Amar Mohile – Sarkar Raj
A. R. Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Bapi-Tutul – Phoonk
Salim-Sulaiman – Race
Sanjoy Chowdhury – A Wednesday
Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy – Rock On
Best Music
A. R. Rahman – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na and Jodhaa Akbar
Pritam – Jannat & Singh Is Kinng
Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy – Rock On
Vishal-Shekhar – Dostana and Bachna Ae Haseeno
Best Playback Singer (Male)
A. R. Rahman – Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
Atif Aslam – Pehli Nazar (Race)
KK – Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
Rashid Ali – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
Shankar Mahadevan – Desi Girl (Dostana)
Sukhwinder Singh – Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Dominiquw Cerejo – Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein (Rock On)
Hardkaur and Anmol Malik – Talli Ho Gayi (Ugly Aur Pagli)
Monali Thakur – Zaraa Zaraa Touch Me (Race)
Shilpa Rao – Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Shreya Ghoshal – Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
Shruti Pathak – Mar Jaawa (Fashion)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Dance Pe Chance (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Lyrics
Anvita Dutt Guptan – Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Jaideep Shani – Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Kashif – Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
Mayur Puri – Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
Sameer – Pehli Nazar (Race)
Sayeed Quadri – Bakhuda (Kismat Konnection)
Sayeed Quadri – Zara Si Dil Mein De Jagah (Jannat)
Best Story
Dibakar Banerjee – Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
Haidar Ali – Jodhaa Akbar
Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga and Anuradha Tiwari – Fashion
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday
Shyam Benegal – Welcome To Sajjanpur
Best Screenplay
A. R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Abhishek Kapoor and Pubali Chaudhary- Rock On
Ashok Mishra – Welcome To Sajjanpur
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday
Shiraz Ahmed – Race
Best Dialogue
Abbas Tyrewala – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Anvita Dutt Guptan – Dostana and Bachna Ae Haseeno
Ashok Mishra – Welcome To Sajjanpur
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday
Best Editor
Aarti Bajaj – Aamir
Deepa Bhatia – Rock On
Hussain Burmawala – Race
Nipun Gupta and Amit Parmar – Sarkar Raj
Shee Narayan Singh – A Wednesday
Best Sound
Debashish Mishra – Sarkar Raj
Rakesh Ranjan – A Wednesday & Race
Resuk Pookutty – Ghajini
Sanjay Maurya and Allwyn Rego – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Cinematography
Alphonso Roy – Aamir
Amit Roy – Sarkar Raj
Ayananka Bose – Dostana
Jason West – Rock On
Ravi K. Chandran – Ghajini
Sunil Patel – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Best Special Effects
Biju D (B R Pix and Rrix) – Bhoothnath
David Bush – Drona
Pankaj Khandpur (Tata Elxsi) – Jodhaa Akbar
Merzin Tavaria (Prime Focus) – Ghajini and Love Story 2050
Best Art Direction
Nitin Desai – Jodhaa Akbar
Samir Chanda – Welcome TO Sajjanpur
Shashank Tare – Rock On
Sunil Babu – Ghajini
Sunil Nigvekar – A Wednesday
Best Choreography
Ahmed Khan – Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
Bosco-Ceasar – Zaraa Zaraa Touch Me (Race)
Farah Khan – Desi Girl (Dostana)
Rajeev Surti – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
Raju Khan – Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
Snoop Dogg Group – Title Song (Singh Is Kinng)
Vaibhavi Merchant – Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Action
Allan Amin – Race
Javed & Ejaz Shaikh, Ravi Dewan – Mission Istaanbul
Peter Hain – Ghajini and Tashan
Ravi Dewan – Jodhaa Akbar
Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
Farhan Khan – Rock On
Harman Baweja – Love Story 2050
Imran Khan – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Prateik Babbar – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Rajeev Khandelwal – Aamir
Sikandar Kher – Woodstock Villa
Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
Adah Sharma – 1920
Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Asin Thottumkal – Ghajini
Prachi Desai – Rock On.
Most Promising Debut Director
A. R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Abbas Tyrewala – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
Kunal Deshmukh – Jannat
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday.
Nishikant Kamat – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Rajkumar Gupta – Aamir
Tarun Mansukhani – Dostana
