Winners of Filmfare Awards 2008

Winners of 54th Filmfare Awards were declared on Saturday night at the Yashraj Studios. Jodhaa Akbar won the major awards including Best Film, Best Director for Ashutosh Gowariker and Best Actor(Male) for Hrithik Roshan. Best Actor (Female) Award was won by Priyanka Chopra for Madhur bhandarkar's Fashion. Rock on!! won the highest number of awards and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye was the other leading award winner.

Following is the complete list of Winners:

Best Movie : Jodhaa Akbar

Best Director : Ashutosh Gowarikar for Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading role (Female): Priyanka Chopra for Fashion

Critic Awards Best Actress : Sahana Goswami for Rock On!

Best Actor : Manjit Singh for Oye Lucky! Lucy Oye!

Best Jury Award : Nishikant Kamat for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Special jury mention to Prateik Babbar and Purab Kohli for Jaane tu ... and Rock on! respectively.

Lifetime Achievement Award : Bhanu Athaiya, Om Puri

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Arjun Rampal for Rock On!

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) : Kangana Ranaut for Fashion

Best Dialogue : Manu Rishi for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Screenplay : Yogendra Vinayak Joshi, Upendra Sidhaye for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Story : Abhishek Kapoor for Rock On!

Best Music Director : A R Rahman for Jaane tu... Best

Lyrics : Javed Akhtar for Jashn-e-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Sukhwinder Singh for Haule haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Teri ore... (Singh is Kinng)

Best Sensational Debut (Male): Farhan Akhtar and Imraan Khan

Best Sensational Debut (Female): Asin Thottumkal for Ghajini

Sony Filmfare Best Scene Award: Rab Ne Banadi Jodi

R D Burman Upcoming Talent: Benny Dayal for Ghajini

Technical awards

Best Background Score: A R Rahman for Jodhaa Akbar

Best Costume : Manoshi Nath for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Cinematography : Jason West for Rock On!

Best Sound Design : Vinod Subramanyam for Rock On!

Best Choreography : Longines for Pappu Can’t Dance Sala . ( Jaane Tu...)

Best Editing : Amit Pawar for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Production Design : Vandan Kataria and Monica Angelica Bhowmick for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Action : Peter Hein for Ghajini

Best Visual Effects Award : John Deitz for Love Story 2050

Nominations for Filmfare awards 2008

Best Film

Dostana

Ghajini

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Jodhaa Akbar

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Rock On!!

Best Director

A.R. Murugadoss-Ghajini

Abhishek Kapoor-Rock On!!

Aditya Chopra-Rab Ne bana Di Jodi

Ashotosh Govariker-Jodhaa Akbar

Madhur Bhandarkar-fashion

Neeraj Pandey-A Wednesday

Best Actor(Male)

Aamir Khan-Ghajini

Abhishek Bachchan-Dostana

Akshay Kumar-Singh is Kinng

Hrithik Roshan-Jodhaa Akbar

Naseeruddin Shah-A Wednesday

Shah Rukh Khan-Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor(Female)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Jodhaa Akbar

Anushka Sharma-Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Asin Thottumkal-Ghajini

Kajol-U Me Aur Hum

Priyanka Chopra-Fashion

Best Music

AR Rahman-Ghajini

AR Rahman-Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

AR Rahman-Jodhaa Akbar

Pritam-Race

Shakar Ehsan loy-Rock On!!

Vishal Shekhar- Dostana

Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Male)

Abhishek Bachchan-Sarkar Raj

Arjun Rampal-Rock On!!

Prateik Babbar-Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Sonu Sood-Jodhaa Akbar

Tusshar Kapoor-Golmaal Returns

Vinay Pathak-Ran Ne Bana Di Jodi

Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Female)

Bipasha Basu-Bachna Ae Haseeno

Kangna Ranaut-Fashion

Kirron Kher-Dostana

Ratna Pathak Shah-Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Shahana Goswami-Rock On!!

Best Lyrics

Abbas Tyrewala-Kabhi Kabhi Aditi(Jaane Tu...Ya jaane Na)

Gulzar-Tu hi to meri Dost hai(Yuvvraaj)

Jaideep Sahni-Haule Haule(Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Javed Akhtar-Jashn-e-Bahara(Jodhaa Akbar)

Javed Akhtar-Socha Hai(Rock On!!)

Prasoon Joshi-Guzarish(Ghajini)

Best Playback Singer(Male)

Farhan Akhtar-Socha Hai(Rock On!!)

KK-Khuda Jaane(Bachna Ae Haseeno)

KK-Zara Si Dil Mein(Jannat)

Rashid Ali-Kabhi Kabhi Aditi(Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)

Sonu Niigaam-Inn Lamhon Ke(Jodhaa Akbar)

Sukhwinder Singh-Haule Haule(Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Best Playback Singer(Female)

Alka Yagnik-Tu Muskura(Yuvvraaj)

Neha Bhasin-Kuch Khaas Hai(Fashion)

Shilpa Rao-Khuda Jaane(Bachna Ae Haseeno)

Shreya Ghoshal-Teri Ore(Singh Is Kinng)

Shruti Pathak-Mar Jaawan(Fashion)

Sunidhi Chauhan-Dance pe Chance(Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

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