Screen Awards
| Screen Awards | |
|---|---|
 21st Screen Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best in film |
| Country | India |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Official website |
www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network |
Star Plus (2000-2011 & 2016-) Colors (2012-2013) Life OK (2014-2015) |
The Screen Awards, (previously named Star Screen Awards), is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in the Bollywood Film Industry. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry.[1][2]
History
The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of The Express Group, Mr. Viveck Goenka in 1994, is focused on excellence in films in India. The awards attempt to position themselves as India's first awards that are given by the film fraternity to the film fraternity by way of a jury, as opposed to the other "popular" awards. The awards are also the first to be conducted every year. [3]
The Awards for Hindi and Marathi films, TV and non-film music are presented annually in January each year. Several editions of the awards such as the "Screen Weekly Awards", "Screen Videocon Awards", "Star Screen Awards", "Colors Screen Awards" and "Life OK Screen Awards" have thus far been presented. Until 2001, the awards were sponsored by Videocon International and hence known as the Screen Videocon Awards.[4] For the regional cinema of South India, Screen has held three editions of the "Screen Awards for excellence in South Indian Cinema". The awards were presented for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema.
The ceremony has involved the Executive Director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[1]
The 18th Colors Screen Awards was held on 14 January 2012, and was broadcast on 22 January 2012. The ceremony was hosted by Shahrukh Khan. the 19th Colors Screen Awards was held on 12 January 2013, and was broadcast on 19 January 2013.
The 20th Life OK Screen Awards was held on 14 January 2014, and was broadcast on 25 January 2014. The awards were hosted by Shahrukh Khan. The 21st Life OK Screen Awards was held on 13 January 2015 and was broadcast on 25 January 2015. The 22nd Star Screen Awards was held on 8th January 2016 and will be broadcast-ed on 31st January 2016.
Awards
Jury Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Villain
- Best Comedian
- Best Music Director
- Best Lyricist
- Best Male Playback
- Best Female Playback
- Most Promising Newcomer - Male
- Most Promising Newcomer – Female
Popular Choice Awards
Technical Awards
- Best Story
- Best Screenplay
- Best Dialogue
- Best Background Music
- Best Editing
- Special Effects
- Best Art Direction
- Best Action
- Best Cinematography
- Best Choreography
- Best Sound Design
Special Awards
- Lifetime Achievement
- Jodi No. 1
- Best Actor (Critics) (2007-08)
- Best Actress (Critics) (2007-08)
- Best Child Artist
- Special Jury Award
- Entertainer of the Year (2010)
- Best Animation Film (2009)
- Best Film in English (2009)
- Best Fresh Talent
- Screen Award Best Jodi of Decade
- Screen Award for Showman of the Millennium - Raj Kapoor (2002)
- Screen Award for Best Performer of The Year - Ekta Kapoor (2012)
- Screen Legend of Indian Cinema Award - Amitabh Bachchan (2013)
Records and facts
Most awards to a single film
- 3 Idiots - 10
Most directing awards
Most acting awards - male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor) in chronological order.
- Shahrukh Khan (4+0) = 4
- Hrithik Roshan (4+0) = 4
Most acting awards - female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress) in chronological order.
- Madhuri Dixit (3+1) = 4
- Vidya Balan (4+0) = 4
Most awards for music direction
- A.R. Rahman = 5
Most Lyricist Awards
- Javed Akhtar = 5
- Anand Bakshi = 3
- Prasoon Joshi = 3
- Gulzar = 3
Most playback singer awards - male
- Sonu Nigam = 3
- Udit Narayan = 2
- Sukhwinder Singh = 2
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan = 2
- Arijit Singh = 2
Most playback singer awards - female
- Shreya Ghoshal = 6
- Kavita Krishnamurthy = 2
- Alka Yagnik = 2
- Sunidhi Chauhan = 2
See also
References
- 1 2 "Screen Awards". Indian Express Newspapers. 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ Vanita Kohli-Khandeka, The Indian Media Business, SAGE Publications India, Aug 1, 2008
- ↑ http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/special-awards-4.html
- ↑ Stage Set for Screen Video Con Awards Ceremony, Indian Express, 1998
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