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53rd Filmfare Awards
2008 awards for Hindi cinema
2008 awards for Hindi cinema
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 53 |
| award | Filmfare Awards |
| website | |
| date | 16 February 2008 |
| site | Yash Raj Studios |
| host | Shahrukh Khan |
| Saif Ali Khan | |
| Vidya Balan | |
| Karan Johar | |
| best_film | Taare Zameen Par |
| best_critic | Chak De! India |
| most_wins | Chak De! India, Guru & Taare Zameen Par (5) |
| most_nominations | Guru (14) |
| network | Sony Entertainment Television (India) |
| last | 52nd |
| next | 54th |
Saif Ali Khan Vidya Balan Karan Johar
The 53rd Filmfare Awards organized by Filmfare, honored the best Bollywood films of 2007. It took place on 16 February 2008 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai.
Guru led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Chak De! India with 13 nominations, Om Shanti Om with 12 nominations and Taare Zameen Par with 11 nominations.
Chak De! India, Guru and Taare Zameen Par won 5 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the first winning Best Film (Critics) and Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), the second winning Best Music Director (for A. R. Rahman), and the latter winning Best Film, Best Director (for Aamir Khan) and Best Actor (Critics) (for Darsheel Safary).
Shah Rukh Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om, winning his seventh award in the category.
Kareena Kapoor won her first and only Best Actress award for her performance in Jab We Met.
Konkona Sen Sharma received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Life in a... Metro, winning for the latter.
The event was also notable as Madhuri Dixit received her 13th nomination for Best Actress for her role in Aaja Nachle, breaking the record held by Meena Kumari (with 12 nominations) for 35 years.
Awards and nominees
Main awards
| Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Male Debut | Best Female Debut | Best Music Director | Best Lyricist | Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
|---|
Critics' awards
| Best Film | Best Performance | Male | Female |
|---|
Technical awards
| Best Story | Best Screenplay | Best Dialogue | Best Editing | Best Choreography | Best Cinematography | Best Production Design | Best Sound Design | Best Costume Design | Best Background Score | Best Special Effects | Best Action |
|---|
Special awards
| Lifetime Achievement | R. D. Burman Award. | Fresh Face of the Year |
|---|
Maximum nominations and wins
The following films received multiple nominations.
- 10 nominations: Guru, Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om
- 9 nominations: Taare Zameen Par
- 8 nominations: Saawariya
- 7 nominations: Jab We Met
- 6 nominations: Life in a... Metro
- 2 nominations: Parzania and Aaja Nachle The following films received multiple awards.
- 5 awards: Chak De India, Guru and Taare Zameen Par
- 3 awards: Life in a... Metro and Saawariya
- 2 awards: Jab We Met and Om Shanti Om
References
- "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2019". filmfare.com.
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