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Filmfare Awards
Awarded for	Best in film
Presented by	Filmfare
Country	India
First awarded	1954
Official website

The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1]. The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards and referred to as the Clare Awards after the magazine's editor. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. [2] Under this system, "in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts." [3]

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 2.1 Popular awards 2.2 Critics Awards 2.3 Special Awards 2.4 Technical Awards 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1953. Readers of Filmfare magazine were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, held on 21 March 1954, only five awards were presented – for the best film , the best director, the best actor, the best actress, and the best music director. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for the best film. The first four winners for other categories were: Bimal Roy for direction of Do Bigha Zameen, Dilip Kumar for his performance in Daag, Meena Kumari for her performance in Baiju Bawra, and Naushad for his music in Baiju Bawra.

As of 2005, there are 31 awards. There is a separate category of film-critics awards, decided by noted film-critics rather than popular votes. This dual format has also generated some controversy amongst viewers and recipients ^[1]. Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year. The magazine organises annual film awards functions which the entire Bollywood industry holds in high esteem but in the recent past it has been criticised for awarding the prize to undeserving candidates who more often than not is a part of a powerful film "camp" or family resulting in some top actors like Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan giving the awards a miss

• Best Movie
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Villain
• Best Comedian
• Best Male Debut
• Best Female Debut
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyricist
• Best Male Playback
• Best Female Playback

• Critics Award Best Movie
• Critics Award Best Performance (Actor and Actress)

• Lifetime Achievement
• Superstar of the Millennium Award
• Power Award
• Special Performance Award
• Sony Scene of the Year
• RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
• Raj Kapoor Award
• Best Film of 50 Years (once in 50th year anniversary)
• Special Award for Guest appearance

• Best Art Direction
• Best Action
• Best Cinematographer
• Best Editing
• Best Choreography
• Best Story
• Best Screenplay
• Best Background Score
• Best Dialogue
• Best Sound Recording

• The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after Filmfare critic Clare Mendionca.
• To celebrate the 25th year of the awards the statues were made in silver.
• To celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold.

• Bollywood
• Cinema of India
• Filmfare Awards South

• Complete list of winners
• The Official Site

v • d • e Filmfare Awards
Viewers' choice:	Best Film • Best Director • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Supporting Actor • Best Supporting Actress • Best Villain • Best Comedian • Best Male Debut • Best Female Debut • Best Music Director • Best Lyricist • Best Male Playback • Best Female Playback
Critics' choice:	Best Movie • Best Performance (Male/Female)
Technical awards:	Best Art Direction • Best Action • Best Cinematographer • Best Editing • Best Choreography • Best Story • Best Screenplay • Best Background Score • Best Dialogue • Best Sound
Special awards:	Lifetime Achievement • Power Award • Special Performance • Best Scene of the Year • RD Burman Award • Best Film of 50 Years • Superstar of the Millennium • Raj Kapoor Award • Special Award for Guest appearance

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