The 59th Filmfare Awards is all set to take place at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on 24 January. The awards association on Wednesday announced the lists of nominees in 10 different categories.
This year, critically acclaimed films like "Lootera" and "The Lunchbox" are not included in the Best Film and Best Director category.
While "Lootera" has fetched four nominations, "The Lunchbox" is in the nomination list only for the supporting actor's role.
Actress Deepika Padukone, who won two awards at the 20th Annual Screen Awards, has scored two nominations in the Best Actress category for her films "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela" and "Chennai Express".
"Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" leads the list with nine nominations including for Best Film. "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela" and "Chennai Express" has seven nominations each. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", "Raanjhanaa", and "Aashiqui 2" have fectehd six nominations each.
The 59th edition of the Filmfare Awards will be hosted by Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor.
"There is huge pressure because Filmfare as an event it's always been entertaining and funny. There has been standard set by other hosts including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan. So yes, it's scary and exciting," Priyanka said during a Filmfare press conference.
Check out the complete list of nominees:
Best film
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Chennai Express
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Raanjhanaa
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Best director
Aanand L Rai (Raanjhanaa)
Abhishek Kapoor (Kai Po Che)
Ayan Mukerji (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani)
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Rohit Shetty (Chennai Express)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela)
Best Actor in a leading role (Male)
Dhanush - Raanjhanaa
Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Hrithik Roshan - Krrish 3
Ranbir Kapoor - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Ranveer Singh - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Shah Rukh Khan (Chennai Express)
Best Actor in a leading role (Female)
Deepika Padukone - Chennai Express
Deepika Padukone - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Parineeti Chopra - Shuddh Desi Romance
Shraddha Kapoor - Aashiqui 2
Sonakshi Sinha - Lootera
Sonam Kapoor -Raanjhanaa
Best actor in a supporting role (Male)
Aditya Roy Kapur - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Anupam Kher -Special 26
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -The Lunchbox
Pankaj Kapur -Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Rajkumar Rao - Kai Po Che
Vivek Oberoi -Krrish 3
Best actor in a supporting role (Female)
Divya Dutta - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Kalki Koechlin - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Konkona Sen Sharma - Ek Thi Daayan
Supriya Pathak Kapur - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Swara Bhaskar -Raanjhanaa
Best music
Amit Trivedi - Lootera
Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon and Jeet Ganguly -Aashiqui 2
AR Rahman - Raanjhanaa
Pritam -Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Vishal-Shekhar -Chennai Express
Best lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya-Shikayatein (Lootera)
Amitabh Bhattacharya-Kabira (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani)
Mithoon-Tum hi ho (Aashiqui 2)
Prasoon Joshi-Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Swanand Kirkire-Manja (Kai Po Che)
Best playback singer (Male)
Amit Trivedi-Manja (Kai Po Che)
Ankit Tiwari-Sunn raha hai na tu (Aashiqui 2)
Arijit Singh-Tum hi ho (Aashiqui 2)
Benny Dayal-Badtameez dil (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani)
Siddharth Mahadevan-Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Best playback singer (Female)
Chinmayi-Titli (Chennai Express)
Monali Thakur- Sawar loon (Lootera)
Shalmali Kholgade- Balam pichkari (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani)
Shreya Ghoshal-Sunn raha hai (Aashiqui 2)
Shreya Ghoshal-Nagada (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela)
