Filmfare Awards 2019: Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor win Best Actor award; Raazi announced Best Film of 2018

The much-anticipated 64th Filmfare Awards 2019 is held with much grandeur and zeal at Mumbai's iconic Jio Garden, applauding the best talents in cinema for their remarkable works and significant contribution to the Indian Film Industry throughout the year. As the excitement surrounding the Bollywood extravaganza is larger than ever, here is the list of films, actors, directors, music and lyricist which/who made it to the list of winners in the star-studded night.

While Meghna Gulzar directorial Raazi has been announced the Best Film of the year 2018, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor bagged the Best Actor Award for their mind-boggling performance in Raazi and Sanju respectively. Meghna Gulzar has taken home the iconic Black Lady for showcasing her spectacular directorial skill in Raazi.

Alia (Raazi) competes with Deepika Padukone (Padmaavat) in the Best Actor (Female) category while Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju), Akshay Kumar (Padman) and Ayushman Khurrana (Badhaai Ho) contest to take home the prestigious Best Actor (Male) award this evening. The movies which found places in the list of nomination for the Best Film category are - Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho, Padmaavat, Raazi, Sanju and Stree.

Amar Kaushik (Stree), Amit Sharma (Badhaai Ho), Meghna Gulzar (Raazi), Rajkumar Hirani (Sanju), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Padmaavat), Sriram Raghavan (Andhadhun) were the contenders for the Best Director Award.

Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmaavat has led the race with the highest number of nominations (17) in every possible category, while Meghna Gulzar directorial Raazi gave a tough competition to the Deepika Padukone-starrer with as many as 15 nominations in the Filmfare Awards 2019.

Apart from celebrating the best, the starry night has witnessed some of the most fashionable red-carpet appearances and sizzling performances by Bollywood biggies, including Shah Rukh Khan, Rajkumar Rao, Vicky Kaushal, Janhvi Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and many more. Moreover, the King of Bollywood SRK presiding over the prestigious show along with B-town heartthrob Vicky Kaushal was another special attraction of the night.

Here is the complete list of the winners in the 64th Filmfare Awards:

Best Film: Raazi

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt, Raazi

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Ranbir Kapoor, Sanju

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female): Neena Gupta, Badhaai Ho

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh, Padmaavat

Best Director: Meghna Gulzar, Raazi

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Gajraj Rao, Badhaai Ho and Vicky Kaushal, Sanju

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Surekha Sikri, Badhaai Ho

Critics' Award for Best Film: AndhaDhun

Best Dialogue: Akshat Ghildial, Badhaai Ho

Best Original Story: Anubhav Sinha, Mulk

Best Debut Actor (Male): Ishaan Khatter for Beyond The Clouds

Best Debut Actor(Female): Sara Ali Khan, Kedarnath

Best Lyrics: Gulzar for Ae Watan, Raazi

Best Music Album: Padmaavat

Best Debut Director: Amar Kaushik, Stree

Lifetime Achievement Award: Hema Malini

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Hussain Dalal, Shameless

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Kirti Kulhari, Maya

People's Choice Award for Best Short Film: Plus Minus

Best Short Film (Fiction): Rogan Josh

Best Short Film (Non Fiction): The Soccer City

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Ae Watan, Raazi

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Ghoomar, Padmaavat

Best Background Score: Daniel George, AndhaDhun

Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh Midya, Jyoti Tomaar for Ghoomar, Padmaavat

Best Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar, Tumbbad

Best Editing: Pooja Ladha Surti, AndhaDhun

Best Costume: Sheetal Sharma, Manto

Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani, Chaudhary and Rajesh Yadav (Tumbbad)

Best VFX: Red Chillies Fx, Zero.

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