56th Annual Filmfare Award Nominees & Winners in Mumbai 2011

The Filmfare Awards, the equivalent of Hollywood's Oscars, each year parades a Who's Who of top Bollywood films and their legendary stars - along with new and aspiring actors, actresses, and film directors.

With nominations announced in late December, all the glamour and excitement at the 56th Filmfare Awards followed at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on January 29, 2011.

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56th Annual Filmfare Award Nominees & * Winners

Best Film
* Dabangg
Raajneeti
My Name is Khan
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Tees Maar Khan
Golmaal 3

Best Actor (Male) in a Leading Role
* Shahrukh Khan – My Name Is Khan
Akshay Kumar – Tees Maar Khan
Hrithik Roshan – Guzaarish
Salman Khan – Dabangg
Ajay Devgan – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Ranbir Kapoor – Raajneeti

Best Actor (Female) in a Leading Role
* Kajol – My Name Is Khan
Vidya Balan – Ishqiya
Katrina Kaif – Raajneeti
Aishwarya Rai – Guzaarish
Anushka Sharma – Band Baaja Barat
Sonam Kapoor – Aisha

Best Direction
* Karan Johar – My Name Is Khan
Prakash Jha – Raajneeti
Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Guzaarish
Milan Luthria – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Farah Khan – Tees Maar Khan

Best Singer (Male)
* Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji"
Sonu Nigam – "Tees Maar Khan"
Mohit Chauhan – "Pee Loon"
Shafqat Amanat Ali – "Bin Tere"
Daler Mehndi – "Zor Ka Jhatka"
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – "Sajda"

Best Singer (Female) (TIE)
* Mamta Sharma -"Munni Badnaam"
* Sunidhi Chauhan – "Shiela ki jawani"
Tulsi Kumar – "Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein"
Antara Mitra – "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si"
Richa Sharma – "Zor Ka Jhatka"
Shreya Ghoshal – "Chori Kiya re"

Best Debut (Male)
* Ranveer Singh – Band Baaja Barat
Ali Zafar – Tere Bin Laden
Aditya Narayan – Shaapit
Luv Sinha – Sadiyaan
Meiyang Chang – Badmaash Company
Vir Das – Badmaash Company

Best Debut (Female)
* Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg
Barbara Mori – Kites
Trisha Krishnan – Khatta Meetha
Zarine Khan – Veer
Monikangana Dutta – Guzaarish
Ferena Wazeir – Sadiyaan

Best Supporting Role (Male)
* Ronit Roy – Udaan
Naseeruddin Shah – Ishqiya
Mithun Chakrabothy – Golmaal 3
Arbaaz Khan – Dabangg
Nana Patekar – Raajneeti
Emraan Hashmi – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai

Best Supporting Role (Female)
* Kareena Kapoor – We Are Family
Kangna Ranaut – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Lara Dutta – HouseFull
Prachi Desai – Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Dimple Kapadia – Dabangg
Ratna Pathak – Golmaal 3

Best Story
* Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane – Udaan
Rajat Arora – OUTIM
Sanjay Chauhan / Piyush Mishra – Lahore
Maneesh Sharma – Band Baaja Baaraat
Prakash Jha – Raajneeti
Dileep Shukla / Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg

Best Debut Direction
* Maneesh Sharma – Band Baaja Baaraat
Abhishek Chaubey – Ishqiya
Parmeet Sethi – Badmaash Company
Punit Malhotra – I Hate Luv Storys
Siddharth Malhotra – We Are Family
Abhinav Kashyap – Dabangg

Critics Awards
Best Film : Udaan
Best Actress : Vidya Balan, Ishqiya
Best Actor : Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar