What better way to bring me back to my blog after a complete year. As is customary, here's a list of my take on the nominations and predictions for winners for the 2012 film awards:
BEST MOVIE
Barfi!
English Vinglish
Gangs of Wasseypur
Kahaani
Vicky Donor
BEST DIRECTOR*
Anurag Basu - Barfi!
Anurag Kashyap - Gangs of Wasseypur
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Shoojit Sircar - Vicky Donor
Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani
BEST ACTOR (POPULAR)
Hrithik Roshan - Agneepath
Irrfan Khan - Paan Singh Tomar
Manoj Bajpayee - Gangs of Wasseypur
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi!
Shah Rukh Khan - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Salman Khan - Dabangg 2
BEST ACTRESS (POPULAR)
Kareena Kapoor - Heroine
Deepika Padukone - Cocktail
Parineeti Chopra - Ishaqzaade
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi!
Sridevi - English Vinglish
Vidya Balan - Kahaani
BEST ACTOR (CRITICS)
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi!
BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS)
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi!
BEST FILM (CRITICS)
Kahaani
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Akshay Kumar - OMG: Oh My God!
Jameel Khan - Gangs of Wasseypur
Emraan Hashmi - Shanghai
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Talaash
Rishi Kapoor - Agneepath
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anushka Sharma - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Dolly Ahluwalia - Vicky Donor
Ileana D'Cruz - Barfi!
Rani Mukherjee - Talaash
Richa Chadha - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST MALE DEBUT
Arjun Kapoor - Ishaqzaade
Ayushmann Khurrana - Vicky Donor
Sidharth Malhotra - Student of the Year
Varun Dhawan - Student of the Year
Parambrata Chattopadhyay - Kahaani
BEST FEMALE DEBUT
Ileana D'Cruz - Barfi!
Yami Gautam - Vicky Donor
Alia Bhatt - Student of the Year
Diana Penty - Cocktail
Huma Qureshi - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST COMEDIAN
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor
Abhishek Bachchan - Bol Bachchan
Riteish Deshmukh - Kya Super Kool Hain Hum
Tusshar Kapoor - Kya Super Kool Hain Hum
Rajesh Sharma - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
BEST VILLAIN
Bipasha Basu - Raaz 3
Deepak Dobriyal - Dabangg 2
Mithun Chakraborty - OMG: Oh My God!
Sanjay Dutt - Agneepath
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Ayushmann Khurrana - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
Rabbi - Challa (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Javed Ali - Ishaqzaade (Ishaqzaade)
Mohit Chauhan - Ala Barfi (Barfi!)
Sonu Nigam - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Kavita Seth - Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail)
Neeti Mohan - Jiya Re (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Shalmali Kholgade - Pareshaan (Ishaqzaade)
Shreya Ghoshal - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Shreya Ghoshal - Radha (Student of the Year)
BEST SONG
Radha - Student of the Year
Disco Deewane - Student of the Year
Chikni Chameli - Agneepath
Tumhi Ho Bandhu - Cocktail
Pungi - Agent Vinod
BEST MUSIC
Amit Trivedi - Ishaqzaade
Pritam - Barfi!
Pritam - Cocktail
Vishal & Shekhar - Student of the Year
AR Rahman - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
BEST LYRICS
Gulzar - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Javed Akhtar - Muskanein Jhoothi Hai (Talaash)
Gulzar - Challa (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Swanand Kirkire - Aashiyaan (Barfi!)
Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
*Yash Chopra's name is excluded from the nominees since he had requested not to be nominated in that category after winning the awards for Veer Zeera, in order to promote new and young talents.
BEST MOVIE
Barfi!
English Vinglish
Gangs of Wasseypur
Kahaani
Vicky Donor
BEST DIRECTOR*
Anurag Basu - Barfi!
Anurag Kashyap - Gangs of Wasseypur
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Shoojit Sircar - Vicky Donor
Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani
BEST ACTOR (POPULAR)
Hrithik Roshan - Agneepath
Irrfan Khan - Paan Singh Tomar
Manoj Bajpayee - Gangs of Wasseypur
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi!
Shah Rukh Khan - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Salman Khan - Dabangg 2
BEST ACTRESS (POPULAR)
Kareena Kapoor - Heroine
Deepika Padukone - Cocktail
Parineeti Chopra - Ishaqzaade
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi!
Sridevi - English Vinglish
Vidya Balan - Kahaani
BEST ACTOR (CRITICS)
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi!
BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS)
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi!
BEST FILM (CRITICS)
Kahaani
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Akshay Kumar - OMG: Oh My God!
Jameel Khan - Gangs of Wasseypur
Emraan Hashmi - Shanghai
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Talaash
Rishi Kapoor - Agneepath
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anushka Sharma - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Dolly Ahluwalia - Vicky Donor
Ileana D'Cruz - Barfi!
Rani Mukherjee - Talaash
Richa Chadha - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST MALE DEBUT
Arjun Kapoor - Ishaqzaade
Ayushmann Khurrana - Vicky Donor
Sidharth Malhotra - Student of the Year
Varun Dhawan - Student of the Year
Parambrata Chattopadhyay - Kahaani
BEST FEMALE DEBUT
Ileana D'Cruz - Barfi!
Yami Gautam - Vicky Donor
Alia Bhatt - Student of the Year
Diana Penty - Cocktail
Huma Qureshi - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST COMEDIAN
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor
Abhishek Bachchan - Bol Bachchan
Riteish Deshmukh - Kya Super Kool Hain Hum
Tusshar Kapoor - Kya Super Kool Hain Hum
Rajesh Sharma - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
BEST VILLAIN
Bipasha Basu - Raaz 3
Deepak Dobriyal - Dabangg 2
Mithun Chakraborty - OMG: Oh My God!
Sanjay Dutt - Agneepath
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Gangs of Wasseypur
BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Ayushmann Khurrana - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
Rabbi - Challa (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Javed Ali - Ishaqzaade (Ishaqzaade)
Mohit Chauhan - Ala Barfi (Barfi!)
Sonu Nigam - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Kavita Seth - Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail)
Neeti Mohan - Jiya Re (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Shalmali Kholgade - Pareshaan (Ishaqzaade)
Shreya Ghoshal - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Shreya Ghoshal - Radha (Student of the Year)
BEST SONG
Radha - Student of the Year
Disco Deewane - Student of the Year
Chikni Chameli - Agneepath
Tumhi Ho Bandhu - Cocktail
Pungi - Agent Vinod
BEST MUSIC
Amit Trivedi - Ishaqzaade
Pritam - Barfi!
Pritam - Cocktail
Vishal & Shekhar - Student of the Year
AR Rahman - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
BEST LYRICS
Gulzar - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Javed Akhtar - Muskanein Jhoothi Hai (Talaash)
Gulzar - Challa (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Swanand Kirkire - Aashiyaan (Barfi!)
Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
*Yash Chopra's name is excluded from the nominees since he had requested not to be nominated in that category after winning the awards for Veer Zeera, in order to promote new and young talents.
