Film Awards 2013: Predictions

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.

Film Awards 2012: Predictions

As 2011 has come to a close, and various sponsors are busy gearing up for their award ceremonies, I thought it'd be a good idea to make some predictions, so here's my take on the awards in various categories:

BEST MOVIE
Singham
Bodyguard
Don 2
Rockstar
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
The Dirty Picture

BEST DIRECTOR
Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar
Milan Luthria - The Dirty Picture
Farhan Akhtar - Don 2
Rohit Shetty - Singham
Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Siddique - Bodyguard

BEST ACTOR (POPULAR)
Ajay Devgn - Singham
Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar
Salman Khan - Bodyguard
Shahrukh Khan - Ra.One
Shahrukh Khan - Don 2
Hrithik Roshan - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST ACTRESS (POPULAR)
Kangna Ranaut - Tanu Weds Manu
Kareena Kapoor - Bodyguard
Priyanka Chopra - 7 Khoon Maaf
Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture
Katrina Kaif - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

BEST ACTOR (CRITICS)
Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar
Shahid Kapoor - Mausam
Arunoday Singh - Yeh Saali Zindagi

BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS)
Priyanka Chopra - 7 Khoon Maaf
Rani Mukherjee - No One Killed Jessica
Katrina Kaif - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

BEST FILM (CRITICS)
No One Killed Jessica
Bol
Delhi Belly
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Amitabh Bachchan - Aarakshan
Naseeruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture
Abhay Deol - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Rishi Kapoor - Patiala House

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vidya Balan - No One Killed Jessica
Kalki Koechlin - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Parineeti Chopra - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Chitrangada Singh - Desi Boyz
Lara Dutta - Don 2

BEST MALE DEBUT
Rana Daggubati - Dum Maaro Dum
Atif Aslam - Bol
Shiv Pandit - Shaitan
Vidyut Jamwal - Force
Kunal Roy Kapoor - Delhi Belly

BEST FEMALE DEBUT
Nargis Fakhri - Rockstar
Parineeti Chopra - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Parvathy Omanakuttan - United Six
Myra Karn - No One Killed Jessica
Poorna Jagannathan - Delhi Belly
Hazel Keech - Bodyguard
Monica Dogra - Dhobi Ghaat

BEST COMEDIAN
Paresh Rawal - Ready
Vinay Pathak - Bheja Fry 2
Kunal Roy Kapoor - Delhi Belly
Riteish Deshmukh - Double Dhamaal
Vir Das - Delhi Belly

BEST VILLAIN
Vijay Raaz - Delhi Belly
Prakash Raj - Singham
Arjun Rampal - Ra.One
Manoj Bajpai - Aarakshan
Vidyut Jamwal - Force

BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
Mohit Chauhan - Sadda Haq (Rockstar)
Akon - Chammak Challo (Ra.One)
Mohit Chauhan - Tum Ho (Rockstar)
Mohit Chauhan - Sheher Mein (Rockstar)
Atif Aslam - Hona Tha Pyar (Bol)

BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER
Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
Shreya Ghoshal - Ooh La La (The Dirty Picture)
Harshdeep Kaur - Katiyan Karoon (Rockstar)
Neha Bhasin - Dhunki (Mere Brother Ki Dulhan)
Suzanne D'Mello - Tum Ho (Rockstar)

BEST SONG
Sadda Haq - Rockstar
Chammak Challo - Ra.One
Char Baj Gaye - F.A.L.T.U.
Ooh La La - The Dirty Picture
Teri Meri - Bodyguard
Character Dheela - Ready

BEST MUSIC
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
A.R.Rahman - Rockstar
Vishal Shekhar - Ra.One
Sohail Sen - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Himesh Reshammiya/Pritam Chakraborty - Bodyguard

BEST LYRICS
Javed Akhtar - Senorita (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Irshad Kamil - Sadda Haq (Rockstar)
Irshad Kamil - Tum Ho (Rockstar)
Irshad Kamil - Isq Risk (Mere Brother Ki Dulhan)
Irshad Kamil - Kun Fayakun (Rockstar)

SPECIAL AWARD
Why This Kolaveri Di - Dhanush & Anirudh Ravichander