The 65th Filmfare Awards will take place on Saturday, February 15, and this year, the awards will be held in Guwahati, Assam.
The nominations are now out, with Vidya Balan announcing the contenders at an event on Monday: and there were few surprises (however, we do think Super 30 deserved more nods).
Gully Boy, being such a unique film, definitely merits all of its nominations, and we imagine it will win many awards. That said, we are secretly relieved that Ranveer Singh hasn't been tipped for best playback singer, that would be a step too far.
Best Film
Chhichhore
Gully Boy
Mission Mangal
Uri: The Surgical Strike
War
Who we think should win: Gully Boy
Best Film (Critics' Choice)
Article 15
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Photograph
Sonchiriya
The Sky Is Pink
Who we think should win: Article 15
Best Director
Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy
Siddharth Anand, War
Aditya Dhar, Uri: The Surgical Strike
Jagan Shakti, Mission Mangal
Nitesh Tiwari, Chhichhore
Who we think should win: Zoya Akhtar
Best Actor In A Lead Role (Male)
Shahid Kapoor, Kabir Singh
Vicky Kaushal, Uri: The Surgical Strike
Akshay Kumar, Kesari
Ayushmann Khurrana, Bala
Hrithik Roshan, Super 30
Ranveer Singh, Gully Boy
Who we think should win: Vicky Kaushal
Best Actor (Male, Critics)
Akshaye Khanna, Section 375
Ayushmann Khurrana, Article 15
Rajkummar Rao Judgementall Hai Kya
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Photograph
Who we think should win: Ayushmann Khurrana
Best Actor In Lead Role (Female)
Vidya Balan, Mission Mangal
Alia Bhatt, Gully Boy
Priyanka Chopra, The Sky Is Pink
Kareena Kapoor Khan, Good Newwz
Rani Mukerji, Mardaani 2
Kangana Ranaut, Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi
Who we think should win: Vidya Balan
Best Actor (Female, Critics)
Radhika Madan, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Sanya Malhotra, Photograph
Taapsee Pannu, Saandh ki Aankh
Bhumi Pednekar, Sonchiriya
Bhumi Pednekar, Saandh Ki Aankh
Kangana Ranaut, Judgementall Hai Kya
Who we think should win: Taapsee Pannu
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Siddhant Chaturvedi, Gully Boy
Gulshan Devaiah, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Diljit Dosanjh, Good Newwz
Manoj Pahwa, Article 15
Ranvir Shorey, Sonchiriya
Vijay Varma, Gully Boy
Who we think should win: Siddhant Chaturvedi
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Madhuri Dixit, Kalank
Kamini Kaushal, Kabir Singh
Seema Pahwa, Bala
Amrita Singh, Badla
Amruta Subhash, Gully Boy
Zaira Wasim, The Sky Is Pink
Who we think should win: Zaira Wasim
Best Music
Ankur Tewari and Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy
Vishal-Shekhar, Bharat
Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva, Kabir Singh
Pritam, Kalank
Tanishk Bagchi, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Chirantan Bhatt, Jasbir Jassi, Gurmoh and Jasleen Royal, Kesari
Who we think should win: Gully Boy
Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya, Kalank Nahi Ishq (Kalank)
Divine And Ankur Tewari, Apna Time Aayega, Gully Boy
Irshad Kamil, Bekhayali, Kabir Singh
Manoj Muntashir, Teri Mitti, Kesari
Mithoon, Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage, Kabir Singh
Tanishk Bagchi, Ve Maahi, Kesari
Who we think should win: Apna Time Aayega
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh, Kalank, Kalank
Arijit Singh, Ve Maahi, Kesari
Nakash Aziz, Slow Motion, Bharat
B Praak, Teri Mitti, Kesari
Sachet Tandon, Bekhayali, Kabir Singh
Who we think should win: Arijit Singh, Kalank
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Neha Bhasin, Chashni, Bharat
Shreya Ghoshal, Yeh Aaina, Kabir Singh
Shreya Ghoshal and Vaishali Mhade, Ghar More Pardesiya, Kalank
Sona Mohapatra, Jyotica Tangri, Baby Gold, Saand Ki Aankh
Parampara Thakur, Mere Sohneya, Kabir Singh
Shilpa Rao, Ghungroo, War
Who we think should win: Shilpa Rao, Ghungroo
Best Dialogue
Article 15, Anubhav Sinha and Gaurav Solanki
Bala, Niren Bhatt
Chichhore, Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, Nikhil Mehrotra
Gully Boy, Vijay Maurya
Sonchiriya, Sudip Sharma
Super 30, Sanjeev Dutta
Who we think should win: Super 30
Best Screenplay
Article 15, Anubhav Sinha And Gaurav Solanki
Gully Boy, Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar
Mission Mangal, R Balki, Jagan Shakti, Nidhi Singh Dharma and Saket Kondiparthi
Saand Ki Aankh, Balwinder Singh Janjua
Section 375, Manish Gupta and Ajay Bahl
Sonchiriya, Sudip Sharma
Who we think should win: Article 15
Best Original Story
Article 15, Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki
Chhichhore, Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta and Nikhil Mehrotra
Gully Boy, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Vasan Bala
Mission Mangal, Jagan Shakti
Sonchiriya, Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma
Who we think should win: Gully Boy
Best Debut Director
Aditya Dhar, Uri: The Surgical Strike
Tushar Hiranandani, Saand Ki Aankh
Raj Mehta, Good Newwz
Gopi Puthran, Mardaani 2
Jagan Shakti, Mission Mangal
Raj Shaandilya, Dreamgirl
Who we think should win: Aditya Dhar
Best Debut (Male)
Siddhanth Chaturvedi, Gully Boy
Abhimanyu Dassani, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Zaheer Iqbal, Notebook
Meezaan Jaffrey, Malaal
Vishal Jethwa, Mardaani 2
Vardhan Puri, Yeh Saali Aashiqui
Who we think should win: Siddhanth Chaturvedi
Best Debut (Female)
Pranutan Bahl, Notebook
Saiee Manjrekar, Dabbangg 3
Shivaleeka Oberoi, Yeh Saali Aashiqui
Ananya Panday, Student Of The Year 2
Sharmin Segal, Malaal
Tara Sutaria, Student Of The Year 2