The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in

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. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by '' Screen'' magazine of the Indian Express Group in 1995. The magazine was acquired by

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in 2015 and subsequently closed down. Star India continues to sponsor the event under the Star Screen Awards title. The name of each year's ceremony was determined by the presenting network: the first "Star Screen Awards" were telecast on

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from 2000 until 2011, after which the "Colors Screen Awards" were broadcast on

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and the "Life OK Screen Awards" on

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, each for a period of two years. As of 2019, Star continues to hold the television distribution rights to the event.

History

The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of the Express Group, Viveck Goenka, in 1994, focused on excellence in Indian films. The prizes were awarded by film industry insiders, as opposed to other award ceremonies, where winners are determined by juries. The Screen Awards were the first to be conducted annually. Until 2001, the awards were sponsored by Videocon International and hence known as the Screen Videocon Awards. For regional film industries of South India, Screen has held three editions of the Screen Awards for excellence in South Indian cinema, and prizes were awarded for

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, Telugu,

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, and

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cinema.

Awards

Jury awards

* Best Film * Best Director * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Villain * Best Comedian * Best Music Director * Best Lyricist * Best Male Playback * Best Female Playback * Most Promising Newcomer – Male * Most Promising Newcomer – Female

Critics' awards

* Best Actor (Critics) * Best Actress (Critics)

Technical awards

* Best Story * Best Screenplay * Best Dialogue * Best Background Music * Best Editing *

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* Best Art Direction * Best Action * Best Cinematography * Best Choreography * Best Sound Design

Special awards

* Lifetime Achievement * Jodi No. 1 * Best Child Artist * Special Jury Award * Best Fresh Talent * Best Jodi of the Decade * Showman of the Millennium –

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(2002) * Best Performer of The Year –

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(2012) * Legend of Indian Cinema Award –

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(2013)

Retired awards

* Best Actor (Popular Choice) * Best Actress (Popular Choice) * Entertainer of the Year (2010–12,13,19) * Best Animation Film (2009) * Best Film in English (2009)

Records and facts

Most awards to a single film * '' Dangal'' – 12 * '' Gully Boy'' – 12 * '' Devdas'' – 11 Most directing awards *

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born 24 February 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and twelve Filmf ...

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Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Indian cinema, Indian Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment ...

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Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. He appeared in 84 films in the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he is mostly known for his supporting roles in ...

– 2 Most acting awards – male ( Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor), in chronological order *

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(4 + 0) = 4 *

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(1 + 2) = 3 *

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(0 + 3) = 3 Most acting awards – female ( Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress), in chronological order * Vidya Balan (5 + 0) = 5 *

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(3 + 1) = 4 Most awards for music direction *

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– 5 * Pritam – 4 * Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy – 3 Most lyricist awards *

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– 4 *

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– 3 * Prasoon Joshi – 3 Most playback singer awards – male *

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– 4 * Sonu Nigam – 3 *

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– 2 * Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – 2 Most playback singer awards – female *

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– 7 * K.S.Chithra (includes for South Indian languages) – 3 *

Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, ...

– 2 *

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

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Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi ...

– 2 Youngest Best Actress winner *

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for '' Udta Punjab'' – aged 23 Youngest Best Actor winner *

for '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' – aged 27

References

External links

List of winners from 1994 to 2000

Star Screen Awards
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History

Awards

Jury awards

Critics' awards

Technical awards

Special awards

Retired awards

Records and facts

See also

References

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