50th Filmfare Awards | |
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Date | 26 February 2005 |
Site | MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
Hosted by | Saif Ali Khan |
Official website | www |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Veer-Zaara |
Dev and Yuva | |
Most awards | Yuva (6) |
Most nominations | Veer-Zaara (15) |
Television coverage | |
Network | Sony Entertainment Television (India) |
The 50th Filmfare Awards , honoring Cinema of India, took place on 26 February 2005 in Mumbai. This was the awards' golden jubilee year and to commemorate the occasion, the Filmfare award trophy (The Black Lady statue) was made in gold. Moreover, a special award: Best Film in 50 Years was also presented to Ramesh Sippy's Sholay (1975). [1]
Veer-Zaara led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by Main Hoon Na with 12 nominations, Hum Tum and Swades with 8 nominations, and Yuva with 7 nominations each.
Yuva earned 6 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (for Abhishek Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actress (for Rani Mukherji), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Shah Rukh Khan received triple nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Main Hoon Na, Swades and Veer-Zaara, winning for Swades.
Akshay Kumar received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Khakee and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi , but lost to Abhishek Bachchan who won the award for Yuva.
Rani Mukherji set an unmatched record, becoming the only actress to win both popular female acting awards in the same year, winning Best Actress for Hum Tum and Best Supporting Actress for Yuva. She also received an additional Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in Veer-Zaara.
Best Film (Best Director) | |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Lifetime Achievement Award | |
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R. D. Burman Award | |
Power Award | |
Special Awards | |
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