Nominations for V. Shantaram Awards

The 26th of December will witness a highly prestigious award function, the V. Shantaram Awards. This particular award was set up in memory of the late filmmaker V. Shantaram. The highlight of this award is that it enables the entire Indian cinema with a cross-section of languages to compete on a single platform. Following is the list of nominations in the various categories of the V. Shantaram awards.

BEST FILM
A Wednesday- Shital Bhatia, Anjum Rizvi and Ronnie Screwvala
Jodhaa Akbar- Ashutosh Gowarikar and Ronnie Screwvala
Kadha Parayumpol (Malayalam)- Sreenivasan Mukesh
Paradesi (Malayalam)- M J Anthony
Taare Zameen Par- Aamir Khan
Tingya (Marathi)- Ravi Rai

BEST DIRECTOR
Aamir Khan- Taare Zameen Par
Adoor Gopalakrishnan- Naalu Pennungal (Malayalam)
Ashutosh Gowarikar- Jodhaa Akbar
Girish Kasarvali- Gulabi Talkies (Kannada)
Mangesh Haldalwe- Tingya (Marathi)
Neeraj Pandey- A Wednesday

BEST ACTOR IN LEAD ROLE
Darsheel Safary- Taare Zameen Par
Hrithik Roshan- Jodhaa Akbar
Kamal Haasan- Dashavataram (Tamil)
Mohanlal- Paradesi (Malayalam)
Naseeruddin Shah- A Wednesday

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan- Jodhaa Akbar
Asin- Dashavataram (Tamil)
Meera Jasmine- Calcutta News (Malayalam)
Amrita Rao- Welcome To Sajjanpur
Nithya- Akashgopuram (Malayalam)

BEST ARTISTE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Arjun Rampal- Rock On
Ila Arun- Jodhaa Akbar
Tisca Chopra- Taare Zameen Par
Shefali Shah- Black & White
Jimmy Sheirgill- A Wednesday

BEST MUSIC
A R Rahman- Jodhaa Akbar
Debjyothy Misra- Calcutta News (Malayalam)
Mani Sharma- Paragu (Telegu)
Shankar Ehsaan Loy- Rock On
Shankar Ehsaan Loy- Taare Zameen Par

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Aamir Khan- Taare Zameen Par
Mangesh Haldalwe- Tingya (Marathi)
Neeraj Pandey- A Wednesday
KVS Pillai- Novel (Malayalam)
M Mohanan- Kadha Parayumpol (Malayalam)

BEST DEBUT ARTISTE IN A LEAD ROLE
Darsheel Safary- Taare Zameen Par
Farhan Akhtar- Rock On
Nithya- Akashgopuram (Malayalam)
Prachi Desai- Rock On
Sharad Goekar- Tingya (Marathi)

BEST WRITING
Amol Gupte- Taare Zameen Par
Blessy- Calcutta News (Malayalam)
Neeraj Pandey- A Wednesday

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kiran Deohans- Jodhaa Akbar
Ravi Varman- Dashavataram (Tamil)
Santosh Thundiyil- Akashgopuram (Malayalam)

BEST EDITING
K Thanikachalam- Dashavataram (Tamil)
Narayan Singh- A Wednesday
Aarti Bajaj- Aamir

BEST SOUND
Lt H Sridhar- Dashavataram (Tamil)
Stephen Gomes- Jodhaa Akbar
Ashwyn Balsaver and Manas Choudhury- Welcome To Sajjanpur