Filmfare OTT Awards 2024: The 5th edition of the prestigious Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 took place in Mumbai on Sunday, December 1. The star-studded event saw attendance from actors, directors, showrunners, and technical teams, celebrating excellence in web series and films. Nominations across 39 categories were revealed just ahead of the ceremony.
Top Nominations
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar led with 16 nominations, followed by Guns & Gulaabs with 12 and Kaala Paani with 8. Other notable series, including Kota Factory Season 3, Made in Heaven Season 2, and Mumbai Diaries Season 2, secured 7 nominations each.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Series Category
Best Series
- Winner: The Railway Men
Best Direction
- Winner: Sameer Saxena and Amit Golani (Kaala Paani)
Acting Awards
- Best Actor (Male), Drama: Gagan Dev Riar (Scam 2003: The Telgi Story)
- Best Actor (Male), Comedy: Rajkummar Rao (Guns & Gulaabs)
- Best Actor (Female), Drama: Manisha Koirala (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
- Best Actor (Female), Comedy: Geetanjali Kulkarni (Gullak Season 4)
Supporting Actor Awards
- Best Supporting Actor (Male), Drama: R. Madhavan (The Railway Men)
- Best Supporting Actor (Male), Comedy: Faisal Malik (Panchayat Season 3)
- Best Supporting Actor (Female), Drama: Mona Singh (Made in Heaven Season 2)
- Best Supporting Actor (Female), Comedy: Nidhi Bisht (Maamla Legal Hai)
Writing Awards
- Best Original Story, Series: Biswapati Sarkar (Kaala Paani)
- Best Original Screenplay, Series: Raj & DK and Suman Kumar (Guns & Gulaabs)
- Best Adapted Screenplay, Series: Kiran Yadnyopavit, Kedar Patankar, and Karan Vyas (Scam 2003: The Telgi Story)
- Best Dialogue, Series: Sumit Arora (Guns & Gulaabs)
Technical Awards
- Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, Mahesh Limaye, Huenstang Mohpatra, and Ragul Herian Dharuman (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
- Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Roy (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
- Best Editing: Yasha Jaidev Ramchandani (The Railway Men)
- Best Costume Design: Rimple Harpreet Narula and Chandrakant Sonawane (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
- Best Background Music: Sam Slater (The Railway Men)
- Best Original Soundtrack: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raja Hasan, and Sharmistha Chatterjee (Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar)
- Best VFX: Filmgate AB and Hive Studios (The Railway Men)
- Best Sound Design: Sanjay Maurya and Allwin Rego (Kaala Paani)
Other Series Awards
- Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Maamla Legal Hai
- Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special): The Hunt for Veerappan
- Best Debut Director (Series): Shiv Rawail (The Railway Men)
Films Category
Best Film
- Best Web Original Film: Amar Singh Chamkila
Best Direction
- Winner: Imtiaz Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Acting Awards
- Best Actor (Male): Diljit Dosanjh (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Actor (Female): Kareena Kapoor Khan (Jaane Jaan)
- Best Supporting Actor (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Maharaj)
- Best Supporting Actor (Female): Wamiqa Gabbi (Khufiya)
Writing Awards
- Best Original Screenplay (Film): Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Story (Film): Zoya Akhtar, Arjun Varain Singh, and Reema Kagti (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
- Best Dialogue (Film): Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Technical Awards
- Best Cinematography: Sylvester Fonseca (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Production Design: Suzanne Caplan Merwanji (The Archies)
- Best Editing: Aarti Bajaj (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Background Music: A. R. Rahman (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Sound Design: Dhiman Karmakar (Amar Singh Chamkila)
- Best Music Album: A. R. Rahman (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Debut Awards
- Best Debut Director (Film): Arjun Varain Singh (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
- Best Debut Male (Film): Vedang Raina
Critics’ Choice Awards
Series
- Best Series, Critics: Guns & Gulaabs
- Best Direction, Critics: Mumbai Diaries Season 2
- Best Actor (Male), Critics - Drama: Kay Kay Menon (Bambai Meri Jaan)
- Best Actor (Female), Critics - Drama: Huma Qureshi (Maharani Season 3)
Film
- Best Film, Critics: Jaane Jaan
- Best Actor (Male), Critics: Jaideep Ahlawat (Jaane Jaan)
- Best Actor (Female), Critics: Ananya Panday (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
Special Recognition
- Arjun Varain Singh (Kho Gaye Hum Kahan)
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