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]

50th Filmfare Awards
Date26 February 2005
SiteMMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Hosted bySaif Ali Khan
Official websitewww.filmfare.com
Highlights
Best FilmVeer-Zaara
Dev and Yuva
Most awardsYuva (6)
Most nominationsVeer-Zaara (15)
Television coverage
NetworkSony Entertainment Television (India)

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.

Main awards

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  • Winners are indicated in bold.
 
Kunal Kohli, Best Director winner
 
Shah Rukh Khan, Best Actor winner
 
Rani Mukerji, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress winner
 
Abhishek Bachchan, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Rajesh Khanna, Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Main Awards

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Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Comic Role Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Male Debut Best Female Debut

Not Awarded

Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Background Score
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
  • Veer-ZaaraJaved Akhtar for "Tere Liye"
  • Main Hoon Na – Javed Akhtar for "Main Hoon Na"
  • Swades – Javed Akhtar for "Yeh Taara Woh Taara"
  • Veer-Zaara – Javed Akhtar for "Aisa Des Hai Mera"
  • Veer-Zaara – Javed Akhtar for "Main Yahaan Hoon"
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer
Best Action Best Art Direction

Yuva – Vikram Dharma

YuvaSabu Cyril

Best Cinematography Best Editing

Lakshya – Christopher Popp

Dhoom – Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Best Choreography Best Sound Design

LakshyaPrabhu Deva for "Main Aisa Kyun Hoon..."

Dhoom – Dwarak Warrier

Power Award Best Scene of the Year

Shah Rukh Khan

Hum Tum

Critics' awards

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Best Film (Best Director)
Best Actor Best Actress

Special awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award
R. D. Burman Award
Power Award
Special Awards

Major winners and nominees

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2019". filmfare.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.