- Star Screen Awards
The Star Screen Awards has been the only Awards ceremony in
India which has involved the Executive Director and the Governor of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . [ [http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/awards.html 8th Annual Asian Paints STAR SCREEN Weekly Awards] ]History
The Screen Awards, initiated by Ananya Goenka in 1994 of The Indian Express Group, is focused on films in India. The awards attempts to position themselves as India's first awards that are given by the film fraternity to the film fraternity by way of a jury, as opposed to the other "popular" awards.
The Screen Awards are different from other "popularity" awards; the entire nomination and selection for the Screen Awards is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself—in a manner similar to that of the
Oscars . And the criteria for winning is professional excellence, not just popular view.The Awards for
Hindi /Marathi films and TV and Non-film Music are presented annually at a glittering function in January each year, at theAndheri Sports Complex ,Mumbai . Seven editions of the awards have thus far been presented. For the regional cinema of South India. Screen has held three editions of the "Screen Awards for excellence in South Indian Cinema". The awards are presented for Tamil/ Telugu/Malayalam /Kannada Cinema.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
* Lifetime Achievement
* Most Promising Newcomer - Male
* Most Promising Newcomer - Female
* Jodi No. 1 (2002-)
* Best Actor (Critics) (2007-)
* Best Actress (Critics) (2007-)
* Best Child Artist (2006-)
* Special Jury Award (2008-)Technical Awards
* Best Art Direction
* Best Action
* Best Cinematographer
* Best Editing
* Best Choreography
* Best Background Music
* Best Story
* Best Screenplay
* Best Dialogue
* Best Sound Recordingee also
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Bollywood
*Cinema of India References
External links
* [http://www.starscreenawards.in/ Official Website]
* [http://www.screenindia.com/ Screen India website]
* [http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award94.html List of winners from 1994-2000]
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