Winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards were announced at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam on 15th February 2020.
Here’s the complete winners list of 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020:
Best Film
Gully Boy
Gully Boy
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy was a classic underdog story in which Murad (Ranveer Singh) conveys the struggle of his life and other social issues through rap. Despite facing various setbacks, Murad rises to the top with the backing of his mentor MC Sher (Siddhanth Chaturvedi) and his love Safina (Alia Bhatt).
Critics Best Film
Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha)
Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha)
Discrimination is still a serious issue that exists in our society. With Article 15, director Anubhav Sinha tackles the issue by portraying a story through the eyes of an upright city bred police officer played by Ayushmann Khurrana, who launches an attack against the age old tradition of caste based discrimination in India.
Critics Best Film
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Critics Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Critics Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)
Critics Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)
Best Director
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Amruta Subhash
Movie – Gully Boy
Amruta Subhash
Movie – Gully Boy
Amruta Subhash played Murad’s (Ranveer Singh) mistreated mother Razia Ahmed in Gully Boy. A woman physically and mentally abused by her husband turns into her son’s strength and watches his rise to the top. Amruta Subhash played the role with great conviction which was evident on screen.
Best Music Album
Ankur Tewari and Zoya Akhtar
Movie – Gully Boy
Ankur Tewari and Zoya Akhtar
Movie – Gully Boy
The album boasted of collaboration between various artistes like Divine, Naezy, Sez on the beat, Rishi Rich, Dub Sharma, Jasleen Royal, Ace, Ishq Bector, MC Altaf, MC TodFod, 100 RBH, Maharya, Noxious D, Viveick Rajagopalan and was a true tour de force, merging new age hip hop and blues with Bollywood sound.
Best Music Album
Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva
Movie – Kabir Singh
Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva
Movie – Kabir Singh
Kabir Singh’s album coasted on melody. Though it had various music directors, there was a cohesiveness to it all the same. It helped that most songs were part of the narrative and weren’t lip-synced by the leads.
Best Lyrics
Divine And Ankur Tewari
Movie – Gully Boy
Song – Apna Time Aayega
Divine And Ankur Tewari
Movie – Gully Boy
Song – Apna Time Aayega
The song became so popular it became the anthem of the nation in no time. The aspiration and hopes of a generation got expressed through it. Its hook line has become part of everyday slang of today.
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh
Movie – Kalank
Song – Kalank Nahi
Arijit Singh
Movie – Kalank
Song – Kalank Nahi
The song was all about the legitimacy of love. Of how the lovers perceive it vis a vis how our society beholds it and Arijit made the paradox come alive through his rendition. He was pitch-perfect, as always.
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Best Debut Director
Aditya Dhar
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
Aditya Dhar
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
Uri was a huge dose of patriotism sprinkled with some high octane action. It also had an emotional chord running through it. Great visuals, laudable acting by the entire cast plus an engaging story made it a must-watch.
Best Debut Male
Abhimanyu Dassani
Movie – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Abhimanyu Dassani
Movie – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
It’s brave to mark your debut in a film that defies definition but Abhimanyu went ahead and did just that. He played a man who didn’t feel pain and the film revolves around how he copes with life saddled with this handicap.
Best Debut Female
Ananya Panday
Movie – Student Of The Year 2
Ananya Panday
Movie – Student Of The Year 2
She’s spunky, sporty and all things nice, with a charming smile to boot. Ananya made a confident debut playing a spoilt rich girl who falls in love with the hunky hero but is wise enough to understand it could just be a passing attraction.
Best Action
Paul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh and Franz Spilhaus
Movie – War
Paul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh and Franz Spilhaus
Movie – War
The action scenes of war, be it the introduction scene of Tiger Shroff, Hrithik Roshan’s fight scene in the aircraft or the climax fight between the two — it all looked extraordinary indeed.
Best Background Score
Karsh Kale And The Salvage Audio Collective
Movie – Gully Boy
Karsh Kale And The Salvage Audio Collective
Movie – Gully Boy
The film was based on the life of real-life underground rappers based in Mumbai and hence the background score had to reflect the pain, the angst as also the triumph of the marginalised artistes and Karsh Kale and his team aced the brief.
Best Choreography
Remo D’Souza
Movie – Kalank
Song – Ghar More Pardesiya
Remo D’Souza
Movie – Kalank
Song – Ghar More Pardesiya
Remo has been known for his unique take on Western dance forms so it must have been a challenge for him to choreograph a kathak based song. He showed that he shouldn’t be slotted into a single category and proved his versatility with this dance number that had a period feel to it.
Best Cinematography
Best Costume
Divvya Gambhir, Niddhi Gambhir
Movie – Sonchiriya
Divvya Gambhir, Niddhi Gambhir
Movie – Sonchiriya
The film followed the exploits of a gang of dacoits in Chambal. The cast mostly wore the same costume throughout the length of the film. The clothes had to have a lived-in look and the Gambhir sisters made sure of that and more.
Best Editing
Shivkumar V Panicker
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
Shivkumar V Panicker
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
The film showcased the valour of our commandos. There were lots of action sequences and training routines that were to be coherently incorporated in the narrative seamlessly. Shivkumar’s confident editing made it all possible.
Best Production Design
Best Sound Design
Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samal
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samal
Movie – Uri: The Surgical Strike
The sounds of battle going on in full fury, what with various guns blasting away, the bombs and grenades being thrown as well as the cries of the wounded — everything felt eerily real in the film.
Best VFX
Best Dialogue
Vijay Maurya
Movie – Gully Boy
Vijay Maurya
Movie – Gully Boy
A young man belonging to the slum dreams big — that was the film’s premise and Vijay Maurya got the street slang just right. The scene where the hero’s mother and father fight, for instance, had lines that tore you apart with their earnestness.
Best Screenplay
Best Original Story
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM IN FICTION
BEST SHORT FILM IN NON FICTION
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Movie – Village Of A Lesser God
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Movie – Village Of A Lesser God
The film showcased how a single doctor’s efforts were able to bring about a change in the healthcare facilities provided for the citizens of a remote village. It’s an eye-opener about how much our remote areas lack basic infrastructure and healthcare.
BEST ACTOR FEMALE SHORT FILM
BEST ACTOR MALE SHORT FILM
Special Awards
30 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Bollywood Fashion
Manish Malhotra
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ramesh Sippy
RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent
Sashwat Sachdev- Uri: The Surgical Strike