| 66th Filmfare Awards | |
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| Presented on | 27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) |
| Site | Film City, Mumbai |
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| Organized by | The Times Group |
| Official website | Filmfare Awards 2021 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Thappad |
| Critics Award for Best Film | Eeb Allay Ooo! |
| Most awards | Thappad (7) |
| Most nominations | Ludo (16) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Colors TV |
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The 66th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2020.
Ludo led the ceremony with 16 nominations each, followed by Thappad with 15 nominations, and Gulabo Sitabo and Tanhaji with 13 nominations each.
Thappad won 7 awards, including Best Film and Best Actress (for Taapsee Pannu), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Pankaj Tripathi received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Ludo, but lost to Saif Ali Khan who the award for Tanhaji.
At age 88, Farrukh Jaffar set a record for becoming the oldest winner of an acting Filmfare Award, winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Gulabo Sitabo.
The ceremony was also noted as being the only to have two actors being nominated posthomously for the same award, with Irrfan Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput receiving Best Actor nominations for Angrezi Medium and Dil Bechara respectively, with Khan winning the award, thus becoming the only actor to win the Filmfare Best Actor award posthomously.
Winners and nominees
On 27 March 2021, winners were announced. Below is the list of winners:
Om Raut, Best Director
Taapsee Pannu, Best Actress.jpg)
Irrfan Khan Best Actor & Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Tillotama Shome, Best Actress Critics
Amitabh Bachchan, Best Actor Critics
Saif Ali Khan, Best Supporting Actor
Farrukh Jaffar, Best Supporting Actress
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Asees Kaur, Best Female Playback Singer
Gulzar, Best Lyricist
Popular awards
Critics' Awards
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Special Awards
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| Filmfare R. D. Burman Award | ||
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Technical awards
Nominations for the Technical awards were announced on the same day.
| Best Editing | Best Production Design | Best Choreography |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Sound Design | Best Background Score |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Action | Best Special Effects |
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Short Film Awards
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| Best Actor – Male (Short Film) | Best Actor – Female (Short Film) | ||||
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Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
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| 16 | Ludo |
| 15 | Thappad |
| 13 | Gulabo Sitabo |
| Tanhaji | |
| 8 | Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl |
| Lootcase | |
| 6 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan |
| 5 | Eeb Allay Ooo! |
| Sir | |
| 4 | Angrezi Medium |
| Chhapaak | |
| Dil Bechara | |
| Love Aaj Kal | |
| Panga | |
| Shakuntala Devi | |
| 3 | Baaghi 3 |
| 2 | Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare |
| Street Dancer 3D |
| Awards | Film |
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| 7 | Thappad |
| 6 | Gulabo Sitabo |
| 4 | Tanhaji |
| 2 | Sir |
See also
References
- "Unmissable moments from the 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". India: Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Filmfare Awards 2021: Irrfan Khan, Taapsee Pannu film Thappad win big; check out the full winners' list". The Indian Express. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Winners of the 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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