And the Filmfare goes to…

Zeenews Bureau

Mumbai: Tonight is the night of saluting excellence. The stage is set for the 57th Filmfare Awards to begin soon in Mumbai. Filmfare Awards, instituted in 1954, is the oldest and best-known film awards to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. To be held at the Reliance Studios in Filmcity, this year`s awards will be hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. So far, this award season has been very lucky for Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor. At the Colors Screen Awards and Apsara Awards, Vidya and Ranbir bagged the top honours in acting. Zoya Akhtar`s `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara` and Imtiaz Ali`s `Rockstar` have got the maximum number of nominations at the Filmfare Awards this year. Among the heavy-duty performances slated for this year`s awards, are those by Priyanka Chopra and actor-musician Ali Zafar. Ali Zafar is also scheduled to host a segment of the awards. Even as B-town gears up for the big night, have a look at the nominees... Best Film Delhi Belly Don 2 No One Killed Jessica Rockstar The Dirty Picture Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Director Abhinay Deo - Delhi Belly Farhan Akhtar - Don 2 Imtiaz Ali - Rockstar Milan Luthria - The Dirty Picture Raj Kumar Gupta - No One Killed Jessica Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Actor (Male) Ajay Devgn - Singham Amitabh Bachchan - Aarakshan Hrithik Roshan - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar Salman Khan - Bodyguard Shah Rukh Khan - Don 2 Best Actor (Female) Katrina Kaif - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Mahie Gill - Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Priyanka Chopra - 7 Khoon Maaf Vidya Balan - No One Killed Jessica Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture Best Actor Supporting Role (Male) Abhay Deol - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Naseeruddin Shah - The Dirty Picture Pitobash - Shor In The City Vir Das - Delhi Belly Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) Juhi Chawla - I Am Kalki - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Parineeti Chopra - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Swara Bhaskar - Tanu weds Manu Best Music Director AR Rahman - Rockstar Ram Sampat - Delhi Belly Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Sohail Sen - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Vishal-Shekhar - Ra.One Best Lyricist Gulzar - Darling (7 Khoon Maaf) Irshad Kamil - Nadaan Parindey (Rockstar) Irshad Kamil - Sadda Haq (Rockstar) Javed Akhtar - Senorita (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Vishal Dadlani and Niranjan Aiyenger - Chammak Challo (Ra.One) Best Playback Singer (Male) Akon and Vishal Dadlani - Chammak Challo (RA.One) Mohit Chauhan - Jo Bhi Mein (Rockstar) Mohit Chauhan - Sadda Haq (Rockstar) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Teri Meri (Bodyguard) Shafaqat Amanat Ali - Dildaara (RA.One) Best Playback Singer (Female) Alyssa Mendonsa - Khwabon Ke Parindey (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Harshdeep Kaur - Katiya Karu (Rockstar) Rekha Bharadwaj and Usha Uthup - Darling (7 Khoon Maaf) Shreya Ghosal - Teri Meri (Bodyguard) Shreya Ghosal - Saibo (Shor In The City) Keep watching this space to know who all take our black lady home.