Producers Guild Film Awards
Film award
The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards and the Star Guild Awards is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognise excellence in Hindi film and television. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna in 2004, the Guild Awards were one of the major award events from 2004 till 2016, when the last awards ceremony happened. The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was "inspired by the rich heritage of one of India's most treasured possessions – the Ajanta and Ellora Caves." Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild, with the full membership (around 160) available to vote for the winners. The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting.
History
The first ceremony was held on 28 May 2004 in Mumbai, India to honour outstanding film and television achievements of the 2003–04 film and television season. While the award ceremonies are usually held at the beginning of the subsequent year, the fourth edition of the award ceremony (2008–09) was postponed to the end of the year as a sign of respect to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
List of nominees and winners
For the year 2003, held in 2004 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2004, held in 2005 – Not held
For the year 2005, held in 2006 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2006, held in 2007 – Not held
For the year 2007, held in 2008 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2008, held in 2009 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2009, held in 2010 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2010, held in 2011 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2011, held in 2012 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2012, held in 2013 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2013, held in 2014 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2014, held in 2015 – Nominees and Winners
For the year 2015, held in 2016 – Nominees and Winners
Hosts
Film awards
Merit awards
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Best Male Debut
Best Female Debut
Best Debut Director
Music Director
Best Lyricist
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Female Playback Singer
Technical awards
Best Story
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogues
Best Editing
Best Cinematographer
Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction
Best Choreography
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Recording
Special awards
Lifetime Achievement
Entertainer of the Year
Jodi of the Year
Jodi of the Year: Salman Khan and Govinda (2008)
Style Icon / Diva of the Year: Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif (2008)
Heartthrob of the Year: Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone (2010)
During the sixth edition of the award ceremony, four separate awards were also given to honour the films and performances of December 2009; this included: Vidhu Vinod Chopra winning the Best Film for 3 Idiots, Rajkumar Hirani for his direction of 3 Idiots, as well as Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan for their performances in Paa.
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