Bollywood’s award season has begun with the 15th Star Screen Awards taking place on January 14th, 2009. Here are the list of nominations.
Best Film
- A Wednesday
- Ghajini
- Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Jodhaa Akbar
- Rock On
- Sarkar Raj
Best Director
- A. R. Murugadoss - Ghajini
- Abbas Tyrewala - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On
- Ashutosh Gowarikar - Jodhaa Akbar
- Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday
- Ram Gopal Varma - Sarkar Raj
Best Actor (Male)
- Aamir Khan - Ghajini
- Abhishek Bachchan - Dostana
- Akshay Kumar - Singh Is Kinng
- Amitabh Bachchan - Sarkar Raj
- Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar
- Naseeruddin Shah - A Wednesday
- Ranbir Kapoor - Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Shahrukh Khan - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Best Actor (Female)
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Jodhaa Akbar
- Asin Thottumkal - Ghajini
- Genelia D’souza - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Kajol - U Me Aur Hum
- Priyanka Chopra - Fashion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
- Aamir Bashir - A Wednesday
- Abhishek Bachchan - Sarkar Raj
- Anupam Kher - A Wednesday
- Arjun Rampal - Rock On
- Irrfan Khan - Mumbai Meri Jaan
- Jimmy Sheirgill - A Wednesday
- Pnkaj Kapur - Halla Bol
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
- Bipasha Basu - Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Ila Arun - Welcome TO Sajjanpur
- Kangana Ranaut - Fashion
- Mugdha Godse - Fashion
- Ratna Pathak Shah - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Shahana Goswami - Rock On
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female)
- Akshaye Khanna - Race
- Anil Kapoor - Tashan
- Ashwini Kalsekar - Phoonk
- Dilip Prabhawalkar - Sarkar Raj
- Ila Arun - Jodhaa Akbar
Best Actor in a Coming Role (Male/Female)
- Ashwini Kalsekar - Golmaal Returns
- Mallika Sherawat - Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam
- Rajpal Yadav - Krazzy 4
- Shreyas Talpade - Welcome TO Sajjanpur
- Tusshar Kapoor - Golmaal Returns
Best Background Music
- Amar Mohile - Sarkar Raj
- A. R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar
- Bapi-Tutul - Phoonk
- Salim-Sulaiman - Race
- Sanjoy Chowdhury - A Wednesday
- Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy - Rock On
Best Music
- A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na & Jodhaa Akbar
- Pritam - Jannat & Singh Is Kinng
- Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy - Rock On
- Vishal-Shekhar - Dostana & Bachna Ae Haseeno
Best Playback Singer (Male)
- A. R. Rahman - Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
- Atif Aslam - Pehli Nazar (Race)
- KK - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
- Rashid Ali - Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
- Shankar Mahadevan - Desi Girl (Dostana)
- Sukhwinder Singh - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
- Dominiquw Cerejo - Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein (Rock On!!)
- Hardkaur & Anmol Malik - Talli Ho Gayi (Ugly Aur Pagli)
- Monali Thakur - Zaraa Zaraa Touch Me (Race)
- Shilpa Rao - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
- Shruti Pathak - Mar Jaawa (Fashion)
- Sunidhi Chauhan - Dance Pe Chance (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Lyrics
- Anvita Dutt Guptan - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Jaideep Shani - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
- Kashif - Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
- Mayur Puri - Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
- Sameer - Pehli Nazar (Race)
- Sayeed Quadri - Bakhuda (Kismat Konnection)
- Sayeed Quadri - Zara Si Dil Mein De Jagah (Jannat)
Best Story
- Dibakar Banerjee - Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
- Haidar Ali - Jodhaa Akbar
- Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga & Anuradha Tiwari - Fashion
- Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday
- Shyam Benegal - Welcome To Sajjanpur
Best Screenplay
- A. R. Murugadoss - Ghajini
- Abhishek Kapoor & Pubali Chaudhary- Rock On!!
- Ashok Mishra - Welcome To Sajjanpur
- Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday!
- Shiraz Ahmed - Race
Best Dialogue
- Abbas Tyrewala - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Anvita Dutt Guptan - Dostana & Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Ashok Mishra - Welcome To Sajjanpur
- Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday
Best Editor
- Aarti Bajaj - Aamir
- Deepa Bhatia - Rock On
- Hussain Burmawala - Race
- Nipun Gupta & Amit Parmar - Sarkar Raj
- Shee Narayan Singh - A Wednesday
Best Sound
- Debashish Mishra - Sarkar Raj
- Rakesh Ranjan - A Wednesday & Race
- Resuk Pookutty - Ghajini
- Sanjay Maurya & Allwyn Rego - Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Cinematography
- Alphonso Roy - Aamir
- Amit Roy - Sarkar Raj
- Ayananka Bose - Dostana
- Jason West - Rock On
- Ravi K. Chandran - Ghajini
- Sunil Patel - Bachna Ae Haseeno
Best Special Effects
- Biju D (B R Pix & Rrix) - Bhoothnath
- David Bush - Drona
- Pankaj Khandpur (Tata Elxsi) - Jodhaa Akbar
- Merzin Tavaria (Prime Focus) - Ghajini & Love Story 2050
Best Art Direction
- Nitin Desai - Jodhaa Akbar
- Samir Chanda - Welcome TO Sajjanpur
- Shashank Tare - Rock On
- Sunil Babu - Ghajini
- Sunil Nigvekar - A Wednesday!
Best Choreography
- Ahmed Khan - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Bosco-Ceasar - Zaraa Zaraa Touch Me (Race)
- Farah Khan - Desi Girl (Dostana)
- Rajeev Surti - Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na)
- Raju Khan - Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)
- Snoop Dogg Group - Title Song (Singh Is Kinng)
- Vaibhavi Merchant - Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Best Action
- Allan Amin - Race
- Javed & Ejaz Shaikh, Ravi Dewan - Mission Istaanbul
- Peter Hain - Ghajini & Tashan
- Ravi Dewan - Jodhaa Akbar
Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
- Farhan Khan - Rock On
- Harman Baweja - Love Story 2050
- Imran Khan - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Prateik Babbar - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Rajeev Khandelwal - Aamir
- Sikandar Kher - Woodstock Villa
Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
- Adah Sharma - 1920
- Anushka Sharma - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Asin Thottumkal - Ghajini
- Prachi Desai - Rock On.
Most Promising Debut Director
- A. R. Murugadoss - Ghajini
- Abbas Tyrewala - Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Kunal Deshmukh - Jannat
- Neeraj Pandey - A Wednesday.
- Nishikant Kamat - Mumbai Meri Jaan
- Rajkumar Gupta - Aamir
- Tarun Mansukhani - Dostana