The 63rd edition of Filmfare Awards commenced on January 20, 2018. The star-studded affair held at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome saw the talented duo, Irrfan Khan and Vidya Balan take the top honours after winning in the Best Actor category of Filmfare Awards 2018. Irrfan Khan beat the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kuma and Varun Dhawan to win Best Actor for his flawless performance in Hindi Medium. Meanwhile, Vidya Balan won her career’s sixth black lady, this time for her comical yet powerful display of acting chops in Tumhari Sulu. Saket Chaudhary-directed Hindi Medium bagged the 'Best Film' trophy. The 2018 Filmfare Awards full winners’ list included both popular as well as critics choices.

Filmfare Awards is the flagship of the Indian cinema industry. One of the oldest awards ceremonies in Bollywood is often seen as the answer to Hollywood’s Academy Awards also known as Oscars. And just like its Western counterpart, Filmfare Awards also finds itself in controversy over the eyebrow-raising nominations and results. When nominations for 63rd edition of Filmfare Awards was announced, it created a furore on the social media and rightly so. One of the glaring omissions was that of versatile actor, Rajkummar Rao.

The 33-year-old who did as many as four films in 2017 including Newton, India's official entry for Oscars 2018, was ruthlessly omitted from Best Actor category while his films failed to make a cut in the ‘Best Film’ category. Rather, he won Critics' Award for Best Actor for his work in Trapped and Best Actor In A Supporting Role for Bareilly Ki Barfi. Nevertheless, the overall final winners list should soothe movie buffs if not heal their wounds.

Irrfan Khan won his first Filmfare Award in Best Actor category. He had previously won Best Villain and Best Supporting Actor awards. His performance in Hindi Medium was truly remarkable and it did fetch him his maiden black lady for top awards category. Hindi Medium, a socio-comedy-drama that revolved around the education system in India earned 13 nominations tied up with Tumhari Sulu, 2017’s another great film. Here is the complete list of those who won big at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018.

Best Film: 'Hindi Medium'

Critics' Award for Best Film: 'Newton'

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan for 'Tumhari Sulu'

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male): Irrfan Khan for 'Hindi Medium'

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao for 'Trapped'

Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female): Zaira Wasim for 'Secret Superstar'

Best Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for 'Bareilly Ki Barfi'

Best Debut Director: Konkona Sensharma for 'A Death in the Gunj'

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Rajkummar Rao for 'Bareilly Ki Barfi'

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Meher Vij for 'Secret Superstar'

Best Dialogue: Hitesh Kewalya for 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'

Best Screenplay: Shubhashish Bhutiani for 'Mukti Bhavan'

Best Original Story: Amit Newton for 'Newton'

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Jackie Shroff for 'Khujli'

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Shefali Shah for 'Juice'

People's Choice Award for Best Short Film: 'Anahut'

Best Short Film (Fiction): 'Juice'

Best Short Film (Non-Fiction): 'Invisible Wings'

Best Music Album: Pritam for 'Jagga Jasoos'

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for 'Roke na ruke naina' - 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'

Best Playback Singer (Female): Meghna Mishra for 'Nachdi phira' - 'Secret Superstar'

Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for 'Ullu ka pattha' - 'Jagga Jasoos'

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mala Sinha and Bappi Lahiri

Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani for 'Galti se mistake' - 'Jagga Jasoos'

Best Background Score: Pritam for 'Jagga Jasoos'

Best Action: Tom Struthers for 'Tiger Zinda Hai'

Best Cinematography: Sirsha Ray for 'A Death In The Gunj'

Best Editing: Nitin Baid for 'Trapped'

Best Production Design: Parul Sondh for 'Daddy'

Best Sound Design: Anish John for 'Trapped'

Best Costume: Rohit Chaturvedi for 'A Death In The Gunj

Despite giving Lipstick Under My Burkha's director Alankrita Shrivastava a snub, 2018 Filmfare Awards was still a memorable affair for female directors. Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' won the Best Director award while Konkona Sensharma was honoured with the Best Debut Director for 'A Death in the Gunj'.

2018 Filmfare Awards also saw Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar as the much-loved hosts. The Zero actor is one of the most popular hosts in the history of awards ceremony for his wit. The audiences are waiting in anticipation for the gala affair to telecast.

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