Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018 was recently organized in Mumbai ahead of the 149th Birth Anniversary of the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’. It was a star-studded event whereby celebs from films as well as TV industry were given recognition for their outstanding performances throughout the year.
Despite the criticism and controversy, the film Padmaavat bagged three awards. These were won by Aditi Rao Hydari, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh. Others in the list of winners include actors and actresses like Rajkumar Rao, Kriti Sanon, and South Indian superstars like Rana Dagubbati and Tamannah Bhatia.
Furthermore, many TV actors also won several awards including celebs who took part in the Reality Show Big Boss. Talking about TV shows, some awards were also given for the best judge and best host in a talk show to Shilpa Shetty (Super Dancer) and Karan Johar (Koffee with Karan), respectively.
Here is the complete list of the winners:
Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor
Best Actor (People’s Choice): Ranveer Singh
Best Actress (Critics): Aditi Rao Hydari
Best Actor (Male) Marathi: Vaibhav Tatwawaadi
Best Actor (Female) Marathi: Pooja Sawant
Path Breaking Producer of the Year: Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma
Outstanding Performance (Male): Raj Kumar Rao, Rana Daggubati
Outstanding Performance (Female): Tamannah Bhatia, Kriti Sanon
Promising Face of the Year: Aahana Kumra
Pride of Indian Cinema: Sanjay Dutt
Lifetime Achievement Award: Simi Garewal
Best Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
Best Comic Role: Tusshar Kapoor
Socially Conscious Performance of the Year: Rani Mukherjee
Best Actress Drama: Jennifer Winget
Best Actor (Male) Television: Karan Patel
Best Reality Show Judge: Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Entertaining Performance in Reality Show Big Boss Female: Hina Khan
Breakthrough Artists of the Year: Vikas Gupta
Best Talk Show Host: Karan Johar
Comic Performer of the Year: Sumona Chakraborty
Best Performance in a Short Film: Divya Khosla Kumar
Best Lyricist: Manoj Mustashir
Iconic Contribution towards Music: Hans Raj Hans
Image Gallery:
Tusshar Kapoor
Sumona Chakraborty
Karan Patel with Wife Ankita
Divya Khosla Kumar
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aahana Kumra