Alia Bhatt Leads Filmfare 2023 Nominations With ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, ‘Brahmastra’; Check Out Full List

The nominations for the 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 have finally been announced and they include performances, films and artists, who managed to impress the audience and the critics alike in the last year. Not surprisingly, the maximum number of nominations are for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, and they include best film, best director, best actor for Alia Bhatt, best music and best debut male for Shantanu Maheshwari among others. 

Alia’s other 2022 release, ‘Brahmastra’ co-starring actor husband Ranbir Kapoor, too has bagged nominations in categories including best film, best director for Ayan Mukerji, best actor in a supporting role for Mouni Roy, and others. Apart from that, ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been given a nod in six categories, including best director for Vivek Agnihotri, best actor for Anupam Kher, and others.

Reportedly, Salman Khan will be hosting the ceremony, alongside co-hosts Ayushmann Khurrana and Maniesh Paul. 

Check out the full list of nominations:

Best Film:

‘Badhaai Do’

‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’

‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’

‘The Kashmir Files’

‘Uunchai’

Best Director:

Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Ayan Mukerji (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Harshvardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Sooraj R. Barjatya (Uunchai)

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files)

Best Film Critics’:

‘Badhaai Do’ (Harshvardhan Kulkarni)

‘Bhediya’ (Amar Kaushik)

‘Jhund’ (Nagraj Popatrao Manjule )

‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ (R Madhavan )

‘Vadh’ (Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)

Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2)

Amitabh Bachchan (Uunchai)

Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files)

Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha)

Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Best Actor Critics’:

Amitabh Bachchan (Jhund)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)

Sanjay Mishra (Vadh)

Shahid Kapoor (Jersey)

Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female):

Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Janhvi Kapoor (Mili)

Kareena Kapoor Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Best Actress Critics’:

Bhumi Pednekar (Badhaai Do)

Kajol (Salaam Venky)

Neena Gupta (Vadh)

Taapsee Pannu (Shabaash Mithu)

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male):

Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Anupam Kher (Uunchai)

Darshan Kumar (The Kashmir Files)

Gulshan Devaiah (Badhaai Do)

Jaideep Ahlawat (An Action Hero)

Maniesh Paul (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Mithun Chakraborty (The Kashmir Files)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female):

Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Neetu Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Sheeba Chaddha (Badhaai Do)

Sheeba Chaddha (Doctor G)

Shefali Shah (Doctor G)

Simran (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Best Music Album:

Amit Trivedi (Uunchai)

Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Pritam (Laal Singh Chaddha)

Sachin Jigar (Bhediya)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Lyrics:

A M Turaz (Jab Saiyaan- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Apna Bana Le Piya- Bhediya)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Kesariya- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Amitabh Bhattacharya (Tere Hawaale- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Shellee (Maiyya Mainu- Jersey)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Abhay Jodhpurkar (Maange Manzooriyan- Badhaai Do)

Arijit Singh (Apna Bana Le- Bhediya)

Arijit Singh (Deva Deva- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Arijit Singh (Kesariya- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Sonu Nigam (Main Ki Karaan- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Best Playback Singer (Female):

Jahnvi Shrimankar (Dholida- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Jonita Gandhi (Deva Deva- Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Kavita Seth (Rangisari- Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Shilpa Rao (Tere Hawaale- Laal Singh Chaddha)

Shreya Ghoshal (Jab Saiyaan- Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Debut Director:

Anirudh Iyer (An Action Hero)

Anubhuti Kashyap (Doctor G)

Jai Basantu Singh (Janhit Mein Jaari)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Best Debut Male

Abhay Mishr (Doctor G)

Ankush Gedam (Jhund)

Paalin Kabak (Bhediya)

Shantanu Maheshwari (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Best Debut Female

Andrea Kevichusa (Anek)

Khushali Kumar (Dhokha: Round D Corner)

Manushi Chhillar (Samrat Prithviraj)

Prajakta Koli (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Best Story

Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary (Badhaai Do)

Anirudh Iyer (An Action Hero)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

Niren Bhatt (Bhediya)

Sunil Gandhi (Uunchai)

Best Screenplay

Aakash Kaushik (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary And Harshavardhan Kulkarni (Badhaai Do)

Jaspal Singh Sandhu And Rajeev Barnwal (Vadh)

Neeraj Yadav (An Action Hero)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali And Utkarshini Vashishtha (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (The Kashmir Files)

Best Dialogue

Abhishek Dixit (Uunchai)

Akshat Ghildial (Badhaai Do)

Manoj Muntashir And B.a.fida (Vikram Vedha)

Neeraj Yadav (An Action Hero)

Prakash Kapadia, Utkarshini Vashishtha (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Sumit Saxena (Doctor G)

The awards night is slated to be held on April 27, 2023, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.