The grand Star Screen Awards were instituted in the year 1994. Since then, the chairman of The Express Group, Mr. Viveck Goenka initiates the award ceremonies every year. The winners are selected and nominated by a panel of esteemed judges from the film industry itself. Hence the Screen Awards attempts to stand out from other Indian film awards by presenting awards to the film fraternity by the film fraternity. For that year the event was sponsored by Nokia, hence, the Star Screen Awards 2009 were also known as the Nokia 15th Star Screen Awards. The ceremony was held on 14th January in Mumbai. 'Jodhaa Akbar' a movie directed by Ashutosh Gowariker emerged as the winner and won awards in several categories. Here is the list of the award winners for the year 2009.
The Winners For Nokia 15th Star Screen Awards Were:
Star Screen Popular Awards 2009
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Film
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Ashutosh Gowariker
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Jodhaa Akbar
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Best Director
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Ashutosh Gowarikar
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Jodhaa Akbar
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Best Actor (Male)
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Hrithik Roshan
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Jodhaa Akbar
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Best Actor (Female)
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Priyanka Chopra
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Fashion
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
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Arjun Rampal
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Rock On
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
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Shahana Goswami
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Rock On
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Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female)
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Akshaye Khanna
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Race
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Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male/Female)
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Tusshar Kapoor
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Golmaal Returns
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Best Music
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A. R. Rahman
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Jodhaa Akbar
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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KK
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Bachna Ae Haseeno – ‘Khuda Jaane’
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Shilpa Rao
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Bachna Ae Haseeno – ‘Khuda Jaane’
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Best Lyrics
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Anvita Dutt Guptan
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Bachna Ae Haseeno – ‘Khuda Jaane’
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Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
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Farhan Akhtar
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Rock On
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Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
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Asin Thottumkal
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Ghajini
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Best Popular Actor Award
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Akshay Kumar
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Singh Is Kinng
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Best Popular Actress Award
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Aishwarya Rai
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Jodhaa Akbar
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Best Animation Film
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Roadside Romeo
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-
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Jodi No. 1
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John Abraham & Abhishek Bachchan
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Dostana
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Star Screen Technical Awards 2009
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Story
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Neeraj Pandey
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A Wednesday
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Best Screenplay
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Shiraz Ahmed
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Race
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Star Screen Special Awards 2009
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Sanjay Khan
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-
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Ramnath Goenka Award
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-
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A Wednesday
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