Zee Cine Awards (or ZCA) started from the year 1998. The awards are considered as one of the prestigious award ceremonies of Bollywood. ZCA honors the artists for their outstanding performance in the previous year. Zee Cine Awards are classified into various categories, such as, Jury’s Choice, Viewer’s Choice, Technical Awards and Other Awards. Jury’s Choice awards are presented to the winners selected by the jury of Zee Cine Awards.
Choice Best Actor (Critics) Award
Choice Best Actress (Critics) Award
The jury elects the winners for ‘Best Actress (Critics)’ award. The award was first introduced in 2005. The inaugural award was presented to the beauty queen, Aishwarya Rai for the film “Raincoat”.
Best Supporting Actor Award
The winners for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award is elected by a jury composed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The inaugural award was presented to Akshaye Khanna for the film “Border”.
Best Supporting Actress Award
The winners for the awards were elected by the jury composed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The awards are presented to the actress for their performance in the previous year. The inaugural award was bagged by actress Karisma Kapoor for the movie “Dil To Pagal Hai”.
Best Villain Award
The winners for this award are elected by the jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The awards are given to the artists for their outstanding performance in the previous year. Kajol was presented with the inaugural award for the suspense thriller movie “Gupt: The Hidden Truth”.
Best Comedian Award
The winners for ‘Zee Cine Award Best Comedian’ are elected by the jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Actor Kamal Hassan was presented with the inaugural award for his comedy movie “Chachi 420”.
Most Promising Director Award
The winners for the ‘Most Promising Director’ award were elected by the jury. In 2002, Zee Cine tried to acknowledge debut directors by creating a Zee Cine Special Award. The ‘Most Promising Director’ award was introduced in 2005. The inaugural award was bagged by Farah Khan for her movie “Main Hoon Na”.
Best Male Debut Award
The ‘Best Male Debut’ award was introduced in 2001 and the winners were elected by the jury. The inaugural award was presented to the Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan for the film “Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai”.
Best Female Debut Award
The winners for ‘Best Female Debut’ award are elected by the jury of ZCA. They honor the new discoveries of Bollywood. The inaugural award was presented to Mahima Chaudhary for the film “Pardes”.
Best Male Playback Singer Award
The winners for ‘Best Male Playback Singer’ award is elected by the jury of ZCA. The inaugural award was honored to songster Sonu Nigam for his song Sandese Aate Hain from the movie “Border”.
Best Female Playback Singer Award
The jury chooses the winner for the ‘Best Female Playback Singer’ award. The inaugural award was presented to Lata Mangeshkar for the track Dil To Pagal Hai from the movie “Dil To Pagal Hai”.
Best Music Director Award
The jury elects and announces the winner for the ‘Best Music Director’ award at the ceremony. The artists were honored for their standout performance in the previous year. The inaugural award was presented to Uttam Singh for directing the movie “Dil To Pagal Hai”.
Best Lyricist Award
The winners for the ‘Best Lyricist’ award are chosen by the jury and the prizewinner is announced at the ceremony. The winners are announced for the artist’s outstanding performance in the previous year. The inaugural award was presented to Javed Akhtar for the track Sandese Aate Hain from the movie “Border”
Lifetime Achievement
The winners for the esteemed ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award are elected by the jury of ZCA. The prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award is presented to an artist who is at the edge of retiring from films and also to immortalize his/her career in Indian cinema.. The award is considered as one of the respectable awards of the Indian Cinema industry. The inaugural award was bagged by Shammi Kapoor & Lata Mangeshkar.