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55th Filmfare Awards

55th Filmfare Awards
55th Filmfare Awards Logo.jpg
Date February 27, 2010
Site Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai
Hosted by Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan
Official website www.filmfare.com
Highlights
Best Film 3 Idiots
Firaaq
Most awards 3 Idiots (6)
Most nominations Kaminey (10)
Television coverage
Network Sony Entertainment Television

The 55th Filmfare Awards were held on February 27, 2010 at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The awards given for 30 categories, out of which there were 3 special awards, 3 critics awards and 24 main awards for Hindi films released in 2009. There were 60 nominations for the top 10 categories, which were based on votes via web and newspaper forms. The award ceremony was hosted by Shahrukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan.

The major award winning film turned out to be 3 Idiots which garnered five Filmfare awards, followed by Dev D with four awards and, Delhi 6 and Firaaq with three awards each. Paa fetched Amitabh Bachchan his fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award and Vidya Balan her first ever Filmfare Best Actress Award, for their performance as the son-mother duo of Auro and Vidya.


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