Amidst much pomp and grandeur, the 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 have been announced on the 28th February 2009 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.

The much awaited awards when stars, celebs and the best talents of the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) walked the red carpet with anticipation and expectations to make out who would take the ‘Black Lady’ home.

Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan hosted the splendid event studded with different star performances that showcased the real colors of ‘Bollywood’.

The main highlights of the evening were the alluring performances by svelte Katrina Kaif, muti-talented Abhishek Bachchan, chocolate boy Shahid Kapoor, brilliant Farhan Akhtar, hot Bipasha Basu, suave Neil Nitin Mukesh and many others.

Jackie Bhagnani made his debut performance at the awards night, thus making way into Bollywood stardom.

In the Awards section, filmstars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra have been declared Best Actor and Best Actress for their roles in ‘Jodha Akbar’and ‘Fashion’.

Jodhaa Akbar won five awards under different categories including Best Film, Best Director (Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Lyrics (Javed Akhtar).

Small budget-wonder ‘Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye’ and Musical sensation ‘Rock On’ stood out as the Technical winners.

At the glittering show, A R Rahman, the first Indian to win 2 Oscars, got the ‘Best Music Director award for ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and Best Background music for ‘Jodha Akbar’.

The best critics award went to Nishikanth Kamath’s directed ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’.

The award for the Best Female Debutante goes to Asin Thottumkal for ‘Ghajini’, while Farhan Aktar and Imran Khan shared the Best Male Debutante award for their superb performances in ‘Rock On’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’.

Sukhwinder Singh has been adjudged as the Best Male Playback Singer for ‘Haule Haule’ from (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) and Shreya Ghosal won the Best Female Playback Singer award for ‘Teri Ore’ (Singh is Kinng).

The lit of winners of 54th Filmfare Awards 2008 is as follows:

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

Best Film
Jodhaa Akbar

Best Director
Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Arjun Rampal - Rock On!!

Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

Best Debutant (Male)
Imran Khan - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Farhan Akhtar - Rock On!!

Best Debutant (Female)
Asin - Ghajini

Best Story
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!

Best Screenplay
Yogesh Vinayak Joshi & Upendra Sidhaye - Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Dialogue
Manu Rishi - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Background Score
A.R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

Best Music Director
A.R. Rahman - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Best Lyrics
Javed Akhtar - Jodhaa Akbar 'Jashn-e-Bahara'

R.D. Burman Award
Benny Dayal - Yuvvraaj 'Meri Dost Hain'

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Sukhwinder Singh - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 'Haule Haule'

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal - Singh Is Kinng 'Teri Ore'

Outstanding Performance
Prateik Babbar - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Purab Kohli - Rock On!!

Best Director (Critic)
Nishikant Kamat - Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Actor (Critic)
Manjot Singh - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Actress (Critic)
Shahana Goswami - Rock On

Lifetime Achievement Award - 1
Bhanu Athaiya

Lifetime Achievement Award - 2
Om Puri

Sony Filmfare Best Scene of the Year
Aditya Chopra - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - 'Flower on the Dining Table' scene

Technical Awards

Best Choreography
Longines Fernandes - 'Pappu Can't Dance Saala' (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

Best Editing
Amit Pawar - Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Production Design
Vandan Kataria & Monica Angelica Bhowmick - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Action
Peter Hein - Ghajini

Best Visual Effects Award
John Deitz - Love Story 2050

Best Costumes
Manushee Sharma - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Cinematography
Jason West - Rock On!!

Best Sound Design
Baylon Fonseca & Vinod Subramanyam - Rock On!!