In its 4th edition since conception, the winners of FOI Online Awards for feature films released in the annual year 2018 were announced on 25th January, 2019. The annual online poll, which considers both Jury as well as public voting, released nominations on 12th January, 2019.
Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun emerged the top winner this year, bagging 4 wins out of the 6 nominations. The film bagged award for Best Feature Film, Best Direction (Raghavan), Best Adapted Screenplay (Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Raghavan & Yogesh Chandekar) and Best Editing (Surti). A Special Jury Mention was also titled to film’s Sound Designer Madhu Apsara.
Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan bagged the highest number of wins (5 out of 9 nominations) including Best Actress in a Leading Role (Taapsee Pannu), Best Music Direction (Amit Trivedi), Best Playback Singer – Male (Ammy Virk & Shahid Mallya for Daryaa), Best Playback Singer – Female (Harshdeep Kaur for Chonch Ladhiyaan) and Best Lyricist (Shellee for Chonch Ladhiyaan).
Coming to other performance categories, Vineet Kumar Singh bagged the Best Actor in a Leading Role win for Mukkabaaz. Gitanjali Rao won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for October, while Vicky Kaushal won the very deserving Best Actor in a Supporting Role title for Sanju.
Besides the award categories, 12 Special Jury Mentions were also announced.
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Best Feature Film: Andhadhun
Best Direction: Sriram Raghavan, Andhadhun
Best Original Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi, October
Best Adapted Screenplay: Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Sriram Raghavan & Yogesh Chandekar, Andhadhun
Best Dialogues: Anubhav Sinha, Mulk
Best Actor In A Leading Role: Vineet Kumar Singh, Mukkabaaz
Best Actress In A Leading Role: Taapsee Pannu, Manmarziyaan
Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Vicky Kaushal, Sanju
Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Gitanjali Rao, October
Best Performance By An Ensemble Cast: Badhaai Ho
Best Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar, Tumbbad
Best Editing: Pooja Ladha Surti, Andhadhun
Best Music Direction: Amit Trivedi, Manmarziyaan
Best Original Soundtrack: Ghoomar, Padmaavat
Best Playback Singer – Male: Ammy Virk and Shahid Mallya, Daryaa, Manmarziyaan
Best Playback Singer – Female: Harshdeep Kaur, Chonch Ladhiyaan, Manmarziyaan
Best Lyricist: Shellee, Chonch Ladhiyaan, Manmarziyaan
Best Background Score: Shantanu Moitra, October
Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh Midya, Ghoomar, Padmaavat
Best Sound Design: Robert Kellough, Gali Guleiyan
Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary & Rakesh Yadav, Tumbbad
Best Costume Design: Ajay Kmr, Chandrakant Sonawane, Harpreet Rimple Narula & Maxima Basu, Padmaavat
Best Make-Up & Hair Styling: Serina Mendonce, Dirty Hands & Studio Hash, Tumbbad
Best Special Effects/VFX: Harry Hingorani (RedChillies.VFX), Zero
Best Action Direction: Cyril Raffaelli, Sebastian Seveau & Vikram Dahiya, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS:
Avinash Arun (Cinematographer), Karwaan
Avinash Tiwary (Actor), Laila Majnu
Bhumi Pednekar (Actress), Lust Stories
Chris Witt (Editor), Gali Guleiyan
Geetanjali Thapa (Actress), Bioscopewala & Kuch Bheege Alfaaz
Madhu Apsara (Sound Designer), Andhadhun
Mrunal Thakur (Actress), Love Sonia
Prosit Roy (Director), Pari
Radhika Madan (Actress), Pataakha
Ranveer Singh (Actor), Padmaavat
Siddharth Diwan (Cinematographer), Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Zoya Hussain (Actress), Mukkabaaz
(Click here to view complete Nominations List)