55th Filmfare Awards Amitabh Bachchan won the 'Best Actor'

28.02.10 : Superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the 'Best Actor' award in a leading role (male) for 'Paa' at the 55th Filmfare Awards. Vidya Balan won the 'Best Actor' award in a leading role (female) for the same movie, 'Paa'. Aamir Khan-starred '3 Idiots' bagged six awards.

Amitabh Bachchan was not present to receive the award. He and his family boycotted the 'Filmfare Awards' in the wake of a "false"report published about Aishwarya's pregnancy in Mumbai Mirror. Mumbai Mirror and Filmfare belong to the same publishing group. Vidya Balan accepted the trophy in Amitabh's absence.

The gorgeous Katrina Kaif, who wanted a Filmfare award, was left disappointed again, as Vidya Balan walked away with the top honours.

As expected earlier, '3 Idiots' swept the Filmfare Awards, with six awards - 'Best Film', 'Best Director', 'Best Story', 'Best Screenplay', 'Best Dialogue' and 'Best Supporting Actor'. Rajkumar Hirani won the 'Best Director' awards, while the 'Best Supporting Actor' went to Boman Irani.

Music Maestro AR Rahman won the 'Best Music Director' award for 'Delhi-6'. Amit Trivedi won the 'RD Burman Music Award' for 'Dev D'. The 'Lifetime Achievement Awards' were presented to Shashi Kapoor and Khayyam.

The 55th Filmfare Awards were hosted by Bollywood Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. The ceremony was held at the Yash Raj Studios. A tribute was given to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson by Shahid Kapoor.

Several Bollywood stars, including Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Shahid Kapoor performed at the gala function.

Here's the List of Winners at 55th Filmfare Awards:

Best Film - Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)

Best Director - Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Amitabh Bachchan (Paa)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) - Vidya Balan (Paa)

Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Boman Irani (3 Idiots)

Best Supporting Actor (Female) - Kalki Koechlin (Dev D)

Best Debutant Director (Male) - Ayan Mukerjee (Wake Up Sid)

Best Debutant Director (Female) - Zoya Akhtar (Luck By Chance)

Best Dialogue - Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)

Best Screenplay - Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijiat Joshi (3 Idiots)

Best Story - Abhijiat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)

Best Music - AR Rahman (Delhi 6)

Best Lyrics - Irshad Kamil (Aak Din Chaddya, Love Aaj Kal)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Rekha Bharadwaj (Genda Phool, Delhi 6) and Kavita Seth (Iktara,

Wake Up Sid)

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Mohit Chauhan (Masakalli, Delhi 6)

RD Burman Music Award - Amit Trivedi

Best Visual Effects - Kaminey

Best Choreography - Bosco-Ceaser (Chor Bazaari, Love Aaj Kal)

Best Production Design - Helen and Sukhant (Dev D)

Best Action - Vijayan Master (Wanted)

Best Sound Design - Manas Chaudhary (Firaaq)

Best Editing - Sreekar Prasad (Firaaq)

Best Cinematography - Rajeev Ravi (Dev D)

Best Costume Design - Vaishali Menon (Firaaq)

Best Background Score - Amit Trivedi (Dev D)

Lifetime Achievement Awards - Shashi Kapoor and Khayyam

Critics Awards:

Best Film - Firaaq

Best Actor (Male) - Ranbir Kapoor

Best Actor (Female) - Mahi Gill (Dev D)

Special Award - Nandita Das (Firaaq)