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The most awaited nominations for the Filmfare Awards 2025 have been finally released, with Laapataa Ladies and Stree 2 topping the list across all categories. Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao, has received the most nominations with 24. On the other side, ‘Stree 2’, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, received 14 nominations in various categories.
The 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025, presented by Gujarat Tourism, will take place on October 11, 2025, at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad. This is the complete list of nominees for this year’s important prizes.
Best Film
- Article 370
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
- Kill
- Laapataa Ladies
- Stree 2
Best Director
- Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)
- Amar Kaushik (Stree 2)
- Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Kiran Rao (Laapataa Ladies)
- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Kill)
Critics’ Award For Best Film
- I Want To Talk (Shoojit Sircar )
- Laapataa Ladies (Kiran Rao)
- Maidaan (Amit Ravindernath Sharma )
- Merry Christmas (Sriram Raghavan)
- The Buckingham Murders (Hansal Mehta)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
- Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk)
- Ajay Devgn (Maidaan)
- Akshay Kumar (Sarfira)
- Hrithik Roshan (Fighter)
- Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)
- Rajkummar Rao (Stree 2)
Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Male)
- Abhishek Bachchan (I Want To Talk)
- Pratik Gandhi (Madgaon Express)
- Rajkummar Rao (Srikanth)
- Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
- Sparsh Shrivastava (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
- Alia Bhatt (Jigra)
- Kareena Kapoor Khan (Crew)
- Kriti Sanon (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya)
- Shraddha Kapoor (Stree 2)
- Tabu (Crew)
- Yami Gautam (Article 370)
Critics’ Award For Best Actor (Female)
- Alia Bhatt (Jigra)
- Kareena Kapoor Khan (The Buckingham Murders)
- Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
- Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
- Vidya Balan (Do Aur Do Pyaar)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
- Pankaj Tripathi (Stree 2)
- Paresh Rawal (Sarfira)
- R Madhavan (Shaitaan)
- Raghav Juyal (Kill)
- Ravi Kishan (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
- Ahilya Bamroo ( I Want To Talk)
- Chhaya Kadam (Laapataa Ladies)
- Janki Bodiwala (Shaitaan)
- Madhuri Dixit (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Priyamani (Article 370)
Best Music Album
- Bad Newz (Prem & Hardeep, Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George- Dj Chetas, Karan Aujla And Abhijeet Srivastava)
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (Pritam)
- Laapataa Ladies (Ram Sampath)
- Maidaan (A R Rahman)
- Stree 2 (Sachin – Jigar)
- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Tanishk Bagchi, Sachin -Jigar, Mitraz)
Best Lyrics
- Kausar Munir (Sarphira – Chandu Champion)
- Prashant Pandey (Sajni – Laapataa Ladies)
- Siddhant Kaushal (Nikat – Kill)
- Swanand Kirkire (Dheeme Dheeme – Laapataa Ladies)
- Varun Grover (Raat Akeli Thi – Merry Christmas)
- Best Playback Singer (Male)
- Arijit Singh (Sajni – Laapataa Ladies)
- Javed Ali (Mirza – Maidaan)
- Karan Aujla (Tauba Tauba – Bad Newz)
- Pawan Singh (Aayi Nai – Stree 2)
- Sonu Nigam (Mere Dholna – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
- Anumita Nadesan (Tenu Sang Rakhna – Jigra)
- Madhubanti Bagchi (Aaj Ki Raat – Stree 2)
- Rekha Bhardwaj (Nikat – Kill)
- Shilpa Rao (Ishq Jaisa Kuch – Fighter)
- Shreya Ghoshal (Dheeme Dheeme – Laapataa Ladies)
Best Story
- Aakash Kaushik (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
- Aditya Dhar And Monal Thaakar (Article 370)
- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Kill)
- Niren Bhatt (Stree 2)
- Prateek Vats, Shubham And Dibakar Banerjee (Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2)
- Best Screenplay
- Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar And Arjun Dhawan (Article 370)
- Niren Bhatt (Stree 2)
- Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Kill)
- Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
Best Dialogue
- Niren Bhatt (Stree 2)
- Ritesh Shah (Maidaan)
- Sneha Desai (Laapataa Ladies)
- Ritesh Shah (I Want To Talk)
- Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Ritesh Shah (I Want To Talk)
- Saiwyn Quadras, Amit Ravindranath Sharma, Aman Rai, Atul Shahi (Maidaan)
- Sriram Raghavan, Arjit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Anukriti Pandey (Merry Christmas)
- Aamil Keeyan Khan (Shaitaan)
- Jagdeep Siddhu, Sumit Purohit (Srikant)
Best Background Score
- A R Rahman (Maidaan)
- Daniel B. George (Merry Christmas)
- Ketan Sodha (The Buckingham Murders)
- Ketan Sodha (Kill)
- Ram Sampath (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Cinematography
- Avik Mukhopadhayay (I Want To Talk)
- Emma Dalesman (The Buckingham Murders)
- Rafey Mehmood (Kill)
- Tushar Kanti Ray (Maidaan)
- Vikash Nowlakha (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Production Design
- Mayur Sharma (Kill)
- Mayur Sharma (Merry Christmas)
- Rajnish Hedao (Chandu Champion)
- Tiya Tejpal (Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2)
- Vikram Singh (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Costume
- Darshan Jalan (Laapataa Ladies)
- Kirti Kolwankar And Maria Tharakan (Maidaan)
- Manisha Melwani, Chandini Whabi, Meagan Concessio And Abhilasha Devnani Baweja (Crew)
- Rohit Chaturvedi (Chandu Champion)
- Veera Kapur Ee (Article 370)
Best Sound Design
- Ayush Ahuja (Laapataa Ladies)
- Mandar Kulkarni (The Buckingham Murders)
- Nihar Ranjan Samal (Maidaan)
- Subash Sahoo (Kill)
- Tanmay Bhattacherjee (Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2)
Best Editing
- Hemanti Sarkar (Stree 2)
- Jabeen Merchant (Laapataa Ladies)
- Paramita Ghosh (Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2)
- Shivkumar V. Panicker (Kill)
- Dev Rao Jadhav (Maidaan)
Best Action
- Craig Macrae & Parvez Shaikh (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan)
- R P Yadav And Robert Miller (Maidaan)
- Seayoung Oh And Parvez Shaikh (Kill)
- Seayoung Oh, Parvez Shaikh And Sunil Rodrigues (Fighter)
- Vikram Dahiya (Jigra)
Best Vfx
- Digital Domain (Stree 2)
- Lavan And Kushan (Digital Turbo Media) And Ashutosh Pandey (Reflections Pictures) (Kill)
- Redefine (Munjya)
- Redefine (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
- Redefine (Maidaan)
Best Choreography
- Bosco – Caesar (Tauba Tauba- Bad Newz)
- Shaik Jani Basha (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya )
- Vijay Ganguly (Aaj Ki Raat- Stree 2)
- Bosco – Caesar (Sher Khul Gaye- Fighter)
- Chinni Prakash (Ami Je Tomar- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)
Best Debut Director
- Aditya Suhas Jambhale (Article 370)
- Amit Joshi And Aradhana Sah (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya)
- Kunal Kemmu (Madgaon Express)
- Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)
- Shirsha Guha Thakurta (Do Aur Do Pyaar)
- Varun Grover (All India Rank)
Best Debut Male
- Abhinav Singh ( Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2)
- Guru Randhawa (Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay)
- Jibraan Khan (Ishq Vishk Rebound)
- Kshitij Chauhan (Vedaa)
- Lakshya (Kill)
- Sparsh Shrivastava (Laapataa Ladies)
Best Debut Female
- Ahilya Bamroo ( I Want To Talk)
- Anjini Dhawan (Binny And Family)
- Dhvani Bhanushali (Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam)
- Nitanshi Goel (Laapataa Ladies)
- Pashmina Roshan (Ishq Vishk Rebound)
- Pratibha Ranta (Laapataa Ladies)
