The most awaited award ceremony of Bollywood, the 55th Idea Filmfare Awards, kicked off with Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan hosting the event. The event was hosted in Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai to honour the movies released between 2009 – 2010.
Bachchan’s finger salute to Filmfare – Bachchan’s boycott the award night, as they are demanding a public 
apology from Mumbai Mirror(partner of filmfare) for publishing false article about Aishwarya’s health. We missed Aishwarya’s performance.
Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan bagged the black lady for best actor and best actress category. 3 Idiots got the honour for best film and best director( Raju Hirani) award. Shashi kapoor and Khayyam received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Shashi Kapoor received the award from Shabana Azmi and Yash Chopra, and Asha Bhosle presented the award to music composer Khayyam. Asha credited Khayyam for her urdu and ghazal singing.
Hosts and Performances of the night
Although Kaminey received the maximum filmfare nominations, but it failed to get any award except “Best Visual Effects Award “.
Obituaries for indian cinema greats – Filmfare also paid tribute to people who passed away last year. Bina Rai, Shakti Samanta, Feroze Khan, Prakash Mehra, Gulshan Kumar Mehta, Simple Kapadia, Joginder, Leela Naidu, Sujit Kumar, Tahir Hussain and Nirmal Pandey.
The 55th Idea Filmfare Awards will be telecast on 7th March on Sony Entertainment Television, 8:00 pm IST.
| Award | Winner | Movie |
| AWARDS FOR POPULAR CATEGORY | ||
| Best Film | 3 Idiots | |
| Best Director | Raju Hirani | 3 Idiots |
| Best Actor Male (Popular) | Amitabh Bachchan | Paa |
| Best Actor Female (Popular) | Vidya Balan | Paa |
| Best Screenplay | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi | 3 Idiots |
| Best Story | Abhijat Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani (Credit should have gone to Chetan Bhagat) |
3 Idiots |
| AWARDS FOR CRITICS CATEGORY | ||
| Best Actor Male (Critics) | Ranbir Kapoor | Wake up Sid |
| Best Actor Female (Critics) | Mahi Gill | Dev D |
| Best Film ( Critics) | Firaaq | |
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS | ||
| Lifetime achievement award | Shashi Kapoor | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Khayyam | |
| AWARDS FOR DEBUT AND SUPPORTING ROLE | ||
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Boman Irani | 3 Idiots |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) | Kalki Koechlin | Dev D |
| Best Debutante Director (Male) | Ayan Mukerji | Wake up Sid |
| Best Debutante Director (Female) | Zoya Akhtar | Luck By Chance |
| AWARDS FOR MUSIC CATEGORY | ||
| Best Music Award | AR Rahman | Delhi 6 |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Mohit Chauhan for Masakali | Delhi 6 |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | TIE Kavita Seth for Iktara Wake Up Sid Rekha Bhardwaj for Genda Phool, Delhi-6 |
Wake Up Sid ,Delhi-6 |
| R D Burman Award for Music | Amit Trivedi | Dev D |
| Best Lyrics Award | Irshad Kamil for Aaj din chadya | Love Aaj Kal |
| AWARDS FOR TECHNICAL CATEGORY | ||
| Best Background Score | Amit Trivedi | Dev D |
| Best Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi | Dev D |
| Best Action | Vijayan Master | Wanted |
| Best Costume | Vaishali Menon | Firaaq |
| Best Editing | Sreekar Prasad | Firaaq |
| Best Production Design | Helen & Sukant | Dev D |
| Best Sound Design | Manas Chaudhury | Firaaq |
| Best Choreography | Bosco & Caesar, Chor Bazaari | Love Aaj Kal |
| Best Visual Effects Award | Kaminey | Kaminey |
NOMINATIONS
BEST FILM
| 3 Idiots |
| Dev D |
| Kaminey |
| Love Aaj Kal |
| Paa |
| Wake Up Sid |
BEST DIRECTOR
| Anurag Kashyap | Dev D |
| Ayan Mukerji | Wake up Sid |
| Imtiaz Ali | Love Aaj Kal |
| R Balki | Paa |
| Rajkumar Hirani | 3 Idiots |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | Kaminey |
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
| Aamir Khan | 3 Idiots |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Paa |
| Ranbir Kapoor | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
| Ranbir Kapoor | Wake up Sid |
| Saif Ali Khan | Love Aaj Kal |
| Shahid Kapoor | Kaminey |
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
| Deepika Padukone | Love Aaj Kal |
| Kareena Kapoor | 3 Idiots |
| Kareena Kapoor | Kurbaan |
| Katrina Kaif | New York |
| Priyanka Chopra | Kaminey |
| Vidya Balan | Paa |
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
| Amole Gupte | Kaminey |
| Boman Irani | 3 Idiots |
| Neil Nitin Mukesh | New York |
| R Madhavan | 3 Idiots |
| Rishi Kapoor | Luck by Chance |
| Sharman Joshi | 3 Idiots |
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
| Arundhati Nag | Paa |
| Dimple Kapadia | Luck By Chance |
| Divya Dutta | Delhi-6 |
| Kalki Koechlin | Dev D |
| Supriya Pathak | Wake Up Sid |
| Shahana Goswami | Firaaq |
BEST MUSIC
| AR Rahman | Delhi-6 |
| Amit Trivedi | Dev D |
| Pritam | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
| Pritam | Love Aaj Kal |
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Wake Up Sid |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | Kaminey |
BEST LYRICS [Lyricist, Song, Movie]
| Gulzar | Kaminey | Kaminey |
| Gulzar | Dhan te nan | Kaminey |
| Irshad Kamil | Aaj din chadya | Love Aaj Kal |
| Javed Akhtar | Iktara | Wake Up Sid |
| Prasoon Joshi | Masakali | Delhi 6 |
| Prasoon Joshi | Rehna tu | Delhi 6 |
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE) [Singer, Song, Movie]
| Atif Aslam | Tu jaane na | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
| Javed Ali – Kailash Kher | Arziyan | Delhi-6 |
| Mohit Chauhan | Masakali | Delhi-6 |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Aaj din chadya | Love Aaj Kal |
| Sukhwinder Singh – Vishal Dadlani | Dhan te nan | Kaminey |
| Sonu Niigaam – Salim Merchant | Shukran allah | Kurbaan |
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE) [Singer, Song, Movie]
| Alisha Chinoy | Tera hone laga | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani |
| Kavita Seth | Iktara | Wake Up Sid |
| Rekha Bhardwaj | Genda phool | Delhi-6 |
| Shilpa Rao | Mudi mudi | Paa |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Zoobi doobi | 3 idiots |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | Chor bazaari | Love Aaj Kal |
