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ceremony, presented by

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and

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, was one of

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's most prestigious awards ceremony, honoring the best

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films of 2008. It took place on 28 February 2009 at the

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. Actors

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and

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hosted the show for the first part, while actresses

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and

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hosted the show in the latter part. It was the first time that any of these actors hosted the awards ceremony. The ceremony was televised in

eight days later, on 8 March 2009. The nominees for the various films were announced on 16 February 2009. ''

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'' led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' with 12 nominations, ''

Jodhaa Akbar ''Jodhaa Akbar'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the life and ...

'' with 11 nominations and ''

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'' with 10 nominations respectively. ''Rock On!!'' won 7 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (for

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) and Best Male Debut (for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. ''Jodhaa Akbar'' won 5 awards under the main category, including

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(for

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) and Best Actor (for

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won her first

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award for her role in ''

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'', while

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won Best Female Debut for her performance in '' Ghajini''.

Awards and nominees

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Kangana Ranaut at HT Stylish Awards 2014

Main awards

Critics' awards

Technical Awards

Special awards

Multiple nominations and wins

The following films received multiple nominations. *10 nominations: ''

'' and ''

'' *9 nominations: ''

'' *7 nominations: ''

'', '' Ghajini'' and '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' *5 nominations: '' Dostana'' The following films received multiple awards. *5 wins: ''

'' and ''

'' *4 wins: ''

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' ( ''Whether You Know Or Not'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language coming of age romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions, wi ...

'' *3 wins: ''

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! '' is a 2008 Indian comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Pop ...

'' *2 wins: ''

'', '' Ghajini'', ''

Mumbai Meri Jaan ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (Hindi: , translation: ''Mumbai, My Life'') is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It dea ...

'' and ''

'' *1 win: ''

Love Story 2050 ''Love Story 2050'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film, science fiction-romance film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts were filmed in Adelaide, Australia ...

'' and '' Singh Is Kinng''

Awards tally

'' – winner of the

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, – nominees for Best Film'' * Note : ''In some cases, the number of nominations can be less than the number of awards won. This is explained by the fact that there are some awards which do not have any nominations. So, a film could have won an award which does not have any list of nominees. Also, Critics' Awards are not included in the number of awards won by the films.''

References

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Awards and nominees

Main awards

Critics' awards

Technical Awards

Special awards

Multiple nominations and wins

Awards tally

See also

References