The 56th Filmfare Awards were held on 29 January 2011 at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, honouring the best in film for the year 2010. The nominations were announced on 13 January. The date of the function was unusual because generally the awards are hosted on the last Saturday of February. The date of the telecast is 6 February 2011. ''

My Name Is Khan ''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions and ...

'' led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by ''

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'' and ''Udaan'' with 9 nominations each. ''Udaan'' won 7 awards, including Best Film (Critics) (for

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) and Best Supporting Actor (for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Sisters

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and

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were nominated for Best Supporting Actress for their performances in ''

Golmaal 3 ''Golmaal 3'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and the third film in the '' Golmaal series''. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Mithun Chakraborty, Kareena Kapoor, ...

'' and '' Khichdi: The Movie'' respectively, but both lost to

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who won the award for her performance in ''We Are Family''.

Awards and nominees

Main awards

Critics' Awards

Technical Awards

Special awards

Multiple wins

The following films received multiple awards and nominations.

Partners

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– Title Sponsor * PC Jeweller – Associate Sponsor * Sony Entertainment Television – Telecast Partner * Whyte and Mackay from United Spirits – Beverage Partner * Bright Outdoor Media – Outdoor partner * Big Cinemas – Multiplex Partner

References

External links

Nominations for 56th Filmfare Awards 2010
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Winners of 56th Filmfare Awards 2010
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