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Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018: Padmaavat and Sanju top nominations list

Padmaavat featured Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in pivotal roles. On the other hand, Sanju is based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt. 

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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat and Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju received thunderous response at the box office. Now, both the films have also topped the nominations list IFFM. The jury includes Simi Garewal, Nikhil Advani, and some finest Australian artists. Have a look at the nominations.

BEST FILM:

Padman,

Hichki

Padmaavat

Sanju

Secret Superstar, Raazi

Mahanati

Rangasthalam                                                       

BEST INDIE FILM:

In the shadows

Village Rockstars

Balekempa

Up

Down and Sideways (Documentary)

Murakshi

Garbage

Sir

Love Sonia

BEST ACTOR:

Ranbir Kapoor for Sanju

Varun Dhawan for October

Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat

Akshay Kumar for Padman

Manoj Bajpayee for In the Shadows

 Fahadh Faasil for The Exhibit and the Eyewitness

Soumitra Chaterjee for Mayurakshi

Shahid Kapoor for Padmaavat          

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE:

Vicky Kaushal for Sanju

Ranvir Shorey – In the Shadows

Samantha Akkineni – Mahanati, Richa Chadha – Love Sonia

Freida Pinto – Love Sonia

Trimala Adhikari – Garbage

Meher Vij - Secret Superstar

BEST DIRECTOR

Rajkumar Hirani for Sanju

Shoojit Sircar for October

R. Balki for Padman

Siddharth P Malhotra for Hichki

Advait Chandan for Secret Superstar

Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat

Rima Das for Village Rockstars

Dipesh Jain for In the Shadows

Ere Gowda for Balekempa

Suresh Triveni For Tumhari Sulu

Meghna Gulzar For Raazi

Tabrez Noorani – Love Sonia

Rohena Gera for Sir        

BEST ACTRESS:

Rani Mukherjee for Hichki

Vidya Balan for Tumhari Sulu

Deepika Padukone for Padmaavat

Alia Bhatt for Raazi

Bhanita Das for Village Rockstars

Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati

Tillotama Shome for Sir

Zaira Wasim for Secret Superstar