Screen Awards 2026 LIVE: Chetak Screen Awards Winners List, Best Actor, Director, Film, Movies and Other

The Chetak Screen Awards 2026 also honoured the film legends who left us last year. In a special video segment, the photos of these icons appeared on screen, and the entire audience stood to honour them. Among those remembered were Achyut Potdar, Asrani, Dharmendra, Chandra Barot, Dheeraj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, and Manoj Kumar.

In the Chetak Screen Awards’ signature Best Film for Gender Sensitivity category, director Suparn Verma’s Haq emerged victorious against Dhadak 2, Humans in the Loop, Mrs, and The Great Shamsuddin Family. The Haq team accepted the honour, presented by Boman Irani. Read More

Much to no one’s surprise, Akshaye Khanna has clinched the Chetak Screen Award 2026 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for his phenomenal performance in director Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar. Raj Babbar presented the award. However, Akshaye was not present at the ceremony. Read More

Sweeping the honours in the OTT categories at the Chetak Screen Awards 2026, Stolen earned Karan Tejpal the Best Director (OTT Film) award. Karan Tejwal received the award from filmmaker Shoojit Sircar. He dedicated the award to “innocent victims of misinformation and fierce spirit of motherhood.” Read More

In yet another win for director Karan Tejpal’s Stolen, Abhishek Banerjee was named the Best Actor (Male) OTT Film. Nominees included Manoj Bajpayee (Inspector Zende), Abhishek Bachchan (Kaalidhar Laapata), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Raat Akeli Hai – The Bansal Murders), and Shubham Vardhan (Stolen). The trophy was presented to Abhishek Banerjee by actor Rasika Duggal and TVF founder Arunabh Kumar.

Mentioning that his “sources” told him a few days ago that he wasn’t the winner in the category, Abhishek Banerjee said he has planned to change his “sources” immediately. Hearing this, eminent journalist Saurabh Dwivedi (Editor – Hindi, The Indian Express), the co-host of the ceremony, pointed out that long gone are the days when “sources” knew beforehand who won what, as the credible Chetak Screen Awards have returned. Read More

While Gulzar won the Chetak Screen Award for Best Lyrics for “Ul Julool Ishq” from Gustaakh Ishq, Saiyaara Title Track bagged the trophies for Best Song and Best Playback Singer – Male (Faheem Abdullah), and Best Playback Singer – Female (Shreya Ghoshal).

On the occasion, renowned rapper and singer-songwriter Badshah delivered an electrifying performance, setting the stage afire.

In the much-anticipated Breakthrough Debut Director category, Dhadak 2’s Shazia Iqbal emerged victorious, against Dibakar Das Roy (Dilli Dark), Aranya Sahay (Humans in the Loop), Karan Singh Tyagi (Kesari Chapter 2), and Karan Kandhari (Sister Midnight). Filmmakers Sriram Raghavan and Rahul Dholakia presented the award. Shazia Iqbal was travelling for a screening of her film and could not attend the award ceremony. Read More

In the movie’s first win of the night, director Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound clinched the Chetak Screen Award for Best Film Writing (Story & Screenplay). Filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani and Deepa Bhatia presented the trophy to the winners. The category saw fierce competition from Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar), Reshu Nath (Haq), Aranya Sahay (Humans in the Loop), and Varun Grover (Superboys of Malegaon). Read More

In yet another massive win, Dhurandhar’s Preetisheel Singh D’souza clinched the Chetak Screen Award 2026 for Best Hairstyling & Make-Up. Thanking the Chetak Screen Awards for identifying their work, Preetisheel said that such honours inspire them to do better. Read More

In the Best Action category, Aejaz Gulab, Sea Young Oh, Yannick Ben, and Ramazan Bulut emerged victorious for their work in the film Dhurandhar. Actor Rajat Bedi presented the award to Aejaz Gulab. On the occasion, Gulab recalled that he was nominated for a Screen Award for his work in Shootout at Lokhandwala, but didn’t win that time. He said that the journey from there felt complete, as he finally clinched the trophy. Read More

In yet another win for Dhurandhar, the movie’s Shashwat Sachdev took home the Chetak Screen Award for Best Background Score. Power couple Manoj and Seema Pahwa presented the award to the movie’s sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee, who accepted the trophy on Sachdev’s behalf. Read More

Chetak Screen Awards 2026 is turning out to be a Dhurandhar show, as the Aditya Dhar directorial has bagged its fourth award of the night. In the Best Special Effects category, the spy actioner emerged victorious. Legendary filmmaker Sudhir Mishra and producer Yogesh Lakhani presented the award to the movie’s SFX team. In their acceptance speech, the team thanked Chetak Screen Awards for recognising the department. They dedicated the award to all the technicians who worked on the movie’s SFX side. Read More

Director Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is already dominating the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 and has bagged its second trophy tonight with Bishwadeep Chatterjee being named Best Sound Designer. Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty and actor Girija Oak presented the award. Read More

As their conversation on stage progressed, Alia Bhatt and Sunil “Aamir Khan” Grover discussed the nonsensical categories that some award shows include. Hilariously, they even poked fun at a previous edition of the Screen Awards, which once included a category called “Nothing To Hide Award” in its event. When Grover wondered who included such categories in award shows, Alia admitted that Screen did once. “We are trying to fix our mistakes. So, no senseless awards this time,” she informed Grover.

The Chetak Screen Awards 2026, celebrating the finest talents in Bollywood, has commenced with Bollywood star Alia Bhatt taking the stage as host. The event commenced with a magnificent dance performance featuring a bunch of talents performing a remix of the iconic track “Parde Mein Rehne Do.” Amid the performance, Alia walked onto the stage in style, kickstarting the event.

Renowned actor Rasika Dugal and legendary director Rajkumar Hirani, a key member of the prestigious Screen Academy, have arrived for the Chetak Screen Awards 2026. Actor Shreya Chaudhry, nominated in the Best Actor (Female) – OTT Film category for her work in The Mehta Boys, also walked the Red Carpet on the occasion.

Beloved actor Arshad Warsi has added to the glam of the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 with his presence. Speaking to the media on the Red Carpet, he was asked if he were to swap his life with another fellow actor for a week, who would it be? Mentioning that he would choose Shah Rukh Khan, Warsi quickly added that he wouldn’t want that to happen in real life, since leading SRK’s life is “too stressful.”

While interacting with the media on the Red Carpet, actor Shubhangi Atre noted that confidence is the most important thing when it comes to fashion, and the brand comes only second. “Also, less is more,” she noted. Shubhangi also named Sonam Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, and Dakota Johnson as her “style icons”.

Late acting legend Irrfan Khan’s son, Babil Khan, has arrived for the Chetak Screen Awards 2026. While speaking to the media on the Red Carpet, he recalled the times Irrfan won the honour. He also shared that meditation keeps him grounded during the hectic shoot schedules.

As the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 are set to begin in less than 90 minutes, it’s certain that it’s going to be a gala night, but not simply that. Some of the finest films of 2025, as well as the artistes and technicians who brought their A-game, will be honoured at the most prestigious and credible film award ceremony in the country.

With the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 set to honour the finest in Indian cinema on Sunday, some of the nominees talk about the creative drive that keeps them going. Read More

Just two hours to go for the Chetak Screen Awards 2026! Are you excited?! What a question that is, right? We, too, are just as excited as you are. Celebrities have started arriving for the grand event, which will begin at 8 pm in Mumbai.

The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube and SonyLIV, and will also air on Sony Entertainment Television from 8 pm onwards. Read More

Right behind director Aditya Dhar’s espionage thriller Dhurandhar, which earned 24 nominations, is Mohit Suri’s romantic musical Saiyaara with 17 nods. The film revitalised an ailing Hindi cinema in 2025 by drawing large crowds to theatres and receiving favourable reviews from all quarters.

The movie has earned nominations for Best Film, Best Director (Mohit Suri), Breakthrough New Actor – Female (Aneet Padda), Breakthrough New Actor – Male (Ahaan Panday), Best Editing (Devendra Murdeshwar, Rohit Makwana), and Best Background Score (John Stewart Eduri), among others. It has also received three nominations each in the Best Song, Best Playback Singer (Female), and Best Playback Singer (Male) categories.

In a country that already has too many film awards, what’s the point of one more? If you have this doubt, let us assure you that we anticipated it long before you. Hence, our first resolution was that the Chetak Screen Awards shouldn’t simply be another addition to an already brimming list. As always, The Indian Express Group aimed to lead by example.

Thus, the nominees and, subsequently, the winners across all 31 categories were handpicked by our prestigious Screen Academy — an independent, not-for-profit body comprising 53 acclaimed filmmakers, artistes, and cultural voices — following a rigorous process.

In fact, Dr Priya Jaikumar, Chair of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, and scholar-in-residence at the Screen Academy, developed detailed grading guidelines that the Academy members adhered to when assessing films, performances, and the work of technical crew members.

While the films were evaluated based on creativity and overall experience, technical excellence, viewer connectivity, and innovation, the performance-based categories were also assessed on authenticity. Thus, the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 have ensured transparency in its choices, making the honours credible.