Manoj Bajpayee, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Sonakshi Sinha, Karishma Tanna, Abhishek Banerjee, won coveted Black Lady at 4th edition of Filmfare OTT Awards 2023

Continuing to uphold the legacy of the Black Lady and recognising the brilliance of the Indian OTT industry, Filmfare, recently hosted the 4th edition of the Filmfare OTT Awards. Honouring the best of the best across the Hindi web original series and films, the glorious event was held on November 26, 2023, at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. The event was graced by some of the finest talents in the OTT space who deservingly took home the coveted Black Lady.
 

The fourth edition of the awards bestowed honour on some exceptional talents and creative geniuses who have etched their place in the OTT industry with their stellar performances. Among the luminaries who graced the stage were Manoj Bajpayee, honoured with the title of Best Actor, Web Original Film (Male), and Alia Bhatt, whose stellar portrayal earned her the accolade of Best Actor, Web Original Film (Female). Suraj Sharma’s performance in Gulmohar earned him the prestigious Best Supporting Actor in Web Original Film (Male), while Amruta Subhash and Shefali Shah were jointly recognized as Best Supporting Actor, Web Original Film (Female), leaving an enduring impact on the audience. In the drama category, the Best Actor (Male) was bagged by Suvinder Vicky for his outstanding performance in Kohrra whereas Rajshri Deshpande took home the award for Best Actor (Female) for her performance in Trial By Fire. Amongst the web shows, Scoop bagged the prestigious award for Best Series, while TVF Pitchers S2 won the award for Best Comedy. Aporva Singh Karki’s Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai received the award for Best Film, Web Original.
 

The talents who won the hearts of the audience through their extraordinary performance and artistic brilliance took home the Black Lady, making the fourth edition of the Filmfare OTT Awards an unforgettable celebration of talent and artistry in the OTT industry. This year, the awards set a record with 38+ categories and over 450 entries, showcasing excellence as the focal point for the finest in the industry. The winners were selected with an extensive voting system where audience could log in to filmfare.com and vote for their favorites.
 

The Critics' Choice for Best Series was claimed by Trial By Fire, while Randeep Jha for Kohrra Earned the Critics' Choice for Best Director, Series. In the drama category, Sharmila Tagore and Sanya Malhotra were crowned with the Critics' Choice for Best Actor in a film (Female), while Rajkummar Rao took home the Critics' Choice for Best Actor in a film (Male). Shifting to the comedy arena, Maanvi Gagroo sparkled with the Best Actor, Series (Female): Comedy, and Abhishek Banerjee charmed his way to victory for Best Actor (Male), Series Comedy. A celebration of excellence, the awards highlighted the diverse and impressive talent gracing the digital landscape.
 

The show was hosted by Kubra Sait and Sharib Hashmi, who kept the audience’s eyes glued to the stage with their engaging conversations and humour.
 

The prestigious event witnessed the presence of outstanding talents from the Indian film industry who graced the red carpet with their presence. The actors in attendance were  MAnoj Bajpayee, Vijay Varma, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Banerjee, Amol Parashar, Maanvi Gagroo, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Rasika Dugal, Shaheen Bhatt, Shruti Haasan, Pratik Gandhi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Manushi Chillar, Tillotama Shome, Ayush Mehra, Suvinder Vicky, Rajshri Deshpande, Karishma Tanna, Barun Sobti, amongst others.
 

Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 was co-powered by Hyundai Motor India, AJIO, and Film Bandhu - Government of Uttar Pradesh, in association with Fura Gems and ITC Fiama. The coveted awards honoured creative, artistic and technical excellence across the  Hindi web original shows and films released between August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023. Fans can watch the show on Filmfare.com and on its social media touchpoints.
 

Here are the list of winners:
 
POPULAR AWARD WINNERS
 
BEST SERIES
SCOOP
 
BEST SERIES, CRITICS'
TRIAL BY FIRE
 
BEST DIRECTOR SERIES
VIKRAMADITYA MOTWANE (JUBILEE)
 
BEST DIRECTOR, CRITICS'
RANDEEP JHA (KOHRRA)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (MALE): DRAMA
SUVINDER VICKY (KOHRRA)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (MALE), CRITICS': DRAMA
VIJAY VARMA (DAHAAD)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (FEMALE): DRAMA
RAJSHRI DESHPANDE (TRIAL BY FIRE)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (FEMALE), CRITICS': DRAMA
KARISHMA TANNA (SCOOP)
SONAKSHI SINHA (DAHAAD)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES (MALE): DRAMA
BARUN SOBTI (KOHRRA)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES (FEMALE): DRAMA
TILLOTAMA SHOME (DELHI CRIME SEASON 2)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (MALE): COMEDY
ABHISHEK BANERJEE (THE GREAT WEDDINGS OF MUNNES)
 
BEST ACTOR, SERIES (FEMALE): COMEDY
MAANVI GAGROO (TVF TRIPLING)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES (MALE): COMEDY
ARUNABH KUMAR (TVF PITCHERS S2)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SERIES (FEMALE): COMEDY
SHERNAZ PATEL (TVF TRIPLING S3)
 
BEST COMEDY (SERIES/SPECIALS)
TVF PITCHERS S2
 
BEST NON-FICTION ORIGINAL, SERIES/SPECIAL
CINEMA MARTE DUM TAK
 
BEST FILM, WEB ORIGINAL
SIRF EK BANDAA KAAFI HAI
 
BEST DIRECTOR, WEB ORIGINAL FILM
APOORV SINGH KARKI (SIRF EK BANDAA KAAFI HAI)
 
BEST ACTOR, WEB ORIGINAL FILM (MALE)
MANOJ BAJPAYEE (SIRF EK BANDAA KAAFI HAI)
 
BEST ACTOR, CRITICS' (MALE): FILM
RAJKUMMAR RAO (MONICA O MY DARLING)
 
BEST ACTOR, WEB ORIGINAL FILM (FEMALE)
ALIA BHATT (DARLINGS)

BEST FILM CRITICS'
KONKANA SEN SHARMA (LUST STORIES 2)
VASAN BALA (MONICA O MY DARLING)
 
BEST ACTOR, CRITICS' (FEMALE): FILM
SHARMILA TAGORE (GULMOHAR)
SANYA MALHOTRA (KATHAL)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, WEB ORIGINAL FILM (MALE)
SURAJ SHARMA (GULMOHAR)
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, WEB ORIGINAL FILM (FEMALE)
AMRUTA SUBHASH (LUST STORIES 2)
SHEFALI SHAH (DARLINGS)
 
TECHNICAL AWARDS
 
BEST ORIGINAL STORY, SERIES
GUNJIT CHOPRA, DIGGI SISODIA (KOHRRA)
 
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, SERIES
GUNJIT CHOPRA, SUDIP SHARMA, AND DIGGI SISODIA (KOHRRA)
 
BEST ORIGINAL DIALOGUE, SERIES
KARAN VYAS (SCOOP)
 
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, SERIES
MRUNMAYEE LAGOO, MIRAT TRIVEDI AND ANU SINGH CHOUDHARY (SCOOP)
 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, SERIES
PRATIK SHAH (JUBILEE)
 
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, SERIES
APARNA SUD, MUKUND GUPTA (JUBILEE)
 
BEST EDITING, SERIES
AARTI BAJAJ (JUBILEE)
 
BEST COSTUME DESIGN, SERIES
SHRUTI KAPOOR (JUBILEE)
 
BEST BACKGROUND MUSIC, SERIES
ALOKANANDA DASGUPTA (JUBILEE)
 
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, SERIES
COMPOSER - AMIT TRIVEDI LYRICIST - KAUSAR MUNIR (JUBILEE)
 
BEST VFX, SERIES
ARPAN GAGLANI (PHILMCGI) (JUBILEE)
 
BEST SOUND DESIGN (SERIES)
KUNAL SHARMA AND DHRUV PAREKH (JUBILEE)
 
BEST STORY (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
DEEPAK KINGRANI (SIRF EK BANDAA KAAFI HAI)
 
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
JASMEET K REEN, PARVEEZ SHEIKH (DARLINGS)
RAHUL V. CHITTELLA & ARPITA MUKHERJEE (GULMOHAR)
 
BEST DIALOGUE (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
DEEPAK KINGRANI (SIRF EK BANDAA KAAFI HAI)
 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
SWAPNIL SONAWANE (MONICA, O MY DARLING)
 
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
MEENAL AGARWAL (QALA)
 
BEST EDITING (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
NITIN BAID (DARLINGS)
BEST BACKGROUND MUSIC (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
ACHINT THAKKAR (MONICA, O MY DARLING)
 
BEST SOUND DESIGN (WEB ORIGINAL FILM)
ANIRBAN SENGUPTA (DARLINGS)
 
SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM (FICTION)
JAHAAN
 
BEST DIRECTOR, SHORT FILM
SAKSHI GURNANI (GRAY)
 
BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM (MALE)
MANAV KAUL (PHIR KABHI)
 
BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM (FEMALE)
MRUNAL THAKUR (JAHAAN)
 
POPULAR CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
SOUL-KADHI