The host for the evening, Salman Khan took the show on the road by handing over the coveted Black Lady to artistes and technicians who have worked behind the scenes on some of the biggest films of the industry. This year, various films competed in 12 categories, including Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best VFX, among others.
Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt in the lead, led the technical categories with 8 nominations. Coming close behind with 7 nods was Varun Dhawan’s ‘Bhediya’ and Ayan Mukerji’s ‘Brahmastra’.
Gangubai was in contention to win by winning the opening awards for Best Costume Design, Best Background Score, Best Choreography among others. At the same time, Brahmastra received the award for Best VFX and Best Sound Design.
See the full list of winners in the technical categories below:
Best VFX: DNEG and Redefine for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Editing: Ninad Khanolkar for an action hero
Best Dress Design: Sheetal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh for Dholida from Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Cinematography: Sudip Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Work: Parvez Shaikh, Vikram Vedha