OMG!!!: Shocker! Shahid, Kanagana & Other DESERVING Candidates win the Filmfare Award!

Shahid Kapoor snagged the Best Actor Award for Haider

Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for her stellar performance in Queen

We almost fell off our seats last night when every award was rightfully won at the 60th Filmfare Awards without bizarre categories created to 'recognise' bigger stars (Example: 'Entertainer of the Year' at the Star Guild Awards to Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan winning 'Best Actor Thriller/Action' for Happy New Year at the Stardust Awards, Ra.One for 'Best Marketed Film' in 2011 at the Zeee Cine Awards, amongst a host of other strange mentions... we could go on forever).

The Filmfare Awards, long considered the 'Oscars' of the Indian film industry, has rapidly declined in its crediblity over the past few years (Read: 'Sony Trensetter of the Year' to Chennai Express in 2014 - what does that even mean?). We were expecting ghastly monikers to magically pop their way into the winners' list mentions to accomodate stars who were not on par with Kangana's performance in Queen or Shahid's in Haider but were earth shatteringly (this is NOT an exaggeration) suprised at the results. As we followed the proceedings on social media, one sensible award after another was rattled off to us shocked bystanders. Kay Kay Menon won Best Supporting Actor for Haider? We were hoping he would but then... who knows what happens in the face of commercial pressure. While there was little doubt that obvious frontrunners like Shahid and Kanagana would win, we were most happy at the lack of bogus categories created to take away from the winners' accomplishments. The Critics' Award for Best Actor and Best Actress, won by Sanjay Mishra for Ankhon Dekhi and Alia Bhatt for Highway,respectively, was a heartwarming addition. No one could deny that these two thespians had earned it.

Long considered the hallowed awards in the industry, it was great to see the Filmfare Awards regain credibility after what seems like decades. Our favourite part of the entire evening was to see Shahid being recognised for his stellar work in Haider. Having a talented star like him fall off the radar after Mausam was unfortunate. He was missed and we look forward to him making smart choices and staying right no top where he belongs. Kay Kay Menon, known to be discerning about the movies he takes on, blew us away with his performance in Haider. To see an actor par excellence like him felicitated renewed our faith in the industry recognising talent over glamour. And of course, Kangana. She may not attend awards but she does what counts - entertains and displays her gargantuan talent with the kind of finesse and effortlessness that comes along once in a generation.
Thank you, Filmfare for putting a smile on us movie lovers' faces this time.

Here is the complete list of winners this year:

Best Director- Vikas Bahl for Queen

Best Film - Queen

Best Actor (Female) - Kangana Ranaut for Queen

Best Actor (Male)- Shahid Kapoor for Haider

Best Supporting Actor (Female) - Tabu for Haider

Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Kay Kay Menon for Haider

Best Actress (Critics)- Alia Bhatt for Highway

Best Actor (Critics) - Sanjay Mishra for Ankhon Dekhi

Best Film (Critics) Award - Ankhon Dekhi

Best Debut (Male) - Fawad Khan for Khoobsurat

Best Debut (Female) - Kriti Sanon for Heropanti