Exclusive: Zee Cine Awards Announces It's Jury Nominations!
Have a look at the jury nominations of the prestigious Zee Cine Awards.
Friday Release Team | Updated On: Mar 2, 2017 07:38 PM
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In order to ensure transparency and to authenticate the voting mechanism of both, the ‘Jury Awards’ and the ‘Viewers’ Choice Awards’, ZEE has appointed the global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, Ernst & Young as the ‘Official Tabulators for Zee Cine Awards’. With nominations that honour the finest performances across genres, Zee Cine Awards 2017 aims to be the most credible platform to recognize exceptional talent in the film industry for the year 2016.
Zee Cine Awards 2017 exclusively announced its nominations of Jury Awards. This year, the jury panel includes the celebrated filmmakers, Boney Kapoor, Pradeep Sarkar, Tigmanshu Dhulia, the renowned Cinematographer, Sudeep Chatterjee ISC, the distinguished lyricist and playback singer, Swanand Kirkire, the graceful playback singer, Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam and the Academy Award winner, Resul Pookutty.
The jury members will not only pick the winners but also decide the deserving nominees in various categories through a meticulous, stringent and transparent process.
Check out the Jury Nominations in all the categories here:
Best Film
| Sr. No. | Nominees |
| 1 | Airlift |
| 2 | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 3 | M.S. Dhoni- The Untold Story |
| 4 | Neerja |
| 5 | Pink |
| 6 | Sultan |
Best Director
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Shakun Batra | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 2 | Neeraj Pandey | M.S. Dhoni- The Untold Story |
| 3 | Ram Madhvani | Neerja |
| 4 | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Pink |
| 5 | Ali Abbas Zafar | Sultan |
| 6 | Abhishek Chaubey | Udta Punjab |
Best Actor - Male
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Akshay Kumar | Airlift |
| 2 | Manoj Bajpayee | Aligarh |
| 3 | Sushant Singh Rajput | M.S. Dhoni- The Untold Story |
| 4 | Amitabh Bachchan | Pink |
| 5 | Salman Khan | Sultan |
| 6 | Shahid Kapoor | Udta Punjab |
Best Actor - Female
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Alia Bhatt | Dear Zindagi |
| 2 | Vidya Balan | Kahaani 2- Durga Rani Singh |
| 3 | Sonam Kapoor | Neerja |
| 4 | Anushka Sharma | Sultan |
| 5 | Alia Bhatt | Udta Punjab |
Best Supporting Actor - Male
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Rajkummar Rao | Aligarh |
| 2 | Rishi Kapoor | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 3 | Rajat Kapoor | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 4 | Anupam Kher | M.S. Dhoni- The Untold Story |
| 5 | Amitabh Bachchan | Wazir |
Best Supporting Actor - Female
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Konkana Sen Sharma | Akira |
| 2 | Tabu | Fitoor |
| 3 | Ratna Pathak Shah | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 4 | Shabana Azmi | Neerja |
| 5 | Ratna Pathak Shah | Nil Battey Sannata |
| 6 | Kareena Kapoor | Udta Punjab |
Best Actor In A Comic Role
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Varun Dhawan | Dishoom |
| 2 | Jimmy Shergill | Happy Bhag Jayegi |
| 3 | Akshay Kumar | Housefull 3 |
| 4 | Rishi Kapoor | Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) |
| 5 | Satish Kaushik | Udta Punjab |
Best Actor In A Negative Role
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Anurag Kashyap | Akira |
| 2 | Akshaye Khanna | Dishoom |
| 3 | Shah Rukh Khan | Fan |
| 4 | Jim Sarbh | Neerja |
| 5 | Manav Kaul | Wazir |
Best Debutant - Male
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Master Mayur Patole | Budhia Singh - Born to Run |
| 2 | Krrish Chhabria | Dhanak |
| 3 | Harshvardhan Kapoor | Mirzya |
| 4 | Jim Sarbh | Neerja |
| 5 | Diljit Dosanjh | Udta Punjab |
Best Debutant - Female
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Hetal Gada | Dhanak |
| 2 | Saiyami Kher | Mirzya |
| 3 | Riya Shukla | Nil Battey Sannata |
| 4 | Andrea Tariang | Pink |
| 5 | Ritika Singh | Saala Khadoos |
Best Debutant Director
| Sr. No. | Nominees | Film Name |
| 1 | Soumendra Padhi | Budhia Singh - Born to Run |
| 2 | Munish Bhardwaj | Moh Maya Money |
| 3 | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Nil Battey Sannata |
