The 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 was a glittering, star-shimmering event held on Saturday, February 28, 2008 at Mumbai's plush Yashraj Studio.

Filmfare announced its much awaited winners for the finest talent in Bollywood at the awards night. The evening shone bright, as Stars, Celebrities and Super Talents of Bollywood walked the Red Carpet to celebrate the best, film geniuses of 2008.

The red carpet was rolled out to a river to welcome the arrival of stars to celebrate the greatest and the best in Hindi Cinema.

This was one day in the history of Bollywood when stars sashayed stardom, dressed in their classiest, gorgeous best. Ties and tuxedos, evening gowns and flowy dresses...a live fashion show, on the red carpet, it was!

The 54th Idea Filmfare Awards ceremony paraded the who's who of the industry. With the legendary stars along with new league of actors emerging in Bollywood, this night got hotter! Stars walked in, dazzling those around, with their charisma.

On stage, GenNext masters of ceremony and new flavors of the season, Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Konkona Sen and Farhan Akhtar led by the veteran host Karan Johar captivated audiences through the razzmatazz of the night!

Highlights of the evening were the enthralling performances by super-stars themselves. Svelte Katrina Kaif swayed to sizzling tracks from her hits Singh is King and Yuvraaj.

Shahid Kapoor set the stage ablaze after four years, with his energy and adrenaline pumping performances, a medley of his chartbusters Mauja hi Mauja and Nagada! Sexy Bipasha Basu and suave Neil Nitin Mukesh performed tracks from their upcoming movie Aa Dekhe Zara.

Abhishek Bachchan too made a special entry with the title track of Delhi 6 and shook a leg to the ever popular Desi Girl from Dostana.

Jackie Bhagnani made his debut performance at the awards night, thus making way into Bollywood stardom. Farhan Akhtar and his band Rock-ed On the night to a thrilling and pulsating grand finale, like never before.

Of course, in the midst of all this super entertainment, the envelopes were opened on stage to reveal the super talents and the award winners of 2008. Winners accepted the coveted black statuette with excitement and fervor, as the air filled with thunderous applause and cheers. An event to celebrate; a night to remember!

The awards night had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. The ambience and the event truly took the audience on a fabulous ride, one that they'd never want to end.

Watch out for all this and more when this spectacular, starry, starry night will be telecast exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television on March 8, at 8 pm. Don't miss the magic and magnetism of Bollywood's glitziest, prestigious and most glamorous - 54th Idea Filmfare Awards!

54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion


BEST FILM
Jodhaa Akbar

BEST DIRECTOR
Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
Arjun Rampal - Rock On!!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

BEST DEBUTANT (Male)
Imran Khan - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Farhan Akhtar - Rock On!!

BEST DEBUTANT (Female)
Asin - Ghajini

BEST STORY
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!

BEST SCREENPLAY
Yogesh Vinayak Joshi & Upendra Sidhaye - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST DIALOGUE
Manu Rishi - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A. R. Rahman - JODHAA AKBAR

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

BEST LYRICS
Javed Akhtar - Jodhaa Akbar - Jashn-e-Bahara

R. D. BURMAN AWARD
Benny Dayal - Yuvvraaj - Meri Dost Hain

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Sukhwinder Singh - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Haule Haule

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Shreya Ghoshal - Singh Is Kinng - Teri Ore

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Prateik Babbar - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Purab Kohli - Rock On!! BEST DIRECTOR (CRITIC)
Nishikant Kamat - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST ACTOR (CRITIC)
Manjot Singh - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTRESS (CRITIC)
Shahana Goswami - Rock On

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 1
Bhanu Athaiya

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2
Om Puri

SONY FILMFARE BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR
Aditya Chopra - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - 'Flower on the Dining Table' scene

TECHNICAL AWARD

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Longines Fernandes - Pappu Can't Dance Saala (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

BEST EDITING
Amit Pawar Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vandan Kataria & Monica Angelica Bhowmick - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTION
Peter Hein - Ghajini

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
John Deitz - Love Story 2050

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A R Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST COSTUMES
Manushee Sharma - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jason West - Rock On!!

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Baylon Fonseca & Vinod Subramanyam - Rock On!!