Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, theatres across the nation were shut for almost 8 months. Amid this, we saw a surge in demand for web shows and films. While OTT platforms were majorly ignored before COVID's sudden outbreak, it became the only source of entertainment for people seated at home. Considering this, Filmfare, for the very first time, introduced the first edition of OTT Awards. The ceremony took place on Saturday night and honoured those who redefined entertainment.
Amazon Prime Video's Paatal Lok took home the Best Series award while the platform's other show The Family Man won the Best Series (Critics) award. Sushmita Sen and Jaideep Ahlawat won awards for Best Actor and Actress in Drama Series for Aarya and Paatal Lok. Tripti Dimri and Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged Best Actress and Actor awards for the films Bulbbul and Raat Akeli Hai, both on Netflix. Amazon's Panchayat starring Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav and Neena Gupta won the Best Series (Comedy/Specials) award.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Series - Paatal Lok
Best Director, Series - Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy for Paatal Lok
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) - Jaideep Ahlawat, Paatal Lok
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) - Sushmita Sen, Aarya
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male) - Jitendra Kumar, Panchayat
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female) - Mithila Palkar, Little Things Season 3
Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Critics) - Sumukhi Suresh, Pushpavali Season 2
Best Director (Critics) - Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru, The Family Man
Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) - Priyamani, The Family Man
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics) - Manoj Bajpayee, The Family Man
Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male) - Amit Sadh, Breathe: Into The Shadows
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female) - Divya Dutta, Special OPS
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male) - Raghubir Yadav, Panchayat
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female) - Neena Gupta, Panchayat
Best Original Story, Series - Sudip Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra for Paatal Lok
Best Comedy (Series/Specials) - Panchayat
Best Film (Web Original) - Raat Akeli Hai
Best Actor in Web Original Film (Male) - Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Raat Akeli Hai
Best Actor in Web Original Film (Female) - Tripti Dimri, Bulbbul
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original (Male) - Rahul Bose, Bulbbul
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original (Female) - Seema Pahwa, Chintu Ka Birthday
Best Dialogue - Sumit Arora, Suman Kumar, Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK for The Family Man
Best Screenplay - Sudip Sharma, Paatal Lok
Best Cinematographer - Sylvester Fonseca and Swapnil Sonavane for Sacred Games Season 2
Best Editor - Praveen Kathikuloth, Special OPS
Best Costume - Ayesha Khanna, The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye
Best Background Music - Alokananda Dasgupta, Sacred Games Season 2
Best Original Soundtrack - Advait Nemlekar, Special OPS
(Source: Filmfare)
