PTC Punjabi Film Awards

PTC Punjabi Film Awards
Current: 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards
Description	Best in Punjabi language film industry
Country	India
Presented by	PTC Punjabi
First awarded	2011
Website	www.ptcpunjabifilmawards.com

The PTC Punjabi Film Awards are presented annually by PTC Punjabi to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Punjabi Cinema. The PTC Punjabi Film Awards ceremony is the most awaited film award function in Punjabi Cinema.

History

The PTC Punjabi Film awards were first introduced in 2011.

Awards

As of 2013, there are 26 awards. There is a separate category of film-critics awards, decided by noted film-critics rather than popular votes. This dual format has also generated some controversy amongst viewers and recipients. Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Merit awards

Merit Awards

• Best Movie
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Performance in a Negative Role
• Best Performance in a Comic Role
• Best Debut Director (Introduced in 2013)
• Best Male Debut
• Best Female Debut
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyricist
• Best Male Playback Singer
• Best Female Playback Singer

Critics Awards

• Critics Award For Best Movie
• Critics Award For Best Performance (Actor)
• Critics Award For Best Performance (Actress)
• Critics Award For Best Director

Technical Awards

• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Story
• Best Screenplay & Dialogue
• Best Sound Recording
• Best Background Music

Special Awards

• Lifetime Achievement
• Icon of Punjab (2012)

Records and facts

Most awards to a single Film

• Mirza - The Untold Story (2012) = 8
• Sukhmani (2010) = 7
• Jihne Mera Dil Luteya (2011) = 7
• Jatt and Juliet (2012) = 7
• Carry On Jatta (2012) = 7
• Dharti (2012) = 6

Most acting awards – male (Best Actor + Best Actor (Critics) + Best Actor (Debut))

• Diljit Dosanjh (2+0+1) = 3
• Gippy Grewal (1+1+0) = 2
• Jimmy Shergill (1+0+0) = 1

Most acting awards – female (Best Actor + Best Actor (Critics) + Best Actor (Debut))

• Neeru Bajwa (2+1+0) = 3
• Divya Dutta (1+0+0) = 1
• Sudeep Singh (0+1+0) = 1

See also

• Cinema of India

External links

• PTC Punjabi Film Awards Archives of photos of PTC Film awards since the beginning.
• PTC Film Awards 2013- Exclusive coverage by Ballewood.in
• PTC Punjabi Film Awards On Cine Punjab.com
• PTC Film Awards 2014 Photo Gallery & Winners List