Zee Cine Awards
| Zee Cine Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in the Hindi film industry |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| First award | 1997; 26 years ago |
| Website | zeecineawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Zee TV (1998–present) |
| Related | Zee Cine Awards Telugu |
The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an annual Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry.[1][2][3] They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema – the democratic way".[4]
They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai, and in following years in London, Mauritius, Malaysia, and London again in 2008 then Abu Dhabi in 2009. It was not held in 2010; due to TV release of Dance India Dance, but resumed in 2011, being held in Singapore in 2012 it was held at the CotaiArena in Macao.[5]
The 2018 edition was held at MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai.[6] It was also not held in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Awards
Popular awards
Critics awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Villain
- Best Comedian
- Most Promising Director
- Best Male Debut
- Best Female Debut
- Best Male Playback Singer
- Best Female Playback Singer
- Best Music Director
- Best Lyricist
- Lifetime Achievement
- Best Performer of the Year Female
- Best Performer of the Year Male
- Face of the Year
Technical Awards
- Best Background Music
- Best Dialogue
- Best Story
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Action
- Best Art Direction
- Best Audiography
- Best Choreography
- Best Costumes
- Best Processing
- Best Publicity
- Best Song Recording
- Best Visual Effects
Winners
Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue
| Year | Winner (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale & Monal Thakkar | Article 370 |
| 2019 | Sumit Aroraa | Stree |
| 2018 | Nitesh Tiwari | Bareilly Ki Barfi |
| 2015 | Juhi Chaturvedi | Piku |
| 2008 | Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India |
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 2006 | ||
| 2005 | Vishal Bhardwaj | Maqbool |
| 2004 | Abbas Tyrewala | Munnabhai M.B.B.S. |
| 2003 | Piyush Mishra, Ranjit Kapoor Rajkumar Santoshi[7] |
The Legend of Bhagat Singh |
Zee Cine Award for Best Story
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlee (director) | Jawan (film)[8] |
| 2020 | Anubhav Sinha & Gaurav Solanki | Article 15 |
| 2015 | Juhi Chaturvedi | Piku |
| 2014 | Pubali Chaudhari Supratik Sen Abhishek Kapoor Chetan Bhagat |
Kai Po Che! |
| 2011 | Karan Johar Shibani Bathija |
My Name is Khan |
| 2008 | Amole Gupte | Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) |
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 2005 | Ashutosh Gowariker & M.G. Sathya | Swades |
Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay
| Year | Winner (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vivek Agnihotri | The Kashmir Files |
| 2020 | Gaurav Solanki, Anubhav Sinha | Article 15 |
| 2018 | Nitesh Tiwari | Bareilly Ki Barfi |
| 2015 | Juhi Chaturvedi | Piku |
| 2014 | Ayan Mukerji | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
| 2013 | Anurag Basu | Barfi! |
| 2012 | Imtiaz Ali | Rockstar |
| 2008 | Jab We Met | |
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 2005 | Vishal Bhardwaj & Abbas Tyrewala | Maqbool |
| 2003 | Mahesh Bhatt | Raaz |
Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
| Year | Winner(s) | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Manmohan Singh | Dil To Pagal Hai | |
| 2002 | Rajiv Jain | Badhaai Ho Badhaai | |
| 2005 | Santosh Sivan | Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities [9] | |
| 2006 | Ravi K. Chandran | Black | |
| 2008 | Sudeep Chatterjee | Chak De India | |
| 2009 | Ravi K. Chandran | Ghajini | |
| 2012 | Carlos Catalan | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | |
| 2014 | Ravi Varman | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | |
| 2015 | Sudeep Chatterjee | Bajirao Mastani | |
| 2017 | Aseem Bajaj | Shivaay | |
| 2018 | Jomon T. John | Golmaal Again | |
| 2019 | Pankaj Kumar | Tumbbad | |
| 2020 | Jay Oza | Gully Boy | [10] |
Zee Cine Award for Best Editing
| Year | Winner (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aarti Bajaj[11][12] | Amar Singh Chamkila |
| 2020 | Nitin Baid | Gully Boy |
| 2018 | Ajay Sharma | Jagga Jasoos |
| 2014 | Arif Sheikh | D-Day |
| 2012 | Aarti Bajaj | Rockstar |
| 2008 | Amitabh Shukla | Chak De India |
See also
References
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- ^ "Rohit Shetty, Sunil Grover to co-host awards show". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2018 | 'Raees' to 'Judwaa 2': Here's the full nomination list!". dna. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Zee launches cine awards". Screen. November 1997. Archived from the original on 24 April 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2012 to be held in Macau". Zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2018 Winners: SRK, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt And More". india.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2024 complete winners list: Shah Rukh Khan wins Best Actor, thanks Atlee; Jawan and Pathaan sweep awards". The Indian Express. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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- ^ "2020 – Zee Cine Awards". Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "ZCA 2025 – Zee Cine Awards". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2025 full list of winners: Kartik Aaryan wins Best Actor, Shraddha Kapoor is Best Actress". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.