Screen Awards 2016: Amitabh Bachchan And Alia Bhatt Are Top Winners

New Delhi: Awards season began with the 23rd edition of the Star Screen Awards 2016 on Sunday in Mumbai. It was attended by some of the biggest names in Bollywood like Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and many more. One of the highlights of the event was the segment co-hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, which left the audience in splits. Though the list of achievers is long, it was Shoojit Sircar's Pink that emerged as the clear winner, bagging as many as four awards, including the Best Actor Award for Amitabh Bachchan. On the other hand, Alia Bhatt was named the Best Actress for her powerful performance in Udta Punjab. 
 
Rishi Kapoor won the Best Supporting Actor award for Kapoor and Sons, while Shabana Azmi was named Best Supporting Actress for Neerja. Veteran star Rekha, 62, received the Lifetime Achievement award.
Amitabh Bachchan and Alia Bhatt both posted on social media after receiving their awards:
 

T 2461 - 2 days of wedding in Goa .. fly into Mumbai .. to Screen Awards .. and the recognition for PINK .. so humbled ! pic.twitter.com/t4tZcqs6gw

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 4, 2016

 

Thank you #StarScreenAwards for my two new friends! Thank you Chaubey and @gauris! Here's to Udta Zindagi ;) love you @karanjohar forever pic.twitter.com/8hI1vld6aB

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) December 4, 2016

Here is the complete list of Star Screen Awards 2016 winners:

Best Film: Pink

Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for Pink

Best Actress: Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab

Best Supporting Actor: Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor and Sons

Best Supporting Actress: Shabana Azmi for Neerja

Critics' Choice for Best Actor: Sushant Singh Rajput for M S Dhoni: The Untold Story

Critics' Choice for Best Actress: Swara Bhaskar for Nil Battey Sannata

Lifetime Achievement Award: Rekha
 
Best Actor In a Comic Role: Varun Dhawan for Dishoom
 

My award sitting on me and me sitting at home.Thank you #screenawards #dishoom.comedy is serious business. pic.twitter.com/HVQ3vK1XBP

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) December 4, 2016

Best Newcomer (Male): Jim Sarbh for Neerja and Harshvardhan Kapoor for Mirzya
 
Best Newcomer (Female): Disha Patani for M S Dhoni: The Untold Story

The Best newcomer (female) #StarScreenAwards 2016 for playing as "Priyanka Jha" in MS Dhoni - The Untold Story pic.twitter.com/qf6muBoNg8

— Disha Patani (@DishPatani) December 4, 2016

Best Director: Ram Madhvani for Neerja

Most promising Debut Director: Tinu Suresh Desai for Rustom

Best Screenplay: Saiwyn Quadras for Neerja

Best Editing: Aditya Bannerji for Pink

Best Cinematography: Anay Goswami for Fitoor

Best Action: Jai Singh Nijjar forShivaay

Best Dialogue: Ritesh Shah for Pink

Best Style Icon Award: Deepika Padukone
 
Best Music: Pritam Chakraborty for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Child Artist: Riya Shukla for Nil Battey Sannata

Best Playback Singer (Male): Amit Mishra for Bulleya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Playback Singer (Female): Palak Muchhal for Kaun Tujhe, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar for Kala Chashma, Baar Baar Dekho