Filmfare awards, Screen awards, IIFA awards, National awards, Zee Cine awards, BFJA awards, Anandalok awards

The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards and referred to as the Clare Awards after the magazine's editor. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, "in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts. [Source: Wikipedia]

Instituted in 1994 by Screen Weekly and sponsored till 2001 by Videocon International Limited, the Screen Awards are different from other "popularity" awards; the entire nomination and selection for the Screen Awards is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itselfin a manner similar to that of the Oscars. And the criteria for winning is professional excellence, not just popular view.

The Awards for Hindi/Marathi films and TV and Non-film Music are presented annually at a glittering function in January each year, at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. Seven editions of the awards have thus far been presented. For the regional cinema of South India. Screen has held three editions of the "Screen Awards for excellence in South Indian Cinema". The awards are presented for Tamil/ Telugu/ Malayalam/ Kannada Cinema. [Source: Wikipedia]

The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an Awards Ceremony in India. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee TV.

In 2004, the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai and the following year they had it in London. the 2006 ceremony was was held in Mauritius, while 2007 ceremony was held in Malaysia and broadcasted on April 1, 2007. [Source: Wikipedia]

The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for hindi movies which congratulates the superstars of the new generation who will make an impact in the future. It is sponsored by Stardust (magazine).

Background: The awards first began in 2003 by the annual Stardust movie magazine. The awards celebrate new talent in the industry as well as congratulating the current stars. [Source: Wikipedia]

Anandalok Awards or Anandalok Puraskar ceremony is one of the most prominent film events given for Bengali Cinemas in India. The Anandalok, only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and Ananda Bazar Patrika presents this Award (Puraskar). The magazine was started on January 25, 1975 and the awards (Puraskar) ceremony was started in 1998. [Source: Wikipedia]

The Bengal Film Journalists' Association(BFJA) is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing film journalism and film industry.

Members of the Association are drawn from the film section of the entire Press of West Bengal composed of dailies, periodicals and film journals in various languages published from Kolkata. Film correspondents and critics working for any newspaper or periodicals published outside Bengal having their base in Kolkata were also eligible to be members of this Association.

Cinema to the members of BFJA, apart from its basic function of providing clean entertainment, is a strong social, cultural and artistic force to help the progressive development of the nation. [Source: Wikipedia]

The IIFA Award was designed, conceptualized by Wizcraft International Entertainment. It is the only credible award ceremony in the country, audited by Price Waterhouse Coopers the official audit firm of the Oscars. IIFA Award is the only award ceremony where the entire film industry votes for the nominated films, which are then opened for the public for voting worldwide. [Source: Wikipedia]