1st Ande Tamatar Awards Nominees

Best Picture
Aparichit
Krrish
Lage Raho Munnabhai
Omkara
Rang De Basanti

Best Director
Rajkumar Hirani (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Karan Johar (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Rakesh Roshan (Krrish)
Vishal Bharadwaj (Omkara)
Rakeysh Mehra (Rang De Basanti)

Best Actor
Vikram (Aparichit)
Aamir Khan (Fanaa)
Hrithik Roshan (Krrish)
Sanjay Dutt (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Aamir Khan (Rang De Basanti)

Best Actress
Amisha Patel (Ankahee)
Aishwarya Rai (Dhoom 2)
Kangana Ranaut (Gangster)
Alice Patteson (Rang De Basanti)
Amrita Rao (Vivah)

Best Actor in Supporting Role
Arshad Warsi (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Saif Ali Khan (Omkara)
Siddharth (Rang De Basanti)
Sharman Joshi (Rang De Basanti)
Kunal Kapoor (Rang De Basanti)

Best Actress in Supporting Role
Payal Rohatgi (36 China Town)
Shruti Seth (Fanaa)
Konkana Sen Sharma (Omkara)
Rimii Sen (Phir Hera Pheri)
Soha Ali Khan (Rang De Basanti)

Best Music
Himesh Reshammiya (Banaras)
Jatin-Lalit (Fanaa)
Pritam (Gangster)
Vishal Bharadwaj (Omkara)
A R Rahman (Rang De Basanti)

Best Lyrics
Sayeed Quadri (Mujhe Mat Roko / Gangster)
Gulzar (Beedi / Omkara)
Gulzar (Namak / Omkara)
Prasoon Joshi (Rang De Basanti / Rang De Basanti)
Anwar Maqsood (Yeh Hai Meri Kahani / Zinda)

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Himesh Reshammiya (Kitna Pyaar / Banaras)
Sonu Nigam (Bande Mein Tha Dum / Lage Raho Munnabhai)
Sukhwinder Singh (Omkara / Omkara)
Daler Mehndi (Rang De Basanti / Rang De Basanti)
Bappi Lahiri (Bombai Nagariya / Taxi 9211)


Best Playback Singer (Female)
Alisha Chinoi (Aaj Ki Raat / Don)
Sunidhi Chauhan (Beedi / Omkara)
Rekha Bharadwaj (Namak / Omkara)
Lata Mangeshkar (Lukka Chuppi / Rang De Basanti)
Shibani Kashyap (Zinda Hoon Mein / Zinda)

Best Background Score
Shankar Ehsaan Loy (Don)
Ram Sampat (Family)
Salim-Suleiman (Fanaa)
Salim-Suleiman (Krrish)
A R Rahman (Rang De Basanti)

Endnotes:
1. I may not have seen all films, but the fact I have not seen a particular film means that I don't even consider it worthy of my time, and, as a result, is automatically rejected.
2. The awards like best comedian, villain, newcomer etc have been canceled. They make no sense.
3. As for the other awards like screenplay, editing, I simply don't know how to judge them. So I won't.
4. If you are shocked at my choice of the best actress and the best supporting actress, I shall give you a hint about the selection criteria - it is not good acting. Go figure!
5. If you disagree with my nominations, you are wrong.