Screen Awards 2026: Full list of winners
What's the story
The 2026 edition of the Chetak Screen Awards was a night to remember, especially for the blockbuster film Dhurandhar. The movie bagged 14 awards at the event, including Best Actor (Male) for Ranveer Singh and Best Director for Aditya Dhar. Akshaye Khanna also won Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male). The film's technical categories were no exception, bagging awards for editing, sound design, special effects, dialogue, cinematography, production design, choreography, background score, action, and hairstyling and make-up.
Other winners
Yami Gautam Dhar won Best Actor (Female) for 'Haq'
Haq, directed by Suparn Verma, bagged the Best Actor (Female) award for Yami Gautam Dhar's performance as Shah Bano. It also won Best Film for Gender Sensitivity. Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound, inspired by a true story of friendship and tragedy during the COVID-19 lockdown, took home the Best Film award. Shazia Iqbal (Dhadak 2) was named Breakthrough Debut Director, Aneet Padda won Breakthrough New Actor (Female), and Ahaan Panday won Breakthrough New Actor (Male).
More awards
Khatter dedicated his Best Actor award to the right cause
Homebound also bagged the award for Best Film Writing, Story and Screenplay. The film's lead actors, Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa, along with producer Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla, who has a stake in Dharma Productions, were on stage to receive the honor. Khatter dedicated the award to those who fight every day for their identity. "This film is an effort to give voice to the voiceless," he said.
Shared honors
Other notable wins of the night
Dhurandhar also shared the Best Costume award with another blockbuster, Chhaava. Shalini Vatsa (Homebound) won Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female). The awards ceremony, which returned after a seven-year hiatus, was hosted by actors Alia Bhatt and Sunil Grover, stand-up comedian Zakir Khan, and Saurabh Dwivedi. The event was streamed live on SonyLIV, Sony Entertainment Television, and YouTube.
OTT success
'Stolen' and 'Saiyaara' dominated, too
In the OTT category, Stolen won four of five awards: Best Film and Best Director (Karan Tejpal), Best Actor (Abhishek Banerjee), and Best Script. Sanya Malhotra was named Best OTT Actor (Female) for Mrs., a remake of The Great Indian Kitchen. Mohit Suri's Saiyaara dominated in music with Faheem Abdullah and Shreya Ghoshal winning Best Playback Singer Male and Female, respectively, for its title track. It also won Best Song, while Gulzar clinched Best Lyrics for Ul Julool Ishq.
Special recognition
Special awards and tributes at the event
R S Prasanna's sports dramedy Sitaare Zameen Par, which stars Aamir Khan as a basketball coach training a team of young adults with Down Syndrome, received the special award titled "Screen's Cinema of Courage Award." The evening also paid tribute to industry veterans who passed away in the past year, including Dharmendra, Achyut Potdar, Asrani, Chandra Barot, Dheeraj Kumar, Deb Mukherjee, and Kamini Kaushal. The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed posthumously on Dharmendra.