Marathi cinema’s biggest celebration is back!
The nominations for the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2026 are finally here. For over a decade, the prestigious Black Lady has celebrated the finest talent in the Marathi film industry, honouring exceptional performances and cinematic excellence.
This year, the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2026 will be held on August 6 at Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai. The star-studded evening will bring together the industry’s brightest actors, filmmakers and technicians for a night of celebration, recognition and unforgettable moments. This year, the ceremony will be hosted by Amey Wagh and Siddharth Chandekar.
As the best talents of the past year gear up for the grand event, here’s a look at the nominations for the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2026.
POPULAR AWARDS CATEGORY
BEST FILM
APRIL MAY 99
ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!
DASHAVATAR
FUSSCLASS DABHADE
JARANN
STHAL – A MATCH
BEST DIRECTOR
HEMANT DHOME (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR (STHAL- A Match)
ROHAN MAPUSKAR (APRIL MAY 99)
RUSHIKESH K. GUPTE (JARANN)
SHIVRAJ WAICHAL (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
SUBODH KHANOLKAR (DASHAVATAR)
BEST FILM (CRITICS’)
DEVMANUS (TEJAS PRABHA VIJAY DEOSKAR)
GONDHAL (SANTOSH DAVAKHAR)
SABAR BONDA (ROHAN PARASHURAM KANAWADE )
STHAL- A Match (JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR)
TEEN PAAYANCHA GHODA (NOOPUR BORA)
UTTAR (KSHITIJ PATWARDHAN)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
AMEY WAGH (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
BHARAT JADHAV (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
DILIP PRABHAVALKAR (DASHAVATAR)
LALIT PRABHAKAR (AARPAR)
MAHESH MANJREKAR (DEVMANUS)
SIDDHARTH CHANDEKAR (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
BEST ACTOR (CRITICS’)
AARYAN MENGHJI (APRIL MAY 99)
ABHINAY BERDE (UTTAR)
BHUSHAAN MANOJ (SABAR BONDA)
PRASAD OAK (GULKAND)
SIDDHARTH BODKE (PUNHA SHIVAJIRAJE BHOSALE)
TARANATH KHIRATKAR (STHAL- A Match)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
AMRUTA SUBHASH (JARANN)
HRUTA DURGULE (AARPAR)
RENUKA SHAHANE (DEVMANUS)
SAI TAMHANKAR (GULKAND)
SAJIRI JOSHI (APRIL MAY 99)
BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS’)
ISHITA DESHMUKH (GONDHAL)
NANDINI CHIKTE (STHAL- A Match)
RENUKA SHAHANE (UTTAR)
RINKU RAJGURU (ASHA)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
ANUJ PRABHU (GONDHAL)
KISHOR KADAM (GONDHAL)
SAMIR CHOUGHULE (GULKAND)
SIDDHARTH JADHAV (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
SIDDHARTH MENON (DASHAVATAR)
SURAAJ SUMAN (SABAR BONDA)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
ANITA DATE KELKAR(JARANN)
JAYSHRI JAGTAP (SABAR BONDA)
KIRAN KHOJE (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
KSHITEE JOG (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
PRAJAKTA HANAMGHAR (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
PRIYADARSHINI INDALKAR (DASHAVATAR)
BEST MUSIC ALBUM
A V PRAFULLACHANDRA (DASHAVATAR)
AMITRAJ (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
GULRAJ SINGH (AARPAR)
GULRAJ SINGH, SAURABH BHALERAO & MANOJ YADAV (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
ILAIYARAAJA (GONDHAL)
ROHAN- ROHAN (APRIL MAY 99)
BEST LYRICS
GURU THAKUR (RANGPOOJA- DASHAVATAR)
JAYANT SOMALKAR (PAHUNE YET AAHE PORI- STHAL – A MATCH)
JITENDRA JOSHI (TITLE TRACK- AARPAR)
KSHITIJ PATWARDHAN (ASEN MI- UTTAR)
KSHITIJ PATWARDHAN (DIS SARALE- FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
MANOJ YADAV (TITLE TRACK- ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
ABHIJEET KOSAMBI (MALHARI- GONDHAL)
AJAY GOGAVALE (RANGPOOJA- DASHAVATAR)
AJAY GOGAVALE (TITLE TRACK- ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
HARSHAVARDHAN WAVARE (DIS SARALE- FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
SAHIL KULKARNI (RUTUCHAKRA- DASHAVATAR)
SONU NIGAM (MANN JAIE- APRIL MAY 99)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
AANANDI JOSHI (DIS SARALE- FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
AANANDI JOSHI (TITLE TRACK- ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
ARYA AMBEKAR (CHANDANA- GONDHAL)
NIHIRA JOSHI DESHPANDE (CHAL RE MANA JAAU- ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
RADHIKA BHIDE (HO AAI- UTTAR)
RONKINI GUPTA (ASEN MI- UTTAR)
SWANANDI SARDESAI (RUTUCHAKRA- DASHAVATAR))
WRITING AND TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST STORY
DHARAM VALIA (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR (STHAL-A MATCH)
KSHITIJ PATWARDHAN (UTTAR)
ROHAN MAPUSKAR (APRIL MAY 99)
ROHAN PARASHURAM KANAWADE (SABAR BONDA)
RUSHIKESH K. GUPTE (JARANN)
SANTOSH DAVAKHAR (GONDHAL)
SUBODH KHANOLKAR (DASHAVATAR)
BEST SCREENPLAY
GAURAV PATKI (AARPAR)
JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR (STHAL- A MATCH)
ROHAN MAPUSKAR, KUNAL PAWAR, BIMAL OBEROI (APRIL MAY 99)
RUSHIKESH K. GUPTE (JARANN)
SANTOSH DAVAKHAR (GONDHAL)
SHIVRAJ WAICHAL, OMKAR GOKHALE, ARVIND JAGTAP (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
SUBODH KHANOLKAR (DASHAVATAR)
BEST DIALOGUE
GURU THAKUR (DASHAVATAR)
HEMANT DHOME (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR (STHAL-A MATCH)
ROHAN MAPUSKAR, KUNAL PAWAR (APRIL MAY 99)
SANTOSH DAVAKHAR (GONDHAL)
SHIVRAJ WAICHAL, OMKAR GOKHALE, ARVIND JAGTAP (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A V PRAFULLACHANDRA (DASHAVATAR)
A V PRAFULLACHANDRA (JARANN)
JERRY SILVESTER VINCENT (APRIL MAY 99)
ILAIYARAAJA (GONDHAL)
SAURABH BHALERAO (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
JAYESH DHAKAN (GONDHAL)
MANDAR KAMLAPURKAR (JARANN)
PRADYUMNA CHAVARE (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
SANJAY CHATURVEDI (STHAL-A MATCH)
SHISHIR CHOUSALKAR, AKSHAY VAIDYA (APRIL MAY 99)
SHISHIR CHOUSALKAR, AKSHAY VAIDYA (DASHAVATAR)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
AMLENDU CHOUDHARY (GONDHAL)
APOORVA SHALIGRAM (APRIL MAY 99)
DEVENDRA GOLATKAR (DASHAVATAR)
MANOJ KARMAKAR (STHAL-A MATCH)
MILIND JOG (JARANN)
SANDEEP GN YADAV (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
VIKAS URS (SABAR BONDA)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
AMIT WAGHCHAURE (AARPAR)
MAHESH KORE (JARANN)
NIKHIL KOWALE, APOORVA BHAGAT (APRIL MAY 99)
SANDEEP MEHER (GONDHAL)
SANJEEV RANE (DASHAVATAR)
VIKRAM SINGH (STHAL- A MATCH)
BEST EDITING
ABHIJIT DESHPANDE (JARANN)
ABHIJIT DESHPANDE (STHAL- A MATCH)
ASHISH MHATRE (GONDHAL)
FAISAL MAHADIK (DASHAVATAR)
NINAD KHANOLKAR (APRIL MAY 99)
SANJAY SANKLA (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
DEVIKA KALE- CHAUDHARY (JARANN)
KSHITEE JOG (FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
SACHIN LOVALEKAR (DASHAVATAR)
SACHIN LOVALEKAR (GONDHAL)
SNEHA NIKAM (AARPAR)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
POOJA KALE (AAVSHICHO GHO- DASHAVATAR)
POOJA KALE (JAI HANUMAN- DASHAVATAR)
STANLEY D’COSTA (TAKUMBA- APRIL MAY 99)
SUJIT KUMAR (YELLOW YELLOW- FUSSCLASS DABHADE)
DEBUTANTS
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
JAYANT DIGAMBAR SOMALKAR (STHAL- A MATCH)
GAURAV PATKI (AARPAR)
ROHAN MAPUSKAR (APRIL MAY 99)
ROHAN PARASHURAM KANAWADE (SABAR BONDA)
SANTOSH DAVAKHAR (GONDHAL)
SHIVRAJ WAICHAL (ATA THAMBAYCHA NAAY!)
SUBODH KHANOLKAR (DASHAVATAR)
BEST DEBUT MALE
AVINASH LONDHE (TEEN PAAYANCHA GHODA)
BHUSHAAN MANOJ (SABAR BONDA)
DEEPAK JOIL (BHERA)
KUNAL SHUKLA (TEEN PAAYANCHA GHODA)
NISHAD BHOIR (GONDHAL)
TARANATH KHIRATKAR (STHAL-A MATCH)
BEST DEBUT FEMALE
ISHITA DESHMUKH (GONDHAL)
JANHAVI SAWANT (AARPAR)
NANDINI CHIKTE (STHAL-A MATCH)
RIA NALAVADE (TEEN PAAYANCHA GHODA)
SAJIRI JOSHI (APRIL MAY 99)
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