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The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. 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 Network.

In 2004, the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai and the following year they had it in London. On 4 March 2006 it was held in Mauritius. Last year's 2007 ceremony was held in Malaysia and broadcast on 1 April 2007.

In 2008, the ZCA was held in London for the second time. It took place on 26 April, 2008 at Excel Arena, Docklands, London.

Contents 1 Sponsors 2 Awards 2.1 Viewer's choice 2.2 Jury's choice 2.3 Technical Awards 3 Other awards 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Sponsors

The Awards often change their sponsors, initially starting with Lux.

• 1998-2001 - Lux Zee Cine Awards
• 2002-2003 - Fair View Zee Cine Awards
• 2004 - Pan Parag Zee Cine Awards
• 2005 - Sunfeast Zee Cine Awards
• 2006 - LIC Zee Cine Awards
• 2007 - Aditya Birla Group Zee Cine Awards
• 2008 - Lux Zee Cine Awards

[edit] Awards

[edit] Viewer's choice

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Track of the Year

[edit] Jury's choice

• Best Actor (Critics)
• Best Actress (Critics)
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Villain
• Best Comedian
• Most Promising Director
• Best Male Debut
• Best Female Debut
• Best Male Playback Singer
• Best Female Playback Singer
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyricist
• Lifetime Achievement

[edit] Technical Awards

^{Award categories without own pages, are listed here in bold, appearing with their last winners.}

• Best Background Music
• Best Dialogue
• Best Story
• Best Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Action: Johnny Gaddar
• Best Art Direction: Gandhi, My Father
• Best Audiography
• Best Choreography: Farah Khan- Om Shanti Om
• Best Costumes: Om Shanti Om
• Best Film Processing: Adlabs for Namastey London
• Best Publicity: Jab We Met
• Best Song Recording: Shootout at Lokhandwala
• Best Visual Effects: Om Shanti Om

[edit] Other awards

• Lux Face of the Year (1998-2001)
• Netizen Award Best Film (2001)
• Premiere Choice - Female (2001)
• Premiere Choice - Male (2001)
• Special Award for Debut Director (2002)
• Special Award for Hall of Fame (2002)
• Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to International Cinema (2002)
• Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Female (2002)
• Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Male (2002)
• Queen of Hearts (2002-2003)
• Dynamic Duo (2003)
• True Indian Beauty (2003)
• Superstar of the Year - Female (2004)
• Superstar of the Year - Male (2004)
• Zenith Power Team Award (2007)
• Best Contribution to Indian Cinema - Dharmendra [1]
• Golden Grade Award - Amitabh Bachchan[2]

2007 Special Awards

• Forever Diva Award - Rekha
• Special Recognition - Subhash Ghai
• Fun Cinema Entertainer of the year - Shahrukh Khan - Don - The Chase Begins Again

2008 Special Awards:

• Queen of Bollywood - Gauri Khan
• British Indian Actor Award - Katrina Kaif
• Zee Icon award – Shahrukh Khan
• Zee Cinema Entertainer of the year – Ritesh Deshmukh

[edit] See also

• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

[edit] External links

• Official Website of the 2008 Zee Cine Awards^{[dead link]}
• Official website of the Zee Cine Awards^{[dead link]}
• Zee Cine Awards at IMDb.com

[edit] References

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