NOTE: There is no live or virtual screenings of the films.
The Lifft India Awards 2020 were declared online on 25th & 26th Dec 2020 via Lifft India YouTube Channel.
LIFFT INDIA AWARDS & HONOUR 2020 – COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS
LIFFT INDIA HONOUR 2020
FILM JOURNALISM
AJIT RAI
THEATRE
UMA JHUNJHUNWALA & AZHAR ALAM
PERFORMING ARTS
INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE – KATHAK
RUJUTA SOMAN
LITERATURE
SHARAD MISHRA
For
Prabhat Book Store
EMERGING ARTISTES OF THE YEAR FOR FINE ARTS
SPANDAN NATH & PREETI SETHI
BEST STILL PHOTOGRAPH
‘FIRST LIGHT’
By
Elaine Cristina Melo
BEST PAINTING
‘BORN FREE’
By
Anjali Nair
LIFFT INDIA FEATURE FILM AWARDS 2020
LIFFT INDIA LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
RAMAN KUMAR
FOR
OVER ALL CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN FILM & TELEVISION INDUSTRY
JURY SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
NARGESE MAST
Directed By
Jalaleddin Dorri
BEST FEATURE FILM
HEART OF GOLD
Directed By
Kullachat Jitcajonwanich
BEST BIOPIC FILM
MAIN MULAYAM
Directed By
Suvendu Raj Ghosh
BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
TALES FROM SUNDARBAN
Directed By
Pradip Mistri
BEST PRODUCER
Ismail Merchant Award
MEENA SETHI MONDAL
For
Main Mulayam
BEST DIRECTOR
SUVENDU RAJ GHOSH
For
Main Mulayam
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
DEEPANKAR PRAKASH
For
Mooso
BEST ACTORESS
KPAC LEELA
For
Raudram
BEST ACTOR {Om Puri Award}
YASHPAL SHARMA
For
Mooso
BEST DEBUT ACTOR
AMYTH SETHI
For
Main Mulayam
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORESS
SUPRIYA KARNIK
For
Main Mulayam
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
GIRISH KULKARNI
For
P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
BEST CHILD ACTOR
AVINASH RAI
For
Tales From Sundarban
BEST SCREENPLAY
[Filmed]
SHAHIN
Written By
Mehran Ranjbar
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR {Khemchand Prakash Award}
MAJID DERAKHSHANI
For
Nargese Mast
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER {V.K Murthy Award}
HASHEM MORADI
For
’47’
BEST EDITOR {Renu Saluja Award}
TAWAT SIRIPONG, ITTIPOL AYUP & KULLACHAT JITCAJONWANICH
For
Heart of Gold
BEST SOUND DESIGNER {Mangesh Desai Award}
RAMIN ABOUSEDGH
For
’47’
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR {Sameer Chanda Award}
YOGESH INGLE
For
Main Mulayam
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
SNIGDHA GOSH & YAMINI GOSH
For
Main Mulayam
BEST MAKE-UP ARTISTE
ARUN GIRE
For
Main Mulayam
BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT [Un-Filmed Feature Film]
CHUSEI {Allegiance}
Written By
Phil Hollins & Christopher Washington
BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT [Un-Filmed Short Film]
MAYBE I’LL BE BRAVE
Written By
Sam Gill
LIFF INDIA WEB AWARDS 2020
BEST WEB SERIES [FORIEGN LANGUAGE]
THE GLIWENSBOURG CHRONICLES
Directed By
Emilie Tommasi
BEST WEB SERIES
SCAM 1992, Harshad Mehta Story
Directed By
Hansal Mehta
BEST CONTENT STUDIO
APPLAUSE ENTERTAINMENT PVT LTD
BEST DIRECTOR
SOUMENDRA PADHI
For
Jamtara – season 1
BEST CREATIVE DIRECTOR
ASIM SHAAN
For
Jamtara – season 1
BEST ADAPTED STORY & SCREENPLAY
SUMIT PUROHIT & SAURAV DEY
For
Scam-1992, Harshad Mehta Story
BEST DIALOGUES
VAIBHAV VISHAL & KARAN VYAS
For
Scam-1992, Harshad Mehta Story
BEST ACTORESS
MONIKA PANWAR
For
Jamtara – season 1
BEST ACTOR
DIVYENDU
For
Mirzapur – season 2
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORESS
MAYA SARAO
For
Arya – season 1
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHIRAG VOHRA
For
Scam-1992, Harshad Mehta Story
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
SCAM 1992, Harshad Mehta Story
Casting Director – Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
SHANU SINGH RAJPUT
For
Avrodh
BEST MUSIC
SHANKAR EHSAAN LOY
For
Bandish Bandits
BEST THEME MUSIC
ACHINT THAKKAR
For
Scam-1992 Harshad Mehta Story
BEST EDITOR
ZUBIN SHEIKH
For
Jamtara – season 1
BEST SOUND DESIGNER
MANAS CHOUDHURY
For
Jamtara – season 1
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
VIJAY DULGUCH, WASIQ KHAN & VINAY VISHWAKARMA
For
Verdict – State Vs Nanavati
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
PREETI SHARMA
For
Verdict – State Vs Nanavati
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS VFX
For
SCAM-1992, HARSHAD MEHTA STORY
LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARDS 2020
BEST SONG
WONDERWALL
Directed By
Alexander Denysenko
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FILM
BITOQUEAO
YA NO TE QUIERO
Directed By
Vadim Lasca
BEST CONCEPT MUSIC VIDEO FILM
AT THE LIMIT OF FEELINGS
Directed By
Liudmila Komrakova
BEST ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEO FILM
I’LL BE WITH YOU
Directed By
Fabio Teriaca & Juan Pablo Etcheverry
BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO FILM
DISTANCE
Directed By
Stefany Rojo
BEST DIRECTOR
VADIM LASCA
For
Bitoqueao-Ya No Te Quiero
BEST MUSIC COMPOSER
PRANAV DAS
For
Maraigirai
BEST LYRICS
OLEG SOBCHUK
For
Wonderwall
BEST SINGER – MALE
ADHEEF MUHAMMED
For
Maraigirai
BEST SINGER – FEMALE
PAULAMI GHOSH
For
Sundori Kamala
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
OLEKSANDR KOROTUN
For
Wonderwall
BEST EDITOR & VFX
NITIN BURLI
For
Dialog
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
For
BITOQUEAO – YA NO TE QUIERO
LIFFT INDIA SHORT FILM AWARDS 2020
JURY SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
FUNERAL MARCH FOR A SLEEPWALKER
Directed By
Vittorio Bonutto
BEST SHORT FILM
SHADOW OF DARKNESS
Directed By
Reza Hasanzadeh
BEST SHORT FILM [India]
HITLER’S LAST MEMORIES
Directed By Vigneshkumar.B
BEST TELE FILM
NIGHTFIRE
Directed By
Brando Benetton
BEST HOROR FILM
ABASEMENT
Directed By
John Washburn
BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
IN ORBIT
Directed By
Katie Mcniece
BEST CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM
GIVE IT BACK
Directed By
Ruchama Ehrenhalt
BEST PANDEMIC SPECIAL FILM
ROSE PANDEMIC
Directed By
Daisy Lewis
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
STOOD UP
Directed By
Cjay Boisclair
BEST SMART PHONE FILM
BEYOND THE WALL
Directed By
Shamnas PP
BEST FILM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
RICKSHAWALA
Directed By
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
BEST FILM ON GENDER EQUALITY
SILENT TIES
Directed By
Sai Deodhar
BEST FILM ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS
BUTTERFLY
Directed By
Masoud Haghi
BEST FILM ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
DEAD NAME
Directed By
Hosein Mira Mohammadi
BEST FILM ON INFANTICIDE
BREAK TIME
Directed By
Sims Golshani
BEST DIRECTOR
ROBERT MISOVIC
For
‘Penny’
BEST SCREENPLAY
HOSSEIN FALLAHABADI & ALI HOSSEINI
For
‘A Place Among Cows’
BEST ACTORESS
KATE FENTON
For
‘Penny’
BEST ACTOR
DEEPAKRAJ GUNASEKARAN
For
‘Hitler’s Last Memories’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORESS
MONICA PISEDDU
For
‘Amor Fati’
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
SYLVIO ARCHAMBAULT
For
‘The Little Death’
BEST CHILD ACTOR
DAVOOD MOHAMADABADI
For
Shadow Of Darkness
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
ASEF AKBAR & NIMA ALIZADEH
For
‘The Dagger’
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
DAVOOD MOHAMMADI
For
‘The Dagger’
BEST EDITOR
BEN SEBASTIAN
For
‘Wolfman’
BEST SOUND DESIGNER
ARASH GHASEMI
For
‘The Castle ‘
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
ANNA MOROZOVA & MARIIA KUZNETSOVA
For
The Night Express
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
ANNA DELIBERDOR
For
Augusta & Antonico
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS VFX
TIMUR RAMAZANOV
For
Ruber.7
BEST ACTION & STUNT
ABHIJIT & NAVEEN NANDHAN
For
‘Wolfman’
LIFFT INDIA NON FICTION FILM AWARDS 2020
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
LIVING ON THE EDGE
DEGLAMOURISING BOLLYWOOD
Directed By
Opendra Chanana
BEST GREEN FILM
TWILIGHT OF THE RIVER KING
Directed By
David Álvarez
BEST WILD LIFE FILM
WINGS & WET LANDS
A Story Of Migration
Directed By
Raghunath Belur
LIFFT INDIA STUDENT FILM AWARDS 2020
BEST STUDENT FILM
THE SUGAR GROCER
Directed By
Ferman Narin
BEST DIRECTOR
TALINE BEDIKIAN
For
Iridescence
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA
For
Ardhviraam
BEST EDITOR
RAJNI MYSORE CHAMRAJ
For
The Day I met Joshua
BEST SOUND DESIGNER
JONAS PETERSON
For
The Day I met Joshua
BEST SCRIPT
A PEEK OF LOVE
Written By
Jeremy Lu
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BUBE MAISE
Directed By
Or Levy
