Nominations 2026

Best Production:

Ambaa Directed By Atul Kumar Produced By D For Drama [Mumbai (Maharashtra), 1 Hour 30 Mins, Hindi, Bundelkhandi]
Chandni Raatein Directed By Purva Naresh Produced By Aarambh Mumbai Productions LLP [Mumbai (Maharashtra) , 2 Hours 20 Mins, Hindi]
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi Directed By O.T. Shajahan And Produced By Athlete Kayika Nadakavedhi [ Palakkad (Kerala), 1 Hour 30 Mins, Malayalam]
Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo Directed By Saurav Palodhi And Produced By Thakurpukur Ichheymoto [Kolkata, ( West Bengal), 2 Hour 20 Mins, Bengali]
Kadambari Directed By Meghna Roy Choudhury And Produced By Paradigm Shift Arts [Pune (Maharashtra), 1 Hour 30 Mins, Hindi, Bengali]

Best Production:

Karunashtake Directed By Prajakt Deshmukh And Produced By Bhadrakali Productions [Mumbai (Maharashtra) , 2 Hours, Marathi]
Mithyasur Directed By Ajeet Singh Pallawat And Produced By Ujaagar Dramatic Association [Mumbai (Maharashtra), 1 Hour 30 Mins, Hindi, Hindustani]
Something Like Truth Directed By Parna Pethe And Produced By Social Manch & Peace Projects [Pune (Maharashtra), 1 Hour 40 Mins, Hindi, English]
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow Directed By Neeraj G M And Produced By Kerala Kalamandalam D U [Thrissur (Kerala), 1 Hour And 20mins, Malayalam ( Malayalam With Sanskrit )]
Y Directed By Remith Ramesh And Produced By The Interlink Theatre [Kollam (Kerala, 1 Hour 15 Mins, Jibrish]

Best Director:

Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo - Saurav Palodhi
Kadambari - Meghna Roy Choudhury
Y - Remith Ramesh
Chandni Raatein - Purva Naresh
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow - Neeraj G M
Karunashtake - Prajakt Deshmukh
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - O.T. Shajahan
Ambaa - Atul Kumar
Mithyasur - Ajeet Singh Pallawat
Something Like Truth - Parna Pethe

Best Stage Design:

Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo - Saurav Palodhi
Chandni Raatein - Kushal Mahant
Y - Remith Ramesh
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Aliyar Ali
Kadambari - Ravi Choudhary

Best Light Design:

Y - Sandeep Yadav
Kadambari - Rahul Joglekar
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Sanesh K D
Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo - Soumen Chakraborty
Mithyasur - Ajeet Singh Pallawat & Trinetra Tiwari

Best Sound & Music Design:

Mithyasur - Mohit Agarwal & Animesh Vinod Patthey
Y - Sooraj Santhosh
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow - Kalamandalam Vinod k s & Kalamandalam Viswas
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Naru Parai Isai
Chandni Raatein - Kaizad Gherda

Best Costume Design:

Mithyasur - Ipshita Chakraborty Singh
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow - Kalamandalam Neeraj G M
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Nita Salam
Kadambari - Ashis Hemant Deshpande
Chandni Raatein - Harsh Dedhia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):

Chandni Raatein - Shimli Basu for Natasha
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Pushpa Vijay for Umma
Karunashtake - Parna Pethe for Durga

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):

Kadambari - Hrishabh Kanti for Tagore
Mithyasur - Sahil Ahuja for Raakshas Raj
Chandni Raatein - Kaustav Sinha for Vishal
Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo - Bimal Chakraborty for Grandfather

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female):

Something Like Truth - Sharvari Deshpande for Marie
Something Like Truth - Dusha for Zameera
Chandni Raatein - Girija Oak Godbole for Nastenka
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Divya Baburaj for Fatima

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male):

Mithyasur - Vijay Patidar for Somdev (MahaPurohit )
Chandni Raatein - Mantra Mugdh for Deewana
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - Dr. Arif Kandoth for Razaq
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow - Mario Barzaghi for Old Man

Best Original Script :

Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - O.T Shajahan
Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo - Rahul Arunoday Banerjee & Saurav Palodhi
Kadambari - Meghna Roy Choudhury
Mithyasur - Pranay Pandey
Karunashtake - Prajakt Deshmukh

Best Ensemble:

Y
Ambaa
Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo
Karunshtake

Best Choreography:

Y - Remith Ramesh
Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi - O.T. Shahjahan, Dileep Lal, Subash Das
The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow - Kalamandalam Neeraj G M