The Chetak Screen Awards, organized by The Indian Express Group’s Screen Academy, has announced the nominations for its upcoming ceremony to be held on April 5. The awards recognize achievements in Hindi cinema and OTT releases since 2025, with nominations across 31 categories that reflect the range of storytelling across theatrical and streaming platforms.
Chetak Screen Awards nominations announced: Dhurandhar leads with 24 nominations; Sayara, Homebound Follow
Leading this year’s nominations stalwartDirected by Aditya Dhar, with 24 nominations. It is followed soldier with 17 nominations and homebound With 15 nominations, the three titles were placed among the strongest contenders before the ceremony. For the first time in 20 years, the ceremony will be broadcast live globally via YouTube. It will also air on Sony Entertainment Television and stream on SonyLIV.
The nomination list as per the announcement is given below:
nomination list
best course of action
120 brave
shade
Deva
stalwart
Jat
Best Actor (Female)
Trupti Dimri- beats 2
Yami Gautam Dhar- Right
Sonal Madhushankar – man in the loop
Konkana Sen Sharma – Metro…in Dino’s
Monica Panwar- sniper
Radhika Apte- sister midnight
Kriti Sanon- in love with you
Best Actor (Female) – OTT Film
Fatima Sana Shaikh – someone like you
Sanya Malhotra – Mrs
Radhika Apte- sister love
Saba Azad – songs of heaven
Mia Meltzer – stolen
Farida Jalal – great shamsuddin family
Shreya Chaudhary- mehta boys
Best Actor (Male)
Vicky Kaushal – shade
Siddhant Chaturvedi- beats 2
Ranveer Singh – stalwart
Vishal Jethwa – homebound
Ishaan Khattar- homebound
Manoj Bajpayee- Firefly: The Fable
Ideal Pride – Superboys of Malegaon
Best Actor (Male) – OTT Film
Manoj Bajpayee- Inspector Zende
Abhishek Bachchan- Kalidhar missing
Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
Abhishek Banerjee- stolen
Shubham Vardhan- stolen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Divya Dutta- shade
Sheeba Chadha- Right
Shalini Vats – homebound
Dolly Ahluwalia – stars on the ground
Manjiri Pupala – Superboys of Malegaon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Akshay Khanna – stalwart
Rakesh Bedi- stalwart
Naseeruddin Shah- cheeky love
Saurabh Shukla- jolly llb 3
Deepak Dobriyal- Firefly: The Fable
Best Background Score
shade
stalwart
Right
homebound
soldier
Best Choreography
‘Oui Amma’- Azad
‘Bhasad Macha’-Deva
‘Mischief’-Dhurandhar
‘Panwadi Song’- Tulsi Kumari of Sunny Sanskari
‘Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka’ – Thamma
Best Cinematography
stalwart
homebound
man in the loop
Firefly: The Fable
Superboys of Malegaon
best dress
shade
stalwart
cheeky love
homebound
Superboys of Malegaon
excellent dialogue
stalwart
Right
homebound
jolly llb 3
Superboys of Malegaon
best director
Laxman Ramchandra Utekar – shade
Aditya Dhar- stalwart
Suparn S Verma – Right
Neeraj Ghaywan – homebound
Ram Reddy – Firefly: The Fable
Mohit Suri- soldier
Reema Kagti – Superboys of Malegaon
Best Director – OTT Film
Aarti Kadav – Mrs
Honey Trehan – Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
Karan Tejpal- stolen
Anusha Rizvi – great shamsuddin family
Boman Irani – mehta boys
best editing
stalwart
Right
homebound
soldier
Superboys of Malegaon
best film
beats 2
stalwart
Right
homebound
soldier
stars on the ground
Superboys of Malegaon
shade
