Max Startdust Awards 2009 was held at Bandra, Mumbai on 15th February 2009. Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na, A Wednesday, Ghajini and Jodha Akbar were the favorites. Interestingly there was no award for “Rab ne…” (poor SRK) in any of the popular category. While Reader voted “Singh is Kinng” as the best movie, Stardust critics jury opted for “A Wednesday” as the best film. Priyanka Chopra bagged the star of the year award while Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan bagged the Style Icon of the year. Checkout the Stardust Awards Winners 2009 and the picture gallery of the event:

Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2009

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW - MALE
Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)

SUPERSTAR OF TOMORROW - FEMALE
Asin (Ghajini)

HOTTEST NEW FILMMAKER
A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)

HOTTEST NEW FILM
Ghajini

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE - MALE
Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE - FEMALE
Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A MUSIC DIRECTOR
Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE BY A LYRICIST
Kausar Munir (Falak Tak Chal / Tashan)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION - MALE
Benny Dayal (Pappu Can’t Dance Saala / Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na)

NEW MUSICAL SENSATION - FEMALE
Anmol Malik (Talli / Ugly Aur Pagli)

EXCITING NEW FACE
Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)

THE NEW MENACE
Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR
Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA
Dev Anand

PRIDE OF THE INDUSTRY
Feroz Khan

SPECIAL AWARD
Anil Kapoor (for being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning Global Recognition)

STARDUST SEARCHLIGHT AWARDS WINNERS:

BEST ACTOR
Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)

BEST ACTRESS
Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)

BEST FILM
A Wednesday

BEST DIRECTOR
Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)

READER’S CHOICE AWARDS:

STAR OF THE YEAR - MALE
Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)

STAR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE
Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)

DREAM DIRECTOR
Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)

BEST FILM
Singh Is Kinng

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kangana Ranaut (Fashion)

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Anil Kapoor (Tashan)

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - MALE
Saif Ali Khan

STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - FEMALE
Kareena Kapoor