# List of accolades received by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (English: You Live Only Once) is a 2011 Indian coming-of-age film directed by Zoya Akhtar, who also co-wrote the film along with Reema Kagti. It is produced by Excel Entertainment. The film stars an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar, with Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin in supporting roles. The musical score for the film was composed by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Its cinematography was provided by Carlos Catalan. The film narrates the story of three friends on a bachelor trip and how each of them discover themselves and overcome their problems and insecurities.
Made on a budget of ₹550 million (US$6.6 million), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was released on 5 July 2011 and grossed over ₹1.53 billion (US$18 million) worldwide. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 7 reviews and judged 100 percent to be positive. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, and the performances of its cast. As of 2015, the film has won 33 awards from 66 nominations.
At the 57th ceremony of the Filmfare Awards, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won awards in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Director (Zoya Akhtar), and Best Supporting Actor (Farhan Akhtar). The film garnered eleven nominations at the 18th Screen Awards ceremony, and received three awards, including Best Film. At the 13th Zee Cine Awards, it received four awards, including Best Supporting Actor. In the 13th iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, the film was nominated for fourteen awards, going on to win nine, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor. The film won two honours—Best Choreography and a Best Audiography prize for Baylon Fonseca—at the 59th ceremony of India's National Film Awards.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| Asian Film Awards | 19 March 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Asian Film Awards | 19 March 2012 | Best Production Design | Suzanne Caplan Merwanji | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Asian Film Awards | 19 March 2012 | Best Editor | Anand Subaya | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | 18 December 2011 | Most Entertaining Actor in a Comic Role | Farhan Akhtar | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Film (Critics) | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Director | Zoya Akhtar | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Abhay Deol | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Farhan Akhtar | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Kalki Koechlin | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Señorita" | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Female Playback Singer | Alyssa Mendonsa for "Khwabon Ke Parindey" | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Dialogue | Farhan Akhtar | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Cinematographer | Carlos Catalan | Won | [10] [11] |
| Filmfare Awards | 29 January 2012 | Best Choreography | Bosco-Caesar for "Senorita" | Won | [10] [11] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Director | Zoya Akhtar | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Nominated | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Abhay Deol | Nominated | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Farhan Akhtar | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Kalki Koechlin | Nominated | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Khwabon Ke Parindey" | Nominated | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Story | Reema Kagti | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Cinematography | Carlos Catalan | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Screenplay | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Editing | Anand Subaya | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Choreography | Bosco-Caesar | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 9 June 2012 | Best Sound Re-Recording | Baylon Fonseca, Anuj Mathur | Won | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Song of The Year | "Senorita" | Won | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Album of The Year | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Javed Akhtar | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Music Composer of The Year | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy for "Senorita" | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Lyricist of The Year | Javed Akhtar for "Khwabon Ke Parindey" | Won | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Lyricist of The Year | Javed Akhtar for "Senorita" | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year | Hrithik Roshan & Abhay Deol for "Senorita" | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Best Song Recording | "Ik Junoon" | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 21 March 2012 | Best Background Score of the Year | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [17] [18] [19] |
| National Film Awards | 3 May 2012 | Best Choreography | Bosco-Caesar | Won | [20] [21] |
| National Film Awards | 3 May 2012 | Best Audiography | Baylon Fonseca | Won | [20] [21] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Director | Zoya Akhtar | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Ensemble Cast | Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Female Playback Singer | Alyssa Mendonsa for "Khwabon Ke Parindey" | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Dialogue | Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar | Won | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Choreography | Bosco-Caesar for "Señorita" | Won | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Background Music | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Screenplay | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Editing | Anand Subaya | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Cinematography | Carlos Catalan | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2012 | Best Sound Design | Baylon Fonseca | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Director | Zoya Akhtar | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Farhan Akhtar | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Story | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Screenplay | Zoya Akhtar | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Choreography | Bosco-Caesar for "Señorita" | Won | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Dialogue | Farhan Akhtar | Nominated | [12] [24] [25] |
| Star Guild Awards | 20 January 2012 | Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Señorita" | Nominated | [12] [24] [25] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Film of the Year | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Nominated | [12] [26] [27] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Dream Director | Zoya Akhtar | Nominated | [12] [26] [27] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Star of the Year — Male | Hrithik Roshan | Nominated | [12] [26] [27] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Best Drama Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Won | [12] [26] [27] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Star of the Year — Female | Katrina Kaif (also for Mere Brother Ki Dulhan) | Nominated | [12] [26] [27] |
| Stardust Awards | 25 February 2012 | Best Drama Actress | Katrina Kaif | Nominated | [12] [26] [27] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Won | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Director | Zoya Akhtar | Nominated | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Nominated | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Actress | Katrina Kaif | Nominated | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Farhan Akhtar | Won | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Track of the Year | "Señorita" | Nominated | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Story | Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti | Won | [12] [28] [29] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 22 January 2012 | Best Cinematography | Carlos Catalan | Won | [12] [28] [29] |