# List of accolades received by Omkara (2006 film)

Omkara is a 2006 Indian crime drama film adapted from Shakespeare's Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu. The director Vishal Bhardwaj himself composed the entire music for the film, including the background score, with lyrics by Gulzar. The film is set in Meerut, a city in Western Uttar Pradesh.
Produced on a budget of ₹260 million, Omkara was released on 28 July 2006 and grossed ₹424.12 million worldwide. The film was cited as "10 Must-Watch Indian Titles" by The National. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, music, screenplay, cinematography, and the performances of the ensemble cast, with particular praise for Khan's performance. The film won 41 awards from 106 nominations.
At the 54th National Film Awards, Omkara won awards in three categories, Best Supporting Actress (Konkona Sen Sharma), Best Audiography (Shajith Koyeri, Subhash Sahoo and K. J. Singh) and Special Jury Award (Vishal Bhardwaj). At the 52nd Filmfare Awards, it received nineteen nominations and won nine, including those for Best Actress (Critics), Best Supporting Actress, Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Design, Best Female Playback Singer and Best Choreography. At the 8th IIFA Awards, it received thirteen nominations and won four, including those for Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Choreography and Special Award for Best Adaptation. Among other wins, the film received two Bollywood Movie Awards, three Global Indian Film Awards, five Screen Awards, five Stardust Awards and five Zee Cine Awards.
At 30th Cairo International Film Festival, Vishal Bhardwaj received "Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director" award, at 6th Kara Film Festival, it won awards in three categories, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Music and at 2nd Asian Festival of First Films, Tassaduq Hussain received Best Cinematography Award.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Asian Festival of First Films | 29 November – 7 December, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Tassaduq Hussain | Won | |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Film | Kumar Mangat | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Dialogue | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Vivek Oberoi | Won | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Villain | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Music Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Beedi" | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sukhwinder Singh for "Omkara" | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Rekha Bhardwaj for "Namak" | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 28 November – 8 December, 2006 | Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Background Score | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Dialogue | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Cinematography | Tassaduq Hussain | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Production Design | Samir Chanda | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Costume Design | Dolly Ahluwalia | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Action | Jai Singh | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Actress (Critics) | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Special Jury Recognition | Deepak Dobriyal | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Beedi" | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Won | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Editing | Meghna Manchanda | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Sound Design | Shajith Koyeri, K.J. Singh and Subash Sahu | Won | [7] [8] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Film | Kumar Mangat | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Tassaduq Hussain | Won | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Villain | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Music Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Lyrics | Gulzar for "Omkara" | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Lyrics | Gulzar for "O Saathi Re" | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sukhwinder Singh for "Omkara" | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Goshal for "O Saathi Re" | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December, 2006 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Won | [9] [10] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Story | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Dialogue | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Screenplay | Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey and Robin Bhatt | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Music Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Beedi" | Nominated | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Won | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Won | [11] [12] [13] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June, 2007 | Special Award for Best Adaptation | Vishal Bhardwaj adapted from Shakespeare’s Othello | Won | [11] [12] [13] |
| Kara Film Festival | 7–17 December, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey and Robin Bhatt | Won | |
| Kara Film Festival | 7–17 December, 2006 | Best Actor | Saif Ali Khan | Won | |
| Kara Film Festival | 7–17 December, 2006 | Best Music | Vishal Bhardwaj | Won | |
| National Film Awards | 2 September 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Won | |
| National Film Awards | 2 September 2008 | Best Audiography | Shajith Koyeri, Subhash Sahoo and K. J. Singh | Won | |
| National Film Awards | 2 September 2008 | Special Jury Award | Vishal Bhardwaj | Won | |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Film | Kumar Mangat | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Dialogue | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Music Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Won | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Background Music | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Cinematography | Tassaduq Hussain | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Won | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Beedi" | Won | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sukhwinder Singh for "Omkara" | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Rekha Bhardwaj for "Namak" | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal for "O Saathi Re" | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Won | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Sound Design | Shajith Koyeri, K.J. Singh and Subash Sahu | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Hottest Movie of the Year | Kumar Mangat | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Dream Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Editor's Choice Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Actor of the Year – Male | Saif Ali Khan | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Actor of the Year – Female | Kareena Kapoor | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Editor's Choice Best Performance of the Year | Kareena Kapoor | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | New Menace | Deepak Dobriyal | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | New Musical Sensation – Female | Rekha Bhardwaj for "Namak" | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Film | Kumar Mangat | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Actor – Female | Kareena Kapoor | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Konkona Sen Sharma | Won | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Saif Ali Khan | Won | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Music Director | Vishal Bhardwaj | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar for "Beedi" | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Playback Singer – Female | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Beedi" | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Beedi" | Won | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Track of the Year | "Beedi" | Won | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Song Recording | Salman Afridi | Won | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |