# List of accolades received by Black (2005 film)

Black is a 2005 Indian English- and Hindi-language drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, with Shernaz Patel and Dhritiman Chatterjee playing supporting roles. The film tells the story of Michelle McNally (Mukerji), a young woman who becomes deaf and blind after recovering from an illness when she was an infant, and follows her meeting with an elderly alcoholic teacher, Debraj Sahai (Bachchan). Bhansali, who wrote the story, co-produced Black under SLB Films with Anshuman Swami of Applause Entertainment and co-wrote the screenplay with Bhavani Iyer and Prakash Kapadia. The soundtrack was composed by Monty Sharma, with lyrics from Prasoon Joshi. It was shot by Ravi K. Chandran on sets built by Omung Kumar, while the editing was done by Bela Sehgal.
Made on a budget of between ₹200 million (US$2.4 million) and ₹220 million (US$2.6 million), the film opened on 4 February 2005 and received positive feedback from critics, who mostly praised the leading cast's performances. Black was declared a moderate success with a total gross of ₹409.4 million (US$4.9 million), but ranked among the highest-grossing Indian films of the year. The film won 67 awards out of 84 nominations; the direction, performances of the entire cast, art direction, and background score garnered the most attention from various award groups.
Black won three trophies at the 53rd National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actor (Bachchan). The film received eleven awards, including those for Best Film, Best Director (Bhansali), Best Actor (Bachchan), and Best Actress (Mukerji), at the 51st Filmfare Awards. At the 7th IIFA Awards, it was nominated in ten categories and won nine awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Bhansali, Best Actor for Bachchan, and Best Actress for Mukerji. Among other wins, it also received two Anandalok Puraskar, five Bollywood Movie Awards, eleven Producers Guild Film Awards, ten Screen Awards, six Stardust Awards, and ten Zee Cine Awards.

## Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Black :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Anandalok Puraskar | 20 December 2005 | Best Film – Hindi | Black | Won |
| Anandalok Puraskar | 20 December 2005 | Best Actress – Hindi | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Costume Designer | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Shernaz Patel | Nominated |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Story | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominated |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Sound Recording | Anup Dev | Won |
| National Film Awards | 14 September 2007 | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Black | Won |
| National Film Awards | 14 September 2007 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| National Film Awards | 14 September 2007 | Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Reliance Customers' Choice Award for Best Film | Black | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Costume Design | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Nominated |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominated |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Sound Recording | Resul Pookutty | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Won |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 21 January 2006 | Best Art Design | Omung Kumar | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Shernaz Patel | Nominated |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Child Artist | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Dialogue | Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominated |
| Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Sound Design | Resul Pookutty | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 20 February 2005 | Special Award | Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 15 January 2006 | Hottest Film of the Year | Black | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 15 January 2006 | Best Director of the Year | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 15 January 2006 | Actor of the Year – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 15 January 2006 | Actor of the Year – Female | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Stardust Awards | 15 January 2006 | Exciting New Face of the Year | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Film | Black | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Actor – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Actor – Female | Rani Mukerji | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Ayesha Kapur | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Shernaz Patel | Nominated |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia | Nominated |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Art Direction | Omung Kumar | Nominated |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Publicity Design | HR Enterprises | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Film Processing | Rahul Nanda, Himanshu Nanda | Nominated |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Audiography | Resul Pookutty | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Re-recording | Anup Dev | Nominated |