# List of awards and nominations received by Sonali Kulkarni

Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress who has won several awards and nominations. She has received a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, four Maharashtra State Film Awards, a Screen Awards Marathi and two Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar.
After making her debut in 1992 with the Kannada film Cheluvi, Kulkarni received critical acclaim and the Maharashtra State Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Doghi (1995). Following year, she won the Grand Prix du Jury for Best Actor at the Valenciennes Adventure Film Festival for Amol Palekar's acclaimed film Daayraa (1996). In 2000, her portrayal of a foster mother in Mission Kashmir earned her several nominations, including Filmfare Awards, IIFA Awards, Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards in the Best Actress Category. Kulkarni's portrayal of a proud woman, her beautiful redemption from an unfair societal insult, and her tragic bad luck in the short film Chaitra (2002) received a Special Mention – Non-Feature Film at the 49th National Film Awards. She won her first Screen Award Marathi and her second Maharashtra State Award for Devrai (2004), in which she played the sister of a man with schizophrenia who is battling to come to terms with his sickness. Her work in the Italian language film Fuoco Su di Me won her the Best Actress Award at the 2006 Milan International Film Festival. Following this, she starred in several movies, such as Taxi Number 9211 (2007), which earned nominations at the Stardust Awards and the Annual Central European Bollywood Awards.
In 2011, Kulkarni was seen in a brief role as an inspector's wife seeking justice for her husband's suicide in Singham, which received an IIFA Award nomination and Pratibimba, which won the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress. Her performance as a real-life medical practitioner and social worker in the biopic Dr. Prakash Baba Amte-The Real Hero won her Suvarnaratna Awards and first Maharashtracha Favourite Kon for Best Actress. Kulkarni set the record for most Filmfare Marathi Award for Best Actress wins with three after earning the trophies for her performances in Dr. Prakash Baba Amte-The Real Hero and Kachcha Limboo (2017), and one Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her role of a widow in Pension (2021). For Kachcha Limboo, she also earned Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards, Zee Cine Marathi Awards and the second Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress.
Along with acting awards, Kulkarni was honoured with the V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award for her overall contribution in 2015.

## Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group for excellence of cinematic achievements in Hindi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Mission Kashmir | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Filmfare Marathi Awards

The Filmfare Awards Marathi are presented annually by The Times Group for excellence of cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema. Kulkarni has received four awards in different category from five nominations. She holds the record for most wins in Best Actress category.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Mukta | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1996 | Doghi | Best Actress | Won |
| 2000 | Gharabaher | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2015 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero | Best Actress | Won |
| 2018 | Kachcha Limboo | Best Actress | Won |
| 2022 | Pension | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2022 | Pension | Best Actress (Critics) | Won |

## International Indian Film Academy Awards

The International Indian Film Academy Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi film industry.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Mission Kashmir | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Singham | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Maharashtra State Film Awards

The Maharashtra State Film Awards are presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra for excellence of cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Doghi | Best Actress | Won |
| 2005 | Devrai | Best Actress | Won |
| 2015 | Overall Contribution | V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award | Honored |
| 2021 | Tich Shahar Hone | Best Actress | Won |

## Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?

The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? are presented by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies to honour excellence in Marathi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero | Favourite Actress | Nominated |
| 2017 | Kachcha Limboo | Favourite Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | Gulabjaam | Favourite Actress | Nominated |

## National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered by the International Film Festival of India and the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals. The awards are presented by the President of India. Due to their national scale, they are considered to be the equivalent of the Academy Awards.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Chaitra | Special Mention (Non-Feature Film) | Won | |

## People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards India is the Indian version of the American awards show recognising Indian film, television, music and sports. Kulkarni has received one award.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Mission Kashmir | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards

The Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards are presented annually by the Archana Nevrekar Foundation to honour film, television and theatre in the Marathi film industry.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Kachcha Limboo | Best Actress | Won | |

## Screen Awards

The Screen Awards are annually presented by the Indian Express Limited to honour excellence of cinematic achievements in Hindi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Mission Kashmir | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Screen Awards Marathi

The Screen Awards are annually presented by the Indian Express Limited to honour excellence of cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Devrai | Best Actress | Won | |

## Stardust Awards

The Stardust Awards are an annual event organised by Magna Publishing Company Limited to honour excellence in the Hindi cinema.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Taxi No. 9211 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Zee Cine Awards

The Zee Cine Awards are an annual award ceremony organised by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Mission Kashmir | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |

## Zee Cine Marathi Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Kachcha Limboo | Best Actress | Won | |

## Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2009 | Gulmohar | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2013 | Pratibimba | Best Actress | Won |
| 2014 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | Kachcha Limboo | Best Actress | Won |

## Other Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Kaata Rute Kunala | RAPA Awards | Best Television Performance of the Year | Won |
| 1996 | Daayraa (The Square Circle) | Valenciennes Adventure Film Festival | Grand Prix du Jury (Best Actor) | Won |
| 2005 | Fuoco Su Di Me (Fire At My Heart) | Milan International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
| 2007 | Taxi No. 9211 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2015 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero | Suvarnaratna Awards | Best Actress | Won |
| 2018 | - | Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards | Film (Female) | Won |
| 2018 | - | Bollywood Film Journalist Awards | Outstanding Contribution to Marathi Cinema | Won |
| 2022 | Ticha Shahar Hona | IFA Istanbul Film Awards | Best Actress in a Feature Film | Won |