Guild Awards:'Vicky Donor','Barfi' sweep major awards

Mumbai: The red carpet was rolled out as stars and celebrities walked down to celebrate the best of 2012 in Hindi Cinema & Television at the Renault Star Guild Awards. Stars sashayed down the red carpet, dressed in their classiest, gorgeous best.

The beautiful Vidya Balan for the second time in a row won the Best Actress Award for her performance in 'Kahaani' while Ranbir Kapoor won Best Actor Male for 'Barfi'. New-age films, 'Vicky Donor' and 'Barfi' tied with 7 awards each, sweeping major awards in the popular and technical category with the latter winning Best Movie as well.

Taking the podium as host for the first time, superstar Salman Khan was the highlight of the night. Salman brought his signature style, camaraderie and flair on stage and won the hearts of the audience and contemporaries. Sonakshi Sinha, who hosted a section of the evening with Salman, complimented his wit and humour.

The evening was coupled with enthralling performances by the super-stars themselves. Ayushmann Khurrana and Kunaal Roy Kapur performed on 'Dramebaaz' and 'Sadi Gali' while promoting their film, 'Nautanki Saala'. Jacqueline Fernandez gave a spell-binding performance to 'Party on my mind' and 'Lat lag gayi'. Stars of 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti', Rhea Chakraborty and Saqib Saleem also performed on songs 'Punjabiyan di Battery' from the film. Other performances came from Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan and Arjun Kapoor.

List of winners:

TELEVISION CATEGORY

Best Non-Fiction Series: Crime Patrol

Best Ongoing Drama Series - Fiction: Bade Achhe Laggte Hai

Best Drama Series - Fiction: Diya Aur Baati Hum and Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon

Best Director - Fiction: Romesh Kalra for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

Best Actress In A Drama Series: Sakshi Tanwar for Bade Achhe Laggte Hai

Best Actor In A Drama Series: Ram Kapoor for Bade Achhe Laggte Hai

Best Writer: Story by Sonali Jaffer, Screenplay by Harneet for Bade Achhe Laggte Hai

Best Ensemble Cast: Balika Vadhu - Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte

Best Comedy Series: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma

Best Mythological Series: Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev

POPULAR (FILM) CATEGORY

Best Screenplay : Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani

Best Story: Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor

Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor

Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya - Chikni Chameli in Agneepath

Best Lyrics: Gulzar - Saans in Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Best Music: Pritam for Cocktail

Best Male Singer: Ayushmann Khurana for Paani Da Rang in Vicky Donor

Best Female Singer: Shalmali Kholgade for Pareshan in Ishaqzaade

Best Performance in a Comic Role: Abhishek Bachchan for Bol Bachchan, Anu Kapoor for Vicky Donor

Best Performance in a Negative Role: Rishi Kapoor for Agneepath

Best Actor (Supporting Role): Anu Kapoor for Vicky Donor

Best Actress (Supporting Role): Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor

Most Promising Debut (Male): Ayushmann Khurana for Vicky Donor

Most Promising Debut (Female): Ileana D'Cruz for Barfi

Yash Chopra Award - Most Promising Debut Director: Gauri Shinde for English Vinglish

Best Actor in a leading role: Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi

Best Actress in a leading role: Vidya Balan for Kahaani

Best Director : Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani, Anurag Basu for Barfi

Best Film: Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur for Barfi

Lifetime Achievement Award: Manoj Kumar

Red FM Radio Song of the Year: Fevicol Se

Star Award for the Shining Star: Priyanka Chopra

Guild Presidents Honour: Karan Johar

Special Awardee: Lata Mangeshkar

Hindustan Times Outstanding Contribution to Society: Abhishek & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan