LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: J Mahendran
THE SAMRAT OF SOUTH INDIAN BOX OFFICE: Vijay
(Box Office Excellence since 1996)
MS VISWANATHAN GOLD MEDAL FOR NEXT GEN MUSICIAN: Anirudh
LEGENDARY PERFORMER: Kalaipuli S Thanu
Theri and Kabali
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – MALE: Guru Somasundaram
Joker
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE – FEMALE: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Thaarai Thappattai
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Sivakarthikeyan
Remo and Rajini Murugan
SPECIAL JURY AWARD: R Madhavan
Irudhi Suttru
BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE – MALE: SJ Suryah
Iraivi
BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE – FEMALE: Pooja Devariya
Iraivi, Aandavan Kattalai and Kuttrame Thandanai
BEST ENTERTAINER: Keerthy Suresh
Remo, Rajini Murugan and Thodari
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ACTOR – MALE: Vijay
Theri
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ACTOR – FEMALE: Samantha
Theri and 24
PEOPLE'S CHOICE DIRECTOR: Atlee
Theri
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Radikaa Sarathkumar
Dharmadurai
BEST ACTOR IN A VILLAIN ROLE: RK Suresh
Thaarai Thappattai
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY ROLE: Soori
Rajini Murugan, Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran and Idhu Namma Aalu
BEST CHILD ACTOR: Shifana
Kadha Solla Porom
BEST DEBUT ACTOR: Nivetha Pethuraj
Oru Naal Koothu
BEST DIRECTOR: Vetri Maaran
Visaaranai
BEST PRODUCER: SR Prabhu and SR Prakash Babu
Joker
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITER: Manikandan, Anucharan and Arul Chezhian
Aandavan Kattalai
BEST STORY WRITER: Sudha Kongara
Irudhi Suttru
BEST DIALOGUES WRITER: Raju Murugan and C Murugesh Babu
Thozha and Joker
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR: Karthick Naren
Dhuruvangal 16
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR: Santhosh Narayanan
Irudhi Suttru, Kabali and Iraivi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tirru
24
BEST EDITOR: Kishore Te and G. B. Venkatesh
Visaaranai
BEST ART DIRECTOR: Moorthy
Aandavan Kattalai
BEST LYRICS WRITER: Uma Devi
Maya Nadhi (Kabali)
BEST SINGER: Dhee
Hey Sandakara and Usuru (Irudhi Suttru)
BEST SONG CHOREOGRAPHER: Brinda
Thaarai Thappattai
BEST STUNT CHOREOGRAPHER: Vicky
Uriyadi
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Julien Trousselier
24
BEST POSTER: Amudhan Priyan
Jil Jung Juk
BEST STILLS: CH Balu
Irudhi Suttru
BEST DI: S Prasath
Theri
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER: Anu Vardhan and Niranjani Ahathiyan
Kabali
BEST MAKE-UP: Nikki
Remo
BEST SOUND: Vishnu Govind, Sree Shankar and Suren G
Irudhi Suttru
BEST TRAILER: Praveen KL
Kabali
BEST DUBBING: Umamaheswari
Irudhi Suttru
BEST MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION: RD Raja
Remo
BEST PRO: Diamond Babu and Riyaz K Ahmed
Theri and Kabali
BEST SUBTITLE: Sudha Kongara
Irudhi Suttru
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE - MALE, MALAYALAM: Nivin Pauly
Jacobinte Swargarajyam and Action Hero Biju
BEST ACTOR CRITICS' CHOICE, MALAYALAM: Dulquer Salmaan
Kali and Kammattipaadam
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE - FEMALE, MALAYALAM: Sai Pallavi
Kali
BEST DIRECTOR, MALAYALAM: Vineeth Sreenivasan
Jacobinte Swargarajyam
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, MALAYALAM: Vinayakan
Kammattipaadam
BEST SHORT FILM: The Break-Up