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Zoya Akhtar Biography

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Assistant director, Casting department, Casting director, Actress, Soundtrack, Editor, Music department, Script department

Awards

2009Asian Film Award-: nominated
2010Popular Award-Best Director: nominated
2010Filmfare Award-Best Debut Director: winner
2010Screen Award-Most Promising Debut Director: nominated
2012Popular Award-Best Director: winner
2012Apsara Award-Best Story: winner
2012Apsara Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2012Asian Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2012Popular Award-Best Director: winner
2012Award for Technical Excellence-Best Screenplay: winner
2012Award for Technical Excellence-Best Story: winner
2012Filmfare Award-Best Film - Critics: winner
2012Filmfare Award-Best Director: winner
2012Popular Award-Best Film: winner
2013Queer Palm-: nominated
2013Technical Award-Best Story: nominated
2016Screen Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Asian Academy Creative Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2019AACTA Award-Best Asian Film: nominated
2019NETPAC Award-Best Asian Film: winner
2019Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2019FOI Online Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
2019FOI Online Award-Best Director: winner
2019IFF Award-Best Director: nominated
2019IFF Award-Best Film: winner
2019Indian Television Academy Award-Best Director - Web Series: winner
2019Jury Award-Best Writing: winner
2019World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
2020Popular Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Popular Award-Best Story: winner
2020Popular Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020Bollywood Life - OTT Award-Best Script: nominated
2020Hindi Film Award-Best Writing: nominated
2020Hindi Film Award-Best Director: winner
2020Bollywood Business Award-The 100 Crore Club: winner
2020Best Indian Feature Film-: nominated
2020Filmfare Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2020Filmfare Award-Best Director: winner
2020Filmfare Award-Best Music Album: winner
2020Filmfare Award-Best Film: winner
2020Filmfare Award-Best Original Story: nominated
2020Popular Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Popular Award-Best Film: nominated
2020Best of the Fest Audience Vote-: winner
2020Screen Award-Best Film: winner
2020Screen Award-Best Director: winner
2020Viewers' Choice Award-Best Film: winner
2020Jury's Choice Award-Best Story & Screenplay: nominated
2020Jury's Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2023FOI Online Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2023Technical Award (Web)-Best Dialogue - Drama (OTT): nominated
2024Technical Award-Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film): nominated
2024Technical Award-Best Story (Web Original Film): winner
2024Popular Award-Best Director: nominated