The sixth edition of the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 was held in grand style on December 15 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Mumbai. Celebrating the best of India’s rapidly growing streaming space, the star-studded evening brought together top actors, creators, and filmmakers from the OTT world. Hosted by actors Amol Parashar and Sayani Gupta, the ceremony honoured outstanding series, web films, non-fiction content, and short films released over the past year.
Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 List
Series Categories
Best Series: Black Warrant
Best Director, Series: Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay, Ambiecka Pandit, Rohin Raveendra (Black Warrant)
Best Series (Critics): Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Director, Series (Critics): Anubhav Sinha (IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack) and Nagesh Kukunoor (The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case)
Best Actor, Series (Male – Drama): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Actor, Series (Male – Critics Drama): Zahan Kapoor (Black Warrant)
Best Actor, Series (Female – Drama): Monika Panwar (Khauf)
Best Actor, Series (Female – Critics Drama): Rasika Dugal (Shekhar Home)
Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Raat Jawaan Hai (Sumeet Vyas)
Best Actor, Series (Male – Comedy): Barun Sobti (Raat Jawaan Hai) and Sparsh Shrivastava (Dupahiya)
Best Actor, Series (Female – Comedy): Ananya Panday (Call Me Bae)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Male – Drama): Rahul Bhat (Black Warrant)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Female – Drama): Tillotama Shome (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Male – Comedy): Vinay Pathak (Gram Chikitsalay)
Best Supporting Actor, Series (Female – Comedy): Renuka Shahane (Dupahiya)
Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special): Angry Young Men (Namrata Rao)
Web Original Film Categories
Best Film, Web Original: Girls Will Be Girls
Best Director, Web Original Film: Shuchi Talati (Girls Will Be Girls)
Best Web Original Film (Critics): Boman Irani (The Mehta Boys)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Male): Abhishek Banerjee (Stolen)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Female): Sanya Malhotra (Mrs)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Male – Critics): Vikrant Massey (Sector 36)
Best Actor, Web Original Film (Female – Critics): Preeti Panigrahi (Girls Will Be Girls)
Best Supporting Actor, Web Original Film (Male): Deepak Dobriyal (Sector 36)
Best Supporting Actor, Web Original Film (Female): Kani Kusruti (Girls Will Be Girls)
Technical Awards – Series
Best Story: Smita Singh (Khauf) and Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Original Screenplay: Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee & Rahul Kanojia, Tamal Sen (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Satyanshu Singh & Arkesh Ajay (Black Warrant)
Best Dialogue: Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava (IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack)
Best Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar (Khauf)
Best Production Design: Priya Suhass and Surabhi Verma (Freedom at Midnight)
Best Editing: Taniya Chhabria (Khauf)
Best Costume Design: Ayesha Dasgupta (Freedom at Midnight)
Best Background Music: Alokananda Dasgupta (Khauf)
Best VFX: Phantom FX (Khauf)
Best Sound Design: Bigyna Dahal (Khauf)
Best Music Album: Akashdeep Sengupta (Bandish Bandits Season 2)
Technical Awards – Web Original Films
Best Story: Karan Tejpal, Gaurav Dhingra & Swapnil Salkar (Stolen)
Best Original Screenplay: Vikramaditya Motwane and Avinash Sampath (CTRL)
Best Dialogue: Vijay Maurya (Agni)
Best Cinematography: Isshaan Ghosh (Stolen)
Best Production Design: Acropolis, Sumit Basu, Snigdha Basu & Rajnish Hedao (Agni)
Best Editing: Jahaan Noble (CTRL)
Best Background Music: Sneha Khanwalkar (CTRL)
Best Sound Design: Susmit Bob Nath (Stolen)
Best Music Album – Web Original Film: Justin Prabhakaran and Rochak Kohli (Aap Jaisa Koi)
Debut and Breakthrough Awards
Best Debut Director, Series: Pushkar Sunil Mahabal (Black, White & Gray – Love Kills)
Breakthrough Performance by Newcomer Male (Series): Anurag Thakur (Black Warrant)
Breakthrough Performance by Newcomer Female (Series): Lisa Mishra (Call Me Bae)
Best Debut Director, Web Original Film: Karan Tejpal (Stolen) and Aditya Nimbalkar (Sector 36)
Breakthrough Performance by Newcomer Male (Web Film): Shubham Vardhan (Stolen)
Breakthrough Performance by Newcomer Female (Web Film): Arrchita Agarwal (Despatch)
Short Film Categories
Best Director, Short Film: Renuka Shahane (Dhhaavpatti)
Best Short Film (Fiction): Ayesha
Best Short Film (Non-Fiction/Documentary): Langur
Best Short Film (People’s Choice Award): Divorce
Best Short Film Actor (Male): Ayan Khan (Chashma)
Best Short Film Actor (Female): Fatima Sana Shaikh (Ayesha)
