53rd Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on 16 February 2008. Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan hosted the show. Here is the list of Nominees and Winners of various Award recipients of the 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008).
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Aamir Khan (Producer) | +Taare Zameen Par |
| Adtiya Chopra (Producer) | Chak De India | |
| Mani Ratnam (Producer) | Guru | |
| G. Srinivasan (Producer) | ||
| Dhilin Mehta (Producer) | Jab We Met | |
| Gauri Khan (Producer) | Om Shanti Om | |
| Best Director | +Aamir Khan | Taare Zameen Par |
| Shimit Amin | Chak De India | |
| Farah Khan | Om Shanti Om | |
| Imtiaz Ali | Jab We Met | |
| Anurag basu | Life in a Metro | |
| Mani Ratnam | Guru | |
| Best Actor | +Shah Rukh Khan | Chak De India |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Om Shanti Om | |
| Akshay Kumar | Namastey London | |
| Abhishek Bachchan | Guru | |
| Shahid Kapoor | Jab We Met | |
| Darsheel Safary | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Best Actress | +Kareena Kapoor | Jab We Met |
| Aishwarya Rai | Guru | |
| Madhuri Dixit | Aaja Nachle | |
| Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om | |
| Vidya Balan | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | |
| Rani Mukerji | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | |
| Best Actor in Supporting Role | +Irrfan Khan | Life in a Metro |
| Aamir Khan | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Anil Kapoor | Welcome | |
| Mithun Chakraborty | Guru | |
| Shreyas Talpade | Om Shanti Om | |
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | +Konkona Sen Sharma | Life in a Metro |
| Konkona Sen Sharma | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | |
| Rani Mukerji | Saawariya | |
| Shilpa Shukla | Chak De India | |
| Tisca Chopra | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Best Debut (Male) | +Ranbir Kapoor | Saawariya |
| Himesh Reshammiya | Aap Ksa Surroor | |
| Darsheel Safary | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Neil Nitin Mukesh | Johnny Gaddaar | |
| Ruslaan Mumtaz | MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar | |
| Muzzamil Ibrahim | Dhokha | |
| Best Debut (Female) | +Deepika Padukone | Om Shanti Om |
| Sonam Kapoor | Saawariya | |
| Urvashi Sharma | Naqaab | |
| Hansika Motwani | Aap Kaa Surroor | |
| Jiah Khan | Nishabd | |
| Best Story | +Amole Gupte | Taare Zameen Par |
| Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India | |
| Rahul Dholakia | Parzania | |
| David N. Donihue | ||
| Vibha Singh | Dharm | |
| Best Screenplay | +JaAnurag Basu | Life in a Metro |
| Amole Gupte | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India | |
| Rahul Dholakia | Parzania | |
| David N. Donihue | ||
| Sriram Raghavan | Johnny Gaddaar | |
| Best Editor | +Amitabh Shukla | Chak De India |
| Scene of the Year | Not Awarded | |
| Best Cinematography | +Sudeep Chatterjee | Chak De India |
| Best Production Design | +Samir Chanda | Guru |
| Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Guru |
| Best Dialogue | +Imtiaz Ali | Jab We Met |
| Amole Gupte | Taare Zameen Par | |
| Jaideep Sahni | Chak De India | |
| Mayur Puri | Om Shanti Om | |
| Sanjeev Dutta | Life in a Metro | |
| Best Sound | +Leslie Fernandes | Johnny Gaddaar |
| Best Costume Design | +Sujata Sharma | Gandhi My Father |
| Best Special Effects | +Red Chillies VFX | Om Shanti Om |
| Best Action | +Rob Miller | Chak De India |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | +Rishi Kapoor | |
| R. D. Burman Award | +Monty Sharma | |
| Special Award | Not Awarded | |
| Power Award | Not Awarded | |
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Music Director | +A. R. Rahman | Guru | |
| Monty Sharma | Saawariya | ||
| Pritam Chakraborty | Jab We Met | ||
| Life in A Metro | |||
| Vishal-Shekhar | Om Shanti Om | ||
| Background Music | +A. R. Rahman | Guru | |
| Best Lyricist | +Prasoon Joshi | Maa | Taare Zameen Par |
| Gulzar | Tere Bina | Guru | |
| Sameer | Jab Se Tere Naina Mere Naino Se Laage Re | Saawariya | |
| Javed Akhtar | Tum Ko Paaya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon | Om Shanti oM | |
| Vishal Dadlani | Aankhon Me Teri Ajab Si | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Shaan | Jab Se Tere Naina Mere Naino Se Laage Re | Saawariya |
| A. R. Rahman | Tere Bina | Guru | |
| K.K. | Aankhon Me Teri Ajab Si | Om Shanti Om | |
| Sonu Nigam | Main Agar Kahoon | Om Shanti Om | |
| Sukhwinder Singh | Chak De India (Title Track) | Chak De India | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shreya Ghosal | Barso Re | Guru |
| Shreya Ghosal | Ye Ishq Haye Baithe Bithaye | Jab We Met | |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | Aa Ja Nach Le (Title Song) | Aaja Nachle | |
| Sajna Jee Vaari Vaari Jaaon Jee Main | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| Alisha Chinai | It's Rocking | Kya Love Story Hai | |
| Best Choreography | +Saroj Khan | Barso Re Megha Megha | Guru |
| Award Category | Winner |
| Best Film | Chak De India |
| Best Actor | Darsheel Safary for Taare Zameen Par |
| Best Actress | Tabu for Cheeni Kum |
| Film | Nominations | Wins |
| Guru | 10 | 5 |
| Chak De India | 10 | 5 |
| Om Shanti Om | 10 | 2 |
| Taare Zameen Par | 9 | 4 |
| Saawariya | 8 | 3 |
| Jab We Met | 7 | 2 |
| Life in a Metro | 6 | 3 |
| Johnny Gaddaar | 3 | 1 |
| Parzania | 2 | 0 |
| Aaja Nachle | 2 | 0 |