61st Filmfare Awards were held in Mumbai on 15 January 2016. Shah Rukh Khan and comedian Kapil Sharma hosted the show. Kapil Sharma hosted the show for the second consecutive year. He hosted the 60th Filmfare Awards (2015) too along with Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, and Arjun Kapoor. Here is the list of Nominees and Winners of various Award recipients of the 61st Filmfare Awards (2016).
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Producer) | +Bajirao Mastani |
| Kishore Lulla (Kishore Lulla) | ||
| Salman Khan (Producer) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | |
| Kabir Khan (Producer) | ||
| Sunil Lulla (Producer) | ||
| Rockline Venkatesh (Producer) | ||
| Sunil Lulla (Producer) | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | |
| Anand L. Rai (Producer) | ||
| Ronnie Lahiri (Producer) | Piku | |
| Sneha Rajani (Producer) | ||
| N.P. Singh (Producer) | ||
| Saif Ali Khan (Producer) | Badlapur | |
| Dinesh Vijan (Producer) | ||
| Vishal Bhardwaj (Producer) | Talvar | |
| Vineet Jain (Producer) | ||
| Best Director | +Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Bajirao Mastani |
| Anand L. Rai | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | |
| Kabir Khan | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | |
| Meghna Gulzar | Talvar | |
| Shoojit Sircar | Piku | |
| Sriram Raghavan | Badlapur | |
| Best Actor | +Ranveer Singh | Bajirao Mastani |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Piku | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Dilwale | |
| Salman Khan | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | |
| Ranbir Kapoor | Tamasha | |
| Varun Dhawan | Badlapur | |
| Best Actress | +Deepika Padukone | Piku |
| Deepika Padukone | Bajirao Mastani | |
| Anushka Sharma | NH10 | |
| Kajol | Dilwale | |
| Kangana Ranaut | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | |
| Sonam Kapoor | Dolly Ki Doli | |
| Best Actor in Supporting Role | +Anil Kapoor | Dil Dhadakne Do |
| Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Badlapur | |
| Sanjay Mishra | Masaan | |
| Deepak Dobriyal | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | |
| Jimmy Shergil | ||
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | +Priyanka Chopra | Bajirao Mastani |
| Tanvi Azmi | Bajirao Mastani | |
| Anushka Sharma | Dil Dhadakne Do | |
| Shefali Shah | ||
| Huma Qureshi | Badlapur | |
| Tabu | Drishyam | |
| Best Debut (Male) | +Sooraj Pancholi | Hero |
| Best Debut (Female) | +Bhumi Pednekar | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| Best Debut Director | +Neeraj Ghaywan | Masaan |
| Best Story | +K. V. Vijayendra Prasad | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| Best Screenplay | +Juhi Chaturvedi | Piku |
| Best Dialogue | +Himanshu Sharma | Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| Best Editor | +A. Sreekar Prasad | Talvar |
| Best Cinematography | +manu Anand | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| Best Production Design (Art Direction) | +Sujeet Sawant | Bajirao Mastani |
| +Sriram Lyengar | ||
| +Saloni Dhatrak | ||
| Best Sound | +Shajith Koyeri | Talvar |
| Best Costume Design | +Anju Modi | Bajirao Mastani |
| +Maxima Basu | ||
| Best Special Effects | +Prana Studios | Bombay Velvet |
| Best Action | +Sham Kaushal | Bajirao Mastani |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | +Moushumi Chatterjee | |
| R. D. Burman Award | +Armaan Malik | |
| Special Award | Not Awarded | |
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Music Director | +Amaal Malik | Roy | |
| +Ankit Tiwari | |||
| +Meet Bros | |||
| A. R. Rahman | Tamasha | ||
| Anupam Roy | Piku | ||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Dil Dhadakne Do | ||
| Pritam Chakraborty | Dilwale | ||
| Background Music | +Anupam Roy | Piku | |
| Best Lyricist | +Irshad Kamil | Agar Tum Saath Ho | Tamasha |
| Gulzar | Zinda | Talvar | |
| Amitabh Bhattacharya | Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua | Dilwale | |
| Kumaar (Rakesh Kumar) | Sooraj Dooba Hai Yaaro | Roy | |
| Aanvita Dutt | Gulaabo | Shaandaar | |
| Varun Grover | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Arijit Singh | Sooraj Dooba Hai Yaaro | Roy |
| Arijit Singh | Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua | Dilwale | |
| Ankit Tiwari | Tu Hai Ki Nahi | Roy | |
| Atif Aslam | Jeena Jeena | Badlapur | |
| Papon | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | |
| Vishal Dadlani | Gulaabo | Shaandaar | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Shreya Ghosal | Deewani Mastani | Bajirao Mastani |
| Alka Yagnik | Agar Tum Saath Ho | Tamasha | |
| Anusha Mani | Gulaabo | Shaandaar | |
| Moni Thakur | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | |
| Palak Muchhal | Dhan Payo | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | |
| Priya Saraiya | Sun Saathiya | ABCD 2 | |
| Best Choreography | +Birju Maharaj | Mohe Rang Do Laal | Bajirao Mastani |
| Award Category | Winner |
| Critics Best Film | Piku |
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan for Piku |
| Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| Film | Nominations | Wins |
| Bajirao Mastani | 12 | 9 |
| Piku | 9 | 5 |
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns | 6 | 2 |
| Badlapur | 6 | 0 |
| Talvar | 5 | 2 |
| Dum Laga Ke Haisha | 5 | 2 |
| Dilwale | 5 | 0 |
| Roy | 4 | 2 |
| Dil Dhadakne Do | 4 | 1 |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 4 | 1 |
| Tamasha | 4 | 1 |
| Shaandaar | 3 | 0 |
| Masaan | 2 | 1 |
| Bombay Velvet | 1 | 1 |
| Hero | 1 | 1 |