Zee Cine Awards is a popular choice award. People from 120 countries can vote for their favourite stars and their movies. Zee Cine Awards or ZCA first began in the year 1998 in Mumbai. Its first time sponsors were Lux. With each year the sponsorship changed but the events were held with loads of glitz and glamour as the film industry poured in to participate in the award ceremony. Zee Cine Awards is associated with Zee Networks. The venue of the Zee Cine Awards keeps on changing.

The trophies that are handed out to the winners are 24 carat (100 %) gold plated. at the Zee Cine Awards the people vote for the 4 popular categories: Actor, Actress, Director and Film. for the rest of the categories a jury is organised each year to decide the winner. Critic`s award for best performance is also given out.

Zee Cine Awards are divided into several categories like the other major Indian film awards, such as, Filmfare Awards, Star Screen Awards and IIFA.

BEST FILM

Year	Film	Producer
2008	Chak De India	Yash Raj Films
2007	Rang De Basanti	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
2006	Black	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
2005	Veer-Zaara	Yash Chopra
2004	Koi... Mil Gaya	Rakesh Roshan
2003	Devdas	Bharat Shah
2002	Lagaan	Aamir Khan
2001	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Rakesh Roshan
2000	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1999	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Yash Johar
1998	Dil To Pagal Hai	Yash Chopra

BEST DIRECTOR

Year	Director	Film
2008	Aamir Khan	Taare Zameen Par
2007	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Rang De Basanti
2006	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Black
2005	Yash Chopra	Veer-Zaara
2004	Rakesh Roshan	Koi... Mil Gaya
2003	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Devdas
2002	Ashutosh Gowariker	Lagaan
2001	Rakesh Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999	Karan Johar	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	J.P. Dutta	Border

BEST ACTOR

Year	Actors	Films
2008	Shahrukh Khan	Chak De India
2007	Hrithik Roshan	Krrish
2006	Amitabh Bachchan	Black
2005	Shahrukh Khan	Veer-Zaara
2004	Hrithik Roshan	Koi Mil Gaya
2003	Shahrukh Khan	Devdas
2002	Aamir Khan	Lagaan
2001	Hrithik Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	Aamir Khan	Sarfarosh
1999	Shahrukh Khan	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Shahrukh Khan	Dil To Pagal Hai

BEST ACTRESS

Year	Actress	Film
2008	Kareena Kapoor	Jab We Met
2007	Kajol	Fanaa
2006	Rani Mukerji	Black
2005	Rani Mukerji	Hum Tum
2004	Urmila Matondkar	Bhoot
2003	Aishwarya Rai	Devdas
2002	Tabu	Chandni Bar
2001	Tabu	Astitva
2000	Aishwarya Rai	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999	Kajol	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Madhuri Dixit	Dil To Pagal Hai

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MALE (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actor	Film
2008	Govinda	Partner
2007	Abhishek Bachchan	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2006	Abhishek Bachchan	Sarkar
2005	Abhishek Bachchan	Phir Milenge
2004	Saif Ali Khan	Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003	Vivek Oberoi	Company
2002	Saif Ali Khan	Dil Chahta Hai
2001	Sunil Shetty	Dhadkan
2000	Anil Kapoor	Taal
1999	Manoj Bajpai	Satya
1998	Akshaye Khanna	Border

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, FEMALE (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actress	Film
2008	Shilpa Shetty	Life in a metro
2007	Konkona Sen Sharma	Omkara
2006	Ayesha Kapoor	Black
2005	Divya Dutta	Veer-Zaara
2004	Shabana Azmi	Tehzeeb
2003	Sushmita Sen	Filhaal...
2002	Madhuri Dixit	Lajja
2001	Jaya Bachchan	Fiza
2000	Sushmita Sen	Biwi No.1
1999	Rani Mukerji	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Karisma Kapoor	Dil To Pagal Hai

BEST VILLAIN (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actor or Actress	Film
2008	Arjun Rampal	Om Shanti Om
2007	Saif Ali Khan	Omkara
2006	Nana Patekar	Apaharan
2005	John Abraham	Dhoom
2004	Rahul Dev	Footpath
2003	Ajay Devgan	Deewangee
2002	Aftab Shivdasani	Kasoor
2001	Sushant Singh	Jungle
2000	Ashutosh Rana	Sangharsh
1999	Ashutosh Rana	Dushman
1998	Kajol	Gupt

BEST COMEDIAN (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actor	Film
2008	Vinay Pathak	Bheja Fry
2007	Arshad Warsi	Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2006	Riteish Deshmukh	Bluffmaster
2005	Riteish Deshmukh	Masti
2004	Arshad Warsi	Munnabhai M.B.B.S
2003	Paresh Rawal	Awara Paagal Deewana
2002	Johnny Lever	Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega
2001	Paresh Rawal	Hera Pheri
2000	Govinda	Haseena Maan Jaayegi
1999	Govinda	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
1998	Kamal Hassan	Chachi 420

BEST MALE DEBUT (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actor	Film
2008	Ranbir Kapoor	Saawariya
2007	Upen Patel	36 China Town
2006	Shiney Ahuja	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
2005	-	-
2004	Shahid Kapoor	Ishq Vishk
2003	Vivek Oberoi	Company
2002	Tusshar Kapoor	Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai
2001	Hrithik Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	-	-
1999	-	-
1998	-

BEST FEMALE DEBUT (JURY AWARD)

Year	Actress	Film
2008	Deepika Padukone	Om Shanti Om
2007	Kangana Ranaut	Gangster and Woh Lamhe
2006	Vidya Balan and Konkona Sen Sharma	Parineeta and Page 3
2005	Gayatri Joshi	Swades
2004	Bhoomika Chawla	Tere Naam
2003	Malini Sharma	Raaz
2002	Gracy Singh	Lagaan
2001	Amisha Patel	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	Rinke Khanna	Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
1999	Preity Zinta	Soldier
1998	Mahima Chaudhry	Pardes

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE) (JURY AWARD)

Year	Singer	Film and Song
2008	Shaan	Saawariya - Jab se tere naina
2007	Shaan	Fanaa - Chand sifarish
2006	Himesh Reshammiya	Aashiq Banaya Aapne - Aashiq Banaya Aapne
2005	Kunal Ganjawala	Murder - Bheege Honth Tere
2004	Shaan	Jhankaar Beats - Suno Naa...
2003	Sonu Nigam	Saathiya - Saathiya
2002	Sonu Nigam	Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham - Suraj Hua Madham
2001	Lucky Ali	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai - Na Tum Jaano
2000	Udit Narayan	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - Chand Chupa
1999	Sukhwinder Singh	Dil Se - Chhaiyan Chhaiyan
1998	Sonu Nigam	Border - Sandese Aate Hain

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE) (JURY AWARD)

Year	Winner	Film & Song
2008	Shreya Ghosal	Guru - Barso Re Megha
2007	Alka Yagnik	Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna –Tumhi Dekho Naa
2006	Shreya Ghoshal	Parineeta - Piyu Bole
2005	Sunidhi Chauhan	Dhoom - Dhoom Macha Le
2004	Sadhana Sargam	Kuch Naa Kaho - Kuch Naa Kaho
2003	Shreya Ghoshal & Kavita Krishnamurthy	Devdas - Dola Re
2002	Asha Bhosle	Lagaan - Radha Kaisa Na Jale
2001	Alka Yagnik	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai – Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam –Nimbooda
1999	Alka Yagnik	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Lata Mangeshkar	Dil To Pagal Hai - Dil To Pagal Hai

MUSIC DIRECTOR (JURY AWARD)

Year	Music Director	Film
2008	A R Rahman	Guru
2007	A.R. Rahman	Rang De Basanti
2006	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy	Bunty Aur Babli
2005	Anu Malik	Main Hoon Na
2004	Himesh Reshammiya	Tere Naam
2003	Nadeem-Shravan and A. R. Rahman	Raaz and Saathiya
2002	A. R. Rahman	Lagaan
2001	Rajesh Roshan	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000	A. R. Rahman	Taal
1999	Jatin-Lalit	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Uttam Singh	Dil To Pagal Hai

BEST LYRICIST (JURY AWARD)

Year	Lyricist	Films and Songs
2008	Prasoon Joshi	Taare Zameen Par - Maa
2007	Prasoon Joshi	Rang De Basanti - Masti ki Pathshala
2006	Gulzar	Bunty Aur Babli - Kajra Re
2005	Javed Akhtar	Swades - Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera
2004	Amrita Pritam	Pinjar - Charka Chalati Hai
2003	Gulzar	Saathiya - Saathiya
2002	Javed Akhtar	Lagaan - Radha Kaise Na Jale
2001	Javed Akhtar	Refugee - Panchhi Nadiya
2000	Anand Bakshi	Taal - Ishq Bina
1999	Sameer	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998	Javed Akhtar	Border - Sandese Aate Hain

LIFETIME AHIEVEMENT AWARD (JURY AWARD)

Year	Celebrities
2008	Zeenat Aman and Feroz Khan
2007	Vinod Khanna
2006	Rekha & Rishi Kapoor
2005	Dharmendra
2004	Yash Johar
2003	Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan
2002	Shakti Samanta
2001	Sunil Dutt and Vijay Anand
2000	Prem Chopra, Nasir Hussain and Pran
1999	Shammi Kapoor and Lata Mangeshkar

BEST STORY

Year	Writer	Film
2008	Amol Gupte	Taare Zameen Par
2007	Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi	Lage Raho Munna Bhai

BEST SCREENPLAY

Year	Writer	Film
2008	Imtiaz Ali	Jab We Met
2007	Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi	Lage Raho Munna Bhai

Besides these there are technical awards and other special awards that are given away at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony every year.