With the evolution of Punjabi film industry PTC channel punjabi took an initiative to acknowledge the excellence and on February 2011 organised the first ever Punjabi film awards at Panchkula. It was a tremendous boost to the industry and was attended by the likes of Om Puri , Prem Chopra, Gurdas Maan, Guddu Dhanoa , Preeti Sapru, Raza Muraad, Satish Kaul , Manmohan Singh, Amrinder Gill, Gippy Grewal , Jasbir Jassi, Puneet Issar, Rakesh Bedi, Rama Vij, Sudhanshu Pandey, Akriti Kakkar and many more.

With renewed interest from the public, Punjabi cinema has seen a revival with more releases every year featuring bigger budgets, home grown stars and Bollywood actors of Punjabi descent taking part.

Find below nominations, categories, production studios along with the Winners.

BEST DIRECTOR
Manjeet Mann-"Sukhmani" Sai Lok Sangeet Pvt.ltd
Manmohan Singh-"Ik Kudi Punjab Di" Punjab Movies international
Navniat Singh-"Mel Karade Rabba" Batra Showbizz
Pankaj Batra-"Virsa"Wize Mindz ent.& One World Ent
Winner Manjeet Mann-"Sukhmani"

Best Movie
Winner Mel Karade Rabba
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Best Actor
Jimmy Shergill “Mel Karade Rabba” Batra Showbizz

Amrinder Gill “Ik Kudi Punjab Di” Punjab Movies international

Gurdas Mann “Sukhmani” Sai Lok Sangeet Pvt.ltd

Gurpreet Ghuggi ”Lad Gaya Pecha” Emotion entertainment
Manpreet Singh ”Chhevan Dariya” Noor Nissan Productions

Winner Jimmy Shergill “Mel Karade Rabba”

Best Actress
Divya Dutta “Sukhmani"Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd

Mehreen Raheal“Virsa” Wize mindz ent.& One World ent

Miss Pooja “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd

Navneet Kaur “Chhevan Dariya” Noor Nissan Productions

Neeru Bajwa “Mel Karade Rabba” Batra Showbizz
Winner Divya Dutta “Sukhmani"

Best Supporting Actor

Aman Dhaliwal “Virsa” Wize mindz ent.& One World ent

Guggu Gill “Kabaddi Ik Mohabaat” Jattitude ent. Pvt.Ltd

Gulshan Grover “Virsa” Wize mindz ent.& One World ent

Gurpreet Ghuggi “Ik Kudi Punjab Di ” Punjab movies international

Rana Ranbir “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd
Winner Gulshan Grover “Virsa”

Best Supporting Actress

Amar Noorie “Tere Ishq Nachaya” Pearls Ent. Pvt. Ltd
Dolly Minhas “ Mel Karade Rabba” Batra Showbizz
Neena Gupta Chhevan Dariya” Noor Nissan Productions
Nirmal Rishi “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd
Shoma Anand “Lad Gaya Pecha” Emotion entertainment
Winner Nirmal Rishi “Panjaban”

Best Performance in a Negative Role

Deep Dhillon “Chhevan Dariya” Noor Nissan Productions
Gippy Grewal “Mel Karade” Rabba Batra Showbizz
Harish Verma “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd
Kanwaljeet Singh“Virsa” Wize mindz ent.& One World ent
Sardar Sohi “Mitti” Honnululu & company
Winner Sardar Sohi “Mitti”

Best Performance in a Comic Role
Jaswinder Bhalla “Mel Karade Rabba” Batra Showbizz
Khyali “Lad gaya Pecha” Emotion entertainment
Rana Ranbir “Ik Kudi Punjab” Punjab movies international
Sudesh Lehri “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd
Gurpreet Ghuggi “Mar Jawan Gur Khake” Aditya Films
Winner Gurpreet Ghuggi “Mar Jawan Gur Khake”

Best Male Debut
Arya Babbar “Virsa” Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent

Gaurav Kakkar “Chak Jawana” Initivative Films & Reliance Big Picture

Gippy Grewal “Mel Karade Rabba" Batra Showbizz

Lakhwinder Singh Kandola “Mitti” Honnululu & company

Mika “Mitti” Honnululu & company

Jimmy Sharma“Mar Jawan Gur Khake” Aditya Films
Winner Gaurav Kakkar “Chak Jawana”

Best Female Debut
Jaspinder Cheema “Ik Kudi Punjab Di” Punjab movies international
Mehreen Reheal “Virsa” Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Miss Pooja “Panjaban” Catract ent.ltd
Pooja Kanwal “Jawani Zindabad” Team Music ent
Sadhika Randhawa “Simran Darshan” Arts International
Gunjan Walia “Mar Jawan Gur Khake” Aditya Films
Winner Miss Pooja “Panjaban”

Best Music Director
Jaidev “Sukhmani” Sai Lok Sangeet Pvt.ltd

Jaidev “Mel Karade Rabba” Batra Showbizz

Jawad Ahmed “Virsa” Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent

Navraj Hans “Tere Ishe Nachaya” Pearls Ent. Pvt.Ltd

Sukhinder Shinda “Ik Kudi Punjab Di” Punjab movies international

Santokh Singh “Mar Jawan Gur Khake” Aditya Films
Winner Jaidev “Mel Karade Rabba”

Best Lyricist
Artist-Song-Film-Banner

Ahmad Anees “Main Tenu Samjahawan ki”-Virsa-Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Ahmad Anees “Ruttan Pyaar Diyaan Aaiyan”-Virsa-Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Gurdas Mann “Yaad”-Sukhmani-Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Jhalman Singh Dhanda & Rana Modojhandia “Salaamaan”-Ik Kudi Punjab di-Punjab movies int
Kashmir Thakarwal “Mahi mahi”-Mel karade Rabba-Batra Showbizz
Amardeep gill “Ik kudi punjab di”Ik Kudi Punjab Di-Punjab movies intel
Winner Amardeep Gill (Ik Kudi Punjab Di)

Best Male Playback Singer
Artist-Song-Film-Banner

Amrinder Gill “Sochan Vich Tun”-Ik Kudi Punjab Di-Punjab movies international
Feroz Khan “Neend Na Aave”-Chhevan Dariya-Noor Nissan Productions
Gurdas Mann “Yaad”-Sukhmani-Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Jawad Ahmed “Yaadan”-Virsa-Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Kailash Kher “Tere Rang Wich”-Tere Ishq Nachaya-Pearls Ent. Pvt.Ltd
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan “Main tenu Samjhavan Ki”-Virsa-Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Winner Kailash Kher “Tere Rang Wich”

Best Female Playback Singer
Artist-Song-Film-Banner

Aakriti Kakkar “Paun Dendi hai Hulare"-Chak Jawana- Initivative Films & Reliance Big Picture

Farah,Fuad Ahmad,Sabir Ali Bagga “Dilbara”-
Virsa-Wize Mindz Ent& One world

Miss Pooja “Vadhaiyaan“-Punjaban-Catract ent.ltd

Shreya Goshal“Rabba Hai Rabba“-Sukhmani-Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Winner Shreya Goshal“Rabba Hai Rabba“

Best Cinematography

Krishna Ramanan“Sukhmani“Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd

Krishna Ramanan“Virsa“Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent

Harmeet Singh“Mel Karade Rabba“ Batra Showbizz

Manmohan Singh “Ik Kudi Punjab Di“ Punjab movies international

Shakil A Khan “Mar Jawan Gur Khake“ Aditya Films
Winner Krishna Ramanan“Virsa“

Best Screenplay & Dialogue
Dheeraj Rattan “Mel Karade Rabba“ Batra Showbizz

Irshaad Kamil “Sukhmani“ Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd

Manmohan Singh and Rana Ranbir “Ik Kudi Punjab Di“ Punjab movies international

Pankaj Batra and Arun Behl “Virsa“ Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Winner Manmohan Singh and Rana Ranbir “Ik Kudi Punjab Di“

Best Editing
Bunty Nagi “Ik Kudi Punjab Di“ Punjab movies international
Omkarnath Bhakri “Sukhmani“ Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Manish More “Mel Karade Rabba“ Batra Showbizz
Praveen Prabhakaran“Virsa“ Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
S.Bharat “Mitti“ Honnolulu & Company
Winner Omkarnath Bhakri “Sukhmani“

Best Story
Dheeraj Rattan “Mel Karade Rabba“ Batra Showbizz
Manmohan Singh “Ik Kudi Punjab Di“ Punjab movies international
Pankaj Batra “Virsa“ Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Suraj Sanim/ Manoj Punj “Sukhmani“ Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Winner Suraj Sanim/Manoj Punj “Sukhmani“

Best Background Score
Ajay Bhist “Mitti“ Honnolulu & Company
Jaidev “Sukhmani“ Sai Lok sangeet Pvt.ltd
Omkar Rana“Kabaddi Ik Mohabbat“ Jattitude ent. Pvt.Ltd
Rajesh Rao/ Amin Akhtar “Virsa“ Wize Mindz Ent& One world Ent
Raju Singh“Mar Jawan Gur Khake“ Aditya Films
WinnerAjay Bhist “Mitti“

Critics Award
Best actor–Gurdas Maan(Sukhmani)
Best actress–Neeru Bajwa(Mel Karade Rabba)
Best Film–Sukhmani
Best director–Manmohan Singh(Ik Kudi Punjab Di)

Lifetime achievement award
Raza Murad and Satish Kaul