This is the very first Sigaram Awards – an accolade designed to recognise excellence in Tamil Cinema. Like the film reviews that appear on Sigaram, the selection of awardees remains unbiased, impartial and transparent.
The long list of nominees in each category was posted on Sigaram earlier this year and readers were invited to make their choices based on this list.
- BEST FILM

- BEST DIRECTOR

- BEST ACTOR

- BEST ACTRESS

- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

- BEST PERFORMANCE IN A NEGATIVE ROLE

- BEST DEBUTANTE (Male)

- BEST DEBUTANTE (Female)

- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- BEST SCREENPLAY

- BEST SCRIPT

- BEST STUNT DIRECTOR

BEST BACKGROUND MUSIC SCORE


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