Paatal Lok, The Family Man win big at Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 

The inaugural Filmfare OTT Awards saw Paatal Lok, The Family Man and the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Raat Akeli Hai win big. The lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lack of films compelled Filmfare to honour the OTT series that dominated the entertainment section this year.

The directors of the Amazon Prime series Paatal Lok, Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy, won the Best Director (Series) Award while actor Jaideep Ahlawat won the award for Best Male Actor (Series). 

The Family Man's helmers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK bagged the Best Director (Critics) Award while its leading man and lady Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani won the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) respectively. The show also won the Best Series (Critics) Award. 

While Amazon Prime led the way, Netflix was not too far behind. Rahul Bose and Tripti Dimri won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Male) and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) for their performances in the period drama Bulbbul, which was directed by Anvita Dutt, while the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Raat Akeli Hai won the Best Film (Web Original). Siddiqui also won the Best Actor award for his performance in the thriller directed by Honey Trehan.

This ensured that all key members of the Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) team — Bajpayee, Ahlawat and Siddiqui — walked home with a trophy. 

Mithila Palkar and Dhruv Sehgal won the Best Actor (Female) in a Comedy Series and Best Actor (Male) in a Comedy Series (Critics) Awards respectively for their performances in the Netflix series Little Things Season 3. 

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Series: Paatal Lok
Best Director (Series): Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy (Paatal Lok)
Best Series (Critics): The Family Man
Best Director (Critics): Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru (The Family Man)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female): Sushmita Sen (Aarya)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics): Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man)
Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics): Priyamani (The Family Man)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male): Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female): Mithila Palkar (Little Things Season 3)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Critics): Dhruv Sehgal (The Little Things – Season 3)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Critics): Sumukhi Suresh (Pushpavali – Season 2)

Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male): Amit Sadh (Breathe: Into The Shadows)
Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female): Divya Dutta (Special OPS)
Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male): Raghubir Yadav (Panchayat)
Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female): Neena Gupta (Panchayat)

Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special): Times of Music
Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Panchayat

Best Film (Web Original): Raat Akeli Hai
Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Male): Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Raat Akeli Hai)
Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female): Tripti Dimri (Bulbbul)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Male): Rahul Bose (Bulbbul)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Female): Seema Pahwa (Chintu Ka Birthday)

Best Original Story (Series): Sudip Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra (Patal Lok)
Best Screenplay (Series): Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lok)
Best Dialogue (Series): Sumit Arora, Suman Kumar, Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK (The Family Man)

Best Cinematography (Series): Sylvester Fonseca and Swapnil Sonavane (Sacred Games Season 2)
Best Production Design (Series): Rajneesh Hedao (The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye)
Best Editing (Series): Praveen Kathikuloth (Special OPS)
Best Costume Design (Series): Ayesha Khanna (The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye)
Best Background Music (Series): Alokananda Dasgupta (Sacred Games Season 2)
Best Original Soundtrack (Series): Advait Nemlekar (Special OPS)