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The '''Bollywood Movie Awards''' was an annual film award ceremony held between 1999 and 2007 in [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States, celebrating films and actors from the [[Bollywood]] film industry based in [[Mumbai]], India.

==History==
The predecessor to the award ceremony was introduced in 1992 by Kamal Dandona, the head of ''The Bollywood Group'' and was originally titled, "Nataraj Awards." It was renamed and relaunched as ''Bollywood Movie Awards'' in 1999.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ettop5225899may24,0,2390378.story?coll=ny-entertainment-promo|title=Newsday {{!}} Long Island's & NYC's News Source|website=Newsday|language=en|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> [[Michael Jackson]] won a ''Humanitarian Award'' in 1999, [[Richard Gere]] a ''Man of Conscience'' award, and [[Sharon Stone]] an award connected to her work with [[AIDS]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> During the 2007 ceremonies, [[Danny Glover]] received an award for ''Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment'' and [[Mira Nair]] for ''Pride of India Award''.<ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/252152/cs/1/ Mira Nair, Asha Parekh honoured at Bollywood awards in New York] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207004720/http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/252152/cs/1/ |date=7 February 2012 }}</ref> [[Phylicia Rashad]] and [[Donald Trump]] also made appearances.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> These awards are given to those well deserving due to their excellent skills of acting and those who know the craft. They are applaudedon several occasions including those of IIFA and Filmfare awards.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/bollywood-movie-awards-07/ | title=Bollywood Movie Awards '07 | work=CBS News | access-date=9 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005428/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/bollywood-movie-awards-07/ | archive-date=22 June 2018 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Fans==
Fans of Bollywood films nominated their favorite stars for each respective award category on the Bollywood Group's official website. They appreciate the work of Indian film stars and on annual polls for awards they vote for their favourite candidates. the chosen candidate then picks up the award at the ceremony.

==Awards==

* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Film|Best Film]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Director|Best Director]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actor|Best Actor]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actress|Best Actress]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Villain|Best Villain]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Comedian|Best Comedian]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Critics Award Male|Critics Award Male]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Critics Award Female|Critics Award Female]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Most Sensational Actor|Most Sensational Actor]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Most Sensational Actress|Most Sensational Actress]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Music Director|Best Music]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Playback Singer Male|Best Singer Male]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Playback Singer Female|Best Singer Female]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
* Best Story: 2007 only, to [[Rajkumar Hirani]] & [[Abhijat Joshi]] for [[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.uk.msn.com/features/IIFANominations_2007.aspx|title=Movies {{!}} Latest news, movie releases and reviews {{!}} MSN UK|website=movies.uk.msn.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824131846/http://movies.uk.msn.com/features/IIFANominations_2007.aspx|archive-date=24 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]

==See also==
* [[Cinema of India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110705085218/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.esquire.com/the-side/opinion/bollywood060707 Booray for Bollywood!] - ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''
* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bwood-razzmatazz-at-film-awards-in-ny/41471-8.html B'wood razzmatazz at film awards in NY] - [[CNN-IBN]]

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