Winners pose on stage with their trophies at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025, celebrating excellence in streaming entertainment.
Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 Winners: Full List of Shows and Films That Redefined India’s OTT Space
Published: December 16, 2025 | Mumbai
The Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 marked a major turning point for India’s digital entertainment industry, celebrating powerful storytelling, bold performances, and technically superior content that dominated streaming platforms over the past year. Held in Mumbai on December 15, the sixth edition of the awards brought together leading actors, filmmakers, creators, and technicians under one roof.
As OTT platforms continue to reshape viewing habits across India, the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 winners reflected a clear shift towards content-driven narratives, socially relevant themes, and fearless experimentation. Gritty dramas, layered characters, and strong writing emerged as the biggest winners of the night.
OTT Content Takes Centre Stage in 2025
This year’s awards highlighted how web series and digital films are no longer secondary to mainstream cinema. Shows like Paatal Lok Season 2, Black Warrant, and Khauf dominated the major categories, proving that audiences are increasingly drawn to intense storytelling and authentic performances.
In the web original film segment, Girls Will Be Girls, Stolen, and Sector 36 stood out for their originality, emotional depth, and cinematic quality.
Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 Winners: Series Categories
Major Series Awards
Best Series (Critics): Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Director (Series): Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay, Ambiecka Pandit, Rohin Ravendran (Black Warrant)
Best Director (Critics – Series): Anubhav Sinha (IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack)
Best Director (Series – Popular): Nagesh Kukunoor (The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case)
Acting Awards – Series
Best Actor (Male – Drama): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Actor (Male – Critics – Drama): Zahan Kapoor (Black Warrant)
Best Actor (Female – Drama): Monika Panwar (Khauf)
Best Actor (Female – Critics – Drama): Rasika Dugal (Shekhar Home)
Comedy Series Awards
Best Comedy Series: Raat Jawaan Hai
Best Actor (Male – Comedy): Barun Sobti (Raat Jawaan Hai), Sparsh Shrivastava (Dupahiya)
Best Actor (Female – Comedy): Ananya Panday (Call Me Bae)
Supporting & Technical Awards – Series
Best Supporting Actor (Male – Drama): Rahul Bhat (Black Warrant)
Best Supporting Actor (Female – Drama): Tillotama Shome (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Story (Series): Smita Singh (Khauf), Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lok Season 2)
Best Original Screenplay: Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Adapted Screenplay: Black Warrant
Best Cinematography: Khauf
Best Editing: Khauf
Best Background Music: Khauf
Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 Winners: Web Original Films
The web film category showcased the growing cinematic ambition of OTT platforms, with filmmakers pushing boundaries in storytelling and execution.
Major Web Film Awards
Best Web Original Film: Girls Will Be Girls
Best Director (Web Original Film): Shuchi Talati (Girls Will Be Girls)
Best Web Original Film (Critics): The Mehta Boys
Acting Awards – Web Films
Best Actor (Male): Abhishek Banerjee (Stolen)
Best Actor (Female): Sanya Malhotra (Mrs)
Best Actor (Male – Critics): Vikrant Massey (Sector 36)
Best Actor (Female – Critics): Preeti Panigrahi (Girls Will Be Girls)
Supporting & Technical Awards – Web Films
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Deepak Dobriyal (Sector 36)
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kani Kusruti (Girls Will Be Girls)
Best Story: Stolen
Best Cinematography: Stolen
Best Background Music: Ctrl
Short Films and New Talent Get Recognition
Short-format storytelling and fresh talent also received significant recognition at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025. The awards celebrated emerging voices that are shaping the future of digital cinema.
Best Short Film (People’s Choice): Divorce
Best Short Film (Fiction): Ayesha
Best Short Film (Non-Fiction): Langur
Best Director (Short Film): Renuka Shahane (Dhaavpatti)
Breakthrough performers like Anurag Thakur, Lisa Mishra, Shubham Vardhan, and Arrchita Agarwal were applauded for their impactful debuts across series and films.
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