Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 Winners List Black Warrant Emerges Big Winner
The Filmfare OTT Awards 2025, held in Mumbai on December 16, 2025, honoured the finest performances and productions from India’s rapidly expanding streaming ecosystem. The ceremony reflected the creative depth of OTT platforms, with crime thrillers, social dramas and comedies sharing the spotlight. The night belonged largely to Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix series Black Warrant, which emerged as the biggest winner across key categories.
The Filmfare OTT Awards recognise excellence in web series, web original films, and short-format content released on streaming platforms. They have become an important barometer of quality storytelling beyond traditional cinema, acknowledging actors, directors and technical talent in digital entertainment.
| Category | Winner Name | Platform/Title |
| Best Series | Black Warrant | Netflix |
| Best Series (Critics) | Paatal Lok – Season 2 | Prime Video |
| Best Director (Series) | Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay, Ambiecka Pandit, Rohin Ravendran | Black Warrant |
| Best Director (Series – Critics) | Anubhav Sinha | IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (Netflix) |
| Nagesh Kukunoor | The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case (SonyLIV) | |
| Best Actor (Male – Drama) | Jaideep Ahlawat | Paatal Lok – Season 2 |
| Best Actor (Male – Critics) | Zahan Kapoor | Black Warrant |
| Best Actor (Female – Drama) | Monika Panwar | Khauf (Prime Video) |
| Best Actor (Female – Critics) | Rasika Dugal Shekhar | Home (JioHotstar) |
| Best Comedy Series | Raat Jawaan Hai | SonyLIV |
| Best Actor (Male – Comedy) | Barun Sobti | Raat Jawaan Hai |
| Sparsh Shrivastava | Dupahiya (Prime Video) | |
| Best Actor (Female – Comedy) | Ananya Panday | Call Me Bae (Prime Video) |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male – Drama) | Rahul Bhat | Black Warrant |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female – Drama) | Tillotama Shome | Paatal Lok – Season 2 |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male – Comedy) | Vinay Pathak | Gram Chikitsalay (Prime Video) |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female – Comedy) | Renuka Shahane | Dupahiya |
| Category | Winner | Title |
| Best Story | Smita Singh | Khauf |
| Sudip Sharma | Paatal Lok – Season 2 | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sudip Sharma | Paatal Lok – Season 2 |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay | Black Warrant |
| Best Cinematography | Pankaj Kumar | Khauf |
| Best Editing | Tanya Chhabria | Khauf |
| Best Background Music | Alokananda Dasgupta | Khauf |
| Best Music Album (Series) | Akashdeep Sengupta | Bandish Bandits – Season 2 |
| Category | Winner | Platform/Film |
| Best Web Original Film | Girls Will Be Girls | Prime Video |
| Best Director (Film) | Shuchi Talati | Girls Will Be Girls |
| Best Web Original Film (Critics) | The Mehta Boys | Prime Video |
| Best Actor (Male) | Abhishek Banerjee | Stolen |
| Best Actor (Female) | Sanya Malhotra | Mrs (ZEE5) |
| Best Actor (Male – Critics) | Vikrant Massey | Sector 36 (Netflix) |
| Best Actor (Female – Critics) | Preeti Panigrahi | Girls Will Be Girls |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Deepak Dobriyal | Sector 36 |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) | Kani Kusruti | Girls Will Be Girls |
| Category | Winner | Title |
| Best Short Film (People’s Choice) | Divorce | — |
| Best Short Film (Fiction) | Ayesha | — |
| Best Short Film (Non-Fiction) | Langur | — |
| Best Actor (Female – Short Film) | Fatima Sana Shaikh | Ayesha |
| Best Actor (Male – Short Film) | Ayan Khan | Chashma |
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