The 2025 Filmfare OTT Awards honored top digital content, with Black Warrant, Paatal Lok Season 2, and Sanya Malhotra among the biggest winners.
The 2025 Filmfare OTT Awards honored top digital content.
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The Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 took place in Mumbai on December 15 to honour and felicitate the best work in digital entertainment, which covers films, series, performances, and technical contributions. The sixth annual awards celebrated the finest storytelling to have aired on streaming services, with Black Warrant on Netflix emerging as the night's most lauded winner.
The awards function witnessed actors and actresses, filmmakers, and creators converge under one roof to cheer for the increasing popularity of web originals. From the intense drama to crowd-pleasing comedies, this year's winners are a testament to the breadth and depth of creativity in India's OTT ecosystem.
Black Warrant swept the series section, bagging all the major trophies: Best Series and Best Director (Series), among others. Not too far behind were Paatal Lok Season 2 and Khauf, both of which were competitive across acting as well technical awards.
Key winners in the films category were Girls Will Be Girls, Stolen, and Sector 36.
Best Series: Black Warrant (Netflix)
Best Series (Critics): Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Actor (Male), Drama Series: Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Actor (Female), Drama Series: Monika Panwar – Khauf
Best Actor (Male), Comedy Series: Barun Sobti – Raat Jawan Hai, Sparsh Shrivastava – Dupahiya
Best Actor (Female), Comedy Series: Ananya Panday – Call Me Bae
Best Supporting Actor (Male), Series: Rahul Bhat – Black Warrant
Best Supporting Actor (Female), Series: Tillotama Shome – Paatal Lok Season 2
Best Film (Web Original): Girls Will Be Girls
Best Director (Web Original Film): Shuchi Talati – Girls Will Be Girls
Best Actor (Male), Web Original Film: Abhishek Banerjee – Stolen
Best Actor (Female), Web Original Film: Sanya Malhotra – Mrs
Best Actor (Male), Critics: Vikrant Massey – Sector 36
Best Supporting Actor (Male), Web Film: Deepak Dobriyal – Sector 36
Best Supporting Actor (Female), Web Film: Kani Kusruti – Girls Will Be Girls
Technical Awards were bagged by series Khauf in the web category, including Best Cinematography, Editing, Background Music, Sound, and VFX, making it a high production value quality.
For the films, Stolen was praised for Best Cinematography and Best Sound Design, and CTRL was awarded for Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
The Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 reemphasised how streaming platforms are giving a free rein to creativity. "The response of shows such as Black Warrant, Paatal Lok Season 2, and Khauf is testament to the kind of high-concept content that gets audiences excited."Other works like Mrs Stolen, Girls Will Be Girls put forth significant storytelling beyond the big screen.
With OTT content exploding, our winners this year really raised the standards in quality, originality, and impact.
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