It was showbiz all the way to the red carpet at the Pan Bahar Max Stardust Awards 2009 held at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra on Sunday, 15th February. Hosted by Tusshar Kapoor and Minissha Lamba, it was a star-studded event which brought together the who's who of the celebrity galaxy.

The guest list was as long as the awards list. But the prominent Bollywoodians present at the event were Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowarikar and his wife, Dev Anand, Farhan Akhtar, Vivek Oberoi, Amrita Rao, Asin, Celina Jaitley, Neha Dhupia, Dino Morea, Koena Mitra, Fardeen Khan and his wife, among others.

The winner's list brought more cheer than disappointments. Many new faces to Bollywood were recognized and appreciated. 'Best Actor Award' went to Amitabh Bachchan for Last Lear; 'Best Actress Award' was bagged by Amrita Rao for Welcome to Sajjanpur. By Reader's Choice, Priyanka Chopra got 'Star of the Year' (Female) Award for Fashion and Hrithik Roshan bagged 'Star of the Year (Male)' for Jodhaa Akbar. Ghajini was declared the 'Hottest New Film' while A Wednesday was given the 'Best Film Award'.

Winners of Stardust Awards 2009:

Superstar of Tomorrow - Male
Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)

Superstar of Tomorrow- Female
Asin (Ghajini)

Hottest New Filmmaker
A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)

Hottest New Film
Ghajini

Breakthrough Performance - Male
Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

Breakthrough Performance - Female
Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

Standout Performance by a Music Director
Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)

Standout Performance by a Lyricist
Kausar Munir ('Falak Tak Chal'/ Tashan)

New Musical Sensation - Male
Benny Dayal ('Pappu Can't Dance Saala'/ Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)

New Musical Sensation - Female
Anmol Malik ('Talli'/ Ugly Aur Pagli)

Exciting New Face
Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)

The New Menace
Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)

Editor's Choice for Most Promising Director
Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)

Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Dev Anand

Pride of the Industry
Feroz Khan

Special Award
Anil Kapoor (for being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning Global Recognition)

Stardust Searchlight Award Winners:

Best Actor
Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)

Best Actress
Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)

Best Film
A Wednesday

Best Director
Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)

Reader's Choice Awards:

Star of the Year - Male
Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)

Star of the Year - Female
Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)

Dream Director
Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)

Best Film
Singh Is Kinng

Best Actor in Supporting Role
Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)

Best Actress in Supporting Role
Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Anil Kapoor (Tashan)

Style Icon of the Year - Male
Saif Ali Khan

Style Icon of the Year - Female
Kareena Kapoor