Those competing for the best actor's award are Aamir Khan for Rang De Basanti, Ajay Devgan for Omkara, Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom-2, Sanjay Dutt for Lage Raho Munnabhai and Shah Rukh Khan for Kabi Alvida Na Kehna. Those competing for the best actress' award are Aishwarya Rai for Dhoom-2, Bipasha Basu for Corporate, Kajol for Fanaa, Kareena Kapoor for Omkara and Rani Mukerjee for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehnaa. Rakesh Roshan for Krrish, Karan Johar for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehnaa, Rajkumar Hirani for Lage Raho Munnabhai, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for Rang De Basanti and Vishal Bharadwaj for Omkara have been named for best director category. Abhishek Bachchan for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Arshad Warsi for Lage Raho Munnabhai, Kunal Kapoor for Rang De Basanti, John Abraham for Baabul and Vivek Oberoi for Omkara have been nominated in the best supporting role (male) category. Kirron Kher (Rang De Basanti), Konkona Sen Sharma (Omkara), Preity Zinta (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna), Soha Ali Khan (Rang De Basanti) and Ameesha Patel (Ankahee) have been named the best supporting role (male) category. 

Other nominees

Best Actor in a Comic Role

Chunky Panday (Apna Sapna Money Money)

Anupam Kher (Khosla Ka Ghosla)

Arshad Warsi (Lage Raho Munnabhai)

Tushaar Kapoor (Golmaal)

Uday Chopra (Dhoom-2)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

KK (Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai - Gangster)

Shaan (Chand Sifarish - Fanaa)

Sonu Nigam (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehnaa - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehnaa)

Sukhwinder Singh (Omkara - Omkara)

Himesh Reshimiya (Jhalak Dikhalaja - Aksar)

For the best playback singer (Female)

Alka Yagnik (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)

Rekha Bharadwaj (Namak Ishq - Omkara)

Madhushree (Tu Bin Bataye - Rang De Basanti)

Sunidhi Chauhan (Beedi Jalai Le - Omkara)

Shreya Ghosal (Pal Pal - Lage Raho Munnabhai)