Screen awards: Devdas tops nomination list

Rajkumar Santoshi8217;s The Legend of Bhagat Singh comes a distant second with 13 nominations. Ramgopal Varma8217;s Company is at third place with 12 nominations.

In the Best Film category, Devdas, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Company compete with Aankhen and Encounter. Meanwhile, Abbas-Mustan Humraaz and Mani Shanker 16th December vie for the Best Director trophy with Ramgopal Varma, Rajkumar Santoshi and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Akshaye Khanna Deewangee and Vivek Oberoi Saathiya vie for the Best Actor award with Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgan nominated twice, while Karisma Kapoor Shakti, Preity Zinta Dil Hai Tumhara, Rani Mukherji Saathiya and Tabu Filhaal compete for the Best Actress statuette with Aishwarya Rai.

For the Best Music award, the soundtracks of Kaante, Raaz and Sur compete with those of Devdas and The Legend of Bhagat Singh.

Arya Babbar, Lucky Ali, Palash Sen, Sonu Sood and Vivek Oberoi are nominated in the Most Promising Newcomer Male category, while Amrita Rao, Dipanita Sharma, Esha Deol, Gauri Karnik and Sanjana have been nominated for Most Promising Newcomer Female.

Small-budget films like Encounter, 16th December and Agnivarsha have been nominated in significant categories along with such giants as Devdas, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Kaante.