The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies which commemorate the superstars of the new generation who will make an impact in the future. It is sponsored by Stardust (magazine). The awards first began in 2003 by the annual Stardust movie magazine. The awards celebrate new talent in the industry as well as congratulating the current stars. Farhan Akhtar and actress Asin Thottumkal bagged top honours for their performances in Rock On! and Ghajini respectively at the Stardust Awards 2009. A Wednesday, bagged the best film award and its director Neeraj Pandey was honored with the best director award.Proud Award Winners- Max Stardust Awards 2009Jury's choiceSuperstar of Tomorrow Male Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)Superstar of Tomorrow Female Asin (Ghajini)Hottest New Film GhajiniHottest Young Filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)Exciting New Face Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)New Menace Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)Best Breakthrough Performance Male Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)Best Breakthrough Performance Female Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane NaSearchlight winnersBest Film A WednesdayBest Director Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday)Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)Best Actress Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)Standout performance by a music directorDhruv Ghanekar (Drona)Standout performance by a lyricistKausar Munir (Falak Tak Chal / Tashan)New musical sensation - maleBenny Dayal (Pappu Can't Dance Saala / Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na)New musical sensation - femaleAnmol Malik (Talli / Ugly Aur Pagli)READER'S CHOICE AWARDS:STAR OF THE YEAR - MALEHrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)STAR OF THE YEAR - FEMALEPriyanka Chopra (Fashion)DREAM DIRECTORAshutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)BEST FILMSingh Is KinngBEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLETusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEKangna Ranaut (Fashion)BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLEAnil Kapoor (Tashan)STYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - MALESaif Ali KhanSTYLE ICON OF THE YEAR - FEMALEKareena KapoorEDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING DIRECTORAbhishek Kapoor (Rock On)OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMADev AnandPRIDE OF THE INDUSTRYFeroz KhanSPECIAL AWARDAnil Kapoor (for being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning Global Recognition)   read more »