Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?

The '''Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Awards''' are presented by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies to honour excellence in Marathi cinema. It has been given annually since 2009, with the latest&mdash;the 14th edition&mdash;of the award-giving ceremony having been held in 2024. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted film-makers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting.

History
The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any technical work. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all-time favourite film and artists in nine categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, music director, Playback Singer Male/Female, Villain and Comedian.

Awards

 * Favourite Film
 * Favourite Director
 * Favourite Actor
 * Favourite Actress
 * Favourite Supporting Actor
 * Favourite Supporting Actress
 * Favourite Comedian
 * Favourite Villain
 * Favourite Song
 * Favourite Male Debut
 * Favourite Female Debut
 * Favourite Playback Singer (Male)
 * Favourite Playback Singer (Female)
 * MFK Award for Style Icon of the Year
 * MFK Award for Popular Face of the Year

Critics

 * Favourite Film
 * Favourite Director
 * Favourite Actor
 * Favourite Actress
 * Favourite Writer
 * Favourite Lyricist

Ceremony
The ceremony is held every year at the Hotel Hyatt Regency in Mumbai and is telecasted on Zee Talkies only. However, it is not televised live. Except for the first edition, the ceremonies are held in November or December though always before the announcement of the Filmfare Awards Marathi.

2009
The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.

De Dhakka led the ceremony with 5 nominations, followed by Aamhi Satpute, Uladhaal and Galgale Nighale with 4 nominations each.

De Dhakka earned 3 awards, including Favourite Film and Favourite Actor and Aamhi Satpute earned 2 awards.

Siddhartha Jadhav and Makarand Anaspure received 3 nominations in different categories, where the former earned Favourite Comedian and Favourite Villain while the latter earned Favourite Actor.

2010
The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.

Natarang led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy with 6 nominations and Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra with 4 nominations respectively.

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy and Natarang won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

2011
The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.

Mee Sindhutai Sapkal led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by Balgandharva with 6 nominations and Lalbaug Parel with 5 nominations respectively.

Mee Sindhutai Sapkal won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

2012
The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.

Kaksparsh led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Tukaram and Deool with 6 nominations each.

Kaksparsh earned 5 awards and Zhakaas earned 3 awards.

2015
Timepass 2 and Double Seat led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by Classmates with 9 nominations and Elizabeth Ekadashi with 7 nominations, respectively. Ankush Chaudhari and Priya Bapat had two nominations for Favourite Actor and Favourite Actress respectively, former won it for Classmates.

Double Seat won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

2016
Sairat led the ceremony with 19 nominations, followed by Katyar Kaljat Ghusali with 11 nominations.

Sairat won 11 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

2017
Ventilator led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Ti Saddhya Kay Karte with 9 nominations.

Faster Fene and Ti Saddhya Kay Karte won 4 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

2019
The ceremony was hosted by Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amey Wagh.

Fatteshikast led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Khari Biscuit with 8 and Anandi Gopal with 6 nominations.

Khari Biscuit earned 4 awards, making it the most-awarded film of the ceremony, whereas Hirkani earned 3 awards including Favourite Film, Favourite Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

2021
The awards were organized to honored the best Marathi films of the decade. It took place in December 2021 and was hosted by Swapnil Joshi and Amey Wagh, along with Mahesh Manjrekar.

The nominations were the winners from 2010 to 2019.

Sairat won 5 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.