Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year

Superlatives

List of winners

• 2008 Javed Akhtar - "Jashn-e-Bahara from Jodha Akbar
• * Prasoon Joshi - "Behka" from Ghajini
• * Prasoon Joshi - "Guzarish" from 'Ghajini
• * Anvita Dutt Guptan - "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno
• * Prasoon Joshi - "Kaise Mujhe" from Ghajini
• 2009 Prasoon Joshi - "Masakali" from Delhi-6
• 2010 Gulzar - "Dil To Bachcha Hai" from Ishqiya
• * Niranjan Iyengar - "Sajdaa" from My Name is Khan
• * Faaiz Anwaar - "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
• * Niranjan Iyengar - "Tere Naina" from My Name is Khan
• * Gulzar - "Surili Akhiyon Wale" from Veer
• 2011 Javed Akhtar - "Khwabon Ke Parindey" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
• * Rajat Aroraa - "Ishq Sufiyana" from The Dirty Picture
• * Irshad Kamil - "Nadaan Parinde" from Rockstar
• * Javed Akhtar - "Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
• * Shabbir Ahmed & Neelesh Misra -"Teri Meri" from Bodyguard
• 2012 Javed Akhtar - "Jee Le Zara" from
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin from Agneepath
• * Neelesh Misra - "Kyon" from Barfi!
• * Sameer Anjaan - "Dagabaaz Re" Dabangg 2
• * Gulzar - "Saans" from Jab Tak Hai Jaan
• 2013 Prasoon Joshi - "Maston Ka Jhund" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• * Mithoon - "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2
• * Prasoon Joshi - "Zinda" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Sawar Loon" from Lootera
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kabira" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
• 2014 Irshad Kamil - "Manwa Laage" from Happy New Year
• * Kausar Munir - "Suno Na Sangemarmar" from Youngistaan
• * Gulzar - "Bismil" from Haider
• * Manoj Muntashir - "Galliyan" from Ek Villain
• * Rashmi Singh - "Muskurane" from CityLights
• 2015 Varun Grover - "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from Dum Laga Ke Haisha
• * Irshad Kamil - "Agar Tum Saath Ho" - Tamasha
• * Javed Akhtar - "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from Dil Dhadakne Do
• * Siddharth-Garima, Nasir Faraaz & Ganesh Chandanshive - "Dewaani Mastani" from Bajirao Mastani
• * Mayur Puri - "Chunar" from ABCD 2
• 2016 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Channa Mereya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
• * Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Haanikaraak Bapu" from Dangal
• * Irshad Kamil - "Jag Ghoomeya" from Sultan
• 2017 Irshad Kamil - "Hawayein" from Jab Harry Met Sejal
• * Anvita Dutt - "Sahiba" from Phillauri
• * Kumaar - "Pyar Ho" from Munna Michael
• * Kausar Munir - "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" from Meri Pyaari Bindu
• * Irshad Kamil - "Safar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal
• * Arafat Mehmood & Tanishk Bagchi - "Baarish" from Half Girlfriend
• 2018 Gulzar - "Ae Watan " from Raazi
• * Kumaar - "Tera Yaar Hoon Main" from Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
• * A. M. Turaz - "Ek Dil Ek Jaan" from Padmaavat
• * Gulzar - "Dilbaro" from Raazi
• * Irshad Kamil - "Aahista" from Laila Majnu
• 2019 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kalank" from Kalank
• * Irshad Kamil - "Bekhayali" from Kabir Singh
• * Manoj Muntashir - "Teri Mitti" from Kesari
• * Prasoon Joshi - "Bharat" from '
• * Raj Shekhar - "Beh Chala" from ''