Vijay Awards


The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in May 2018. 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. The awards have been sponsored by Reliance Mobile, Univercell and Close Up. Owing to controversies about indulging personal wishes and a decrease in public interest, it was cancelled for two years.

History

The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any particular work or year. 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 - while 10 Jury Special Awards were also introduced. The format was completely reworked for the following year and from 2008 onwards, the works of the preceding year were honoured, with the majority of prizes being selected by a committee, while awards in five categories chosen by public voting. The award for Favourite Song was introduced in 2008.

Awards

Jury Awards

The ceremony is held every year at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai and is telecasted on STAR Vijay only. However, it is not televised live. Except for the first edition, the ceremonies are held in May, June or July, though always before the announcement of the Filmfare Awards South.
CeremonyDateHostSponsor
1st Vijay Awards23 June 2007Yugi SethuReliance Mobile
2nd Vijay Awards3 May 2008Yugi SethuReliance Mobile
3rd Vijay Awards13 June 2009C GopinathUnivercell
4th Vijay Awards29 May 2010C GopinathUnivercell
5th Vijay Awards25 June 2011C Gopinath and SivakarthikeyanClose-Up
6th Vijay Awards16 June 2012C Gopinath and SivakarthikeyanClose-Up
7th Vijay Awards11 May 2013C Gopinath and R MadhavanClose-Up
8th Vijay Awards5 July 2014C Gopinath and DivyadharshiniGionee
9th Vijay Awards25 April 2015C Gopinath and DivyadharshiniPoorvika
10th Vijay Awards25 May 2018C Gopinath and DivyadharshiniPoorvika

Superlatives

;Most Awards to a Single person
;Most Awards to a Single person in a single year
;Most Awards to a Single film
;Most Nominations to a Single person
;Most Nominations to a Single film