title: Prag Cine Awards
text: # Prag Cine Awards
  
  Prag Cine Awards are presented annually by Prag News & Rengoni, a satellite television channel from Assam. The aim of the award to give support, recognition and inspiration to the Assamese film industry and honour some of the eminent film personalities who have contributed to the cause of Assamese cinema of Assam. The award was first instituted in the year 2003. Starting from 2015, films produced in other Northeastern states were also honored in this ceremony.
  
  ## Ceremonies
  
  | Ceremony | Date | Venue | Host(s) | Life Time Achievement |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st Prag Cine Awards | 28 February 2004 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | | Bhupen Hazarika |
  | 2nd Prag Cine Awards | 5 March 2005 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | | Jnanada Kakati |
  | 3rd Prag Cine Awards | 12 April 2012 | GMCH Auditorium, Guwahati | | Nipon Goswami |
  | 4th Prag Cine Awards | 14 April 2013 | GMCH Auditorium, Guwahati | Pranjal Saikia, Zerifa Wahid | Biju Phukan |
  | 5th Prag Cine Awards | 22 March 2014 | Koramangala Indoor Stadium, Bangalore | Kopil Bora, Zerifa Wahid | Mridula Barua |
  | 6th Prag Cine Awards North-East | 21–22 March 2015 | Chowkidingee Field, Dibrugarh | Nishita Goswami, Nabish Alam | Bishnu Kharghoria |
  | 7th Prag Cine Awards North-East | 14–15 May 2016 | Church Field, Tezpur | Barsha Rani Bishaya, Kopil Bora, Nishita Goswami | Bidya Rao |
  | 8th Prag Cine Awards North-East | 17–18 June 2017 | Bodofa Cultural Complex, Kokrajhar | | Munin Barua |
  | 9th Prag Cine Awards North-East | 26–27 May 2018 | Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Auditorium, Guwahati | | Kualada Kumar Bhattacharya |
  | 10th Prag Cine Awards North-East | 1–2 June 2019 | Neheruwali, Nagaon | | |
  | Prag Cine Awards 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | | | |
  | Prag Cine Awards 2021 | 30 January 2021 | USTM Auditorium, Meghalaya | | Aribam Syam Sharma |
  | Prag Cine Awards 2022 | 26 March 2022 | Silchar | Ravi Sharma , Siddharth Sharma ,Deepjyoti Keot, Dimpu Baruah | |
  | Prag Cine Awards 2023 | 27 May 2023 | USTM Auditorium, Meghalaya | | Taufiq Rahman, Chetana Das |
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Awards for films from Assam
  
  * Best Film
  * Best Popular Film
  * Best Director
  * Best Debut Director
  * Best Actor Male
  * Best Actor Female
  * Best Supporting Actor Male
  * Best Supporting Actor Female
  * Best Music Direction
  * Best Lyrics
  * Best Playback Singer Male
  * Best Playback Singer Female
  * Best Cinematography
  * Best Film Editing
  * Best Screenplay
  * Best Choreography
  * Best Sound (Re-recording/Mixing)
  * Best Art Direction
  * Best Makeup
  * Best Costume
  * Best Film other than Assamese
  * Best Villain
  
  ### Awards for films from rest of northeast India
  
  * Best Film North-East
  * Best Director North-East
  * Best Actor North-East Male
  * Best Actor North-East Female
  