Overview
- Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali claimed Best Story and Best Screenplay, while Irshad Kamil won Best Lyrics to secure three of four top film writing awards for Amar Singh Chamkila.
- Kunal Kemmu earned his first SWA writing honour by winning Best Dialogue for his screenplay debut Madgaon Express.
- Freedom at Midnight swept the web drama segment by taking both Best Story and Best Screenplay awards.
- The Best Debut (Film) accolade ended in a three-way tie among Shuchi Talati, the duo Biplab Goswami and Sneha Desai, and Bodhayan Roychaudhury.
- Over 1,500 entries were evaluated by a 15-member jury across 15 categories, underscoring the awards’ prestige in celebrating narrative craft.