Screen Award for Best Female Playback

The Screen Award for Best Female Playback is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in January.

Screen Award for Best Female Playback singer
The 2020 recipients: Shreya Ghoshal & Vaishali Mhade
Awarded for	Award for Best Female Playback singer
Country	India
Presented by	Screen India
First award	Lata Mangeshkar, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1995)
Currently held by	Shreya Ghoshal & Vaishali Mhade Kalank (2020)

Superlatives

Shreya Ghoshal holds the record of maximum awards in this category, with seven wins till 2020. She also holds the record of maximum nominations in this category, with twenty nominations till 2020.

Superlative	Singer	Record
Most awards	Shreya Ghoshal	7
Most nominations		20
Most awards in a decade		3 (2000s, 2010s)
Most nominations in a year		2 (2008, 2011, 2019)
Most nominations in a year		4 (2020)
Most consecutive awards		2 (2011-2012)
Most consecutive nominations		11 (2006-2014)

Most wins

Winner	Number of Wins	Years
Shreya Ghoshal	7	2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 (shared with Mamta Sharma), 2012, 2014, 2020
Kavita Krishnamurthy	2	1997, 2000
Alka Yagnik		1996, 2001
Sunidhi Chauhan		2005, 2007

List of nominations and winners

1990s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
1995
	Lata Mangeshkar	Mayi Ni Mayi	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
1996
	Alka Yagnik	Dil Ne Dil Se	Haqeeqat
1997
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Aaj Main Upar	Khamoshi: The Musical
1998
	K. S. Chithra	Paayale Chhun Mun	Virasat
1999
	Jaspinder Narula	Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha	Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha

2000s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2000
	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001
	Alka Yagnik	Panchhi Nadiyan	Refugee
2002
	Asha Bhosle	Radha Kaise Na Jale	Lagaan
2003
	Sadhana Sargam	Chupke Se	Saathiya
2004
	Shreya Ghoshal	Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai	Jism
2005
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Sajna Ve Sajna	Chameli
2006
	Shreya Ghoshal	Piyu Bole	Parineeta
2007
	Sunidhi Chauhan	Beedi	Omkara
	Shreya Ghoshal	O Saathi Re	Omkara
2008
	Shreya Ghoshal	Barso Re	Guru
	Shreya Ghoshal	Yeh Ishq Haye	Jab We Met
2009
	Shilpa Rao	Khuda Jaane	Bachna Ae Haseeno
	Shreya Ghoshal	Teri Ore	Singh Is Kinng

2010s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2010
	Kavita Seth	Iktara	Wake Up Sid
	Shreya Ghoshal	Zoobi Doobi	3 Idiots
2011
	Mamta Sharma	Munni Badnaam Hui	Dabangg
	Shreya Ghoshal	Bahara	I Hate Luv Storys
	Shreya Ghoshal	Noor-e-Khuda	My Name Is Khan
2012
	Shreya Ghoshal	Ooh Laa La	The Dirty Picture
2013
	Shalmali Kholgade	Pareshaan	Ishaqzaade
	Shreya Ghoshal	Radha	Student of the Year
2014
	Shreya Ghoshal	Sunn Raha Hai	Aashiqui 2
	Chinmayi Sripada	Titli	Chennai Express
	Monali Thakur	Sawaar Loon	Lootera
	Shalmali Kholgade	Balam Pichkari	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
	Sona Mohapatra	Ambarsariya	Fukrey
2015
	Jyoti Nooran & Sultana Nooran	Pathaka Guddi	Highway
	Jasmine Sandlas	Yaar Na Miley	Kick
	Kanika Kapoor	Baby Doll	Ragini MMS 2
		Lovely	Happy New Year
	Rekha Bhardwaj	Hamari Atariya Pe	Dedh Ishqiya
2016
	Monali Thakur	Moh Moh Ke Dhaage	Dum Laga Ke Haisha
2017
	Palak Muchhal	Kaun Tujhe	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
2018
	Shashaa Tirupati	Kanha	Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
	Shreya Ghoshal	Thodi Der	Half Girlfriend
2019
	Harshdeep Kaur	Chonch Ladhiyaan	Manmarziyaan
		Dilbaro	Raazi
	Ronkini Gupta	Chaav Laaga	Sui Dhaaga
	Shreya Ghoshal	Ghoomar	Padmaavat

2020s

Year	Singer	Song	Movie
2020
	Shreya Ghoshal & Vaishali Mhade	Ghar More Pardesiya	Kalank
	Antara Mitra	Dil Hi Toh Hai	The Sky Is Pink
	Pratibha Singh Patel	Rajaji	Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
	Shilpa Rao	Ghungroo	War
	Shreya Ghoshal	Sapna Hai Sach Hai	Panipat
		Tabaah Ho Gaye	Kalank
		Yeh Aaina	Kabir Singh

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• Screen Awards