Edison Awards is grand annual award presenting ceremony for people in Tamil film industry, who have made landmarks and milestones for the History of Tamil Cinema since 2009. "Edison Awards" is mainly named after the Inventor of Cinema "Thomas Alva Edison". The uniqueness of the show is mainly that, it has a vast reach in about seven countries Tamil televisions, with main broadcaster as Astro in Malaysia.
The Event is mainly organised and hosted by MyTamilMovie.com. The free-lance sponsors in the recent years are Jet Airways, Videocon, etc.
The Exclusiveness of the show bricked up by Talent Search Analysis,Live Concerts by Professional Tamil playback singer & Young Emergers and felicious dancers. Another glimpsy highlight of the event is that the awards are given based on People's Choice conceptual, implemented in ways of Online Voting, SMS Voting,and Dial-a-Vote. Mytamilmovie.com and Edison Awards has been strongly and healthily backed up by all Tamil media.
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Debut Actor
Best Debut Actress
Best Male Rising Star
Best Female Rising Star
Best Supportive Actor
Best Supportive Actress
Best Character (Male)
Best Character (Female)
Best Comedian
Best Child Actor
Best Villain
Best Commercial Movie
Best Romantic Movie
Best Educational Movie
Best Patriotic Movie
Best Thriller Movie
Award for Daring Role
Best Music Director
Best Introduced Music Director
Best Background Score
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Female Playback Singer
Best Introduced Playback Singer
Best Lyricist
Best Director
Best Debut Director
Best Art Director
Best Cinematography
Best Editor
Best Producer
Best Choreographer
Best Action
Best PRO (Public Relations Officer)
Best Folk Song
Favorite Song
Super Star Rajini Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Manidha Neyam Award
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Extreme Performance - Male
Extreme Performance - Female
Enthusiastic Performer - Male
Enthusiastic Performer - Female
Protonic Icon Award Director
Best Retro Actress Award
Best Overseas Artit
Best Actress in a Social Awareness Movie
Nominations were announced in early January 2016, though as several artists who were nominated did not turn up for the awards ceremony, the winners of several categories were not announced. Subsequently various uncategorised awards were given to other attendees.
Uncategorised Awards
Extraordinary Performance (Male) - Raghava Lawrence (Kanchana 2)
Rising Star of the Year (Female) - Keerthy Suresh (Idhu Enna Maayam)
Best Entertainer of the Year - Sivakarthikeyan (Kaaki Sattai)
Best Actor in a Negative Role - Arvind Swamy (Thani Oruvan)
Best Overseas Lyricist - Asmin (Amara Kaaviyam)
Best Actress in a Social Awareness Movie - Srushti Dange (Kaththukkutti)
Favourite Song of the Year - "Danga Maari" (Anegan)
Manidha Neyam Award - Raghava Lawrence
