| Number: | 1 |
| Award: | Zee Cine Awards |
| Date: | 14 March 1998 |
| Site: | Mumbai |
| Host: | Kitu Gidwani Shekhar Suman Shahrukh Khan Aishwarya Rai Salman Khan Karisma Kapoor Mahima Chaudhry Sonali Bendre |
| Best Film: | Dil To Pagal Hai |
| Most Wins: | Dil To Pagal Hai (10) |
| Most Nominations: | Dil To Pagal Hai (27) |
| Best Actor: | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Best Actress: | Madhuri Dixit |
| Best Director: | J. P. Dutta |
| Best Director Film: | (Border) |
| Best Actor Film: | (Dil To Pagal Hai) |
| Best Actress Film: | (Dil To Pagal Hai) |
| Next: | 2nd |
The 1st Zee Cine Awards ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of Bollywood cinema films released in 1997. The ceremony was held on 14 March 1998 in Mumbai.[1]
Dil To Pagal Hai led the ceremony with 27 nominations, followed by Border and Pardes with 19 nominations and Ishq with 10 nominations.
Dil To Pagal Hai won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), Best Actress (for Madhuri Dixit) and Best Supporting Actress (for Karisma Kapoor), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
The winners and nominees have been listed below:[2] [3] [4] [5]
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| ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Dialogue | ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Cinematography |
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| ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Editing | ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Art Direction |
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| ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Background Score | ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Sound Recording |
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| ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Make Up Artist | ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Re-Recording |
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| ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Costume Design | ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" | Best Song Recording |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Lux Face of the Year |
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| 27 | Dil To Pagal Hai |
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| 19 | Border |
| Pardes | |
| 10 | Ishq |
| 8 | Hero No. 1 |
| 6 | Chachi 420 |
| Gupt | |
| Sardari Begum | |
| 4 | Hameshaa |
| Mrityudand | |
| Virasat | |
| 3 | Deewana Mastana |
| Koyla | |
| Ziddi | |
| 2 | Gudgudee |
| 10 | Dil To Pagal Hai |
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| 7 | Border |
| 3 | Pardes |
| 2 | Mrityudand |
| Name | Role | |
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| Presenters of the award for Best Female Playback SingerYash Chopra accepted it on behalf of Lata Mangeshkar | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Male Playback SingerAnu Malik accepted it on behalf of Sonu Nigam | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Lyrics | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActressYash Chopra accepted it on behalf of Karisma Kapoor, although she collected her award after her part of hosting the show with Salman Khan | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActorAkshay Sethi accepted it on behalf of Akshaye Khanna | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Villainous Role | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Comic Role | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Film | ||
| Presenter of the award for Lux Face of the Year | ||
| Presenter of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Music Director | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Debut - Female | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Debut - MaleAkshay Sethi accepted it on behalf of Akshaye Khanna | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Director | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best ActressYash Chopra accepted it on behalf of Madhuri Dixit | ||
| Kajol Govindan Advani | Presenters of the award for Best ActorShahrukh Khan resigned his award and gave it to Salman Khan, although it wasn’t because Salman Khan because of him being nominated for this award but because of the entertainment Salman Khan gave on stage which turned out to be the best highlight. |