| Best Film | Best Director |
Thanga Meenkal
| Bala – Paradesi*Balu Mahendra – Thalaimuraigal*Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam*Suseenthiran – Pandiya Naadu*Ram – Thanga Meenkal |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam*Atharvaa – Paradesi*Dhanush – Maryan*Vijay Sethupathi – Soodhu Kavvum*Vishal – Pandiya Naadu | Nayantara – Raja Rani* Parvathy – Maryan* Pooja Umashankar – Vidiyum Munn* Sneha – Haridas* Vedhicka – Paradesi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Bharathiraja – Pandiya Naadu* Arvind Swamy – Kadal* Karunakaran – Soodhu Kavvum* Sathyaraj – Raja Rani* Simha – Neram | Dhansika – Paradesi* Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal* Andrea Jeremiah – Vishwaroopam* Tulasi – Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer* Viji Chandrasekhar – Madha Yaanai Koottam |
| Best Comedian | Best Villain |
| Santhanam – Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru* Power Star Srinivasan – Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya* Sathish – Ethir Neechal* Soori – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam* Vivek – Singam II | Arjun – Kadal* Rahul Bose – Vishwaroopam* Sharath Lohitashwa – Pandiya Naadu* Vamsi Krishna – Ivan Veramathiri* Yog Japee – Soodhu Kavvum |
| Best Debut Actor | Best Debut Actress |
| Gautham Karthik – Kadal* Ashok Selvan – Pizza II: Villa* Sundeep Kishan – Yaaruda Mahesh* Nivin Pauly – Neram* Sathya – Puthagam | Nazriya Nazim – Neram* Aishwarya Arjun – Pattathu Yaanai* Sri Divya – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam* Surabhi – Ivan Veramathiri* Thulasi Nair – Kadal |
| Best Music Director | Best Cinematographer |
| A. R. Rahman – Kadal* Anirudh Ravichander – Ethir Neechal* D. Imman – Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam* G. V. Prakash Kumar – Raja Rani* Santhosh Narayanan – Soodhu Kavvum | Rajiv Menon – Kadal* Chezhiyan – Paradesi* George C. Williams – Raja Rani* Marc Koninckx – Maryan* Sanu John Varghese – Vishwaroopam |
| Best Editor | Best Art Director |
| Anthony – Pandiya Naadu* Anthony L. Ruben – Raja Rani* Gopinath – Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum* Leo John Paul – Soodhu Kavvum* Mahesh Narayanan – Vishwaroopam | Lalgudi N. Ilaiyaraja & Thor – Vishwaroopam* C. S. Balachandar – Paradesi* T. Muthuraj – Raja Rani* Rajeevan – Pandiya Naadu* Selvakumar – Vanakkam Chennai |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Yuvan Shankar Raja – "Kadal Raasa" *A. R. Rahman – "Nenjae Ezhu" *Shankar Mahadevan, Kamal Haasan – "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan" *Sid Sriram – "Adiye" *Sriram Parthasarathy – "Aanandha Yaazhai" | Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulle" *Andrea Jeremiah – "Mama Douser" *Harini – "Moongil Thottam" *Shweta Mohan – "Innum Konjam" *Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" |
| Best Lyricist | Best Story, Screenplay Writer |
| Na. Muthukumar – "Dheivangal Ellam" * Kabilan, A. R. Rahman – "Innum Konja Neram" * Madhan Karky – "Mannadacha Pandhu" * Vaali – "Ethir Neechal Adi" * Vairamuthu – "Nenjukkule" | Nalan Kumarasamy – Soodhu Kavvum* Alphonse Putharen – Neram* Atlee – Raja Rani* Lenin Bharathi, Suseenthiran – Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer* Naveen – Moodar Koodam |
| Best Background Score | Best Dialogue |
| Santhosh Narayanan – Soodhu Kavvum* A. R. Rahman – Maryan* G. V. Prakash Kumar – Raja Rani* Ilaiyaraaja – Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum* Tubby Parik – Vishwaroopam | Naveen – Moodar Koodam* Atlee – Raja Rani* Baskar Sakthi, Suseenthiran – Pandiya Naadu* Gokul, Madhan Karky – Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara* Nalan Kumarasamy – Soodhu Kavvum |
| Best Choreographer | Best Stunt Director |
| Brinda – "Adiyae" * Baba Bhaskar – "Local Boys" * Pandit Birju Maharaj – "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan" * Sheriff – "Kasu Panam" * Sridhar – "Tamizh Pasanga" | Anal Arasu – Pandiya Naadu* Anal Arasu, Rocky Rajesh – Singam II* Billa Jagan – Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum* Kecha Khamphakdee, Lee Whittaker, Parvez Feroz & T. Ramesh – Vishwaroopam* Rajasekhar – Ivan Veramathiri |
| Best Make Up | Best Costume Designer |
| Dasarathan – Paradesi* Albert Chettiyar, Avinash, Bujji Babu, Ramachandran, Ramu & Shanmugam – Raja Rani* Gage Hubard & Ralis Khan – Vishwaroopam* Irma Dataushvali, Mohideen Kumar, Nicky Rajani, Ramachandran & Ratan Gupta – Irandam Ulagam* Ramesh Mohanty, Thomas Van Der Nest – Maryan | Perumal Selvam & Poornima Ramaswamy – Paradesi* Chaitanya Rao, Deepali Noor, Kaviza Raebhela & Sathya – Raja Rani* Chaitanya Rao, Nikhila Sukumar & Malinipriya – Endrendrum Punnagai* Deepali Noor – Irandam Ulagam* Gautami – Vishwaroopam |
| Best Debut Director | Best Crew |
| Atlee – Raja Rani* Durai Senthilkumar – Ethir Neechal* Nalan Kumarasamy – Soodhu Kavvum* Naveen – Moodar Koodam* R. S. Prasanna – Kalyana Samayal Saadham | Ethir Neechal |
| Best Find of the Year | Best Song of the Year |
| George C. Williams | Anirudh Ravichander – "Ethir Neechal Adi" |
| Contribution to Tamil Cinema | Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema |
| Balu Mahendra | Shankar |
| Best Entertainer of the Year | Entertainer of Indian Cinema |
| Sivakarthikeyan | Shah Rukh Khan |
;Special Jury Awards