But Ilayathalapathy Vijay and his Thuppakki team has literally swept all the major awards at the event.
We give you the complete list of the winners:
Best Film – Vazhaku en 18/9
Best Director - Balaji Shaktivel (Vazhakku En 18/9)
Best Dialogue Writer - Rajesh (Oru Kal Oru Kannadi)
Best Screenplay – Karthik Subbaraj (Pizza)
Best Actor – Dhanush (Moonu)
Best Actress - Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Neethane En Ponvasantham)
Best Supporting Actor Male – Sathyaraj (Nanban)
Best Supporting Actor Female – Anupama (Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal)
Best Comedian – Santhanam (Oru Kal Oru Kannadi)
Best Villan – Sudeep (Nan Ee)
Best Debut Actor – Vikram Prabhu (Kumki)
Best Debut Actress – Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar (Poda Podi)
Best Debut Director - Balaji Tharaneetharan (Naaduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanom)
Best Find of the Year – Anirudh Ravichandar (Moonu)
Best Music Director - D.Imman (Kumki)
Best Cinematographer – Gopi Amarnath (Pizza)
Best Costume Designer – Rajendran (Aaravan)
Best Art Director - R.K.Vijay Murugan (Aaravan)
Best Stunt Master – Anal Arasu (Thadaiyarai Thakka)
Best Choreographer – Robert (Poda Podi)
Best Lyricist – Thamarai (Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal)
Best Female Playback - Ramya (Neethane En Ponvasantham)
Favourite Face – Udhaynidhi Stalin (Oru Kal Oru Kannadi)