India’s leading Design firm, Bobby Mukherji Associates (BMA) bagged the coveted CNBC Awaaz Crisil Real estate award for the best hospitality interior project. The award was presented to Bobby Mukherji, by India’s top honchos, Mr. Senthil Chengalvarayan–Managing Editor – CNBC TV18, Mr Neel Choudhury- VP Marketing Sales-CNBC TV-18 CNBC Awaaz, Mr.Anshul Jain-CEO-DTZ Mr.Tribhuwan, at a glittering award function held at the ITC Maratha, Mumbai yesterday.BMA which was nominated for two projects in the category namely The Sahara Star, Mumbai and The Le Meridien, New Delhi won this esteemed title for remodeling of The Le Meridien Hotel, a property now known for its artistic elegance and magnificent design. A pragmatic fusion of contemporary opulence and aesthetic craftsmanship is what establishes Le Meridien as an iconic property in the country’s capital today. Commenting on this achievement, Bobby Mukherji, Principal Architect of BMA said “We at BMA are honored to receive the prestigious CNBC award. Le Meridien symbolizes my freedom of creative expression as an interpretation of the clients theme ‘Art Tech’. I am proud to have been able to transcend the definition of hospitality design in India through an amalgamation of beauty, luxury and above all economic sensibility. Hospitality Design has been our forte and this recognition from the industry only reinforces our claim.”
The CNBC AWAAZ-CRISILs Real Estate Awards, established in 2007 is presently one of Indias biggest and most credible Real Estate awards. As part of the CNBC TV-18 network, which is one of the country’s biggest production houses, CNBC Awaaz honors the best and outstanding achievers in the real estate sector through these awards.The evaluation criteria for the best hospitality interior award, was judged on design innovation, environmental friendliness, design response, interactivity of spaces, comfort factors and lighting strategies, both natural and artificial.Under the aegis of Bobby Mukherji, the BMA team is designing over 25 five star hotel projects across India working out of offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Bangkok (Thailand). Bobby strongly believes that visual and thoughtful appeal play a crucial role in guest satisfaction which translates into increased business and profitability for the client. Hence, it is money well spent. A keen eye for detail and the ability to compile the best of creative and technological resources from around the world makes him the distinguished leader in the field of hospitality design. This multi faceted firm also possesses fine expertise in landscape planning and lighting design and has been successful in bagging colossal projects, besides generating credibility in the industry.

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NOMINEES FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS


Top Nods Go to:



Milk (Eight Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Actor, Two Best Supporting Actor Nominations, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Composer


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Eight Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Composer


The Dark Knight (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Action Movie, and Best Composer


Doubt (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Writer


Slumdog Millionaire (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Song, and Best Composer


BEST PICTURE

Changeling

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

Doubt

Frost/Nixon

Milk
The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

Wall-E

The Wrestler



BEST ACTOR

Clint Eastwood Gran Torino

Richard Jenkins The Visitor

Frank Langella Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn Milk

Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Mickey Rourke The Wrestler


BEST ACTRESS

Kate Beckinsale Nothing But the Truth

Cate Blanchett The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie Changeling

Melissa Leo Frozen River

Meryl Streep Doubt


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Josh Brolin Milk

Robert Downey, Jr. Tropic Thunder

Philip Seymour Hoffman Doubt

Heath Ledger The Dark Knight

James Franco Milk


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis Doubt

Vera Farmiga Nothing But the Truth

Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei The Wrestler

Kate Winslet The Reader


BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

Doubt

Milk

Rachel Getting Married


BEST DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Ron Howard Frost/Nixon

Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight

Gus Van Sant Milk


BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)

Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire

Dustin Lance Black Milk

Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon

Eric Roth The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

John Patrick Shanley Doubt


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Bolt

Kung Fu Panda

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Wall-E

Waltz With Bashir


BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)


Dakota Fanning The Secret Life of Bees

David Kross The Reader

Dev Patel Slumdog Millionaire

Brandon Walters Australia



BEST ACTION MOVIE


The Dark Knight

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Iron Man

Quantum of Solace

Wanted



BEST COMEDY


Burn After Reading

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Role Models

Tropic Thunder

Vicky Cristina Barcelona



BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION


John AdamsCoco Chanel



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM


A Christmas Tale

Gomorrah

Ive Loved You So Long

Let the Right One In

Mongol

Waltz With Bashir



BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

I.O.U.S.A.

Man On Wire

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Standard Operating Procedure

Young At Heart



BEST SONG


Another Way to Die Jack White and Alicia Keys/Jack White Quantum of Solace

Down to Earth Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman Wall-E

I Thought I Lost You Miley Cyrus and John Travolta/Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele Bolt

Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar Slumdog Millionaire

The Wrestler Bruce Springsteen/Bruce Springsteen The Wrestler


BEST COMPOSER


Alexandre Desplat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Clint Eastwood Changeling

Danny Elfman Milk

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard The Dark Knight

A.R.

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