3rd Vijay Awards
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The 3rd Vijay Awards{{cite web|url= http://chennaionline.com/film/news/june09/61vijay-awards-2009-and-the-winners-are.aspx|title= Vijay Awards 2009 : And the winners are...|publisher= chennaionline.com|access-date= 13 November 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100703220509/http://chennaionline.com/film/news/june09/61vijay-awards-2009-and-the-winners-are.aspx|archive-date= 3 July 2010|url-status= dead}}
ceremony honouring the winners of the best of Tamil film industry in 2008 was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on 13 June 2009. The 3rd Vijay Awards was sponsored by Univercell.{{cite web|url= http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/|title= Vijay Awards Winners List, Photos and Videos|publisher= panasianbiz.com|access-date= 13 November 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120802021708/http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/|archive-date= 2 August 2012|url-status= dead}}
Winners
{{cite web|url= http://www.extramirchi.com/events/vijay-awards-2009-winners-list/|title= Vijay Awards 2009 Winners List|publisher= extramirchi.com|date=17 June 2009 |access-date=25 August 2020}}{{cite web|url= http://chennaionline.com/film/news/June09/62Vijay-Awards-2009-And-the-winners-are.aspx|title= Vijay Awards 2009 : And the winners are...|publisher= chennaionline.com|access-date= 13 November 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100706013601/http://chennaionline.com/film/news/June09/62Vijay-Awards-2009-And-the-winners-are.aspx|archive-date= 6 July 2010|url-status= dead}}
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| 1 | Favorite Hero | Kamal Haasan | Dasavathaaram |
| 2 | Favorite Heroine | Nayantara | Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
| 3 | Favorite Film | Vaaranam Aayiram | |
| 4 | Favorite Director | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Vaaranam Aayiram |
| 5 | Favourite Song | Anjala | Vaaranam Aayiram |
| 6 | Best Film | Subramaniyapuram | Subramaniyapuram |
| 7 | Best Director | Sasikumar | Subramaniyapuram |
| 8 | Best Actor | Suriya | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 9 | Best Actress | Sneha | Pirivom Santhippom |
| 10 | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 11 | Best Supporting Actress | Simran | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 12 | Best Comedian | Kamal Haasan | Dasavathaaram |
| 13 | Best Villain | Kamal Haasan | Dasavathaaram |
| 14 | Best Debut Actor | ||
| 15 | Best Debut Actress | Parvathy | Poo |
| 16 | Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 17 | Best Cinematographer | S.R.Kathir | Subramaniyapuram |
| 18 | Best Editor | Raja Mohammed | Subramaniyapuram |
| 19 | Best Art Director | Sameer Chanda, M. Prabhaharan, Thota Tharani | Dasavathaaram |
| 20 | Best Male Playback Singer | Hariharan (Nenjukkul Peithidium) | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 21 | Best Female Playback Singer | Bombay Jayashri (Yaaro Manathilae) | Dhaam Dhoom |
| 22 | Best Lyricist | Thamarai | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 23 | Best Story, Screenplay Writer | Kamal Haasan | Dasavathaaram |
| 24 | Best Choreographer | ||
| 25 | Best Stunt Director | Rajasekhar | Subramaniyapuram |
| 26 | Best Make Up Artistes | Banu , Yogesh | Vaaranam Aaiyram |
| 27 | Best Costume Designer | Gautami | Dasavathaaram |
| 28 | Best Find of the Year | James Vasanthan | Subramaniyapuram |
| 29 | Best Crew | Subramaniapuram Team | Subramaniyapuram |
| 30 | Contribution to Tamil Cinema | Satyam Cinemas | |
| 31 | Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema | A. R. Rahman | |
| 32 | Entertainer of the Year | Dhanush | Yaaradi Nee Mohini |