Gallery: GQ India's Men of the Year Awards 2009

Emcee Rahul Khanna played dapper host for India's first GQ Men of the Year awards, held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on September 27. On the night, Chivas and Condé Nast India celebrated 16 "inspirational Indian men" and two "outstanding Indian women."

The one-hour special aired on Sunday, October 11 at 8pm (IST) on Star World.

Till then, here's the entire rack of India's sharpest suits with Bollywood's best-dressed boys performing a fully buttoned-up style blitzkrieg on the red carpet, some rather posh politicians pushing second place and bards, businessmen, fashion designers and their families following suit.

Here's the list of overachievers whom you will hear making winning speeches on Sunday:

Writer of the Year: Neel Mukherjee

Artist of the Year: Atul Dodiya

Designer of the Year: Rajesh Pratap Singh

Breakthrough Talent of the Year: Actor Abhay Deol

Excellence of the Year: Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj

TV Personality of the Year: Sreenivasan Jain

Businessman of the Year: Aditya Puri

Excellence of the Year: Actress Kareena Kapoor

Outstanding Achievement of the Year: Actor Irrfan Khan

Sportsman of the Year: Tennis player Leander Paes

Excellence of the Year: Filmmaker and TV show host Karan Johar

Inspiration of the Year: Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor

Ultimate GQ Man of the Year: Actor Saif Ali Khan

Global Indian of the Year: Dr Rajendra Pachauri

Woman of the Year: Actress Katrina Kaif

Young Leader of the Year: Member of Parliament Omar Abdullah

Lifetime Achievement: Actor Amitabh Bachchan