The National Awards were announced today after the National Award Jury presented its report to Arun Jaitley. The Jury Chairpersons Bharathiraja and Kamal Swaroop announced the awards at a press conference in Delhi.
Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Queen' took home the award for best Hindi film with Ranaut winning the award for best actress. Haider, won four awards- best male playback singer, best choreography, best costume design and best music direction. Critically acclaimed film Court won best feature film.
The full list of the winners are given below
1. Best Feature Film Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
2. Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director Asha Jaoar Majhe (Bengali)
3. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Mary Kom (Hindi) Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Director: Omung Kumar
4. Best Film On Environment Conservation/ Preservation Ottaal (Malayalam)
5. Best Direction Chotushkone (Bengali) - Srijit Mukherji
6. Best Actor Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada) Vijay
7. Best Actress Queen (Hindi) Kangana Ranaut
8. Best Supporting Actor Jigarthanda (Tamil) Bobby Simhaa
9. Best Supporting Actress Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi) Baljinder Kaur
10. Best Male Playback Singer Haider (Hindi) Sukhwinder Singh (Song: Bismil)
11. Best Female Playback Singer Saivam (Tamil) Uttara Unnikrishanan (Song: Azhagu)
12. Best Costume Designer Haider (Hindi) Dolly Ahluwalia
13. Best Music Direction
a.i) Songs - Haider (Hindi)
a.ii) Background Score - Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)
14. Best Choreography Haider (Hindi) (Bismil)
15. Feature Films:
16. Best Assamese Film Othello
17. Best Bengali Film Nirbashito
18. Best Hindi Film
Queen Producer: Phantom Films Pvt. Ltd. & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Director: Vikas Bahl
19. Best Malayalam Film Ain
20. Best Marathi Film Killa
21. Best Odiya Film Aadim Vichar
22. Best Punjabi Film Punjab 1984
23. Best Tamil Film Kuttram Kadithal
24. Best Telugu Film Chandamama Kathalu
25. Best Rabha Film: Orong
26. Best Haryanvi Film: Pagdi The Honour
27. Feature Films: Special Mention
a.i) Ain (Malayalam),
a.ii) Nachom – IA Kumpasar (Konkani),
a.iii) Killa (Marathi)
a.iv) Bhootnath Returns (Hindi)
28. Best Educational Film Komal & Behind the Glass Wall
Producer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.
29. Best Exploration/ Adventure Film Life Force – India’s Western Ghats
Producer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah
30. Best Investigative Film Phum Shang
Producer: Films Division
Director: Haobam Paban Kumar
31. Best Animation Film Sound of Joy
Producer: Aura Cinematics
Director: Sukankan Roy Animator: Rishi Sanay
32. Best Short Fiction Film Mitraa
Producer: Athaansh Communications
Director: Ravindra Jadhav
33. Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur
34. Best Writing on Cinema #NFA: Silent Cinema: (1895-1930) - Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao
By Premji
