This is the 66th edition of the National Film Awards. In feature film category, there are 31 categories. Out of 419 films, after 45 days of screening of the films, and the jury arrived at the awards. In the non-feature film category, 23 awards were chosen from out of 253 movies, the jury took 28 days to watch all of them. 22 books and 19 articles were in the category of writing.
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Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Special Jury Award: Kedara (Bengali) and Helaru (Gujarati)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for Naal
Uttarakhand wins Most Film-Friendly State beating 17 contenders
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Best films in the Feature Film category
Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle
Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women
Best Garo Film: Anna
Best Marathi Film: Bhonga
Best Tamil Film: Baram
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
Best Urdu Film: Hamid
Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria
Best Telugu Film: Mahanati
Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami
Best Konkani Film: Amori
Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing
Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta
Best Gujarati Film: Reva
Best Films in the Non-Feature Films category
The winners for the Non-Feature films category are as follows:
Special Mention Award – Mahaan Hutatma (director Sagar Puranik)
Laddoo: (directors Sameer Sadhwani and Kishore Sadhwani)
Best Narration – Madhubani: The Station Of Colour
Best Music – Jyoti (Kedar Divekar)
Best Editing – Sunrise (Hemanti Sarkar)
Best Audiography – Children Of Soil (Biswadeep Chatterjee)
Best Location and Sound – The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi)
Best Cinematography – The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi)
Best Director – Gautam Vaze (Aai Shapat)
Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai
Best Short Film: Kasab
Social Justice: Why Me, Ekant
Best Investigation Film: Amoli
Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness
Best Educational Film: Sarlabh Virala
Best Film on Social Issue: Talate Kunji
Best Environmental Film: The World’s Most Famous Tiger
Best Promotional Film: Rediscovering Jahannum
Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu The Edison of India
Best Arts and Cultural Film: Munkar
Best Debut Film of a Director: Feluda
Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs
Best Action: KGF
Best Choreography: Padamaavat
Best Special Effects: Awe, KGF
Best Lyrics: Manjutha for Nathicharami
Best Music Direction: Padmaavat
Best Background Music: Uri
Best Makeup Artiste: Ranjith for Awe
Best Costume Designer: Mahanathi
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam
Best Editing: Nathicharami
Best Location Sound: Tendlya
Best Sound Design: Uri
Best Mixed Track: Rangasthalam
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Cinematography: Ulu
Best Female Playback Singh: Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat
Best Child Artistes: PV Rohith, Samit Singh, Tala Archalreshu, Srinivas Pokale
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
Best Children’s Film: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu
Pad Man, starring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte, has won the Best Film On Social Issues. The film was based on the concept of menstrual hygiene.
Marathi film Paani wins Best Film on Environment Conservation. It is produced by Priyanka Chopra’s production house Purple Pebble Pictures.
Nargis Dutt award Best Feature Film on National Integration: Ondalla Eradalla
