The 62nd National Film Awards were announced in a press conference in New Delhi today. The conference was addressed by Jury Chairpersons ShriBharathiraja and Shri Kamal Swaroop.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film:Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment:Â Mary Kom
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Asha for JaoarMajhe
Special Jury Award:Khwada (Marathi)
Best Direction:Â SrijitMukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali)
Best Actress: KanganaRanaut for Queen
Best Actor: Vijay for NanuAvanallaAvalu (Kannada)
Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa for Jigarthanda (Tamil)
Best Supporting Actress: BaljinderKaur for Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi)
Best Child Actor:Â KaakkaaMuttai(Tamil)
Best Female Playback Singer: UttaraUnnikrishanan for Azhagu, Saivam (Tamil)
Best Costume Designer:Haider (Hindi) Dolly Ahluwalia
Best Make-up Artist: Nangaraju&Raju for NanuAvanallaAvalu (Kannada)
Best Cinematography: Chotushkone (Bengali)
Best Editing: VivekHarshan for Jigarthanda (Tamil)
Best Production Design: AparnaRaina for Nachom – IA Kumpasar (Konkani)
Best Screenplay Writer (Original): SrijitMukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali)
Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : JoshyMangalath for Ottal (Malayalam)
Best Dialogues: Vishal Bhardwaj for Haider
Best Lyrics:Â NA.
Best Music Direction Songs:Haider
Best Music Direction Background Score:Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)
Best Audiography – Location Sound Recordist: MahaveerSabbanwal for Khwada (Marathi)
Best Audiography – Sound Designer: Anish John for AshaJaoarMajhe (Bengali)
Best Audiography – Re-recordist of the final mixed track: AnirbanSengupta&DipankarChaki for Nirbashito (Bengali)
Best Choreography: Sudesh Bismil, Haider
Best Assamese Film:Â Othello
Best Bengali Film:Â Nirbashito
Best Hindi Film:Queen
Best Rabha Film:Â Orong
Best Haryanvi Film:Â Pagdi The Honour
Best Punjabi Film:Â Punjab 1984
Best Tamil Film:Â KuttramKadithal
Best Telugu Film:Â ChandamamaKathalu
Best Malayalam Film:Â Ain
Best Marathi Film:Â Killa
Best Odiya Film:Â AadimVichar
Best Kannada Film:Â Harivu
Best Konkani Film:Nachom – IA Kumpasar
Special Mention: Killa (Marathi), Bhootnath Returns (Hindi), Ain (Malayalam), Nachom – IA Kumpasar (Konkani)
Best Film on Environment Consevation/Preservation: Ottaal (Malayalam)
Best Educational Film:Â Komal& Behind the Glass Wall
Best Exploration/ Adventure Film:Â Life Force – India’s Western Ghats
Best Investigative Film:Phum ShangÂ
Best Animation Film:Sound of Joy
Best Short Fiction Film:Mitraa
Best Film on Social Issues:ChotoderChobi
Best Children’s Film:KaakkaaMuttai (Tamil) & Elizabeth Ekadashi (Marathi)
Best Film Critic:Â Tanul Thakur
Best Book on Cinema:Â Silent Cinema: (1895-1930)