65th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!
The 65th National Film Awards was announced on Friday by the ten-member jury panel at the PIB Conference Room, Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. Riddha Sen and late actor Sridevi bagged the top honors for the best actor male and female respectively. Malayali filmmaker Jayaraj won the award for best director for his movie Bhayanakam.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film – Village Rockstars
Dada Saheb Phalke Award – Vinod Khanna
Best Actor – Ridhhi Sen, Nagarkirtan
Best Actress – Sridevi, MOM
Best Director – Jayaraj, Bhayanakam
Best Supporting Actor – Fahadh Faasil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Supporting Actress – Divya Dutta, Irada
Best Child Artist – Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars
Best Original Screenplay – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Adapted Screenplay – Bhayankam
Best Music Direction – A R Rahman, Kaatru Veliyidai
Background Score – A R Rahman, Mom
Best Dialogues – Sambit Mohanty, Hello Arsi
Best Editing – Reem Das, Village Rockstars
Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam
Best Sound Design and Re-Recordist – Walking with the Wind (Ladakh) – Justin A Jose, Sanal George
Best Audiography (location sound) – Village Rockstar, Mallika Das
Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Special Mentions – Pankaj Tripathi (Newton); Parvathy (Take Off); Prakruti Mishra (Hello Arsi); Yasharaj Karhade (Mhorkya)
Best Make Up Artist – Ram Razak, Nagar Kirtan
Best Production Design – Santosh Raman (Take Off, Malayalam)
Best Film playback Singer – Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan, Kaatru Veliyidai)
Best Male Playback Singer – KJ Yesudas (Poyi Maranja Kaalam,
Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor)
Best Lyrics – Muthu Ratna (March 22, Kannada)
Best Hindi Film – Newton
Best Marathi Film – Kaccha Limboo
Best Malayam Film -Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Bengali Film – Mayurakshi
Best Assamese Film – Ishu
Best Tamil Film – To Let
Best Telugu Film – Gazi
Best Odiya Film – Hello Arsi
Best Gujarati Film – DHH
Best Kannada Film – Hebbettu Ramakka
Best Tulu Film – Paddayi
Best Jasari Film – Sinjar
Best Ladakhi Film – Walking With The Wind
Best Children’s Film – Mhorkya
Best Action Director – Abbas Ali Moghul, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Choreography – Ganesh Acharya, Toilet Ek Prem Katha
Best Special Effects – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Film on National Integration – Dhappa (Marathi)
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Irada
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)
Best Critic on Cinema – Giridhar Jha
Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention) – Sunil Mishra
Best Book on Cinema – Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film
Best Film on Family Values (Non-Feature Films) – Happy Birthday
Best Direction (Non-Feature Films) – Nagraj Manjule for Pavasacha Nibandha
Best Cinematography (Non-Feature Films) – Appu Prabhakar (Eye Test), Arnold Fernandes (Dawn)
Best Audiography (Non-Feature Films) – Avinash Sonawane, Pavasacha Nibandha
Best On-Location Sound Recordist (Non-Feature Films) – Samarth Mahajan, The Unreserved
Best Editing (Non-Feature Films) – Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok, Mrityubhoj – The Death Feast
Best Music (Non-Feature Films) – Ramesh Narayanan, Shored of Liberty
Best Narration/ Voice Over (Non-Feature Films) – Francois Castellino, The Lion of Laddak
Special Mention (Non-Feature Films) – Rebirth (Director: Jayaraj); Cake Story (Director: Rukshana Tabassum); Afternoon (Director: Swapnil Vasant Kapure)
This year’s jury is headed by director Shekhar Kapur, and the panel includes screenwriter Imtiaz Hussain, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Rumi Jaffrey, South Indian actress Gautami Tadimalla, lyricist Mehboob, Kannada director P Sheshadri, Ranjit Das, Rajesh Mapuskar and Tripurari Sharma. The award ceremony for the 65th National Film Awards will be held on May 3.
