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And The Winners Of The 66th National Awards Are…

Author : Grinell Jacinto
66th National Awards

66th National Awards

The 66th edition of the National Awards were announced today. The National Film Awards is the most prominet film award ceremonies in India. It was established in 1954 and has been administered by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.

Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public.

Among this year’s winners, URI: The Surgical Strike, Padmaavat, AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho won multiple awards. While URI: The Surgical Strike and Padmaavat won four awards each, AndhaDhun won three and Badhaai Ho bagged two.

Here’s the complete list of the 66th National Award winners:

FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Badhaai Ho

Best Hindi Film
AndhaDhun

Best Actor
Ayushmann Khurrana, AndhaDhun and Vicky Kaushal, URI: The Surgical Strike

Best Actress
Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati

Best Direction
Aditya Dhar for URI: The Surgical Strike

Best Supporting Actress
Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho

Best Supporting Actor
Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak

Best Music Direction
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmaavat

Best Female Playback singer
Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami

Best Male Playback Singer
Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat

Best background music award
URI: The Surgical Strike

Best Sound Design
URI: The Surgical Strike

Best special effect
Awe, KGF

Best Action
KGF

Best Adapted Screenplay
AndhaDhun

Best film on social issues
Pad Man

Best Film on Environment Conservation
Paani

Best choreography
Padmaavat, Ghoomar

Best Feature Film
Hellaro (Gujarati)

Actors who get special mention for their performance
Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachud Rai, Josy Joseph, Savitri

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 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 Makeup Artist
Ranjith for Awe

Best costume designer
Mahanati, Rajshree Patnaik, Varun Shah and Archana Rao

Best Lyrics
Manjutha for Nathicharami

Best Production Design
Kammara Sambhavam

Best Editing
Nathicharami

Best Location Sound
Tendlya

Best Mixed Track
Rangasthalam

Best Original Screenplay
Chi Arjun La Sow

Best Dialogue
Tarikh

Best Cinematography
Ulu

Best Children’s Film
Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu, Koduge

Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration
Ondanya Eradalu

Jury Awards
Kedara (Bengali), Hellaro (Gujarati)

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of A Director
Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for Naal

Most film-friendly state
Uttarakhand

Best book on cinema
Malayalam Book Mano Prarthana Pulley; In A Cult Of Their Own gets Special Mention

Best Film Critic
Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi)

NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

Best Film on Family Values
Chalo Jeetey Hai

Best Short Fiction Film
Kasab

Social Justice Film
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 non-feature film of a Director
Feluda

Best Non-Feature Film
Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs

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