National Film Awards are very special for any actor and are the most prestigious of all the film awards.
Every actor wants and dreams to have it on their shelves as they are regarded a symbol of national pride.
The list of 64th national film awards was announced on Friday and the ceremony will be held on 3rd May 2017.
Here is a list of the awards to be given:
Best Film Friendly state- State of Uttar Pradesh
Best Film Friendly state, special mention- State of Jharkhand
Swarna Kamal Awards are given to the following films, which receive a certificate and a cash prize.
Best Feature Film– Kaasav/ Marathi
Best Debut Film of a Director– Alifa/Bengali
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Sathamanam Bhavathi/Telugu
Best Children Film– Dhanak/Hindi
Best Direction– Ventilator/Marathi
Best Animated Film– Mahayodha Rana/Hindi
Rajat Kamal are awarded with a certificate and cash prize.
Best Feature Film on National Integration- Dikchow Banat Palaax/ Assamese
Best Film on other social issues- Pink
Best Film on environment/conversation/preservation- Loktak Lairembee
Best Actor- Rustom/ Akshay Kumar/ Hindi
Best Actress- Minnaminunge/ Surabhi Lakshmi/ Malayalam
Best Supporting actor- Dashkriya/Manoj Joshi/Marathi
Best supporting actress- Dangal/ Zaira Wasim/ Hindi
Best Child artist- Railway Children/ Manohara K/ Kannada
Best Male playback singer- Praktan/ Iman Chakraborty/Bengali
Best Cinematography- 24/ Tirru/ Tamil
Best Screenplay (original) – Maheshinte Prathikaram/Syam Pushkaran / Malayalam
Best Screenplay (adapted) – Dashakriya/ Sanjay Krishnaji patel /Marathi
Best Screenplay (Dialogues)- Pelli Choopulu/Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam/Telugu
Best Editing – Ventilator/Rameshwar S.Bhagat
Sound Designer – Kaadu Pookunna Neram/Jayadevan / Malayalam
Best Production Design – 24/ Tamil
Best Costume Designer – Cycle/Sachin/Marathi film
Best Environmental film including agriculture – The Tiger who crossed the line
Best Make-up Artist – Allama/NK Ramakrishna/Kannada
Best Music Direction – Allama/Babu Padmanabha/Kannada Lama
Best Lyrics-
- Praktan/ Anupam Roy/ Bengali
- Dharma Durai/Vairamuthu/ Tamil
Best Special Effects- Naveen Paul/ Shivaay/Hindi
Best Choreography- Janantha Garage/ Raju Sundaram/ Telugu
Best Stunt Choreography- Pulimurugan/ Mohanlal/ Malaalam, Telegu
Special Mention –
- Kadvi Hawa and Mukti Bhavan (Hindi)
- Adil Hussain/Actor/ Mukti Bhavan
- Sonam Kapoor/Actress/ Neerja
Special Jury award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
Regional Awards
Best Feature film in Assamese- Maj Rati Keteki
Best feature film in Bengali- Bisarjan
Best feature film in Gujrati- Wrong Side Raju
Best feature film in Hindi- Neerja
Best feature film in Kannada- Reservation
Best feature film in Malayalam- Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Best feature film in Marathi- Dashakriya
Best feature film in Tamil- Joker
Best feature film in Telugu- Pelli Choopulu
Swarna Kamal Award
Best Non Feature Film- Fireflies in the Abyss/ English
Best director in Non Feature Film- Aaba…Aiktaai Na?/ Marathi
Silver Lotus Award
Best First Non Feature Film- SOZ…A Ballad of Maladies/Hindi
Best Biographical Film- Zikr Us Parivaksha: Begum Akhtar/ Urdu
Best Arts/ Cultural Film- In the shadow of time lord of the universe/ English
Best Environmental Film- The tiger who crossed the line/English
Best Promotional Film- Weaves of Maheshwar/English-Hindi
Best Film on social issues- I am jeeja sanath/English-Hindi
Best Educational Film- The Water Fall/ English
Best Adventure Film- Matitle Kusti/ Telegu-English
Best Investigative Film- Placebo/ English
Best Animation Film- Hum Chitra Banate Hai/ Hindi
Best short fiction Film- Aaba/ English
Best film on family welfare- Little Magician/ English
Best Cinematography- Kalpvriksha/Hindi, Adnyat/English
Best Audiography- In return just a book/ English
Best Editing- Gudh/ English
Best music direction- Leeches/ English-Hindi
Best Narration- Makino/ English
Special Jury Award- The cinema travellers/ English
Special Mention- Chembai:Descoperire A Mei Unai Legende/English, Sikar Aru Sitkar-Assamese, The Eyes of Darkness/ English
Best of location- Remembering Kurdi/English
Best Writing on Cinema
Best Film critic– NA- English
Best Book on Cinema- Sur Gatha-Hindi
Special Mention- A fly in the curry- English
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