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 gives away the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Due to the national scale of the National Film Awards, it is considered to be the equivalent of the American Academy Awards.

• Best Feature Film

Antaheen (Bengali film) directed by Aniruddha Roy Chouddry

• Best Director

Bala for the tamil film Naan Kadavul

• Best actor

Upendra Limaye for the Marathi film Jogva

• Best supporting actor

Arjun Rampal for the hindi film Rock on

• Best Actress

Priyanka chopra for the hindi film Fashion

• Best supporting actress

Kangana Ranaut for Fashion

• Best film (Jury award)

The Special Jury Award went to Malayalam film ‘Bioscope’ produced by National Film Development Corporation.

• Best film (family values)

‘Little Zizou’ (English, Gujarati)

• Best children’s film

Gubbachigalu (Kannada)

• Best Child Artist

Master Shams Patel for‘Thanks Maa”(Hindi)

• Best cinematography

Abhik Mukhopadhyay (Antaheen)

• Best editing

Sreekar Prasad for  the hindhi film Firaaq.

• Best choreography

Jodha Akbar

• Best costumes

Neeta Lulla for the hindi film Jodha akbar

• Best male playback singer

Hariharan

• Best female playback singer

Shreya ghosal

• Best lyrics

Antaheen (Bengali)

• Best art direction

Firaaq (hindi)

Eight Films were selected for the ‘Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the constitution’ category

• Best Assamese Film

Mon Jai

• Best Bengali Film

Shob Charitro Kalponik

• Best Hindi Film

Rock On

• Best Kannada Film

Vimukthi

• Best Malayalam Film

Thirakkada

• Best Marathi Film

Harischandrachi Factory

• Best Tamil Film

Vaaranam Aayiram

• Best Telugu Film

1940 Lookagramam

• Best Debut Film

A Wednesday

• Best Special Effects

Mumbai Meri Jaan

• Best Popular Film

Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

• Best Animation Film

Roadside Romeo

MediaSplash admires the spirit and contribution of the NATIONAL AWARD winners to Cinema and congratulates them wholeheartedly!