The 57^th National Film Awards 2010 was announced on Wednesday at the Shastri Bhawan in the national capital Delhi. 3 Idiots, featuring Aamir Khan was chosen as The Best Popular Film, as Amitabh Bachchan won The Best Actor award for his role in Paa and Malayalam film Kutti Srank won the award in the Best Feature Film category . (more…)

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest alongside the Filmfare Awards. Established in 1954, it is administrated 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 gives away the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where ...