National Awards: list of winners

Highlights

• This year's list of National Film Awards have been announced. The winners are:
• Best Hindi Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar
• Best Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil for Dhag (Marathi)
• Best Actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
• Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Dhag (Marathi)
• Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor and Kalpana for Thanichalla Njan (Malyalam).
• Best Supporting Actor: Annu Kapoor for Vicky Donor
• Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for Bolo Na from Chittagong
• Best Female Playback Singer: Samhita for Palakein Naa Moon Don from Aarti Anklekartikekar (Marathi)
• Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for Bolo Na from Chittagong
• Best Screenplay Writer (adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for Oh My God
• Best Dialogue: Anjali Menon for Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
• Special Mention: Parineeti Chopra for Ishaqzaade
• Best Telugu Film: Eega
• Best Hindi Film: Filmistan
• Best Investigative Film: Inshallah Kashmir
• Best Child Artist: Master Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus
• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of A Director: Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam)
• Best Film on Social Issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Black Forest (Malayalam)
• Best Children's Film: Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi)
• Best Animation Film: Delhi Safari (Hindi)
• Best Cinematography: Ko: Yad (Mising)
• Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani
• Best Production Design: Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas and Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
• Best Costume Designer: Poornima Ramaswamy for Paradesi (Tamil)
• Best Makeup Artist: Raja for Vazakkuenn 18/9 (Tamil)
• Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
• Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for OMG Oh My God
• Best Dialogues: Anjali Menon for Ustaad Hotel (Malayalam)
• Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)
• Best Choreographer: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
• Best Assamese Film: Baandhon
• Best Bengali Film: Shabdo
• Best Gujarati Film: The Good Road
• Best Kannada Film: Bharath Stores
• Best Malayalam Film: Celluloid
• Best Manipuri Film: Leipaklei
• Best Marathi Film: Investment
• Special Jury Award: Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Kahaani, Gangs Of Wasseypur and Talaash
• Special Award: Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada
• Best Punjabi Film: Nabar
• Best Tamil Film: Vazakkuenn 18/9
• Best Urdu Film: Harud
• Best English Film: Lessons in Forgetting
• Best Mising Film: KO : YAD