65th National Film Awards: Best Actress Awarded To Late Sridevi For Mom

Prestigious 65th National Film Awards have been announced.

Among various winners, the Best Actress trophy was awarded to late actress Sridevi for Mom. Rajkummar Rao’s Newton has been given the Best Film Award.

Before the award ceremony is held on May 3, here’s the list of winners:

Best Anthropological film: Name, Place, Animal, Thing

Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention): Sunil Mishra

Best Movie Critic: Girdhar Jha (Swarn Kamal)

Best Book on Cinema: Matmagi Manipur

Special Mention: Mhorkya (Marathi), Hello Arasi (Oriya), Take Off (Malayalam), Newton (Hindi),

Best Ladakhi Film: Walking With The Wind

Best Jasari Film: Sinjar

Best Tulu Film: Paddayi

Best Odiya Film: Hello Arsi

Best Kannada Film: Hebbet Ramakka

Best Hindi Film: Newton

Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi

Best Marathi Film: Kachcha Limbu

Best Malayalam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Telugu Film: Ghazi

Best Assamese Film: Ishu

Best Tamil Film: To Let

Best Gujarati Film: Dhh

Best Action Direction: Abbas Ali Moghu for Baahubali 2

Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for 'Gori Tu Latth Maar' for Toilet - Ek Premkatha.

Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2

Best Music Director: Kaatru Veliyidai

Best Background Score: Mom

Special Jury Award: Nagarkirtan

Best Lyrics: JM Prahalad for Muthuratna song (Kannada)

Best Make-Up Artist: Ram Rajjak (Nagarkirtan)

Best Production Design: Santhosh Raman (Malayalam movie Take Off)

Best Screenplay (Original): Sajeev Pazhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Screenplay Writer (Adapted): JAYARAJ (Bhayanakam)

Best Dialogues: Sambit Mohanty (Hello Arsi)

Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam

Best Cameraman: Nikhil S Praveen

Best Playback Singer: Shashaa Tirupati for Kaatru Veliyidai

Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Fazil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta for Irada

Best Child Artist: Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)

Best Actor: Riddhi Sen (Nagakirtan)

Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom

Best Direction: Director- Jayaraj (BHAYANAKAM)

Best Director: Jayaraj Bhayanakam

Best Children Film: Mhorkya

Best Film on Environment Conservation: Irada

Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dhappa

Dada Saheb Phalke: Vinod Khanna

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Baahubali 2

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Sinjar

Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars

Best Male Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas

Non-feature Films: (Special Mention) - Rebirth, Cake Story and Afternoon

Best Narration/Voice Over: Francois Castellino for The Lion of Laddak

Best Music: Ramesh Narayanan for Shored of Liberty

Best Editing: Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok for Mrityubhoj The Death Feast

Best On location Sound Recordist: Samarth Mahajan (The Unreserved)

Best Audiographer: Avinash Sonawane for Pavasacha Nibandha

Best Cinematography: Appu Prabhakar (Eye Test) and Arnold Fernandes (Dawn)

Best Direction: Nagraj Manjule (Pavasacha Nibandha)

Best Film on Family Values: Happy Birthday

Best Short Fiction Film: Mayat   

Special Jury Award: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings and Monday

Best Animation Film: The Fish Curry and The Basket

Best Investigative Film: 1984, When the sun didn't rise

Best Exploration/Adventure Film: Ladakh Chale Richawala

BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM: The Little Girl We Were and the Women We Are

Best Film on Social Issues: I am Bonnie and Veil Done

Best Environment Film: The Pangti Story

Best Promotional Film: (to cover tourism, exports, crafts, industry etc)-Poetry on Fabric : Chendari Nama

Best Arts/Cultural Film: Girija

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction: Naachi se Baanchi and Sword of Liberty

Best Film of a Director: Varun Shah of Water Baby