The 67th National Film Awards Ceremony was on Monday. After the coronavirus pandemic, this ceremonywas delayed for a year. Usually, this award ceremony held on May 3 every year, at the National Media Centre. The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the National Film Awards. The awards for the films made in 2019 were announced at Ceremony.
Traditionally, the awards are presented by the President of India. However, the 66th NFA ware presented by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
In this ceremony, films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, have been given entry for award distribution. The last entry for the awards was kept till 17 February 2020. Now, check the complete categorized list.
67th National Award Winner
Feature Film Category Award
- Best Hindi Film– Chichhore(starring Sushant Singh Rajput)
- Best Feature Film – ‘Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham’ (Malayalam)
- Best Actress– KanganaRanaut for Manikarnika and Panga
- Best Actor– Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle and Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil) jointly.
- Best Supporting Actor – Vijay Sethupathi, Super Deluxe
- Best Male Playback Singer– B Praak for Teri Mitti of Kesari
- Best Supporting Actress – Pallavi Joshi (For Tashkent Files)
- Best Director – Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for Bahattar Hoorey.
- Best Screen Play (Dialogue Writer) –Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Tashkent File
- Best Children’s Film – Hindi film Kasturi
- Best Choreography – Maharishi (Telugu)
- Best Special Effects –Marakkar- Arab
- Best Lyrics – Colambi (Malayalam)
- Best screenplay(Original Screenplay) – Jyeshthoputri
- Adapted Screenplay – Gumnami
- Dialogue Writer – The Tashkent Files (Hindi)
- Best Cinematography – Jallikattu (Malayalam)
- Best Female Playback Singer – Savani Ravindra for Bardo
- Best Children’s Film-Kastoori (Hindi)
- Best Film on Environment Conservation– Water Burial (Monpa)
- Best Film on Social Issues-Anandi Gopal (Marathi)
- Best Film on National Integration-Tajmahal (Marathi)
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment-Maharishi (Telugu)
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Language wise best films
- Best Tulu Film: Pingara
- Best Pania Film – Kenjira
- Best Mishing Film – AnuRuvad
- Best Khasi Film – Levdah
- Best Haryanvi film – Choriyan Choro Se Kam Na Hoti
- Best Chhattisgarhi film – Bhulan De Majhe
- Best Telugu Film – Jersey
- Best Tamil Film –Asuran
- Best Marathi Film – Bardo
- Best Bengali Film – Gumnami
- Best Manipuri film- Eigi Kona
- Best Punjabi Film- Rab Da Radio 2
- Best Odiya Film- KaliraAtita and Sala BudharBadla (shared)
- Best Malyalam- KallaNottam
- Best Konkani Film– Kaajro
- Best Kannada Film- Akshi
- Best Assamese Film-Ronuwa – Who Never Surrender
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Non Feature Film Category
- Best Non-Feature Film-An Engineered Dream (Hindi)
- Best Narration – Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough
- Best Editing – Shut Up Sona, Arjun Gaurisarai
- Best Autobiography – Radha (Musical), Allvin Rego and Sanjay Maurya
- Best On-Location Sound Recordist – Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar
- Best Cinematography – Sonasi, Savita Singh
- Best Direction – Knock Knock Knock (English / Bengali), Sudhanshu Sariya
- Family Values –Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Malayalam)
- Best Short Fiction Film – Custody (Hindi / English)
- Special Jury Award – Small Scale Societies (English)
- Best Animation Film – Radha (Musical)
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- Best Investigative Film – Jakkal
- Best Exploration Film – Wild Karnataka (English)
- Best Education Film – Apples and Oranges (English)
- Best Film on Social Issues – Holly Rights (Hindi) and Ladli (Hindi)
- Best Environment Film-The Stork Saviours (Hindi)
- Best Promotional Film- The Shower (Hindi)
- Best Arts and Culture Film-Shrikshetra-Ru-Sahijata (Odia)
- Best Biographical Film-Elephants Do Remember (English)
- Best Ethnographic Film-Charan-Atva The Essence of Being a Nomad (Gujarati)
- Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director- Raj Pritam More for Khisa (Marathi)
Others Category
- Most Film Friendly State – Sikkim
- Best Book on Cinema – A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrait of Love in Cinema by Sanjay Suri
- Best Film Critic – Sohini Chattopadhya.