Winners of the 64th National Film Awards

The much-awaited winners’ list of the 64th National Film Awards was announced on Friday morning. Sonam Kapoor -starrer ‘Neerja’, which was directed by Ram Madhvani, was declared as the Best Hindi Feature Film. Akshay Kumarbagged the Best Actor award for his act in ‘Rustom’ while Ajay Devgn -directed ‘Shivaay’ won the award for Best VFX. Sonam Kapoor also got a Special Mention for her performance in ‘Neerja’.

Here’s the list of winners of the 64th National Awards:

Best Feature Film: Kaasav, Marathi film

Best Actress: Surbhi for Minnaminungu

Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for Rustom

Best Children’s Film: Dhanak, Hindi

Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim for Dangal

Best Film On Social Issues: Pink

Best Action Choreography: Vysakh for Pulimurugan

Shri G Dhananjayan selected for Best writing on Films

Best book On cinema goes to Lata Surgatha- a book that narrates the story of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar

Best Music goes to Leeches, Best Short Fiction goes to Aaba

Best Animation: Hum Chitra Banate Hain

Best Educational Film: The Waterfalls

Best Environment Film: The Tiger Who Crossed the Line

Best Biographical/Historical reconstruction: Zikr Uss Parivash Ka

Best Non-Feature Film: Fireflies in the Abyss

Special Mention (Feature Film): Kadwi Hawa, Mukti Bhavan, Adil Hussain for Mukti Bhavan and Sonam Kapoor for Neerja

Best Tamil Film: Joker

Best Gujarati Film: Wrong Side Raju

Best Marathi Film: Dashakriya

Best Hindi Film: Neerja

Best Visual Effects: Shivaay

Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty

Best Male Playback Singer: Sunder Iyer

Best Child Artist – Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)

Best Debut Film of A Director – Deep Chaudari (Alifa)

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Sathamanam Bhavathi

Best stunt choreography – Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)

Best Children’s Film – Dhanak (Hindi)

Best Film on social issue – Pink

Best Direction – Rajesh (Ventilator)

Best Screenplay (original) – Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaram)

Best Screenplay (adapted) – Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya)

Best Editing – Rameshwar (Ventilator)

Sound designer – Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram)

Best production design – 24

Best Costume Designer – Sachin (Marathi film)

Best Make-up Artist – MK Ramakrishna

Best Music Direction – Babu Padmanabha (Kannada _ Alama)

Special Jury award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

Best feature films in regional languages

• Madipur (Tulu)
• Joker (Tamil)
• Wrongside Raju Gujarati
• Pelli Chupulu (Telugu)
• Dashakriya (Marathi)
• Bisarjan (Bengali)
• Maheshinte Prathikaram (Malayalam)
• Ke Sara Sara (Konkini)
• Reservation (Kannada)
• Neerja (Hindi)