The 68th National Awards for films that were submitted to the board in 2020 were announced on Friday. The awards are announced by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Here is the full list of awardees:
Most Film Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh (Special mention: Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh)
Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai (Special mention: MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam by Anoop Ramakrishnan, Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo)
Best Film Critic:
Feature Films
Best Direction: KR Sachidanandan for Ayyappanum koshiyum
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior
Best Debut Film of a Director: Madonne Ashwin for Mandela
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmipriya Chandramouli (Sivaranjiniyum Sila Pengalum)
Best Music Direction (Songs): Thaman (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo)
Best Background Score: GV Prakash (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Female Playback Singer: Nanjiyamma (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande (Mi Vasantrao)
Best Child Artist:
Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Best Kannada Film: Dollu
Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
Best Bengali Film:
Best Marathi Film: Gis
Best Paniya Film:
Best Mishing Film:
Best Khasi Film:
Best Chattisgarhi Film:
Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
Best Punjabi Film:
Best Odia Film:
Best Manipuri Film:
Best Konkani Film:
Best Assamese Film:
Best Action Direction:
Best Choreography:
Best Special Effects:
Special Jury Award:
Best Lyrics:
Best Background Music:
Best Make-up Artist:
Best Costumes:
Best Production Design:
Best Editing:
Best Audiography:
Best Audiography
Best Screenplay (Original):
Best Screenplay (Adapted):
Best Screenplay (Dialogues):
Best Cinematography:
Best Children’s Film:
Best Film on Environment :
Best Film on Social Issues:
Best Film on National Integration:
Special Mention:
Non-Feature Films
Best Voice-over/ Narration: Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan for Rhapsody of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala (English)
Best Music Direction: Vishal Bharadwau for 1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar (Hindi)
Best Editing: Anadi Athaley for Borderlands (Bengali, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi and Punjabi)
Best Audiography: Ajit Singh Rathore for Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani)
Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Shabdikkunna Kalappa (Malayalam)
Best Direction: RV Ramani for Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi)
Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan — Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi and Producer: Studio Filmy Monks
Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinthu (Karbi) — Producer and director: Khanjan Kishore Nath
Special Jury Award: Admitted (Hindi and English)– Director: Ojaswee Sharma
Best Animation Film:
Best Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi) — Director: Dr Paramjeet Singh Kattu and Producer: Akal Productions
Best Exploration Film: Wheeling the ball (English and Hindi)– Director: Mukesh Sharma and Producer: Film Division
Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words (Malayalam) Director and Producer: Nandan
Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed but Delivered (Hindi)
Best Environment Film:
Best Promotional Film:
Best Arts and Culture Film:
Best Biographical Film:
Best Directorial Debut:
Best Film:
Earlier in the day, Anurag Thakur, Minister for I&B, stated that he has received the awards report presented by the jury members. The panel includes Vipul Shah, Chair Feature Film Jury, Chitrartha Singh, Chair Non-Feature Jury, Anant Vijay, Chair Best Writing of Cinema, Anant Vijay, Chair Best Writing of Cinema, and Priyadarshanand, Chair Most Film Friendly State.