Established in 1954, initially as 'State Awards', the National Film Awards has come a long way and has become one of the highest accolades the film professionals in India receive today.
Organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, this year's awards were announced in New Delhi at National Media Centre. Due to the covid delays, this year's ceremony also honored films from 2020 across several categories. Filmmaker Vipul Shah led the 10-member jury for the year which also included cinematographer Dharam Gulati, National Award-winning Bengali actor Sreelekha Mukherjee, cinematographer GS Bhaskar, A Karthikraaja, VN Aditya, Viji Thampi, Sanjeev Rattan, S Thangadurai and Nishigandha.
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Feature Films:
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Director: Sachy aka Sachidanandan KR for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji (Hindi)
Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji (Hindi)
Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyam (Malayalam)
Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum (Tamil)
Best Screenplay: Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Screenplay (Dialogue Writer): Madonne Ashwin for Mandela (Tamil)
Best Music Direction (Songs): Thaman S for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Malayalam)
Best Music Direction (Background Music): GV Prakash for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyam (Malayalam)
Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for Saina (Hindi)
Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist): Jobin Jayan, Dollu
Best Audiography (Sound Designer): Anmol Bhave, Mi Vasantrao
Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track): Vishnu Govind and Sree Sankar for Malik
Best Choreography: Sandhya Raju, Natyam
Best Cinematography: Supratim Bhol for Avijatrik (Bengali)
Best Costume Design: Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla, Tanhaji
Best Production Design: Anees Nadodi, Kappela
Best Editing: Sreekar Prasad, Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Best Make-up: TV Rambabu, Natyam
Best Stunt Choreography: Rajasekhar, Mafia Sasi and Supreme Sunder, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Special Mention: Aimee Baruah for Semkhor, Vaanku, June, Kishore Kadam for Avwanchhit & Godakaath, and Varun Buddhadev for Toolsidas Junior
Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
Best Kannada Film: Dollu
Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
Best Dimasa Film: Samkhor
Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
Best Marathi Film: Goshta Eka Paithanichi
Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
Best Assamese Film: The Bridge
Best Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak
Best Children’s Film: Sumi
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Talendanda
Best Film on Social Issue: Funeral
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Mandela
Non-Feature Films
Best Non-feature Film: Testimony of Anna
Best Environment Film: Manah Aru Manuh
Best Film on Family Values: Kukumarchan
Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinithu
Best Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh
Best Promotional Film: Surmounting Challenges
Best Science and Technology Film: On the Brink Season 2 – Bats
Best Exploration Film: Wheeling The Ball
Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words
Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed But Delivered and Three Sisters
Best Arts and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar
Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam
Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal ke Bol
Best Debut Non-feature Film of a Director: Pariah
Best Direction: Oh That’s Bhanu, RV Ramani
Best Cinematography: Shabdikkunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen
Best Audiography: Pearl of the Desert, Ajit Singh Rathore
Best Narration Voiceover: Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
Best Music Direction: 1232 kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar, Vishal Bhardwaj
Best Editing: Borderlands, Anadi Athaley
Best On Location Sound: Jadui Jangal, Sandip Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar
Special Jury Award: Admitted, Ojaswee Sharma
Best Book on Cinema: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai
Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention): MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo
Best Film Critic: No winner this year.
Most Film Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh
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