Who won at the 68th National Film Awards - Complete Winners List

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:

Ajay Devgn in Tanhaji

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)

A still from National Award winner Soorarai Pottru

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)

Avijatrik (Bengali) - Winner of Best Cinematography

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

Toolsidas Junior - Best Hindi Feature Film

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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