Winners of the prestigious 59th National Film Awards have been announced in New Delhi. The award ceremony will be held on May 3.
List of Winners
Best Actress: Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture
Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)
Best Hindi Film: I AM
Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for Senorita from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Special Effects: RA.One
Best Make Up: Vijram Gaekwad for The Dirty Picture and Bal Gandharva
Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture and Neeta Lulla for Bal Gandharva
Best Children’s Film: Chillar Party
Best Child Artistes: Partho Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba, and for Chillar Party: Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai and Divji Handa
Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty for Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai (Tamil)
Best Supporting Actress: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi for Phijigee Mani (Manipuri)
Best Feature Film: Deool and Byari
Best Director: Gurvinder Singh for Anhe Ghorey Da Daan
Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for I AM
Best Screenplay (Original): Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari for Chillar Party
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Avinash Deshpande Nigdi for Shala (Marathi)
Special Jury Mention: Anjan Dutta for Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na
Best Editing: Praveen KL for Aranyaa Kandam
Best Male Playback: Anand Bhate for Bal Gandharva
Best Female Playback Singer: Roopa Ganguly for Abosheyshey (Bengali)
Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na
Best Marathi Film: Shaala
Best Dialogue: Deool
Best Audiography: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Production Design: Naukadubi
Best Music Direction: Neel Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)
Best Background Score: Mayookh Bhaumik for Laptop (Bengali)
Best Dogri Film: Dille Ch Vasya Koi
Best Kannada Film: Kurmavatara
Best Malayalam Film: Indian Rupee
Best Manipuri Film: Phijigee Mani
Best Tamil Film: Vaagai Sooda Va
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Aaranyakandam (Tamil), Directed by Kumararaja Thiagarajan
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai(Tamil)
