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National Film Awards, India

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    Golden Lotus Award

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    Best Animation Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delhi Safari

      5.5 (2.1K)
      Nikkhil Advani
      Anupama Patil
      Kishor Patil

    Best Children's Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Watch Indian Circus

      7.3 (61)
      Mahaveer Jain
      Mangesh Hadawale

    Best Debut Film of a Director

    • Winner
      • Bedabrata Pain
      • Chittagong

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paan Singh Tomar

      8.2 (39K)
      Tigmanshu Dhulia
      Ronnie Screwvala

    Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vicky Donor

      7.7 (47K)
      Shoojit Sircar
      John Abraham
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ustad Hotel

      8.2 (18K)
      Anwar Rasheed
      Listin Stephen

    Silver Lotus Award

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    Best Actor

    • Irrfan Khan
      Winner
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Paan Singh Tomar

    Best Actress

    • Geetanjali Thapa at an event for Tigers (2014)
      Winner
      • Geetanjali Thapa
      • Liar's Dice
    • Usha Jadhav
      Winner
      • Usha Jadhav
      • Dhag

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vishwaroopam

      7.9 (42K)
      Boontawee Thor Taweepasas
      Lalgudi Ilayaraja

    Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Annayum Rasoolum

      7.5 (2.7K)
      S. Radhakrishnan

    Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gangs of Wasseypur

      8.2 (109K)
      Sreejesh

    Best Audiography (Sound Designer)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shabdo

      8.1 (1.5K)
      Anirban Sengupta(sound designer)
      Dipankar Chaki(sound designer)

    Best Child Artist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Watch Indian Circus

      7.3 (61)
      Virendrapratap Rathore

    Best Choreography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vishwaroopam

      7.9 (42K)
      Birju Maharaj
      For the song "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan"

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Silent Way

      8.0 (30)
      Sudhir Palsane

    Best Costume Designer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paradesi

      8.0 (2.2K)
      Poornima Ramaswamy

    Best Debut Film of A Director

    • Winners
      • Veenu Bhushan(producer)
      • Lipika Singh Darai(director)
      • A Tree a Man a Sea

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kahaani

      8.1 (68K)
      Namrata Rao

    Best Environment Film including Agriculture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Timbaktu

      5.5 (35)
      Sushmit Ghosh(director)
      Rintu Thomas(director)
      Black Ticket Films
      PSBT

    Best Feature Film in Bengali

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shabdo

      8.1 (1.5K)
      Goutam Kundu(producer)

    Best Feature Film in English

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lessons in Forgetting

      8.2 (93)
      Unni Vijayan(Director)
      Prince Thampi(Producer)
      Arowana Studios

    Best Feature Film in Gujarati

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Good Road

      6.1 (573)
      Gyan Correa

    Best Feature Film in Hindi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Filmistaan

      7.3 (3.7K)
      Nitin Kakkar
      Satellite Picture Private

    Best Feature Film in Malayalam

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Celluloid

      7.7 (1.6K)
      Kamal
      Ubaid

    Best Feature Film in Tamil

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vazhakku Enn 18/9

      8.2 (2.4K)
      N. Subash Chandrabose
      Balaji Sakthivel

    Best Feature Film in Urdu

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Autumn

      6.5 (261)
      Aamir Bashir
      Shanker Raman

    Best Film on Social Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spirit

      7.5 (2.3K)
      Antony Perumbavoor
      Ranjith

    Best Investigative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inshallah, Kashmir

      7.1 (148)
      Ashvin Kumar

    Best Lyrics

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chittagong

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Prasoon Joshi
      For the song "Bolo Na"

    Best Makeup Artist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vazhakku Enn 18/9

      8.2 (2.4K)
      Raja

    Best Male Playback Singer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chittagong

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Shankar Mahadevan

    Best Screenplay (Adapted)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      OMG: Oh My God!

      8.1 (69K)
      Bhavesh Mandalia
      Umesh Shukla

    Best Screenplay (Dialogues)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ustad Hotel

      8.2 (18K)
      Anjali Menon

    Best Screenplay (Original)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kahaani

      8.1 (68K)
      Sujoy Ghosh

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eega

      7.7 (29K)
      Makuta Arts

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Annu Kapoor
      Winner
      • Annu Kapoor
      • Vicky Donor

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Dolly Ahluwalia
      Winner
      • Dolly Ahluwalia
      • Vicky Donor

    Special Jury Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chitrangada

      6.3 (443)
      Rituparno Ghosh
    • Vidya Balan in Kahaani (2012)
      Winners
      • Kahaani
      • Gangs of Wasseypur
      • Watch Indian Circus
      • Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
      Nawazuddin Siddiqui

    Special Mention

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    Special Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Baandhon

      8.5 (46)
      Bishnu Kharghoria

    Special Mention (Actress)

    • Parineeti Chopra
      Winner
      • Parineeti Chopra
      • Ishaqzaade

    President's Silver Medal

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    Best Re-recording Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gangs of Wasseypur

      8.2 (109K)
      Sinoy Joseph(re-recording mixer)
      AKFPL

    Regional Award

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    Best Feature Film in Assamese

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Baandhon

      8.5 (46)
      Jahnu Barua

    Best Feature Film in Bengali

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shabdo

      8.1 (1.5K)
      Kaushik Ganguly(director)
      Goutam Kundu(producer)

    Best Feature Film in English

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lessons in Forgetting

      8.2 (93)
      Unni Vijayan(director)
      Prince Thampi(producer)
      Arowana Studios

    Best Feature Film in Gujarati

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Good Road

      6.1 (573)
      Gyan Correa(director)

    Best Feature Film in Hindi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Filmistaan

      7.3 (3.7K)
      Nitin Kakkar(director)
      Satellite Picture Private

    Best Feature Film in Kannada

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bharath Stores

      8.4 (86)
      P. Sheshadri
      Basanth Productions

    Best Feature Film in Malayalam

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Celluloid

      7.7 (1.6K)
      Kamal
      Ubaid

    Best Feature Film in Mishing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Silent Way

      8.0 (30)
      Manju Borah

    Best Feature Film in Tamil

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vazhakku Enn 18/9

      8.2 (2.4K)
      Balaji Sakthivel(director)
      N. Subash Chandrabose(producer)

    Best Feature Film in Telugu

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eega

      7.7 (29K)
      S.S. Rajamouli(director)
      Sai Korrapati(producer)

    Best Feature Film in Urdu

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Autumn

      6.5 (261)
      Aamir Bashir
      Shanker Raman

    National Film Award

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vicky Donor

      7.7 (47K)
      Ram Mirchandani

    Best Film on Family Welfare

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Afterglow

      7.6 (29)
      Kaushal Oza
      Film and Television Institute of India

    Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vicky Donor

      7.7 (47K)
      Ram Mirchandani
      Rampage Motion Pictures

    Best Promotional Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chasing the Rainbow

      Syed Sultan Ahmed
      LXL Ideas

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