The 63rd National Film Awards have been announced today and films cutting across various languages have won awards in various categories.
The awards have raised a toast to commercial cinema, what with names like Baahubali, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kangna Ranaut winning the awards.
Here is the complete list of winners:
| Best Film | ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ (Telugu-Tamil Bilingual) |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Kanche |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali for ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (Hindi) |
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan- ?Piku? (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut ? ?Tanu Weds Manu Returns? (Hindi) |
| Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment | ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (Hindi) |
| Best Film Friendly State Award | Gujarat (Special mention goes to Uttar Pradesh and Kerala) |
| Best Music direction | M Jayachandran -?Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu? in ?Ennu Ninte Moideen? (Malayalam) |
| Best Background score | Ilaiyaaraja ? ?Thaarai Thappattai? |
| Best Choreography | Remo S’Souza ? ?Deewani Mastani? in ?Bajirao Mastani?- (Hindi) |
| Best Costume Designer and Make-up Artist | Nanak Shah Fakir |
| Best Editing | Late Kishore TE (Posthumous) – ?Visaaranai? (Tamil) |
| Best Dialogues | Juhi Chaturvedi ? ?Piku? (Hindi) and Himanshu Sharma -Tanu Weds Manu Returns- Hindi |
| Best Screenplay Writer (Original) | Juhi Chaturvedi ? ?Piku? (Hindi) and Himanshu Sharma ??Tanu Weds Manu Returns? (Hindi) |
| Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chaterjee- ?Bajirao Mastani? (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tanvi Azmi- ?Bajirao Mastani? (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani ? ?Visaaranai? (Tamil) |
| Best Child Artist: | Gaurav Menon- ?Ben? (Malayalam) |
| Special Mention | Rinku Rajguru ? ?Sairat? (Marathi) |
| Special Mention (Best Actor) | Jayasurya ? ?Su Su Sudi Vathmeekam? and ?Lukka Chuppi? (Malayalam) |
| Special Mention (Best Actress) | Ritika Singh ? ?Irudhi Suttru? (Tamil) |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mahesh Kale- ?Katyar Kalijat Ghusali? (Marathi) |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Monali Thakur – ?Moh Moh Ke Dhage? from ?Dum Laga Ke Haisha? (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | Varun Grover- ?Moh Moh Ke Dhage? from ?Dum Laga Ke Haisha? (Hindi) |
| Best Special Affects | ?Baahubali? (Telugu-Tamil Bilingual) |
| Best Film Special Jury Award | ?Margarita With a Straw? (English) |
| Best Film on Social Issue | ?Niranayakam? (Malayalam) |
| Best Children?s Film | ?Duronto? (Hindi) |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | ?Nanak Shah Fakir? (Hindi) |
| Best Regional Films | |
| Telugu | Kanche |
| Tamil | Visaranai |
| Kannada | Thithi |
| Malayalam | Pathemari |
| Hindi | Dum laga K Haisha |
| Sanskrit | Priyamanasam |
| Bodo | Dau Huduni Methai |
| Khasi | Onaatah |
| Haryanvi | Satrangi |
| Wancho | The Head Hunter |
| Manipuri | Eibusu Yaohanbiyu |
| Mizo | Kima’s lode Beyond The Class |
| Maithili | Mithila Makhaan |
| Punjabi | Chauthi Koot |
| Odiya | Pahada Ra Luha |
| Marathi | Ringan |
| Konkani | Enemy |
| Bengali | Shankhachil |
| Assamese | Kothanodi |
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