68th National Film Awards: complete list of winners

The Jury for the 68th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2020 on July 22. The awards were announced by Shri Chitrartha Singh (Chairperson, Non-Feature Jury). Madhya Pradesh wins Most Film Friendly State award while Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh get Special Mention.

Here is the complete list of winners:

• Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

• Best Director: Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)

• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)

• Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)

• Best Actor (Female): Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

• Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyam (Malayalam)

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum (Tamil)

• Best Music Direction: S Thaman for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu)

• Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi) and Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Taktak ( Marathi)

• Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyam (Malayalam)

• Best Debut Film: Madonne Ashwin for Mandela (Tamil)

• Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir for Saina (Hindi)

• Best Audiography: Dollu (Kannada), Mi Vasantrao (Marathi) and Malik (Malayalam)

• Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)

• Best Cinematography: Supratim Bhol for Avijatrik (Bengali)

• Best Costume Design: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

• Best Production Design: Anees Nadodi for Kappela (Malayalam)

• Best Editing: Sreekar Prasad for Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum

• Best Make-up Artist: TV Rambabu for Natyam

• Best Screenplay: Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara for Soorarai Pottru

• Best Feature Film in Hindi: Toolsidas Junior

• Best Feature Film in Kannada: Dollu

• Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam

• Best Feature Film in Tamil: Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum

• Best Feature Film in Telugu: Colour Photo

• Best Feature Film in Haryanvi: Dada Lakhmi

• Best Feature Film in Dimasa: Samkhor

• Best Feature Film in Tulu: Jeetige

• Best Action Direction Award: Rajasekhar, Mafia Sasi and Supreme Sunder for Ayyappanum Koshiyum

• Best Child Artist: Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak (Marathi), and Akansha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi (Marathi)

• Best Children’s Film: Sumi

Non- feature films

• Best Non-feature Film: Testimony of Anna (Dangi)

• Best Environment Film: Manah Aru Manuh (Assamese)

• Best Film on Family Values: Kukumarchan (Marathi)

• Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinithu (Karbi)

• Best Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi)

• Best Promotional Film: Surmounting Challenges ( English)

• Best Science and Technology Film: On the Brink Season 2 – Bats (English)

• Best Exploration Film: Wheeling The Ball ( English and Hindi)

• Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words (Malayalam)

• Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed But Delivered (Hindi) and Three Sisters (Bengali)

• Best Arts and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar (Kannada)

• Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam (Manipuri)

• Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal ke Bol ( Hindi)

• Best Debut Non-feature Film of a Director: Pariah (Marathi and Hindi)

• Best Direction: Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi)

• Best Cinematography: Shabdikkunna Kalappa (Malayalam)

• Best Audiography: Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani)

• Best Narration Voiceover: Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala (English)

• Best Music Direction: Vishal Bharadwaj for 1232 kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar (Hindi)

• Best Editing: Borderlands (Bengali, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi and Punjabi)

• Best On Location Sound: Jadui Jangal ( Hindi)

• Special Jury Award: Admitted (Hindi and English)

• Best Book on Cinema: ‘The Longest Kiss’

• Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention): MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam (Malayalam) by Anoop Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema (Odia) by Surya Deo

• Best Film Critic: No winner this year

• Most Film Friendly State: Madhya Pradesh