66th National Awards: Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho, Mahanati Are Winners

The 66th National Awards 2019 were announced on 9 August.

Badhaai Ho wins National Award for best film providing wholesome entertainment.

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The 66th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Friday. The members of the Feature Film Jury, Non-Feature Film Jury and Best Writing Jury presented their reports to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar at Siri Fort Auditorium in the morning.

The announcement of the National Film Awards were delayed this year due to the Lok Sabha Polls.

• Gujarati film Hellaro bags best feature film award
• Vicky Kaushal wins best actor and Aditya Dhar wins best director for Uri
• Telugu star Keerthy Suresh wins best actress for Mahanati
• Andhadun bags best actor for Ayushmann Khurrana and best adapted screenplay

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Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 5:33 PM

Best Film-Friendly State: Uttarakhand

Also Read66th National Awards: Take a Look at the Full List of Winners

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 5:11 PM

Best Films in the Non-Feature Films Category

The winners for the Non-Feature films category are as follows:

Special Mention Award - Mahaan Hutatma (director Sagar Puranik)

Laddoo: (directors Sameer Sadhwani and Kishore Sadhwani)

Best Narration - Madhubani: The Station Of Colour

Best Music - Jyoti (Kedar Divekar)

Best Editing - Sunrise (Hemanti Sarkar)

Best Audiography - Children Of Soil (Biswadeep Chatterjee)

Best Location and Sound - The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi)

Best Cinematography - The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi)

Best Director - Gautam Vaze (Aai Shapat)

Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai

Best Short Film: Kasab

Social Justice: Why Me, Ekant

Best Investigation Film: Amoli

Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness

Best Educational Film: Sarlabh Virala

Best Film on Social Issue: Talate Kunji

Best Environmental Film: The World's Most Famous Tiger

Best Promotional Film: Rediscovering Jahannum

Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu The Edison of India

Best Arts and Cultural Film: Munkar

Best Debut Film of a Director: Feluda

Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:35 PM

National Award: Best Film

Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle

Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women

Best Garo Film: Anna

Best Marathi Film: Bhonga

Best Tamil Film: Baram

Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun

Best Urdu Film: Hamid

Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria

Best Telugu Film: Mahanati

Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami

Best Konkani Film: Amori

Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing

Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta

Best Gujarati Film: Reva

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:19 PM

National Award: Best Action

National Award for Best Action goes to the Kannada film KGF

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:25 PM

National Award: Best Choreography

National Award for Best Choreography goes to Padmavat for the song Ghoomar.

Deepika Padukone dancing to Ghoomar in Padmaavat.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:19 PM

National Award: Best Music

National Award for Best Music goes to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmavat.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:28 PM

National Award: Best Costume

National Award for Best Costume goes to the Telugu film Mahanati.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:56 PM

National Award: Best Adapted Screenplay

The National Award for Best Adapted Screenplay goes to Andhadhun.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:33 PM

National Award: Best Cinematographer

National Award for Best Cinematographer goes to MG Radhakrishnan for the Malayalam film Olu.

A still from the Malayalam film Olu.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:21 PM

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National Award: Sound Design

National Award for Best Sound Designer goes to Biswadeep Chatterjee for Uri.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 3:37 PM

National Awards: Best Supporting Actor and Actress

National Award for Best Supporting Actress goes to Surekha Sikri for the Hindi film Badhai Ho

Surekha Sikra with the rest of the cast of Badhaai Ho.

National Award for Best Supporting Actor goes to Swanand Kirkire for the Marathi film Chumbak.

Swanand Kirkire on the poster of Chumbak.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:17 PM

National Award for Best Film on a Social Issue

National Award for best film on a social issue goes to Akshay Kumar starrer Padman.

Akshay Kumar on the poster of Padman.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:17 PM

National Award for a Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

National Award for a film providing wholesome entertainment goes to Badhaai Ho.

A publicity still from Badhaai Ho.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:06 PM

National Award: Best Actor

National Award for Best Actor has been shared by Ayushmann Khurrana for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri.

Ayushmann Khurrana in Andhadhun.

Vicky Kaushal in Uri.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:05 PM

National Award: Best Actress

National Award for Best Actress goes to Keerthy Suresh for the Telugu film Mahanati.

Keerty Suresh in Mahanati.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:03 PM

National Award: Best Director

National Award for Best Director goes to Aditya Dhar for Uri.

Uri director Aditya Dhar with Vicky Kaushal.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:17 PM

National Award: Best Film

National Award for Best Film goes to the Gujarati film Hellaro.

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Updated at:9th Aug, 2019 at 4:25 PM