The 59th National awards

The 59th National Awards presented!

The 59th National awards for the best performers in the Indian film industry were presented  today. Bengali cinema legend Soumitra Chatterjee was today conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by Vice President Hamid Ansari who also gave away trophies to the winners.

Here is the list…

Best Feature Film: Shared by Deool (Marathi) and Byari (Byari)

Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director: Aaranyakandam (Tamil)

Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil)

Best Children’s Film: Chillar Party (Hindi)

Best Direction: Gurvinder Singh for Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)

Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture (Hindi)

Best Supporting Actress: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi for Phijigee Mani (Manipuri)

Best Child Artist (Shared): Partho Gupte for Stanley ka Dabba (Hindi)

Best Male Playback Singer: Anand Bhate for Balgandharva (Marathi)

Best Female Playback Singer: RoopaGanguly for Abosheyshey (Bengali)

Best Cinematography: Anhe Ghorey (Punjabi)

Best Screenplay (Original): Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari for Chillar Party (Hindi)

Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Avinash Deshpande Nigdi for Shala (Marathi)

Dialogues: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)

Best Sound Recordist: Baylon Fonseca for Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara (Hindi)

Best Sound Designer: Baylon Fonseca for Game (Hindi)

Re-recordist of the final mixed track: Hitendra Ghosh for Game (Hindi)

Best Editing: Pravin KL for Aaranyakandam (Tamil)

Best Production Design: Indraneel Ghosh for Naukadubi (Bengali)

Best Costume Designer (Shared): Neeta Lulla for Balgandharva (Marathi) and Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture (Hindi)

Best Make-Up Artist: Vikram Gayakwad for Balgandharva (Marathi) and The Dirty Picture (Hindi)

Best Songs: Neel Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)

Background Score: Mayookh Bhaumik for Laptop (Bengali)

Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Agar Zindagi’ in I AM (Hindi)

Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)

Best Special Effects: Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav for Ra. One (Hindi)

Best Choreography: Bosco and Caeser for ‘Senorita’ from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi)

Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na

Best Dogri Film: Dille Ch Vasya Koi

Best Hindi Film: I AM

Best Kannada film: Kurmavatara

Best Malayalam Film: Indian Rupee

Best Manipuri Film: Phijigee Mani

Best Marathi Film: Shala

Best Punjabi Film: Anhe Ghorey Da Daan

Best Tamil Film: Vaagai Sooda Va

Best Non Feature Film: And We Play On (Hindi & English)

Best Debut Film Of A Director: The Silent Poet (Manipuri)

Best Anthropological/ Ethnographic Film: Bom (Hindi & English)

Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction: Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak (Marathi)

Best Arts /Cultural Film: Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (Manipuri & English)

Best Promotional Film: The Dream Fulfilled – Memories of the Engineering Challenges (English)

Best Environment Film: Tiger Dynasty (English)

Best Film On Social Issues : Mindscapes… of Love and Longing (Hindi & English)

Best Educational Film: A Drop of Sunshine (English)

Best Exploration/ Adventure Film (Including sports): The Finish Line (English)

Best Investigative Film: Cotton for My Shroud (English)

Special Jury Award: Anand Patwardhan for Jai Bhim Comrade (Marathi)

Best Film Critic: Manoj Barpujari (Assamese and English)

Best Book on Cinema: R.D. Burman The Man, The Music (English)