66th National Film Awards ceremony on Monday; Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal, others to be honoured
Winners of 66th National Film Awards to be honoured tomorrow.
It was on August 9, 2019, Rahul Rawail, the jury head announced the winner of 66th National Film Awards. With this announcement, Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal were declared Best Actors for their performances in Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike respectively. Keerthy Suresh went on to win Best Actress Award for her role in Mahanati. Moreover, Surekha Sikri has been bestowed with Best Supporting Actress Award for her incredible performance in Badhaai Ho.
Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured with this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Now, after four months of declaring the winners, they will be given awards on Monday that is, December 23, 2019. The event will be held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi and not President Ram Nath Kovind, but Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will be presenting awards to winners. As per reports in PTI, Ram Nath Kovind will be hosting a high tea for the winners post the event.
For the uninitiated, check out the complete list of 66th National Film Awards winners below:
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
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
Best Choreography: Padmaavat, 'Ghoomar'
Best Special Effects: Awe, KGF
Best Music Direction: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmaavat
Best Background Music award: Uri
Best Makeup Artist: Ranjith for Awe
Best Costume Designer: Mahanati, Rajshree Patnaik, Varun Shah and Archana Rao
Best Action: KGF
Best Lyrics: Manjutha for Nathicharami
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam
Best Editing: Nathicharami
Best Location Sound: Tendlya
Best Sound Design: Uri
Best Mixed Track: Rangasthalam
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Cinematography: Ulu
Best Children’s Film: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu
Best Film on Environment Conservation: Paani
Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration: Ondanya Eradalu
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Jury Awards: Kedara (Bengali)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for Naal
Best Female Playback singer: Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for 'Binte Dil' from Padmaavat
Best Film on Social Issues: Pad Man
Actors who get a special mention for their performance: Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachud Rai, Josy Joseph, Savitri
Most film-friendly state: Uttarakhand
Best book on cinema: Malayalam Book Mano Prarthana Pulley; In A Cult Of Their Own gets Special Mention
Best Film Critic: Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi)
NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai
Best Short Fiction Film: Kasab
Social Justice Film: 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 non-feature film of a Director: Feluda
Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs
- Mahanati
- Ram Nath Kovind
- Venkaiah Naidu
- Surekha Sikri
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Arijit Singh
- Ayushmann Khurrana
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Josy Joseph
- kammara sambhavam
- Keerthy Suresh
- Rahul Rawail
- Ranjith
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Savitri
- sruthi hariharan
- Swanand Kirkire
- Varun Shah
- Vicky Kaushal
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