68th National Film Awards
The 68th National Film Awards function is upcoming. In this event, the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honor the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The award declaration date is not confirmed yet due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Selection process
- The Directorate invited online entries.
- The accepted last date for entries was 12 March 2021.
- Feature and non-feature films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 were eligible to film Award categories.
Winner List
| Award | Movie Name | Taken By |
| Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Sudha Kongara |
| Best Actor | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Suriya |
| Best Actor | Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi) | Ajay Devgn |
| Best Actress | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Aparrna Balamurali |
| Best Direction | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Sachidanandan KR |
| Best Supporting Actor | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Biju Menon |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil) | Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli |
| Best Children’s Film | Sumi (Marathi) | Amol Vasant Gole |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Taledanda (Kannada) | Praveen Krupakar |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Funeral (Marathi) | Vivek Dubey |
| Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior (Hindi) | Om Raut |
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Mandela (Tamil) | Madonne Ashwin |
| Best Screenplay | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) | Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara |
| Best Screenplay | Mandela (Tamil) | Madonne Ashwin |
| Best Cinematography | Avijatrik (Bengali) | Supratim Bhol |
| Best Female Playback Singer | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) | Nanchamma |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mi Vasantrao (Marathi) | Rahul Deshpande |
| Best Child Artist | Tak-Tak (Marathi) | Anish Mangesh Gosavi |
| Best Child Artist | Sumi (Marathi) | Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar |
Feature Film Award
| Award | Movie Name |
| Best Telugu Film | Colour Photo |
| Best Tamil Film | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum |
| Best Malayalam Film | Thinkalazcha Nishchayam |
| Best Marathi Film | Gostha Eka Paithanichi |
| Best Kannada Film | Dollu |
| Best Hindi Film | Toolsidas Junior |
| Best Bengali Film | Avijatrik |
| Best Assamese Film | Bridge |
| Best Tulu Film | Jeetige |
| Best Dimasa Film | Semkhor |
| Best Haryanvi Film | Dada Lakhmi |
| Best Action Direction Award | AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
| Best Choreography | Natyam (Telugu) |
| Best Lyrics | Saina (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) |
| Best Background Score | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) |
| Best Make-up Artist | Natyam (Dance)(Telugu) |
| Best Costume Designer | Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior(Hindi) |
| Best Production Design | Kappela (Chapel) (Malayalam) |
| Best Editing | Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum (Tamil) |
| Best Audiography | Dollu (Kannada) |
| Best Audiography | Mi Vasantrao (Marathi); |
| Best Audiography | Malik (Malayalam) |
| Special mentions | Sekhar (Dimasa), Vaanku (Malayalam), June (Marathi), Avwanchhit (Marathi) and Godakaath (Marathi), and Toolsidas Junior (Hindi) |
Non-Feature Film Award
| Award | Movie Name |
| Best Voice-over/ Narration | Shobha Tharoor SreenivasanRhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala (English) |
| Best Music Direction | 1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar |
| Best Editing | Borderlands |
| Best On-Location Sound Recordist | Jaggi Jangal for Magical Forest |
| Best Audiography | Pearl of the Desert (Rajasthani) |
| Best Cinematography | Shabdikkunna Kalappa |
| Best Direction | Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi) |
| Best Film on Family Values | Kumkumarchan (Marathi) |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Kachichinithu |
| Special Jury Award | Admitted (Hindi and English) |
| Best Investigative Film | The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Punjabi) |
| Best Exploration/Adventure Film | Wheeling the Ball (English and Hindi) |
| Best Educational Film | Dreaming of Words (Malayalam) |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Justice Delayed but Delivered |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Three Sisters (Bengali) |
| Best Environment Film | Manah Aru Manuh (Assamese) |
| Best Promotional Film | Surmounting Challenges (English) |
| Best Science and Technology Films | On the brink of season 2- Bats (English) |
| Best Arts and Culture Film | Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar |
| 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 Non-Feature Film | Testimony of Ana |
| Best book on cinema | The longest kiss, by Kishwar Desai |
| Best book on cinema (Special Mention) | MIT Anubhavangalude Pusthakam, Kali Paine Kalira Cinema |
| Most film-friendly state | Madhya Pradesh |
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