62nd National Film Awards, 2014

The 62nd National Film Awards were announced in a press conference in New Delhi today. The conference was addressed by Jury Chairpersons Shri Bharathiraja and Shri Kamal Swaroop.

The awards will be given by President Pranab Mukherjee on 3rd of May in New Delhi.

The awardees for -

Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

Best Hindi Film: Queen

• Producer: Phantom Films Pvt. Ltd. & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Director:Vikas Bahl

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for Queen (Hindi)

Best Actor: Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada) Vijay

Best Supporting Actor :Jigarthanda (Tamil) Bobby Simhaa

Best Supporting Actress :Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi) Baljinder Kaur

Best Direction: Chotushkone (Bengali) Srijit Mukherji

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment : Mary Kom (Hindi)

• Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Director : Omung Kumar

Best Writing on Cinema NFA: Silent Cinema: (1895-1930)- Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao.

Best Writing on Cinema NFA: Pride of Tamil Cinema (Special Mention) G. Dhananjayan

Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur

Best Short Fiction Film Mitraa Producer: Athaansh Communications, Director: Ravindra Jadhav

Best Music Direction: 
a) Songs - Haider (Hindi)
b) Background Score - Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)

Best Female Playback Singer: Saivam (Tamil)
Uttara Unnikrishanan : (Song: Azhagu)

Best Male Playback Singer :Haider (Hindi) ,Sukhwinder Singh (Song: Bismil)

Best Choreography: Haider (Hindi) (Bismil)

Best Animation film: Sound of Joy Producer: Aura Cinematics

Director: Sukankan Roy Animator: Rishi Sanay

Best Investigative Film :Phum Shang Producer: Films Division

Director: Haobam Paban Kumar

Best Exploration/ Adventure Film Life Force – India’s Western Ghats Producer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah

Best Educational Film Komal & Behind the Glass Wall Producer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.

Feature Films: Special Mention

• Ain (Malayalam)
• Nachom – IA Kumpasar
• (Konkani)
• Killa (Marathi) & Bhootnath Returns (Hindi)

Feature Films:

• Best Rabha Film: Orong

• Best Haryanvi Film: Pagdi The Honour

• Best Punjabi Film: Punjab 1984

• Best Tamil Film: Kuttram Kadithal

• Best Telugu Film:Chandamama Kathalu

• Best Malayalam Film:Ain

• Best Marathi Film:Killa

• Best Odiya Film: Aadim Vichar

• Best Kannada Film: Harivu

• Best Konkani Film: Nachom – IA Kumpasar

• Best Assamese Film: Othello

• Best Bengali Film: Nirbashito

• Best Costume Designer: Haider (Hindi) Dolly Ahluwalia

• Best Film on Environment Conservation/ Preservation : Ottaal (Malayalam)

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director: Asha Jaoar Majhe (Bengali)