The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the National Awards. The ceremony will take place in New Delhi on May 3 and here is the list of winners for 2018.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Vinod Khanna
Best Actress – Sridevi, MOM
Best Supporting Actress – Divya Dutta, Irada
Best Supporting Actor – Fahad Faasil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Assamese Film – Ishu
Best Bengali film – Mayurakshi
Best Tamil film – To Let
Best Telugu film – Ghazi
Best Gujarati film – Dhh
Best Tulu Film – Paddayi
Best Jasari Film – Sinjar
Best Ladakhi Film – Walking With The Wind
Best Action-direction Film – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Best Choreography – ‘Gori Tu Latth Mar’ from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
Best Special Effects – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Special Jury Award – Nagarkirtan (Bengali)
Best Lyrics – ‘Muthuratna‘, March 22 (Kannada)
Best Music Direction – AR Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai
Best Background Score – AR Rahman for MOM
Best Makeup Artist – Nagar Kirtan
Best Costume – Nagar Kirtan
Best Production Design – Take Off
Best Editing – Village Rockstar, Reema Das (Assamese)
Best Sound Design and Re-Recordist – Walking with the Wind (Ladakh) – Justin A Jose, Sanal George
Best Audiography (location sound) – Village Rockstar, Mallika Das
Best Original Screenplay – Sajeev Puzhoor for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Adapted Screenplay – Bhayanakam, Jayaraj (director), adapted from a Japanese film
Best Cinematography – Bhayanakam
Best Female Playback Singer – Sasha Tirupathi,(‘Vaan Varuvaan’) Kaatru Veliyidai
Best Male Playback Singer – KJ Yesudas, (‘Poyi Maranja Kaalam‘) Viswasapoorvam Mansoor
Best child artist – Village Rockstar, Neeta Das
Best Critic on Cinema – Giridhar Jha
Best Film on Social Issues – Aalorukkam
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Dhappa
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director – Sinjar
Best Feature Film – Village RockstarsBest Actor – Riddhi Sen, Nagarkirtan
Best Dialogues – Sambit Mohanty, Hello Arsi
Special Mentions – Pankaj Tripathi (Newton), Parvathy (Take Off), Prakruti Mishra (Hello Arsi), Yasharaj Karhade (Mhorkya)
Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention) – Sunil Mishra
Best Book on Cinema – Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film
Best Director – Jayaraj, Bhayanakam
Best Children’s Film – Mhorkya
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Irada
