68th National Film Awards
| 68th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2020 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
The 68th National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The award declared on 22 July 2022.
Selection process
The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 12 March 2021. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.[1]
For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.[1]
Feature Films
Jury
Golden Lotus Awards
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Jury Panel | Central | North | South-1 | South-2 | East | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | ||||||
| Members | ||||||
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Producer:
Director: Sudha Kongara |
₹250,000 each |
| Best Direction | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Sachidanandan KR | ₹250,000 |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | ||||
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Tanhaji | Hindi | Producer:
Director: Om Raut |
₹200,000 each |
| Best Children's Film | Sumi | Marathi | ₹150,000 each |
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | ₹150,000 each | |||
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Justice delayed but delivered | Hindi | Producer:Mandeep Chauhan
Director:Kamakhya Narayan Singh |
₹150,000 each |
| Three sisters | Bengali | Producer:Ratnaboli Ray
Director:Putul Rafey Mahmood | ||
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Taledanda | Kannada | Producer:Hema Malini Krupakar Director: Praveen Krupakar |
₹150,000 each |
| Best Actor | Tanhaji | Hindi | Ajay Devgn | ₹50,000 each |
| Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Suriya | ||
| Best Actress | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Aparna Balamurali | ₹50,000 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Biju Menon | ₹50,000 |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum | Tamil | Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli | ₹50,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ayyappanum Koshiyum (For the song "Kalakkatha") |
Malayalam | Nanjiyamma | ₹50,000 |
| Best Screenplay • Screenplay Writer (Original) |
Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Sudha Kongara Shalini Ushadevi |
₹50,000 |
| Best Screenplay • Dialogues |
Mandela | Tamil | Madonne Ashwin | ₹50,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ayyappanum Koshiyum (For the song "Kalakkatha") |
Malayalam | Nanjiyamma | ₹50,000 |
| Best Editing | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Tanhaji | Hindi | Nachiket Barve Mahesh Sherla |
₹50,000 |
References
- ^ a b "Call for entries; 68th National Film Awards for 2020" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 March 2020.