Overview of the Complete List of 66th National Film Award Winners

The first National Film Awards were hosted in 1954, and since then, it has been considered one of the most prestigious film award ceremonies in the country. Hosted by the Directorate of Film Festivals, New Delhi, the function is divided into Feature Films and Non-Feature Films—both of which are detailed below.

Highlights of the 66th National Film Award ceremony

• The 66th National Film Award show was delayed due to elections.

• On the 9th of August 2019, Friday, the 66th National Film Awards winners were declared.

• Vicky Marshal and Ayushmann Khurana’s films, Uri—The Surgical Strike and Andhadhun, respectively, were the two most loved films and the highlights of this award function.

• The vice president honoured the winners, a feat usually reserved for the president.

The Complete List of 66th National Film Award Winners

NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

• Sarala Virala got the 66th National Film Award for Best Educational Film.

• Rediscovering Jajam was recognised as the Best Promotional Film.

• Chalo Jeete Hain has earned the Best Film on Family Values award.

• The Best Social Justice Film award was given to Why me.

• Bunkar: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers wins the Best Arts and Cultural Film award.

• Best Film award for Science and Technology was given to G.D.Naidu: The Edison Of India.

• Sagnik Chatterjee got the award as the Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director for his film Feluda_50 Years Rays Detective, which is a masterpiece.

• Best Cinematography award won by The Secret Life of Frogs.

• The Best Non-Feature Film award was achieved by Sunrise and The Secret Life of Frogs.

• Best Adventure Film: Swimming through the Darkness.

• Best Environmental Film: The world’s most famous tiger.

• Best Film on Social Issues: Taala Yep Kunjee.

• Best Music Direction: Jyoti.

• Amoli got the Best Investigative Film award.

• Best Editing: Sunrise.

• Best Short Fiction Film: Kharvas.

• Best Narration: Madhubani: The station of colour.

• Sarala Virala won the Best Educational Film award.

FEATURE FILMS

• Turtle won the Best Rajasthani Film award in the 66th National Film Award show.

• Best Marathi and Tamil Film award was won by Bhonga and Baaram, respectively.

• Andhadhun won the Best Hindi film award, the lead character played by Ayushmann Khurrana.

• Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyothi D Tommaar won the Best Choreography award for the song Ghoomar in the movie Padmavat.

• The Best Female Playback Singer award was awarded to Bindu Mani for the song Mayavi Manave from the film Nathicharami.

• Arijit Singh won the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song Binte Dil, which is from one of the most appreciated and successful movies of that year, i.e. Padmavat.

• Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for the movie Badhaai Ho.

• Swanand Kirkire for the movie Chumbak got the award as the Best Supporting Actor.

• At the 66th National Film Awards, the Best Actor award was given to Ayushmann Khurrana for his movie Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri—The Surgical Strike.

• Keerthy Suresh, for the movie Mahanati, got the Best Actress Award in the 66th National Film Award.

• Best Music Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmavat.

• Best Popular Entertainment film: Badhaai Ho.

• The Best Sound Designer award was won by the movie Uri—The Surgical Strike.

• Best Makeup Artist: Awe.

• Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam.

• Aditya Dhar wins the Best Direction award for the movie Uri—The Surgical Strike.

• Best Action Film: KGF Chapter 1.

• The Best Children’s Film Award was won by Koduge: Ramanna Rai and Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale kasaragodu.

• Best Film on Social Issues: Pad Man.

• Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti for the movie Naal got the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.

• Best Editing: Nathicharami

• Uri—The Surgical Strike wins the Best Sound Design award.

• Best Audiography award was won by movies like Tendlya, Uri—The Surgical Strike, and Rangasthalam.

• The Best Dialogue award was given to Tarikh.

• Chi La Sow got the award for Best Original Screenplay.

• Actors like Sruthi Hariharan, Savitri, and Chandrachud Rai got a special appreciation for their performance in the 66th National Film Award.

• Hellaro won the Best Feature Film award.

• Best Feature Film on National Integration: Ondalla Eradalla.

• Best Film on Environmental award won by Paani.

• Best Cinematography: Olu.

• Mahanati got the Best Costume Design award.

• Jury Awards were given to Kedara (Bengali) and Hellaro (Gujarati)

Conclusion

We have discussed the National film award, the highlights of the 66th National Film Award show, the list of all the winners, and the field they won the award. 

Apart from this, the list and names of the 66th National Film Award winners are also asked in several competitive exams so that students can prepare from here.