67th National Film Awards

Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 2019

67th National Film Awards

Awarded for| Best of Indian cinema in 2019
Awarded by| Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented by| M. Venkaiah Naidu
(Vice President of India)
Announced on| 22 March 2021 (2021-03-22)
Presented on| 25 October 2021 (2021-10-25)
Hosted by| TBA
Official website| dff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature Film| Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Best Non-Feature Film| An Engineered Dream
Best Book| A Gandhian Affair: India's Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema
Dadasaheb Phalke Award| Rajinikanth
Most awards| Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (3)

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The 67th National Film Awards were announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 to honour the best Indian films certified in India between 1 January and 31 December 2019.[1] The awards ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best in Indian cinema, was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2020. It was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was presented on 25 October 2021.[2]

## Selection process

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The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 17 February 2020. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2019, and 31 December 2019, 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 2019, and 31 December 2019, 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.[3]

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.[3]

## Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion."[4]

A committee consisting five eminent personalities from Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the lifetime achievement award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Following were the jury members:

* Jury Members

• Asha Bhosle

• Subhash Ghai
• Mohanlal
• Shankar Mahadevan
• Biswajit Chatterjee
Name of Award  | Image  | Awardee(s)  | Awarded as  | Awards

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award |  | Rajinikanth | Actor  | Swarna Kamal, ₹1 million (US$12,000) and a shawl

## Best Film Friendly State

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The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through a State Government Policy.

Jury
• Shaji N. Karun (Chairperson)

• Manju Borah |  • Ravi Kottarakara
• Ravi Kottarakara  |  • Firdausul Hasan
• Firdausul Hasan  |  • Abhishek Shah
Award  | Name of State  | Citation

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Best Film Friendly State  | State of Sikkim | [5]

## Feature films

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### Jury

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Jury Panel  | Central  | North  | South-1  | South-2  | East  | West

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Chairperson  | N. Chandra | Manju Borah | Arunoday Sharma  | Subhash Sehgal  | G P Vijayakumar  | C Umamaheswara Rao
Members  | C. Umamaheswara Rao | Sasidharan Pillai  | Pampally | Prashant Naik | Rajesh Kumar Singh  | Christopher Dalton
| Manju Borah | Anuradha Singh  | Vinod Mankara  | Nidhi Prasad  | Maniram Singh  | GK Desai
| Bijaya Jena | Adeep Tandon  | Saran | Prakash HB  | Ajaya Routray  | Dnyanesh Moghe
| Dilip Shukla  | Atul Pandey  | K. Umamaheswara Rao  | Rajendra Prasad Choudrie  | Arijit Halder  | Sanjay Khanzode

### Golden Lotus Awards

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Award  | Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Feature Film | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam  | Producer: Antony Perumbavoor
Director: Priyadarshan | ₹250,000 each
Best Direction | Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain)  | Hindi  | Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan | ₹250,000 each
Best Debut Film of a Director | Helen | Malayalam  | Producer: Vineeth Sreenivasan
Director: Mathukutty Xavier  | ₹125,000 each
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Maharshi | Telugu  | Producer:

* Sri Venkateswara Creations
* Vyjayanthi Movies
* PVP Cinema

Director: Vamshi Paidipally

| ₹200,000 each
Best Children's Film |  Kastoori | Hindi  | Producer : Insight Films
Director: Vinod Uttreshwar Kamble  | ₹150,000 each

### Silver Lotus Award

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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

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Best Feature Film on National Integration | Tajmal | Marathi  | Producer: Tuline Studios Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Niyaz Mujawar  | ₹150,000 each
Best Film on Other Social Issues | Anandi Gopal | Marathi  | Producer:

* Essel Vision Productions Ltd.
* Freshlime Films LLP
* Namah Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Director: Sameer Vidwans

| ₹150,000 each
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Water Burial | Monpa | Producer: Faruque Iftikar Laskar
Director: Shantanu Sen  | ₹150,000 each
Best Actor | Bhonsle | Hindi  | Manoj Bajpayee | ₹50,000 each
Asuran | Tamil  | Dhanush
Best Actress |

* Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
* Panga

| Hindi  | Kangana Ranaut | ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actor | Super Deluxe | Tamil  | Vijay Sethupathi | ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actress | The Tashkent Files | Hindi  | Pallavi Joshi | ₹50,000
Best Child Artist | KD | Tamil  | Naga Vishal  | ₹50,000
Best Male Playback Singer | Kesari
(For the song "Teri Mitti") | Hindi  | B Praak | ₹50,000
Best Female Playback Singer | Bardo
(For the song "Raan Petala") | Marathi  | Savani Ravindra | ₹50,000
Best Cinematography | Jallikattu | Malayalam  | Girish Gangadharan | ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
• Screenplay Writer (Original) | Jyeshthoputro | Bengali  | Kaushik Ganguly | ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
• Screenplay Writer (Adapted) | Gumnaami | Bengali  | Srijit Mukherji | ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
• Dialogues | The Tashkent Files | Hindi  | Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri | ₹50,000
Best Audiography
• Location Sound Recordist | Iewduh | Khasi  | Debajit Gayan  | ₹50,000
Best Audiography
• Sound Designer | Trijya | Marathi  | Mandar Kamalapurkar  | ₹50,000
Best Audiography
• Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track | Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | Tamil  | Resul Pookutty | ₹50,000
Best Editing | Jersey | Telugu  | Naveen Nooli | ₹50,000
Best Production Design | Anandi Gopal | Marathi  |

* Sunil Nigwekar
* Nilesh Wagh

| ₹50,000
Best Costume Design | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam  |

* Sujith Sudhakaran
* V. Sai

| ₹50,000
Best Make-up Artist | Helen | Malayalam  | Ranjith | ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
• Songs | Viswasam | Tamil  | D. Imman | ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
• Background Score | Jyeshthoputro | Bengali  | Prabuddha Banerjee  | ₹50,000
Best Lyrics | Kolaambi
(For the song "Arodum Parayuka Vayya") | Malayalam  | Prabha Varma | ₹50,000
Best Special Effects | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam  | Siddharth Priyadarshan  | ₹50,000
Best Choreography | Maharshi
(For the song "Everest Anchuna")[6] | Telugu  | Raju Sundaram | ₹50,000
Best Stunt Choreographer | Avane Srimannarayana | Kannada  | Vikram More  | ₹50,000
Special Jury Award | Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | Tamil  | R. Parthiban | ₹2,00,000
Special Mention | Biriyaani | Malayalam  | Sajin Babu (Director) | Certificate only
Jonaki Porua | Assamese  | Benjamin Daimary (Actor)
Lata Bhagwan Kare | Marathi  | Lata Kare (Actress)
Picasso | Marathi  | Abhijeet Mohan Warang (Director)

### Regional awards

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National Film Awards are also given to the best films in the regional languages of India. Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Awardees included producers and directors of the film. No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.

Award  | Film  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Producer  | Director
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Ronuwa - Who Never Surrender | Bornali Creative Vision Entertainment  | Chandra Mudoi  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Bengali | Gumnaami | SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. | Srijit Mukherji | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Chhichhore |  • Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
• Fox Star Studios | Nitesh Tiwari | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Kannada | Akshi | Kalaadegula Studio  | Manoj Kumar  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Konkani | Kaajro | de Goan Studio  | Nitin Bhaskar  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Kalla Nottam | First Print Studios  | Rahul Riji Nair | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Manipuri | Eigi Kona | Luwang Apokpa Mamikol Production  |  • Bobby Wahengbam
• Haorongbam  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Odia | Sala Budhar Badla | New Generation Films  | Sabyasachi Mohapatra | ₹1,00,000 each
Kalira Atita | Eleeanora Images Pvt. Ltd.  | Nila Madhab Panda
Best Feature Film in Marathi | Bardo | Ritu Films Cut LLP  | Bhimrao Mude  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Punjabi | Rabb Da Radio 2 | Vehli Janta Films  | Sharandeep Singh  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tamil | Asuran | V Creations  | Vetrimaaran | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Telugu | Jersey | Sithara Entertainments  | Gowtam Tinnanuri | ₹1,00,000 each

Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Award  | Film  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Producer  | Director
Best Feature Film in Chhattisgarhi  | Bhulan The Maze | Swapnil Film Productions  | Manoj Verma  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Haryanvi  | Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti |  • Vision Productions Limited
• Satish Kaushik Entertainment  | Rajesh Amar Lal Babbar  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Khasi  | Iewduh | Shiven Arts  | Pradip Kurbah  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Mishing  | Anu Ruwad | Obonori Pictures  | Dilip Kumar Doley  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Paniya  | Kenjira | Neru Films  | Manoj Kana  | ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tulu  | Pingara | DMR Productions  | R. Preetham Shetty  | ₹1,00,000 each

## Non-Feature Films

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Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

### Jury

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• Arun Chaddha (Chairman)

• Sesino Yhoshü |  • Meena Longjam
• Sriprakash Menon  |  • Sushil Rajpal
• Harish Bhimani  |  • Sanjib Parasar

### Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Award  | Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Non-Feature Film | An Engineered Dream | Hindi  | Hemant Gaba  | ₹1,50,000 each
Best Director in Non-Feature Film | Knock Knock Knock | English
Bengali  | Sudhanshu Saria | ₹1,50,000

### Silver Lotus Award

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Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the Awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Award  | Film  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Debut Non-Feature Film of A Director | Khisa | Marathi  | Producer : Santosh Maithani
Director: Raj Pritam More  | ₹ 75,000/- each
Best Biographical Film | Elephants Do Remember | English  | Producer: Films Division
Director:

* Swati Pandey
* Viplove Rai Bhatia
* Manohar Singh Bisht

| ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Arts / Cultural Film | Shrikshetra Ru Sahijata | Odia  | Director and Producer: Ashutosh Pattnaik | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Environment Film | The Stork Saviours | Hindi  | Producer:

* Rajiv Mehrotra
* PSBT

Director:

* Ajay Bedi
* Vijay Bedi

| ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Promotional Film | The Shower | Hindi  | Producer: Little Lamb Films Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Bauddhayan Mukherji | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Film on Social Issues | Holy Rights | Hindi  | Producer: Priyanka Pradeep More
Director: Farha Khatun
Producer & Director: Sudipta Kundu  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Educational Film | Apples and Oranges | English  | Producer: LXL Ideas Private Limited
Director: Rukshana Tabassum | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Ethnographic Film | Charan - Atva the Essene of Being A Nomad | Gujarati  | Producer: Films Division
Director: Dinaz Kalwachwala  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Exploration Film | Wild Karnataka | English  | Producer: Amoghavarsha J. S.
Director:

* Amoghavarsha J. S.
* Kalyan Varma
* Sarath Champati
* Vijaya Mohan Raj

| ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Investigative Film | Jakkal | Marathi  | Producer: Neon Reel Creation
Director: Vivek Wagh  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Animation Film | Radha (Musical)  |  | Producer: Fairy Cows
Director: Bimal Poddar
Animator: Nitin Kharkar  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Short Fiction Film | Custody | English
Hindi  | Producer & Director: Ambiecka Pandit  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Film on Family Values | Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole | Malayalam  | Producer: Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
Director: Sharan Venugopal  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Cinematography | Sonsi | Hindi  | Savita Singh  | ₹ 50,000/- each
Best Audiography | Radha (Musical)  |  | Re-recordist (final mixed track):

* Allwin Rego
* Sanjay Maurya

| ₹ 50,000/-
Best On-Location Sound Recordist  | Rahas | Hindi  | Saptarshi Sarkar  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Editing | Shut Up Sona | Hindi
English  | Arjun Gourisaria  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Music Direction | Kranti Darshi Guruji - Ahead of Times | Hindi  | Bishakh jyoti  | ₹ 50,000/-
Best Narration / Voice Over | Wild Karnataka | English  | David Attenborough | ₹ 50,000/-
Special Jury Award | Small Scale Societies | English  | Vipin Vijay  | ₹ 1,00,000/-

## Best Writing on Cinema

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The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

### Jury

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A committee of three, headed by Utpal Borpujari was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were as follows:

• Saibal Chatterjee (Chairman)

• Raghavendra Patil  |  • Rajeev Masand

### Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.

Award  | Book  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Best Book on Cinema | A Gandhian Affair: India's Curios Portrayal of Love in Cinema | Malayalam  | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Author: Sanjay Suri  | ₹ 75,000/- each
Best Film Critic | —  | English  | Sohini Chattopadhyay  | ₹ 75,000/-

### Special Mention

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All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.

Award  | Book  | Language  | Awardee(s)  | Cash Prize

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Special Mention | Cinema Pahanara Manus | Marathi  | Ashok Rane | Certificate Only
Kannada Cinema:Jagathika Cinema Vikasa Prerane Prabhava | Kannada  | P. R. Ramadasa Naidu

## References

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1. ^ "67th National Film Awards". Cinematic Illusions. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. ^ Entertainment, Quint (25 April 2020). "67th National Film Awards Delayed Indefinitely, Jury Not Formed". TheQuint.
3. ^ a b "Call for entries; 67th National Film Awards for 2018" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
4. ^ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 38\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
5. ^ "67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore win. See complete list of winners here". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2021.
6. ^ "67th National Film Awards: Mahesh Babu's 'Maharshi' and Nani's 'Jersey' win big at the award ceremony". 25 October 2021 - via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

## External links

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* Official Page of the 67th National Film Awards, Directorate of Film Festivals, India
* National Film Awards Archives
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Lifetime Achievement|

* Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Feature Films|

| Current awards|

| Golden Lotus|

* Feature Film
* Direction
* Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
* Children's Film
* Debut Film of a Director
* AVGC (Animation Film)

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Silver Lotus|

* Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values
* Assamese Feature Film
* Bengali Feature Film
* Gujarati Feature Film
* Hindi Feature Film
* Kannada Feature Film
* Konkani Feature Film
* Malayalam Feature Film
* Manipuri Feature Film
* Marathi Feature Film
* Odia Feature Film
* Punjabi Feature Film
* Tamil Feature Film
* Telugu Feature Film
* Screenplay
* Actor in a Leading Role
* Actress in a Leading Role
* Actor in a Supporting Role
* Actress in a Supporting Role
* Child Artist
* Cinematography
* Editing
* Music Direction
* Male Singer
* Female Singer
* Lyrics
* Production Design
* AVGC (Visual Effects)
* Choreography
* Stunt Choreography
* Costume Design
* Make-up
* Sound Design
* Special Mention

Intermittent awards|

* Bhojpuri Feature Film
* Bodo Feature Film
* Dogri Feature Film
* English Feature Film
* Garo Feature Film
* Haryanvi Feature Film
* Jasari Feature Film
* Kashmiri Feature Film Feature Film
* Khasi Feature Film
* Kodava Feature Film
* Kokborok Feature Film
* Ladakhi Feature Film
* Maithili Feature Film
* Mishing Feature Film
* Mizo Feature Film
* Monpa Feature Film
* Pangchenpa Feature Film
* Rabha Feature Film
* Sanskrit Feature Film Feature Film
* Sherdukpen
* Tiwa Feature Film Feature Film
* Tulu Feature Film
* Urdu Feature Film
* Wancho Feature Film

Discontinued awards|

* Second Feature Film
* Third Feature Film
* Story
* Film Based on High Literary Work
* Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
* Film on Family Welfare
* Film on National Integration
* Film on Other Social Issues
* Special Jury
* Animated Film
* Special Effects

Non-Feature Films|

| Current awards|

| Golden Lotus|

* Non-Feature Film
* Direction
* Debut Film of a Director

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Silver Lotus|

* Non Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values
* Documentry
* Arts/Cultural Film
* Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
* Animation Film
* Short Film
* Script
* Cinematography
* Editing
* Narration / Voice Over
* Best Music Direction
* Sound Design
* Special Mention

Discontinued awards|

* Experimental Film
* Industrial Film
* Agriculture Film
* Anthropological/Ethnographic Film
* Biographical Film
* Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
* Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
* Exploration/Adventure Film
* Film on Family Welfare
* Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
* Investigative Film
* Promotional Film
* Scientific Film
* Film on Social Issues
* Filmstrip
* News Review
* Newsreel Cameraman
* Special Jury

Writing on cinema|

| Current awards|

* Best Book on Cinema
* Best Film Critic

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Intermittent awards|

* Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)
* Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)

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| 1953–1960|

* 1953 (1st)
* 1954 (2nd)
* 1955 (3rd)
* 1956 (4th)
* 1957 (5th)
* 1958 (6th)
* 1959 (7th)
* 1960 (8th)

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