The belated National Awards ceremony took place in the capital today where Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu presented the awards out to the winners. The event took place at Vigyan Bhawan today.?
This year's Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Amitabh Bachchan, 77, could not attend, having shared the news last evening, stating he is "down with fever."?
Here are the key highlights of the event.?
1. Vice-President Naidu paid Amitabh Bachchan a tribute in his speech, calling him "an institution by himself".
2. Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, noted the popularity of Indian films abroad, particularly China.?
3. Special mentions were made by him to a few awardees including Best Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal, Best Actress Keerthy Suresh, and Akshay Kumar, whose movie PadMan won the award for Best Film on Social Issues.?
4. Best Supporting Actress Surekha Sikri, who received her prize in a wheelchair, got a standing ovation. Ms. Sikri was awarded for her performance in Badhaai Ho.?
5. The winners of the Best Music Direction prizes - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for "Padmaavat" and Shashwat Sachdev for Uri: The Surgical Strike - were also praised.
Best Feature Film: Hellaro
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar, Uri: The Surgical Strike
Best Actor (Male): Ayushmann Khurrana (Andhadhun), Vicky Kaushal (Uri: The Surgical Strike)
Best Actor (Female): Keerthy Suresh (Mahanati)
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Swanand Kirkire (Chumbak)
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Surekha Sikri (Badhaai Ho)
Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
Best Original Screenplay: Chi La Sow, Rahul Ravindran
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun, Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar, Hemant Rao & Pooja Ladha Surti
Best Film on Social Issues: Padman
Best Music Direction: Padmaavat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Best Background Score: Uri: The Surgical Strike, Shashwat Sachdev
Best Female Playback Singer: Bindu Malini (Maayavi Manave – Nathicharami)
Best Male Playback Singer: Arjit Singh (Binte Dil – Padmaavat)
Best Lyrics: “Maayavi Manave…” from Nathicharami
Special Mention Awards: Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachoor Rai, Joju George and Savithri
Special Jury Award: Hellaro actresses Shraddha Dangar, Shachi Joshi, Denisha Ghumra, Neelam Paanchal, Tarjani Bhadla, Brinda Nayak, Tejal Panchasara, Kaushambi Bhatt, Ekta Bachwani, Kamini Panchal, Jagruti Thakore, Riddhi Yadav, Prapti Mehta and Kedara director Indradip Dasgupta
Best Cinematography: Olu, MJ Radhakrishnan
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Action Direction: KGF, Vikram More & Anbu Ariv
Best Choreography: Padmaavat, Kruti Mahesh Madya & Jyoti Tomar for Ghoomar
Best Costume Design: Mahanati
Best Special Effects: Awe (Srushti Creative Studio) and KGF (Unifi Media)
Best Makeup artist: Awe, Ranjith
Best Editing: Nathicharami, Nagendra K Ujjani
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam, Bangalan
Best Sound Design: Uri: The Surgical Strike, Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee
Best Location Sound Recordist: Tendlya, Gaurav Verma
Best Re-recordist of the final mixed track: Rangasthalam, Raja Krishnan MR
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration: Ondalla Eradalla
Best Child Artist: PV Rohit, Sahib Singh, Talha Arshad Reshi and Shrinivas Pokale
Best Debut Film of a Director: Naal (Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti)
Best Malayalam Film: Sudani from Nigeria
Best Marathi Film: Bhonga
Best Urdu Film: Hamid
Best Tamil Film: Baaram
Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle
Best Telugu Film: Mahanati
Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing
Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta
Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Best Garo Film: Maama
Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami
Best Konkani Film: Amori
Best Gujarati Film: Reva
Best Sherdukpan Film: Mishing
Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women
Best Film on Environment Conservation: Paani
Best Children’s Film: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasargodu??