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National Film Awards
Award Information
Category	Films
Instituted	1954
Last Awarded	2007
Awarded by	Directorate of Film Festivals, India
Description	Highest award for films in India

The National Film Awards is the most prestigious and one of India's oldest award ceremonies. It began in 1954 and is currently run by the Directorate of Film Festivals ^[1]which was established in 1973. ^[2]

Each year a national panel selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held at New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards, followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where all the award-winning films are screened for the public.

Contents 1 Awards up to 2006 1.1 Golden Lotus Award 1.2 Silver Lotus Award 1.3 Nargis Dutt Award 1.4 Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film 1.5 Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 1.6 Special Award for Best film on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of India's Independence 1.7 Non-Feature Film Awards 1.8 Best Book on Cinema 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

The Awards are presented to Feature Films produced in the previous year ^[3], in many following categories:

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

• Best Film
• Best Direction
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
• Best Children's Film

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Child Artist
• Best Cinematography
• Best Screenplay
• Best Art Direction
• Best Costume Design
• Best Music Direction
• Best Lyrics
• Best Male Playback Singer
• Best Female Playback Singer
• Best Choreography
• Best Audiography
• Best Editing
• Best Special Effects
• Second Best Feature Film
• Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Best Feature Film in each of the languages specified in schedule VIII of the constitution:

• Best Regional Film (Assamese)
• Best Regional Film (Bengali)
• Best Regional Film (Hindi)
• Best Regional Film (Kannada)
• Best Regional Film (Malayalam)
• Best Regional Film (Marathi)
• Best Regional Film (Oriya)
• Best Regional Film (Punjabi)
• Best Regional Film (Tamil)
• Best Regional Film (Telugu)

Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution:

• Best Feature Film in English
• Best Feature Film in Konkani
• Best Feature Film in Manipuri

Other Feature Film Awards:

• Best Film on Family Welfare
• Best Film on Other Social Issues
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation

This award is given to the Best Feature film on National Integration

• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

This award is given to the film judged Best First Film of a Director at the National Film Awards

• Indira Gandhi Award

This award is for lifetime achievement and contribution to Indian Cinema. It is named after Dadasaheb Phalke, one of India's pioneering film makers.

• Dadasaheb Phalke Award

A special award for Best Film was given to the Malayalam film Uttarayanam, directed by G. Aravindan in 1975, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of India's Independence.

The Awards presented to Non-Feature Films are given in many categories including the following:

• Best Non-Feature Film
• Best First Non-Feature Film
• Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film
• Best Biographical Film
• Best Arts/Cultural Film
• Best Scientific Film
• Best Promotional Film
• Best Agriculture Film
• Best Film on Social Issues
• Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
• Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
• Best Exploration/Adventure Film
• Best Investigative Film
• Best Animated Film
• Best Short Fiction Film
• Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare
• Best Non-Feature Film Direction
• Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography
• Best Non-Feature Film Audiography
• Best Non-Feature Film Editing
• Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction
• Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)
• Best Non-Feature Film Cultural Direction
• Best Non-Feature Film sanskrutik Direction

This award is given to the Best Book on Cinema:

• Best Book on Cinema

• Cinema of India

• Matthew, K.M. (2006), Manorama Yearbook 2006, Malayala Manorama, India, ISBN 81-890-0407-7

• IMDB
• Directorate of Film Festivals

National Film Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Feature Films: Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress
Best Art Direction | Best Child Artist | Best Cinematography | Best Costume Design | Best Screenplay
Best Music Direction | Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer | Best Lyrics | Best Choreography
Best Audiography | Best Film Editing | Best Special Effects | Best Children's Film | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
Special Jury Award / Special Mention
Best Films in Regional Languages
Assamese | Bengali | English | Hindi | Kannada | Malayalam | Marathi | Tamil | Telugu | Oriya | Punjabi | Konkani | Manipuri
Others: Best Book on Cinema | Second Best Feature Film (discontinued after 1993)

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