Queen, Haider win big at 62nd National Film Awards

The most coveted awards for honouring the best in Indian cinema – 62nd National Film Awards, have announced the winners list. Although, an official ceremony will be held on May 3, 2015, (when veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will also receive his Dadasaheb Phalke Award), the names of the winners have been declared. Here’s a look at who won what.

• Praveen Sattaru’s anthology ‘Chandamama Kathalu’ announced the Best Telugu Film
• Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Haider’ wins five and Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Queen’ wins two
• ‘Mary Kom’ is awarded best film providing wholesome entertainment

Best Feature Film: ‘Court’ (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

Best Actor: Vijay, ‘Nanu Avanalla Avalu’ (Kannada)

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut, ‘Queen’ (Hindi)

Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: ‘Mary Kom’ (Hindi)

Indira Gandhi Award for

Best Debut Film of a Director: Asha, ‘Jaoar Majhe’

Best Film on Environment

Conservation/ Preservation: ‘Ottaal’ (Malayalam)

Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji, ‘Chotushkone’ (Bengali)

Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa, ‘Jigarthanda’ (Tamil)

Best Supporting Actress: Baljinder Kaur, ‘Pagdi The Honour’ (Haryanavi)

Best Child Actor: J Vignesh & Ramesh for ‘Kaaka Muttai’

Special Jury Award: Khwada (Marathi)

Best Male playback singer: Sukhwinder Singh -‘Haider’ (Hindi) (Song: ‘Bismil’)

Best Female playback singer: Uttara Unnikrishanan, ‘Saivam’ (Tamil) (Song: ‘Azhagu’)

Best Costume Designer: Dolly Ahluwalia, ‘Haider’ (Hindi)

Best Make-up artiste: Nangaraju & Raju, ‘Nanu Avanalla Avalu’ (Kannada)

Best Music Direction: i) Songs: Vishal Bharadwaj, ‘Haider’ (Hindi);

ii) Background Score: Gopi Sunder, ‘1983’ (Malayalam)

Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, ‘Chotushkone’ (Bengali)

Best Editing: Vivek Harshan,‘Jigarthanda’ (Tamil)

Best Production Design: Aparna Raina for ‘Nachom - IA Kumpasar’ (Konkani

Best Screenplay Writer(Original): Srijit Mukherji, ‘Chotushkone’ (Bengali) Best Screenplay Writer

(Adapted): Joshy Mangalath,‘Ottal’ (Malayalam)

Best Dialogues: Vishal Bhardwaj, ‘Haider’ (Hindi)

Best Lyrics: NA Muthukumar, ‘Azhagu...’, ‘Saivam’ (Tamil)

Best Choreography: Sudesh Bismil, ‘Haider’ (Hindi)

Best Audiography Location Sound Recordist: Mahaveer Sabbanwal, ‘Khwada’ (Marathi), Sound Designer: Anish John, ‘Asha Jaoar Majhe’ (Bengali),

Re-recordist of final mixed track: Anirban Sengupta & Dipankar Chaki, ‘Nirbashito’ (Bengali)

Best Hindi Film: ‘Queen’

Best Assamese Film: ‘Othello’

Best Bengali Film: ‘Nirbashito’

Best Hindi Film: ‘Queen’

Best Rabha Film: ‘Orong’

Best Haryanvi Film: ‘Pagdi The Honour’

Best Punjabi Film: ‘Punjab 1984’

Best Tamil Film: ‘Kuttram Kadithal’

Best Telugu Film: ‘Chandamama Kathalu’

Best Malayalam Film: ‘Ain’

Best Marathi Film: ‘Killa’

Best Odiya Film: ‘Aadim Vichar’

Best Kannada Film: ‘Harivu’

Best Konkani Film: ‘Nachom - IA Kumpasar’

Special Mention: ‘Ain’ (Malayalam), ‘Nachom – IA Kumpasar’ (Konkani) ‘Killa’ (Marathi) & ‘Bhootnath Returns’ (Hindi)

Best Writing on Cinema: Pride of Tamil Cinema (Special Mention) G Dhananjayan

Best Writing on Cinema Silent Cinema: (1895-1930) Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao

Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur

Best Short Fiction Film: ‘Mitraa’

Best Animation Film: ‘Sound of Joy’

Best Investigative Film: ‘Phum Shang’

Best Film on Social Issues: ‘Chotoder Chobi’

Best Children's Film: ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (Tamil) & ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ (Marathi)

Adventure Film Life Force: ‘India's Western Ghats’

Best Educational Film: ‘Komal’ & ‘Behind the Glass Wall’