68th National Film Awards
68th National Film Awards (2021)
The 68th National Film Awards were given out on the evening of 30th Septemberin New Delhi by President Droupadi Murmu. Legendary actress Asha Parekh got the Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 2020 for her outstanding lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The 68th National Film awards were to be held in 2021, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
68th National Film Awards winner
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru |
| Best Director | Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome entertainment | Tanhaji |
| Best Actor | Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgan for Tanhaji |
| Best Actress | Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru |
| Best Supporting Actor | Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyam |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli for Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum |
| Best Screenplay | Soorarai Pottru |
| Best Stunt Choreography | Ayyapanum Koshiyum |
| Best Music Direction | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, S Thaman |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Nanchamma for Ayyappanum Koshiyam |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao and Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Taktak |
| Best Lyrics | Manoj Muntashir for Saina |
| Best Audiography | Mi Vasantrao and Malik for Dollu |
| Best Choreography | Natyam |
| Best Cinematography | Avijatrik |
| Best Costume Design | Tanhaji |
| Best Production Design | Kappela |
| Best Editing | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum |
| Best Make-Up | Natyam |
| Best Stunt Choreography | Ayyapanum Koshiyam |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Toolsidas Junior |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Dollu |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Colour Photo |
| Best Feature Film in Haryanavi | Dada Lakshmi |
| Best Feature Film in Dimasa | Samkhor |
| Best Feature Film in Tulu | Jeetige |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Bridge |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Avijatrik |
| Best Children's Film | Sumi |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Mandela |
| Best Child Artist | Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak Tak and Akanksha Pingle and Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi |
Non-Feature Films
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Film on Family Values | Kumkumarchan by Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi |
| Best non-feature film | Testimony of Anna |
| Best Direction | Oh That’s Bhanu by RV Ramani |
| Best Cinematography | Shabdikkunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen |
| Best Audiography | Pearl of the Desert by Ajit Singh Rathore |
| Best Narration Voiceover | Rhapsody of Rains – Monsoons of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan |
| Best Music Direction | 1232 kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar by Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Best Editing | Borderlands by Anadi Athaley |
| Best on Location Sound | Jadui Jangal, Sandip Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/preservation | Manah Aru Manuh |
| Best promotional film | Surmounting Challenges |
| Best Science and Technology Film | On the Brink Season 2- Bats |
| Best Exploration Film | Wheeling the Ball |
| Best Educational Film | Dreaming of Words |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Justice Delayed But Delivered and Three Sisters |
| Best Arts and Culture film | Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkateshkumar |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Kachichinithu |
| Special Jury Award | Admitted by Ojaswee Sharma |
| Best Investigative Film | The Saviour: Brig Pritam Singh |
| Best Book on Cinema | The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai |
| Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention) | MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo |
| Best Film Critic | No winner |
| Best Film Friendly State | Madhya Pradesh |