60TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2013 ANNOUNCED

60TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2013 ANNOUNCED

The prestigious 60th National Film Awards for the year 2012 were announced in New Delhi in a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries, Shri Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Ms. Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Shri Swapan Mullick for Best Writing  on  Cinema on March 18, 2013.
The top  honour  in  the feature film category goes to Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) produced by UTV Software communications Ltd. and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
In non-feature film category, the top honour Best Film goes to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri and Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In Best Writing on Cinema section, the book Silent Cinema in India-A Pictorial Journey (English) written by B.D. Garga and published by Harper Collins Publisher India has bagged the top honour, whereas Shri P.S. Radhakrishnan has been declared the Best film Critic.

Here Is The National Film Awards 2012 List-
 

1. Best Feature Film-Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi).
2. Indira Gandhi award for Best Debut Film of a Director-Chittagong (Hindi) and Chodiyangal (Malayalam).
3. Best Popular Film-Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Ustaad Hotel (Malayalam).
4. Nargis Dutta Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration-ThanichallaNjan (Malayalam).
5. Best Film on Social Issues-Spirit (Malayalam).
6. Best Film on Environment Conservation-Black Forest (Malayalam).
7. Best Children's Film-Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi).
8. Best Animation Film-Delhi Safari (Hindi).
9. Best Direction-Shivaji Lotan Patil (Dhag).
10.Best Actor-Irrfaan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar) and Vikram Gokhale (Anumati).
11.Best Actress-Usha Jadhav (Dhag).
12.Best Supporting Actor-Annu Kapoor (Vicky Donor).
13.Best Supporting Actress-Dolly Alhuwalia (Vicki Donor) and Kalpana (ThanichallaNjan).
14.Best Child Artist-Virendra Pratap (Dekh Indian Circus) and Minon (101 Chodiyangal).
15.Best Male Playback Singer-Shankar Mahadevan (Chittagong)
16.Best Female Playback Singer-AartiAnklekar Tikekar (Samhita).
17.Best Cinematography-Cameraman :  Sudheer-Pal-sane Laboratory : Prasad Film Laboratory, Chennai (KO:YAD).
18.Best Screenplay-
    (i)   Screenplay Writer (Original):Sujoy  Ghosh (Kahaani).
    (ii)  Screenplay    Writer    (Adapted) : Bhavesh-Mandalia and Umesh Shukla (OMG Oh My God!)
    (iii) Dialogues : Anjali Menon (Ustaad Hotel).
19.Best Audiography-
    (i)   Location Sound Recordist : Radhakrishnan (Annayum Rasoolum).
    (ii)  Sound   Designer : Anirban Sengupta and Dipankar Chaki (Shabdo).
    (iii) Re-recordist of the final mixed track : Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair (Gangs of Wasseypur).
20.Best Editing-Namrata Rao (Kahaani).
21.Best Production Design-Boontawee `Thor' Taweepasas and Lalgudi N. Illyaraja (Vishwaroopam).
22.Best Costume Designer-Poornima Ramaswamy (Paradesi).
23.Best Make-up Artist-Raja (Vazakkuenn 18/9).
24.Best Music Direction-Shailender Barve (Songs) and BijiBal (Back ground Score).
25.Best Lyrics-Prasoon Joshi (Chittagong).
26.Special Jury Awards-Rituparno  Ghosh    (Chitragandha) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Kahaani, Gangsof Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus, Tallash).
27.Best Special Effects-Mukta VFX 9 (Eega).
28.Best Choreography-Pt. Birju Maharaj    (Vishwaroopam).
29.Best Feature Film in each of the Language Specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution-Baandhon (Assamese), Shabdo    (Bengaki), The Good Road (Gujarati), Filmistan    (Hindi),   Bharath   Stores
(Kannada), Celluloid (Malayalam), Leipaklei (Manipuri), Investment (Manipuri), Nabar (Punjabi), Eega (Telegu), Harud (Urdu).
30.Best Feature Film in Language other than specified in VIII Constitution-Lessons in Forgetting (English), Ko : YAD (Mising).
31.Special Mention-
    (a)  Ozhimuri (Malayalam)-Lal
    (b)  Bharat Stores (Kannada)-H.G. Dattatreya
    (c)  Baandhon (Assamese)-Bishnu Kharghoria
    (d)  Ishaqzade (Hindi)-Parineeti Chopra
    (e)  Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi)-Tannishtha Chatterjee
    (f)  Dhag (Marathi)-Hansraj Jagtap
    (g)  Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)-Thilakan

NON-FEATURE FILMS

1. Best Non-Feature Film-Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri and Urdu).
2. Best Debut Film of Director-Eka Gachha Eka Manisa Eka Samudra (Odic) Director : Lipika Singh Darai.
3. Best Anthropological Ethnographic Film-Char ... The No-Man's Island (Bengali).
4. Best Bipgraphical/Historical Reconstruction-Cel-luloid Man.
5. Best Arts/Cultural Film-Modikhanyachya Don Goshti (Marathi).
6. Best Promotional Film-Dreaming Taj Mahal
7. Best Environment Film including Agriculture Timbaktu (English).
8. Best Film on Social Issues-Behind the Mist (Malayalam).
9. Best Exploration Adventure Film-Manipuri Pony.
10.Best Investigative Film-Inshallah Kashmir.
11.Special Jury Award-I Am Micro and Cancer Katha.
12.Best Short Fiction-Kaatal (Marathi).
13.Best Film on Family Values-After Glow.
14.Best Direction-(Kaatal) Vikrant Pawar.
15.Best Cinematography-Kaatal-Cameraman : Abhimanyu Dange Lab : Reliance Media Works and Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri and Urdu)-Camera-man: Raja Shabir Khan.
16.Best Audiography-Do Din Ka Mela : Harikumar M.
17.Best Editing-Celluloid Man : Irene Dhar Malik.
18.Best Narration/Voice Over-Suranjana Deepali-Moni Bordoloi.
19.Special Mention-
    (a)  Pinch of Skin-Priya Goswami (DIR)
    (b)  Allah is Great-Andres Lannetta (DIR)
    (c)  Raah (Animation)-Sanjay Jangid (Animator)

BEST WRITING IN CINEMA

Best Book on Cinema-Silent Cinema in India-A Pictorial Journey, Publisher-Harper Collins Publisher India, Author-B.D. Garga.
Best Film Critic-P.S. Radhakrishnan
Special Mention-Piyush Roy (For his in-depth knowledge of cinema and easy, informative style.)