66th National Awards were announced on August 9. Vicky and Ayushmann jointly shared the best actor awards while Andhadhun was conferred the best Hindi feature film. Keerthi Suresh was conferred the best actress for Mahanati. Following is the complete list of winners.
Best Feature Film: 'Hellaro'
Best Actor: Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh
Best Director: Aditya Dhar
Best Music Direction: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for 'Padmaavat'
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for 'Badhaai Ho'
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Marathi film 'Chumbak
Best Playback Singer(Male): Arijit Singh for 'Binte Dil Misriya Mein' from'Padmaavat'
Best Playback Singer (Female): Bindhu Malini for Kannada film 'Nathicharami'
Best Child Artist:
P V Rohith for Ondalla Eradalla(Kannada)
Sameep Singh for Harjeeta(Punjabi)
Talha Arshad Reshi for Hamid(Urdu)
Shrinivas Pokale for Naal(Marathi)
Sound Designer: Biswadeep Chatterjee
Best Cinematographer: MG Radhakrishnan for 'Olu'
Best Lyrics: Manjunatha S for 'Maayavi Manave' from 'Nathicharami' (Kannada)
Best Screenplay: Rahul Ravindran for Telugu film 'Chi Arjun La Sow'
Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Badhaai Ho'
Best Film on a Social Issue: 'Padman'
Best Bengali Film: 'Ek Je Chhilo Raja'
Best Telugu Film: 'Mahanati'
Best Tamil Film: 'Baaram'
Best Rajasthani film: 'Turtle' directed by Dinesh Yadav
Best Malayalam Film: 'Sudani from Nigeria'
Best Assamese film: 'Bulbul Can Sing'
Best Marathi Film: 'Bhonga'
Best Kannada Film: 'Nathicharami'
Best Garo film: 'Ma’ama'
Best Background Music: Shashwat Sachdev for 'Uri: The Surgical Strike
Best Sound Design: 'Uri'
Best Action Direction (Stunt Choreography): Vikram More and Anbu Ariv for 'KGF' (Kannada)
Uttarakhand was announced the most film-friendly state.
The winners in the non-feature films category are:
Best Non-Feature film: 'Son Rise' and 'The Secret Life of Frogs'
Best Short Film: 'Kasab'
Best Film on Social Issues: 'Taala Te Kunjee'
Best Educational Film: 'Sarala Virala'
Best Film on Sports: 'Swimming through the Darkness'
Best Debut Film: 'Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective'