The 65th National Film Awards were announced by Shekhar Kapur, the head of the Jury for feature films.
Here is the complete list of the winners.
Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna
Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha
Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh
Special Mention Award: Marathi Film – Murakhiya; Odia film: Hello RC; Take Off- Malayalam; Pankaj Tripathi bags a Special Mention award for Newton; Malayalam actor Parvathy too gets a special mention
Best Regional Film: Ladhakh
Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu
Best Malayalam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Hindi Film: Newton
Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi
Best Assamese Film: Ishu
Best Tamil Film: To Let
Best Telugu Film: Gazi
BEST Gujarati Film: DHH
Best Kannada Film: Hebbettu Ramakka
Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2
Best Choreography: Toilet Ek Prem Katha (Ganesh Acharya is the choreographer)
Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2
Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan(Bengali)
Best Lyrics for the Song: Muthu Ratna, for Kannada film March 22
Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai
Background Score: A R Rahman for Mom
Best Make-Up Artist: Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan
Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Reema Das (for an Assamese film)
Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam, to Jairaj
Best Film Playback Singer: Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan song)
Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas
Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta, Irada (Hindi Film)
Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Faazil
Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom
Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagar Kirtan
Best Film for National Integration: Dhappa (Marathi)
Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2
Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam
Best Child Artist: Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)
