62nd National Award Winner List

The 62nd National Film Awards were announced by the jury in a press conference held in New Delhi on Tuesday. Bharathiraja and Kamal Swaroop addressed the conference among Jury Chairpersons. Here is the complete list of National Award winners for their contribution to cinema in 2014:

Best Feature Film: Court [Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English]

Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Mary Kom

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Asha [Jaoar Majhe]

Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji [Chotushkone - Bengali]

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut [Queen]

Best Actor: Vijay [Nanu Avanalla Avalu - Kannada]

Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa [Jigarthanda - Tamil]

Best Supporting Actress: Baljinder Kaur [Pagdi The Honour - Haryanavi]

Best Male Playback Singer: Sukhwinder Singh [Bismil - Haider]

Best Female Playback Singer: Uttara Unnikrishnan ['Azhagae Azhagae' Song - Saivam]

Best Costume Designer: Dolly Ahluwalia [Haider - Hindi]

Best Music Direction Songs: Haider

Best Music Direction Background Score: Nineteen Eighty Three [Malayalam]

Best Choreography: Sudesh ['Bismil' Song- Haider]

Best Editor: Vivek Harshan [Jigarthaanda]

Best Lyricist: Na. Muthukumar [Saivam]

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: Killa [Marathi]

Best Film on Environment Consevation/Preservation: Ottaal [Malayalam]

Best Educational Film: Komal & Behind the Glass Wall

Best Exploration/ Adventure Film: Life Force - India's Western Ghats

Best Investigative Film: Phum Shang

Best Animation Film: Sound of Joy

Best Short Fiction Film: Mitraa

Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur

Best Writing on Cinema: Silent Cinema [1895-1930] by Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao

Best Writing on Cinema [Special Mention]: Dhananjayan