Winners of National Film Awards 2016
The 63rd National Film Awards administered by the Directorate of Film Festivals to honour the best films of 2015 in the Indian cinema were announced on 28 March 2016 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2016.
List of Winners of National Film Awards 2016
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Manoj Kumar (Actor/Filmmaker)
Swarna Kamal [Golden Lotus Award]
- Best Feature Film – Baahubali: The Beginning [Telugu]
- Best Debut Film of A Director – Neeraj Ghaywan for ‘Masaan’ [Hindi]
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Bajrangi Bhaijaan [Hindi]
- Best Children’s Film – Duronto [Hindi]
- Best Direction – Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani [Hindi]
Rajat Kamal [Silver Lotus Award]
- Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Piku’
- Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’
- Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani for ‘Visaranai’ [Tamil]
- Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi for ‘Bajirao Mastani’
- Best Child Artist: Gaurav Menon for ‘Ben’ [Malayalam]
- Best Choreography: Remo D’Souza for “Deewani Mastani” song in ‘Bajirao Mastani’
- Best Male Playback Singer: Mahesh Kale for the song “Aruni Kirani” in ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali’ [Marathi]
- Best Female Playback Singer: Monali Thakur for song “Moh Moh Ke Dhage” in ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’
- Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chaterjee for ‘Bajirao Mastani’
- Best Screenplay (Original): Juhi Chaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
- Best Screenplay (Adapted): Vishal Bhardwaj for ‘Talvar’
- Best Screenplay (Dialogues): Juhi Chaturvedi (Piku) and Himanshu Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
- Best Music Direction (Songs): M Jayachandran for the song “Kaathirunnu” in ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ [Malayalam]
- Best Music Direction (Background Score): Ilaiyaraaja for ‘Thaarai Thappattai’ [Tamil]
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal [Malayalam]
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Nanak Shah Fakir [Punjabi]
- Best Film on Social Issue: Niranayakam [Malayalam]
- Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
- Best Feature Film in Punjabi: Chauthi Koot
- Best Malayalam Film: Pathemari
- Best Tamil Film: Visaranai
- Best Telugu Film: Kanche
