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{{Short description|Indian ceremony recognizing films of 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 63
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 2015
| award_org = Directorate of Film Festivals
| announced_date = {{Start date|2016|03|28|df=yes}}
| presenting_org = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] {{small|([[President of India]])}}
| presented_date = {{Start date|2016|05|03|df=yes}}
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| site =
| host =
| lifetime_achievement = [[Manoj Kumar]]
| best_feature = ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
| best_non_feature = ''[[Amdavad Ma Famous]]''
| best_book = ''Dr. Rajkumar Samagra Charithre''
| best_critic = Meghachandra Kongbam
| most_wins = ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' (7)
| last = 62nd
| next = 64th
}}

The '''63rd National Film Awards''' was an award ceremony during which the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] of India presented its annual [[National Film Awards]] to honour the best films of 2015 in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2016.<ref name=63rdnfacalldff>{{cite web|title=Call for entries; 63rd National Film Awards for 2015|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Call_for_entries_63rd_nfa.pdf|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=17 March 2016|format=PDF|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315105545/http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Call_for_entries_63rd_nfa.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Selection process ==

The Directorate of Film Festivals invited nominations for the awards in January 2016. The acceptable last date for entries was until 13 January 2016. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by [[Central Board of Film Certification]] between 1 January 2015, and 31 December 2015, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2015, and 31 December 2015, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.<ref name="63rdnfacalldff"/>

For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on [[16 mm film|16 mm]], [[35mm movie film|35 mm]], a wider film gauge or a [[Digital cinematography|digital format]], and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.<ref name="63rdnfacalldff"/>

== Best Film Friendly State ==
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through a State Government Policy.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of State
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Citation
|-
! scope="row" |Best Film Friendly State
|State of [[Gujarat]]
| ''Film Policy for Promotion of Gujarati Cinema.''
|}

== Dadasaheb Phalke Award ==

Introduced in 1969, the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion.<ref name="17thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172021/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live|format=PDF|page=38}}</ref>

A committee consisting five eminent personalities from Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the lifetime achievement award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Following were the jury members.<ref>{{cite news|last=Venugopal|first=Vasudha|title=This year's Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Manoj Kumar was rejected at least twice for the same honour|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/this-years-dadasaheb-phalke-award-recipient-manoj-kumar-was-rejected-at-least-twice-for-the-same-honour/articleshow/51785855.cms|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 April 2016|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416153504/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/this-years-dadasaheb-phalke-award-recipient-manoj-kumar-was-rejected-at-least-twice-for-the-same-honour/articleshow/51785855.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

* '''Jury Members'''
{| style="width:100%;border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;" |{{•}} [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;" |{{•}} [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;" |{{•}} [[Nitin Mukesh]]
|-
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;" |{{•}} [[Salim Khan]]
|-
| style="background-color:#F0EADF;" |{{•}} [[Anup Jalota]]
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Name of Award
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Image
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awards
|-
! scope="row" |[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
| [[File:Manoj Kumar at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 10.jpg|75px]]
| [[Manoj Kumar]]
| Actor, Filmmaker
|''Swarna Kamal'', {{INRConvert|1|m|nolink=yes}} and a Shawl
|}

== Feature Films ==

Feature films will be awarded at All India as well as regional level. Following will be the awards given in each category:

=== Juries ===

A committee headed by [[Ramesh Sippy]] was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:<ref name="63rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|title=63rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=28 March 2016|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407212456/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* '''Jury Members'''
** [[Ramesh Sippy]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Gangai Amaran]]{{•}}Sandip Datta{{•}}[[John Matthew Matthan]]{{•}}Dharam Gulati{{•}}Gyan Sahay{{•}}S. R. Leela{{•}}K. Vasu{{•}}[[Satish Kaushik]]{{•}}[[Shyamaprasad]]{{•}}[[Munin Barua]]

=== All India Award ===

Following will be the awards given:

==== Golden Lotus Award ====

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
| Telugu
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: [[Shobu Yarlagadda]] & [[Arka Media Works]] (P) LTD. [[Film director|Director]]: [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
|{{INR}} 250,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|''[[Masaan]]''
|Hindi
| Producer: [[Phantom Films]] Director: [[Neeraj Ghaywan]]
|{{INR}} 1,25,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
|Hindi
|Producer: [[Salman Khan]] & [[Rockline Venkatesh]] Director: [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]
|{{INR}} 200,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|''[[Budhia Singh – Born to Run|Duronto]]''
|Hindi
|Producer: Code Red Films Director: Soumnedra Padhi
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|Hindi
|[[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
|{{INR}} 250,000/-
|}

==== Silver Lotus Award ====

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|''[[Nanak Shah Fakir]]''
| Punjabi
|Producer: Gurbani Media Director: {{dash}}
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each for
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|''[[Nirnayakam]]''
| Malayalam
|Producer: Jayraj Films Director: [[V. K. Prakash]]
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best Film on Environment/Conservation/Preservation]]
|''[[Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal]]''
| Malayalam
|Producer: Dr. A. K. Pillai Director: [[Dr. Biju]]
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Piku]]''
|Hindi
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]''
|Hindi
|[[Kangana Ranaut]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Visaranai]]''
|Tamil
|[[Samuthirakani]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
| Hindi
|[[Tanvi Azmi]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''Ben''
| Malayalam
| Gaurav Menon
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusali]]'' {{small|(For the song "Aruni Kirani")}}
| Marathi
|[[Mahesh Kale]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]'' {{small|(For the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage")}}
|Hindi
|[[Monali Thakur]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
| Hindi
| [[Sudeep Chatterjee]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{*}}{{small|[[Screenwriter|Screenplay Writer]] [[Screenplay|(Original)]]}}
|''[[Piku]]''
|Hindi
|[[Juhi Chaturvedi]]
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
|''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]''
|Hindi
|[[Himanshu Sharma]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|Screenplay Writer (Adapted)}}
|''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''
|Hindi
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{*}}{{small|[[Dialogues]]}}
|''[[Piku]]''
|Hindi
|[[Juhi Chaturvedi]]
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
|''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]''
|Hindi
|[[Himanshu Sharma]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Production sound mixer|Location Sound Recordist]]}}
|''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''
|Hindi
| Sanjay Kurian
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Sound design|Sound Designer]]}}
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|Hindi
| Biswadeep Chatterjee
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Re-recording (filmmaking)|Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track]]}}
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
|Hindi
|[[Justin Jose]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Visaranai]]''
|Tamil
|[[Kishore Te]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''
| Hindi
| {{•}}Shriram Iyengar {{•}}Saloni Dhatrak {{•}}Sujeet Sawant
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Nanak Shah Fakir]]''
|Punjabi
| Payal Saluja
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up Artist]]
|''[[Nanak Shah Fakir]]''
|Punjabi
| {{•}}Preetisheel Singh {{•}}Clover Wootton
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|[[Soundtrack|Songs]]}}
|''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' ({{small|For the song "Kathirunnu"}})
|Malayalam
|[[M. Jayachandran]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|[[Background music|Background Score]]}}
|''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
|Tamil
|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]'' {{small|(For the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage")}}
|Hindi
|[[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|''[[Baahubali: The Beginning|Baahubali : The Beginning]]''
| Telugu
|[[V. Srinivas Mohan]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' {{small|(For the song "[[Deewani Mastani]]")}}
|Hindi
|[[Remo D'Souza]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
|''[[Margarita with a Straw]]''
| Hindi
|[[Kalki Koechlin]] (Actress)
|{{INR}} 200,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''[[Sairat]]''
|Marathi
|[[Rinku Rajguru]] (Actress)
| rowspan="3" |Certificate only
|-
| {{•}}''[[Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam]]'' {{•}}''[[Lukka Chuppi]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Jayasurya]] (Actor)
|-
|''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''
|Tamil
|[[Ritika Singh]] (Actress)
|}

=== Regional Awards ===

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;background-color:#F4F4F4;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Name of Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:44%;"|Awardee(s)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Producer(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Director
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|''[[Kothanodi]]''
|Anurupa Hazarika
|Bhaskar Hazarika
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|''[[Shankhachil]]''
|Nideas Creations & Productions Pvt Ltd
|[[Goutam Ghose]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Bodo|Best Feature Film in Bodo]]
|''[[Dau Huduni Methai]]''
|Shankarlal Goenka
|[[Manju Borah]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
| ''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]''
|{{•}}[[Maneesh Sharma]] {{•}}[[Yash Raj Films]]
|[[Sharat Katariya]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
| ''[[Thithi (film)|Thithi]]''
|Prspctvs Productions Pvt Ltd.
|[[Raam Reddy]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Konkani|Best Feature Film in Konkani]]
| ''[[Enemy (2015 film)|Enemy]]''
|A. Durga Prasad
|Dinesh P. Bhonsle
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |Best Feature Film in Maithili
|''[[Mithila Makhaan]]''
|{{•}}[[Neetu Chandra]] {{•}}Samir Kumar
|Nitin Chandra
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|''[[Pathemari]]''
|Allens Media
|[[Salim Ahamed]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri|Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
|''[[Eibusu Yaohanbiyu]]''
|Yunman Hitalar (Neta) Singh
|Maipaksana Haorongbam
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
|''[[Ringan (film)|Ringan]]''
|My Role Motion Pictures
|Makarand Mane
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
|''[[Pahada ra luha]]''
|Mohapatra Movie Magic Pvt. Ltd.
|[[Sabyasachi Mohapatra]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
|''[[The Fourth Direction|Chauthi Koot]]''
|{{•}}[[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] {{•}}Kartikeya Singh
|[[Gurvinder Singh]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |Best Feature Film in Sanskrit
|''[[Priyamanasam]]''
|Baby Mathew Somatheeram
|[[Vinod Mankara]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|''[[Visaranai]]''
|[[Wunderbar Films]]
|[[Vetrimaaran|Vetri Maaran]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|''[[Kanche]]''
|Y. Rajeev Reddy
|[[Krish (director)|Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish)]]
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|}

'''Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution'''

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;background-color:#F4F4F4;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Name of Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:44%;"|Awardee(s)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:25%;"|Producer(s)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Director
|-
! scope="row" |[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Haryanvi|Best Feature Film in Haryanvi]]
| ''Satrangi''
|Punam Deswal Sharma
|Sundeep Sharma
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Khasi|Best Feature Film in Khasi]]
| ''Onaatah''
|{{•}}Pomu Das {{•}}Marjina Kurbah
|Pradip Kurbah
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" | Best Feature Film in Mizo
| ''Kima’s Lode Beyond the Class''
|[[Children's Film Society, India|Children's Film Society]]
|Zualaa Chhangte
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" | Best Feature Film in Wancho
| ''The Head Hunter''
|Splash Films Private Limited
|Nilanjan Datta
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|}

== Non-Feature Films ==

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

=== Golden Lotus Award ===

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Non-Feature Film]]
| ''[[Amdavad Ma Famous]]''
| Gujrati
|Producer: Akanksha Tewari & Arya A. Menon Director: Hardik Mehta
|{{INR}} 100,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction|Best Non-Feature Film Direction]]
| ''Kamuki''
| Malayalam
|Producer: [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]] Director: Christo Tomy
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|}

=== Silver Lotus Award ===

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the Awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:24%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film|Best First Non-Feature Film]]
| ''Daaravtha''
| Marathi
|Producer: Nishantroy Bombarde Director: Nishantroy Bombarde
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film|Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film]]
| ''Aoleang''
| English
|Producer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Stuidies Director: Ranajit Ray
Assistant Director – Goutam Sharma
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical Film]] / [[National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film|Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film]]
| ''Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli''
| English And Kannada
|Producer: Reelism Film Director: O.P. Shrivastava
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Best Arts / Cultural Film]]
|{{•}} ''A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga'' {{•}}''Yazhpanam Thedchanamoorthy – Music Beyond Boundaries''
|Hindi, English Tamil
|Producer: Piramal Art Foundation Director: Sruti Harihara Subramanian Producer: Siddhartha Productions Director: Amshan Kumar
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film|Best Environment Film]] including [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film|Best Agricultural Film]]
|{{•}}''The Man who Dwarfed the Mountains'' {{•}} ''God On The Edge''
|Hindi,English English, Bengali
|Producer:Rajiv Mehrotra, PSBT Director: Ruchi Shrivastava & Sumit Sunderlal Khanna Producer:Elements Picture Studio Director:Ashok Patel
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared)
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
| ''Weaves of Maheshwar''
| Hindi, English
|Producer: Storyloom Films Director:Keya Vaswani & Nidhi Kamath
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Issues]]
|''[[Auto Driver (2015 film)|Auto Driver]]''
|Manipuri
|Producer: Oinam Doren, Longjam Meena Devi Director: Longjam Meena Devi
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film]]
| ''Paywat''
| Marathi
|Producer: Mithunchandra Chaudhari Director: Nayana Dolas & Mithunchandra Chaudhari
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film|Best Exploration / Adventure Film]]
| ''Dribbling with their Future''
| English, Tamil & Kannada
|Producer: N. Dinesh Raj Kumar & Mathew Varghese Director: Jacob Varghese
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film|Best Investigative Film]]
| ''Tezpur 1962''
|English
|Producer: [[Films Division of India]] Director: Samujjal Kashyap
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
| ''Fisherwoman and TukTuk''
| No Dialogues
|Producer: Nilima Eriyat Director: Suresh Eriyat [[Animator]]: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Private Limited
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film|Best Short Fiction Film]]
| ''Aushadh''
| Marathi
|Producer: Amol Deshmukh Director: Amol Deshmukh
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-feature Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
| ''Best Friends Forever''
| English
|Producer: Syed Sultan Ahmed (Edumedia India Pvt. Ltd.) Director: Sandeep Modi
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| ''Benaras- The Unexplored Attachments''
| Bengali
|[[Camera operator|Cameraman]]: Amartya Bhattacharyya [[Film laboratory|Laboratory Processing]]:
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography|Best Audiography]]
| ''Edpa Kana''
| Kudukh
| Moumita Roy
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Editing]]
| ''Breaking Free''
| English
| Parvin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
| ''A Far Afternoon- A Painted Saga''
| Hindi, English
| Aravind – Shankar
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
| ''In Search Of Fading Canvas''
| Hindi
| Producer: Films Division Director: Manohar Singh Bisht
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''The Chameleone''
|[[English language|English]]
|Arun Shankar
| rowspan="3" |Certificate only
|-
|''Amma''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|Neelan
|-
|''Syaahi''
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|Varun Tandon
|}

== Best Writing on Cinema ==

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

=== Golden Lotus Award ===
Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

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|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Name of Book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:35%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:15%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
| ''Dr. Rajkumar Samagra Charithre''
|Kannada
|[[Author]]: Doddahulluru Rukkoji [[Publishing|Publisher]]: Preeti Pustaka Prakashana
|{{INR}} 75,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]]
|
| Manipuri
| Meghachandra Kongbam
|{{INR}} 75,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |Special Mention
| Forgotten Masters of Hindi Cinema
|
| Author: Satish Chopra
| Certificate Only
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/39_63rdNfaArchives.pdf 63rd National Film Awards: Official Catalogue]

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