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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 65
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption = 65th National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 2017
| award_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| announced_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|04|13}}
| presenting_org = [[Ram Nath Kovind]] {{small|([[President of India]])}}
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|05|03}}
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| site =
| host =
| lifetime_achievement = [[Vinod Khanna]]
| best_feature = ''[[Village Rockstars]]''
| best_non_feature = Not awarded
| best_book = ''Matmagi Manipur: The first Manipuri Feature Film''
| best_critic = Giridhar Jha
| most_wins = {{*}}''[[Nagarkirtan]]'' {{*}}''[[Village Rockstars]]'' (4)
| last = 64th
| next = 66th
}}

The '''65th National Film Awards''' ceremony was an event during which the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] presented its annual [[National Film Awards]] to honour the best films of 2017 in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. The awards were announced on 13 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/65th-national-film-awards-live-sridevi-posthumously-awarded-best-actress-for-mom-newton-wins-best-hindi-film-1717053.html|title=65th National Film Awards LIVE: Sridevi Posthumously Awarded Best Actress; Vinod Khanna Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award|publisher=News 18date=13 April 2018|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903193716/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/65th-national-film-awards-live-sridevi-posthumously-awarded-best-actress-vinod-khanna-honoured-with-dada-saheb-phalke-award-1717053.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The award ceremony was held on 3 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/nat-film-awards-ceremony-to-be-heldmay-3-every-year-soni/4460/|title=Nat Film Awards ceremony to be held on May 3 every year: Soni|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|author=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=3 May 2012|access-date=3 May 2012|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903185826/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nat-film-awards-ceremony-to-be-held-on-may-3-every-year-soni-112050300505_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Selection process ==
The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 2 March 2018. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by [[Central Board of Film Certification]] between 1 January 2017, and 31 December 2017, 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 2017, and 31 December 2017, 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=65thnfacalldff>{{cite web|title=Call for entries; 65th National Film Awards for 2017|url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_65th_NFA.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=25 February 2018|format=PDF|archive-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205653/http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_65th_NFA.pdf|url-status=live}}
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For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on [[16 mm film|16 mm]], [[35 mm 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="65thnfacalldff"/>

== 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.

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|-
! 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:Vinod Khanna at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 11 (cropped 2).jpg|75px]]
| [[Vinod Khanna]] {{small|(Posthumously)}}
| Actor
|''Swarna Kamal'', {{INRConvert|1|m|nolink=yes}} and a shawl
|}

== Feature Film ==
=== All India Awards ===
==== 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 Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
|''[[Village Rockstars]]''
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| Producer: [[Rima Das]] Director: Rima Das
| {{INR}} 250,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row"|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
| ''[[Sinjar (film)|Sinjar]]''
| [[Jeseri|Jasari]]
| Producer: Shibu G. Suseelan Director: [[Pampally]]
|{{INR}} 125,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Producer: [[Prasad Devineni]] Director: [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
|{{INR}} 200,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
| ''Mhorkya''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| Producer: Kalyan Rajmogli Padal Director: Amar Bharat Deokar
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Bhayanakam]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[Jayaraj]]
|{{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]]
| ''Dhappa''
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|Producer: Sumatilal Popatlal Shah Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|''[[Aalorukkam]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|Producer: Jolly Lonappan Director: V. C. Abhilash
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best Film on Environment/Conservation/Preservation]]
|''[[Irada (2017 film)|Irada]]''
|[[Hindi]]
|Producer: Irada Entertrainment Director: [[Aparnaa Singh]]
|{{INR}} 150,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Nagarkirtan]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Riddhi Sen]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]''
|[[Hindi]]
|[[Sridevi]] {{small|(Posthumous)}}
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[Fahadh Faasil]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Irada (2017 film)|Irada]]''
|[[Hindi]]
|[[Divya Dutta]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan= |[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Village Rockstars]]''
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|[[Bhanita Das]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Viswasapoorvam Mansoor]]'' {{small|(For the song "Poy Maranja Kalam")}}
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' {{small|(For the song "Vaan Varuvaan")}}
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Shashaa Tirupati]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Bhayanakam]]''
| [[Malayalam]]
| [[Nikhil S Praveen]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|[[Screenwriter|Screenplay Writer]] ([[Screenplay|Original]])}}
|''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[Sajeev Pazhoor]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|Screenplay Writer (Adapted)}}
|''[[Bhayanakam]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[Jayaraj]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|[[Dialogue]]s}}
| ''[[Hello Arsi]]''
| Odia
| [[Sambit Mohanty]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Production sound mixer|Location Sound
Recordist]]}}
| ''[[Village Rockstars]]''
| Assamese
| Mallika Das
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Sound design|Sound Designer]]}}
| ''Walking With The Wind''
| Ladakhi
| Sanal George
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Re-recording (filmmaking)|Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track]]}}
| ''Walking With The Wind''
| Ladakhi
| [[Justin Jose]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| ''[[Village Rockstars]]''
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|[[Rima Das]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Production Design]]
|''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]''
|[[Malayalam]]
|[[Santhosh Raman]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|''Nagarkirtan''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|Gobinda Mandal
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up Artist]]
| ''[[Nagarkirtan]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Ram Rajjak]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|[[Soundtrack|Songs]]}}
| ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[A. R. Rahman]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|[[Background music|Background Score]]}}
| ''[[Mom (2017 film)|Mom]]''
| [[Hindi]]
| [[A. R. Rahman]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
| ''[[March 22 (film)|March 22]]'' {{small|(For the song "Mutthu Ratna")}}
| [[Kannada]]
|[[J. M. Prahlad]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| [[R. C. Kamalakannan]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| ''[[Toilet - Ek Prem Katha (film)|Toilet Ek Prem Katha]]'' {{small|(For the song "Gori Tu Latth Maar")}}
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Ganesh Acharya]]
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography|Best Stunt Choreographer]]
|''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] 
| {{•}}King Solomon {{•}}Lee Whittaker {{•}}Kecha Khamphakdee
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature film)|Special Jury Award]]
| ''[[Nagarkirtan]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| Producer: Sani Ghose Ray Director: [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|{{INR}} 2,00,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" |[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Pankaj Tripathi]] {{small|(Actor)}}
| rowspan="4" | Certificate only
|-
| ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]''
| [[Malayalam]]
| [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]] {{small|(Actress)}}
|-
| ''[[Hello Arsi]]''
| Odia
| [[Prakruti Mishra]] {{small|(Actress)}}
|-
| ''Mhorkya''
| Marathi
| Yasharaj Karhade {{small|(Child artist)}}
|}

=== Regional Awards ===

National Film Awards are also given to the best films in the regional languages of India. Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the [[Languages with official status in India#Eighth Schedule to the Constitution|Eighth schedule]] of the [[Constitution of India]]. Awardees included producers and directors of the film. No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Name of Film
!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 in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
|''Ishu''
|Producer: [[Children's Film Society]] Director: Utpal Borpujari
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|''[[Mayurakshi]]''
|Producer: Firdausul Hasan, Prabal Halder Director: [[Atanu Ghosh]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati|Best Feature Film in Gujarati]]
|''[[Dhh]]''
| Producer: Amruta Parande Director: Manish Saini
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
| Producer: [[Drishyam Films]] Director: [[Amit V Masurkar]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
| ''[[Hebbet Ramakka]]''
| Producer: S. A. Puttaraju Director: N. R. Nanjunde Gowda
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|''[[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum]]''
| Producer: [[Urvasi Theatres]] Director: [[Dileesh Pothan]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
|''[[Kachcha Limboo]]''
| Producer: Mandar Devasthali Director: [[Prasad Oak]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia|Best Feature Film in Odia]]
|''Hello Arsi''
| Producer: Ajaya Routray Director: Sambit Mohanty
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
| ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]''
| Producer: Prema Chezhian Director: [[Chezhiyan]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|''[[The Ghazi Attack]]''
|Producer: [[Prasad V. Potluri]] Director: [[Sankalp Reddy]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- 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%"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:33%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"|Cash Prize
|-
! scope="row" | [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Jasari|Best Feature Film in Jasari]]
| ''[[Sinjar (film)|Sinjar]]''
| Producer: Shibu G. Suseelan Director: [[Sandeep Pampally]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" | [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Ladakhi|Best Feature Film in Ladakhi]]
|''Walking With The Wind''
| Producer: Mahesh Mohan Director: [[Praveen Morchhale]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- each
|-
! scope="row" | [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Tulu|Best Feature Film in Tulu]]
|''[[Paddayi]]''
| Producer: Nithyananda Pai Director: [[Abhaya Simha]]
|{{INR}} 1,00,000/- 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 Direction|Best Director in Non-Feature Film]]
| ''Pavasacha Nibandha''
| Marathi
| [[Nagraj Manjule]]
| {{INR}} 150,000/-
|}

=== 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]]
| ''Water Baby''
|
|Producer: Varun Shah Director: Pia Shah
|{{INR}} 75,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical Film]] / [[National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film|Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film]]
| ''Naachi se Baanchi''
|
| Producer: [[Films Division of India]] Director: Biju Toppo
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''Sword of Liberty''
|
| Producer: R. C. Suresh Director: Shiny Jacob Benjamin
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Best Arts / Cultural Film]]
| ''Girija''
|
| Producer: Madhu Chandra, Sudha Datta Director: Debapriya Adhikary, Samanwaya Sarkar
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! 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 Pangti Story]]''
|
| Producer: [[Rajiv Mehrotra]] Director: [[Sesino Yhoshü]]
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
| ''Poetry on Fabric : Chanderinama''
|
| Producer: Sanjay Gupta for Pro Art India Director: Rajendra Janglay
|{{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Issues]]
| ''I am Bonnie''
|
|Producer: [[Films Division of India]] Director: Satarupa Santra
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''Veil Done''
|
|Producer: Juhi Bhatt Director: [[Rajiv Mehrotra]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film]]
| ''The Little Girl We Were and the Women We Are''
|
| Producer: Rahi Foundation Director: Vaishali Sood
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film|Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]]
| ''Name, Place, Animal, Thing''
|
| Producer and Director: Nithin R.
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''Slave Genesis''
|
| Producer and Director: Aneez K. M.
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film|Best Exploration / Adventure Film (including sports)]]
| ''Ladakh Chale Richawala''
|
| Producer: [[Films Division of India]] Director: Indrani Chakrabarti
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film|Best Investigative Film]]
| ''1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise''
|
| Producer and Director: [[Teenaa Kaur Pasricha]]
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
| ''Tokri - The Basket''
|
| Producer: Nilima Eriyat Director: Suresh Eriyat Animator: Studio Eeksaurus
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''The Fish Curry''
| {{*}}Hindi {{*}}English
| Producer: Munish Tewari Director and Animator: Abhishek Verma
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film|Best Short Fiction Film]]
| ''Mayat''
| Marathi
| Producer and Director: Suyash Shinde
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-feature Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
| ''Happy Birthday''
|
| Producer: FTII Director: Medhpranav Babasaheb Powar
| {{INR}} 50,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| ''Eye Test''
|
|[[Camera operator|Cameraman]]: [[Appu Prabhakar]]
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''Dawn''
|
| Cameraman: Arnold Fernandes
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography|Best Audiography]]
| ''Pavasacha Nibandha''
| Marathi
| Avinash Sonawane
| {{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography|Best Audiography]] {{•}}{{small|[[Production sound mixer|Location Sound Recordist]]}}
| ''The Unreserved''
|
| Samarth Mahajan
|{{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Editing]]
| ''Mrityubhoj The Death Feast''
| Marathi
| Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok
|{{INR}} 50,000/- {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
| ''Shored of Liberty''
|
| Ramesh Narayanan
| {{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over|Best Narration / Voice Over]]
| ''The Lion of Laddak''
|
| Francois Castellino
| {{INR}} 50,000/-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
| ''A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings''
|
| Producer: [[Films Division of India]] Director: Prateek Vats
| rowspan="2" | {{INR}} 50,000/- Each {{small|(Cash Component to be shared)}}
|-
| ''Monday''
|
| Producer: FTII Director: Arun K
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
| ''Rebirth''
|
| Jayaraj {{small|(Director)}}
| rowspan="3" | Certificate only
|-
| ''Cake Story''
|
| Rukshana Tabassum {{small|(Director)}}
|-
| ''Afternoon''
|
| Swapnil Vasant Kapure {{small|(Director)}}
|}

== 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 the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!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]]
| ''Matmagi Manipur: The first Manipuri Feature Film''
|
| [[Author]]: Bobby Wahengbam [[Publishing|Publisher]]: Angomningthou Preservation and Documentation
| {{INR}} 75,000/- Each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]]
| NA
| English
| [[Giridhar Jha]]
| {{INR}} 75,000/-
|-
! scope="row" | Special Mention (Film Critic)
| NA
| Hindi
| Sunil Mishra
| Certificate Only
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/Archive.aspx National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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