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 Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2016.[1]
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.[1]
For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a 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.[1]
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.
| Award | Name of State | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[2]
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.[3]
- Jury Members
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| Name of Award | Image | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
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| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | File:Manoj Kumar at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 10.jpg | Manoj Kumar | Actor, Filmmaker | Swarna Kamal, Template:INRConvert 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:[4]
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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.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | Producer: Shobu Yarlagadda & Arka Media Works (P) LTD. Director: S. S. Rajamouli |
Template:INR 250,000/- Each |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Masaan | Hindi | Producer: Phantom Films Director: Neeraj Ghaywan |
Template:INR 1,25,000/- Each |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Hindi | Producer: Salman Khan & Rockline Venkatesh Director: Kabir Khan |
Template:INR 200,000/- Each |
| Best Children's Film | Duronto | Hindi | Producer: Code Red Films Director: Soumnedra Padhi |
Template:INR 150,000/- Each |
| Best Direction | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Template: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.
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer(s) | Director | |||
| Best Feature Film in Haryanvi | Satrangi | Punam Deswal Sharma | Sundeep Sharma | Template:INR 100,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Khasi | Onaatah | Template:•Pomu Das Template:•Marjina Kurbah |
Pradip Kurbah | Template:INR 100,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Mizo | Kima’s Lode Beyond the Class | Children's Film Society | Zualaa Chhangte | Template:INR 100,000/- Each |
| Best Feature Film in Wancho | The Head Hunter | Splash Films Private Limited | Nilanjan Datta | Template: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.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Non-Feature Film | Amdavad Ma Famous | Gujrati | Producer: Akanksha Tewari & Arya A. Menon Director: Hardik Mehta |
Template:INR 100,000/- Each |
| Best Non-Feature Film Direction | Kamuki | Malayalam | Producer: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Director: Christo Tomy |
Template: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.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best First Non-Feature Film | Daaravtha | Marathi | Producer: Nishantroy Bombarde Director: Nishantroy Bombarde |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film | Aoleang | English | Producer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Stuidies Director: Ranajit Ray Assistant Director – Goutam Sharma |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli | English And Kannada | Producer: Reelism Film Director: O.P. Shrivastava |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Template:• A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga Template:•Yazhpanam Thedchanamoorthy – Music Beyond Boundaries |
Hindi, English Tamil |
Producer: Piramal Art Foundation Director: Sruti Harihara Subramanian Producer: Siddhartha Productions Director: Amshan Kumar |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) |
| Best Environment Film including Best Agricultural Film | Template:•The Man who Dwarfed the Mountains Template:• 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 |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) |
| Best Promotional Film | Weaves of Maheshwar | Hindi, English | Producer: Storyloom Films Director:Keya Vaswani & Nidhi Kamath |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Auto Driver | Manipuri | Producer: Oinam Doren, Longjam Meena Devi Director: Longjam Meena Devi |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film | Paywat | Marathi | Producer: Mithunchandra Chaudhari Director: Nayana Dolas & Mithunchandra Chaudhari |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Exploration / Adventure Film | Dribbling with their Future | English, Tamil & Kannada | Producer: N. Dinesh Raj Kumar & Mathew Varghese Director: Jacob Varghese |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Investigative Film | Tezpur 1962 | English | Producer: Films Division of India Director: Samujjal Kashyap |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Animation Film | Fisherwoman and TukTuk | No Dialogues | Producer: Nilima Eriyat Director: Suresh Eriyat Animator: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Private Limited |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Aushadh | Marathi | Producer: Amol Deshmukh Director: Amol Deshmukh |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Best Friends Forever | English | Producer: Syed Sultan Ahmed (Edumedia India Pvt. Ltd.) Director: Sandeep Modi |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Cinematography | Benaras- The Unexplored Attachments | Bengali | Cameraman: Amartya Bhattacharyya Laboratory Processing: |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Best Audiography | Edpa Kana | Kudukh | Moumita Roy | Template:INR 50,000/- |
| Best Editing | Breaking Free | English | Parvin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan | Template:INR 50,000/- |
| Best Music Direction | A Far Afternoon- A Painted Saga | Hindi, English | Aravind – Shankar | Template:INR 50,000/- |
| Special Jury Award | In Search Of Fading Canvas | Hindi | Producer: Films Division Director: Manohar Singh Bisht |
Template:INR 50,000/- Each |
| Special Mention | The Chameleone | English | Arun Shankar | Certificate only |
| Amma | Malayalam | Neelan | ||
| Syaahi | 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.
| Name of Award | Name of Book | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Book on Cinema | Dr. Rajkumar Samagra Charithre | Kannada | Author: Doddahulluru Rukkoji Publisher: Preeti Pustaka Prakashana | Template:INR 75,000/- Each |
| Best Film Critic | Manipuri | Meghachandra Kongbam | Template:INR 75,000/- | |
| Special Mention | Forgotten Masters of Hindi Cinema | Author: Satish Chopra | Certificate Only |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Call for entries; 63rd National Film Awards for 2015. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ 17th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ This year's Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Manoj Kumar was rejected at least twice for the same honour. The Economic Times(12 April 2016). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ 63rd National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2016.