68th National Film Awards

The 68th 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 2020 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were declared on 22 July 2022, and the awards were presented on 30 September 2022.[1]

68th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2020
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Announced on22 July 2022
Presented on30 September 2022
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmSoorarai Pottru
Best Non-Feature FilmTestimony of Ana
Best BookThe Longest Kiss
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAsha Parekh
Most awardsSoorarai Pottru (5)

Selection process

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The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 12 March 2021. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, 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 2020, and 31 December 2020, 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.[2]

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.[2]

Best Film Friendly State

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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.

Jury[3]
 • Vipul Shah (Chairperson)
 • Dharam Gulati  • Sreelekha Mukherjee
 • GS Bhaskar  • S Thangadurai
 • Sanjeev Rattan  • A Karthikraaja
 • VN Aditya  • Viji Thampi
 • Thangadurai  • Nishigandha
Award Name of State Citation
Best Film Friendly State State of Madhya Pradesh [4]

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema".[5] The 2020 recipient is Asha Parekh.[6]

Following were the jury members:

Award Image Awardee(s) Awarded As Cash Prize
Dadasaheb Phalke Award   Asha Parekh Actress 1,000,000 (US$12,000)

Feature films

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Jury

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Jury Panel Central North South-1 South-2 East West
Chairperson
Members Abhishek Shah

Golden Lotus Awards

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Feature Film Soorarai Pottru Tamil Producer: 2D Entertainment Pvt.Ltd

Director: Sudha Kongara

₹250,000 each
Best Direction Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam Sachidanandan KR ₹250,000
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Hindi Producer: Ajay Devgn FFilms

Director: Om Raut

₹200,000 each
Best Children's Film Sumi Marathi Producer : Harshall Kamat Entertainment

Director: Amol Vasant Gole Writer: Sanjeev K Jha

₹150,000 each
Best Debut Film of a Director Mandela Tamil Madonne Ashwin

Producer: YNOT Studios

₹125,000

Silver Lotus Award

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Official Name: Rajat Kamal

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

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation Taledanda Kannada Producer: Krupanidhi Kreations
  • Hema Malini Krupakar
  • Arun Kumar R

Director: Praveen Krupakar

₹150,000 each
Best Film on Social Issues Funral Marathi Producer: Before After Entertainment

Director: Vivek Dubey

₹150,000 each
Best Actor Soorarai Pottru Tamil Suriya ₹50,000 each
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Hindi Ajay Devgn
Best Actress Soorarai Pottru Tamil Aparna Balamurali ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actor Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam Biju Menon ₹50,000
Best Supporting Actress Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Tamil Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli ₹50,000
Best Child Artist Tak-Tak Marathi Anish Mangesh Gosavi ₹50,000 each
Sumi Akanksha Pingle
Divyesh Indulkar
Best Male Playback Singer Me Vasantrao Marathi Rahul Deshpande ₹50,000
Best Female Playback Singer Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam Nanjiyamma ₹50,000
Best Cinematography Avijatrik Bengali Supratim Bhol ₹50,000
Best Screenplay
 • Screenplay Writer (Original)
Soorarai Pottru Tamil  • Sudha Kongara
 • Shalini Usha Nair
₹50,000
Best Screenplay
 • Dialogues
Mandela Tamil Madonne Ashwin ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Location Sound Recordist
Dollu Kannada Jobin Jayan ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Sound Designer
Me Vasantrao Marathi Anmol Bhave ₹50,000
Best Audiography
 • Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track
Malik Malayalam Vishnu Govind ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
 • Songs
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Telugu S. Thaman ₹50,000
Best Music Direction
 • Background Score
Soorarai Pottru Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar ₹50,000
Best Lyrics Saina Hindi Manoj Muntashir ₹50,000
Best Editing Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Tamil A. Sreekar Prasad ₹50,000
Best Production Design Kappela Malayalam Anees Nadodi ₹50,000
Best Make-up Artist Natyam Telugu TV Rambabu ₹50,000
Best Choreography Natyam Telugu Sandhya Raju ₹50,000
Best Costume Design Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Hindi Nachiket Barve
Mahesh Sherla
₹50,000
Best Stunt Choreographer Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam  • Rajasekhar
 • Mafia Sasi
 • Supreme Sundat
₹50,000
Special Mention Semkhor Dimasa Aimee Baruah Certificate Only
Vaanku Malayalam Kavya Prakash
June Marathi Siddharth Menon
Godakaath Marathi Kishore Kadam
Avwanchhit
Toolsidas Junior Hindi Varun Buddhadev

Regional awards

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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 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.

Award Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Producer Director
Best Feature Film in Assamese Bridge Sabita Devi Kripal Kalita ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Bengali Avijatrik GMB Films Pvt.ltd Subhrajit Mitra ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Hindi Toolsidas Junior Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt.Ltd Mridul Toolsidass ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Kannada Dollu Wadeeyar Movies Sagar Puranik ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Malayalam Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Pushkar Films Senna Hegde ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Marathi Goshta Eka Paithanichi Planet Marathi Shantanu Ganesh Rode ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tamil Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Hamsa Pictures Vasanth S Sai ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Telugu Colour Photo Amrutha Productions Angirekula Sandeep Raj ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Award Film Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Producer Director
Best Feature Film in Haryanvi Dada Lakhmi[7] Anhad Studio Pvt.Ltd Yashpal Sharma ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Tulu Jeetige[8] A R Productions Santhosh Mada ₹1,00,000 each
Best Feature Film in Dimasa Semkhor[9] Aimee Baruah Production Society Aimee Baruah ₹1,00,000 each

Non-Feature Films

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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

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Non-Feature Film Testimony of Ana Dangi Producer & Director: Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda ₹1,50,000 each
Best Director of Non-Feature Film Oh That’s Bhanu English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi R V Ramani ₹1,50,000

Silver Lotus Award

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Official Name: Rajat Kamal

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

Award Film Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Debut Non-Feature Film of A Director Pariah Marathi, Hindi Producer : MIT School of Film & Television-Pune
Director: Vishesh Iyer
75,000/- each
Best Biographical Film Pabung Syam Manipuri Producer: Films Division
Director: Haobam Paban Kumar
50,000/- each
Best Arts / Cultural Film Naadada Navaneeta Dr PT Venkateshkumar Kannada Producer: Dept. of Information and Public Relations, Govt. of Karnataka
Director:Girish Kasaravalli
50,000/- each
Best Environment Film Manah Aru Manuh (Manas and People) Assamese Producer: Directorate, Manas National Park and Aaranyak
Director: Dip Bhuyan
50,000/- each
Best Promotional Film Surmounting Challenges English Producer: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
Director: Satish Pande
50,000/- each
Best Film on Other Social Issues Three Sisters Bengali Producer:Ratnaboli Ray
Director:Putul Rafey Mahmood
₹150,000 each
Justice Delayed, But Delivered Hindi Producer:Mandeep Chauhan
Director:Kamakhya Narayan Singh
Best Educational Film Dreaming of Words Malayalam, Tamil Producer: Nandan
Director: Nandan
50,000/- each
Best Ethnographic Film Mandal ke Bol (Rhythm of Mandal) Hindi Producer: Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum-Bhopal
Director: Rajendra Janglay
50,000/- each
Best Exploration Film Wheeling the Ball English, Hindi Producer: Film Division
Director: Mukesh Sharma
50,000/- each
Best Investigative Film The Saviour:Brig. Pritam Singh Punjabi Producer: Akal Productions
Director: Dr. Paramjeet Singh Kattu
50,000/- each
Best Animation Film
Best Short Fiction Film Kachichinithu (The Boy with a Gun) Karbi Producer & Director: Khanjan Kishore Nath 50,000/- each
Best Film on Family Values Kumkumarchan (Worship of the Goddess) Marathi Producer: Studio Filmy Monks
Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi
50,000/- each
Best Cinematography Shabdikkunna Kalappa (Talking Plow) Malayalam Nikhil S Praveen 50,000/- each
Best Audiography Pearl of the Desert Rajasthani Re-recordist (final mixed track): Ajit Singh Rathore 50,000/-
Best On-Location Sound Recordist Jadui Jangal (Magical Forest) Hindi Sandip Bhati & Pradeep Lekhwar 50,000/-
Best Editing Borderlands Bengali, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi, Punjabi Anadi Athaley 50,000/-
Best Music Direction 232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar (1232 Kms – Will Die there only) Hindi Vishal Bhardwaj 50,000/-
Best Narration / Voice Over Rhapsody of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala English Shobha Tharoor Sreenivasan 50,000/-
Special Jury Award Admitted Hindi, English Ojaswee Sharma (Director) 1,00,000/-

Best Writing on Cinema

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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.

Jury

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A committee of three, headed by Utpal Borpujari was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were as follows:

 • Saibal Chatterjee (Chairman)
 • Raghavendra Patil  • Rajeev Masand

Golden Lotus Award

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Official Name: Swarna Kamal

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

Award Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Best Book on Cinema The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani English Kishwar Desai
Publisher: Westland Publications
75,000/- each

Special Mention (Best Book on Cinema)

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All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.

Award Book Language Awardee(s) Cash Prize
Special Mention (Best Book on Cinema) M T Anunahvangalude Pusthakam Malayalam Anoop Ramakrishnan
Publisher: Malayala Manorama
Certificate Only
Kali Paine Kalira Cinema Odia Surya Deo
Publisher: Pakshighar Prakashani

References

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  1. ^ "68th National Film Awards". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Call for entries; 68th National Film Awards for 2020" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "National Film Awards 2022: 'Soorarai Pottru' Wins Big, Suriya, Ajay Devgn Are Best Actors". news.abplive.com. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "68th National Film Awards winners list: Suriya's Soorarai Pottru wins big". The Indian Express. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Dada Saheb Phalke Award Overview". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ^ The Hindu (27 September 2022). "Asha Parekh to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award". Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ Jangra, Manoj (22 July 2022). "यशपाल शर्मा की 'दादा लखमी' को मिला सर्वश्रेष्ठ हरियाणवी फीचर फिल्म का पुरस्कार | Hari Bhoomi". www.haribhoomi.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ "'Jeetige' wins National Film Award in Tulu category". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. ^ Sharma, Mohit (22 November 2021). "IFFI 2021 opens with Semkhor, first movie in Dimasa language to make it to film festival". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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