Kangana Ranaut has been named Best Actress at the 62nd National Film Awards while her film ‘Queen’ bagged the Best Film. This is Kangana Ranaut’s second National Award, she had bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for ‘Fashion’ in 2008. Kannada actor Vijay bagged Best Actor for ‘Nanu Avanalla Avalu’ (Kannada). Bollywood movie ‘Haider’ bags five awards at the ceremony Best Playback Singer (Male) Sukhwinder Singh, Best Costume Design Dolly Ahluwalia, Best Music Direction (Songs) Vishal Bharadwaj, Best Dialogues and Best Choreography. This is Dolly Ahluwalia’s second National Award. She won the Best Suppporting Actress for ‘Vicky Donor’ earlier. Priyanka Chopra's ‘Mary Kom’ has won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Here are some other categories below
- Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
- Best Actor: Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)
- Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa for Jigarthanda (Tamil)
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Asha for Jaoar Majhe
- Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali)
- Best Supporting Actress: Baljinder Kaur for Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi)
- Best Female Playback Singer: Saivam (Tamil) and Uttara Unnikrishanan (Song: Azhagu)
- Best Music Direction Background Score:Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)
- Best Assamese Film: Othello
- Best Bengali Film: Nirbashito
- Best Rabha Film: Orong
- Best Haryanvi Film: Pagdi The Honour
- Best Punjabi Film: Punjab 1984
- Best Tamil Film: Kuttram Kadithal
- Best Telugu Film: Chandamama Kathalu
- Best Malayalam Film: Ain
- Best Marathi Film: Killa
- Best Odiya Film: Aadim Vichar
- Best Kannada Film: Harivu
- Best Konkani Film: Nachom – IA Kumpasar
- Special Mention: Killa (Marathi)
- Best Film on Environment Consevation/Preservation: Ottaal (Malayalam)
- Best Educational Film: Komal & Behind the Glass Wall
- Best Exploration/ Adventure Film: Life Force – India’s Western Ghats
- Best Investigative Film: Phum Shang
- Best Animation Film:Sound of Joy
- Best Short Fiction Film: Mitraa
- Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur
The National Awards will be handed out by President Pranab Mukherjee on May 3 in New Delhi.