The big winners at the 62nd National Film Awards

The National Awards were announced today with National Award Jury presenting its report to Arun Jaitley. The Jury Chairpersons Bharathiraja and Kamal Swaroop announced the awards at a press conference in Delhi on Tuesday. Kangana Ranaut starrer Queen took home the award for best Hindi film with Ranaut winning the award for best actress. Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Haider, won four awards— best male playback singer, best choreography, best costume design and best music direction.

Critically acclaimed film Court won best feature film. The film has won accolades at the Venice Film Festival and the Mumbai International Film Festival.

Here is the full list of winners-

BEST FEATURE FILM Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR Asha Jaoar Majhe (Bengali)

BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT Mary Kom (Hindi), Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,  Director: Omung Kumar

BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION Ottaal (Malayalam)

BEST DIRECTION Chotushkone (Bengali) - Srijit Mukherji

BEST ACTOR Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)  Vijay

BEST ACTRESS  Queen (Hindi) Kangana Ranaut

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Jigarthanda (Tamil) Bobby Simhaa

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi) Baljinder Kaur

BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER   Haider (Hindi)  Sukhwinder Singh (Song: 'Bismil')

BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER  Saivam  (Tamil) Uttara Unnikrishanan (Song: 'Azhagu')

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER  Haider (Hindi) Dolly Ahluwalia

BEST  MUSIC DIRECTION  a) Songs - Haider (Hindi)  b) Background Score - Nineteen Eighty Three (Malayalam)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY  Haider (Hindi) (Song: 'Bismil')

Feature Films:

BEST HINDI FILM  Queen,  Producer: Phantom Films Pvt. Ltd. & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Director :  Vikas Bahl

BEST ASSAMESE FILM   Othello

BEST BENGALI FILM   Nirbashito

BEST MALAYALAM FILM  Ain

BEST MARATHI FILM  Killa

BEST ODIYA  FILM  Aadim Vichar

BEST PUNJABI FILM  Punjab 1984

BEST TAMIL FILM   Kuttram Kadithal

BEST TELUGU FILM Chandamama Kathalu

BEST RABHA FILM  Orong 

BEST HARYANVI FILM:  Pagdi The Honour

Feature Films: SPECIAL MENTION Ain (Malayalam), Nachom – IA Kumpasar (Konkani), Killa (Marathi) & Bhootnath Returns (Hindi)

BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM  Komal & Behind the Glass Wall, Producer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd.

BEST EXPLORATION/ ADVENTURE FILM  Life Force – India’s Western Ghats, Producer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd., Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah

BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM Phum Shang, Producer: Films Division, Director: Haobam Paban Kumar 

BEST ANIMATION FILM  Sound of Joy, Producer: Aura Cinematics, Director: Sukankan Roy Animator: Rishi Sanay

BEST SHORT FICTION FILM Mitraa Producer: Athaansh Communications Director: Ravindra Jadhav

Best Film Critic: Tanul Thakur

Best Writing on Cinema: Silent Cinema: (1895-1930)  Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao