National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film

The 65th National Film Awards were announced on Friday, 13 April, and as per early reports, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Rajkummar Rao-starrer _Newton_ were among the major winners. And in a moving gesture, late actress Sridevi has been named Best Actress for MOM. The jury, headed by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, had handed over its recommendations to Information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani, on Thursday. The jury also counted screenwriter Imtiaz Hussain, lyricist Mehboob and actress Gautami Tadimalla among its members. The 2017 National Awards were mired in controversy after Akshay Kumar was named Best Actor for his role in Rustom. There were allegations of favouritism against the jury head, filmmaker Priyadarshan, who has worked with Akshay on several projects. Malayalam actress Surabhi Lakshmi had been named Best Actress for Minnaminungu. Mohanlal (Pulimurugan), Sonam Kapoor (Neerja) and Zaira Wasim (Dangal) had also won awards. Here is the complete list of winners of the 65th National Film Awards: [caption id=“attachment_4430013” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Newton and late actress Sridevi were among the big winners at the 65th National Film Awards 2018[/caption] Best Feature Film - Village Rockstars Best Assamese Film - Ishu Best Bengali film - Mayurakshi Best Tamil film - To Let Best Telugu film - Ghazi Best Gujarati film - Dhh Best Tulu Film - Paddayi Best Jasari Film - Sinjar Best Ladakhi Film - Walking With The Wind Best Actress - Sridevi, _MOM_ Best Action-direction Film - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Choreography - '_Gori Tu Latth Mar'_ from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Best Special Effects - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Special Jury Award - Nagarkirtan (Bengali) Best Lyrics - ‘Muthuratna’, March 22 (Kannada) Best Music Direction - AR Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai Best Background Score - AR Rahman for MOM Best Makeup Artist - Nagar Kirtan Best Costume - Nagar Kirtan Best Production Design - Take Off Best Editing - Village Rockstars, Reema Das (Assamese) Best Sound Design and Re-Recordist - Walking with the Wind (Ladakh) – Justin A Jose, Sanal George Best Audiography (location sound) - Village Rockstars, Mallika Das Best Original Screenplay - Sajeev Puzhoor for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Best Adapted Screenplay - Bhayanakam, Jayaraj (director), adapted from a Japanese film Best Cinematography - Bhayanakam Best Female Playback Singer - Sasha Tirupathi, (‘Vaan Varuvaan’) Kaatru Veliyidai Best Male Playback Singer - KJ Yesudas, (’Poyi Maranja Kaalam’) Viswasapoorvam Mansoor Best child artist - Village Rockstars, Neeta Das Best Supporting Actress - Divya Dutta, _Irada_ Best Supporting Actor - Fahad Faasil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Best Critic on Cinema - Giridhar Jha Best Director - Jayaraj, Bhayanakam Best Children’s Film - Mhorkya Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Irada Best Film on Social Issues - Aalorukkam Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration - Dhappa Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Sinjar Dada Saheb Phalke Award - Vinod Khanna Best Actor - Riddhi Sen, Nagarkirtan Best Dialogues - Sambit Mohanty, Hello Arsi Special Mentions - Pankaj Tripathi (Newton), Parvathy (Take Off), Prakruti Mishra (Hello Arsi), Yasharaj Karhade (Mhorkya) Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention) - Sunil Mishra Best Book on Cinema - Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film *** Other mentions: Best Film on Family Values [Non-Feature Films] - Happy Birthday Best Direction [Non-Feature Films] - Nagraj Manjule for Pavasacha Nibandha Best Cinematography [Non-Feature Films] - Appu Prabhakar (Eye Test), Arnold Fernandes (Dawn) Best Audiography [Non-Feature Films] - Avinash Sonawane, Pavasacha Nibandha Best On-Location Sound Recordist [Non-Feature Films] - Samarth Mahajan, The Unreserved Best Editing [Non-Feature Films] - Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok, Mrityubhoj — The Death Feast Best Music [Non-Feature Films] - Ramesh Narayanan, Shored of Liberty Best Narration/ Voice Over [Non-Feature Films] - Francois Castellino, The Lion of Laddak Special Mention [Non-Feature Films] - Rebirth (Dir: Jayaraj); Cake Story (Dir: Rukshana Tabassum); Afternoon (Dir: Swapnil Vasant Kapure)