Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Lifetime Achievement Award Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 35th National Film Awards, an
Assamese film,
Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film and a
Malayalam film,
Anantaram along with a
Tamil film,
Nayakan and a
Hindi film,
Tamas won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:
Juries A committee headed by
Shyam Benegal was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members: •
Jury Members •
Shyam Benegal (Chairperson)Abdul Majid
Amita MalikSowcar JanakiJaya BachchanNachiket Patwardhan
B. S. NarayanaPavithranSadhu MeherSalil ChowdhuryShaji N. KarunU. S. Vadiraj
All India Award Following were 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.
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.
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.
Juries A committee headed by
Buddhadeb Dasgupta was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members: •
Jury Members •
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Chairperson)K. K. KapilN. LakshminarayanK. Viswanath
Ram Mohan Golden Lotus Award Official Name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Silver Lotus Award Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
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.
Juries A committee headed by
Sunil Ganguly was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members: •
Jury Members •
Sunil Ganguly (Chairperson)Manarcad MathewK. L. Nandan
Silver Lotus Award Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
Awards not given Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: •
Second Best Feature Film •
Best Feature Film in English •
Best Film on Family Welfare •
Best Feature Film in Manipuri •
Best Feature Film in Punjabi •
Best Feature Film in Telugu •
Best Non-feature Film on Family Welfare •
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