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 42nd National Film Awards, a
Bengali film,
Unishe April won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a
Tamil film,
Kaadhalan and a
Malayalam film,
Parinayam won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:
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.
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution 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.
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.
Golden Lotus Award Official Name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.
Awards not given Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: •
Best Feature Film in Marathi •
Best Feature Film in Oriya •
Best Feature Film in Punjabi •
Best Feature Film in Telugu •
Best Non-Feature Film Direction •
Best Biographical Film •
Best Agricultural Film •
Best Exploration / Adventure Film == References ==