56th National Film Awards

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 56th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Antaheen won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas a Marathi film, Jogwa won the maximum number of awards (5). The following awards were given in each category: 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 winners 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 Languages 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. Juries A committee headed by Aruna Raje Patil was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. The jury members were: • Aruna Raje Patil (Chairperson)Krishnendu BoseAnirban DuttaSandeep MarwahReena MohanR. V. RamaniSarfaraz Siddiqui 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 Gangopadhyay was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were: • Sunil Gangopadhyay (Chairperson)Sudhish PachauriZia-us Salam Golden Lotus Award Official name: Swarna Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize. Special mention All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit. Awards not given The following awards were not given as no film was found to be suitable: • Best Feature Film in Manipuri • Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film • Best Feature Film in Oriya • Best Feature Film in Punjabi == References ==