History of National Film Awards 2018 :-
- It was introduced in the year 1954.
- Since 1973, the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals administers the ceremony along with other major film events in India annually.
- It is Administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals.
- These awards were launched for praising and honouring films released across India, thereby adding to the encouragement of Indian art, culture and Unity of the country.
How does the Event Take Place? :-
- A national panel is selected by the government to select the winning entry. The panel follows specific and stern criteria to qualify a film in the National Awards winners’ list. The award ceremony is held in Delhi every year, where the President of India hands out the awards to the winners.
- Later, the induction of the National Film Festival takes place and all the award-winning movies are screened for the public.
- The National Film Awards are given in three chief categories:
- Feature Films
- Non-Feature Films
- Best Writing on Cinema.
Feature Film -The aim of a feature film is to entertain and is made as keeping the commercial purpose in mind. Its running time is mostly longer compared to a non-feature film.
- Head of the jury – Shekhar Kapur, the famous Filmmaker.
- Regional cinema emerged as winners in most of the categories this year.
- Prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award was given to Vinod Khanna, while the Assamese movie Village Rockstars won the Best Feature Film award.
List of 65th National Film Awards 2018 –
| Award Category | Award Recipient | Movie | Language |
| Best Feature Film | Village Rockstars | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| Best Director | Jayaraj | Bhayanakam | Malayalam |
| Best Actor | Ridhhi Sen | Nagar Kirtan | Bengali |
| Best Actress | Sri Devi (Posthumous) | Mom | Hindi |
| Best Action Direction | Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Telugu |
| Best Supporting Actor | Fahadh Faasil | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Irada | Hindi |
| Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya | Toilet- Ek Prem Katha | Hindi |
| Best Child artist | Bhanita Das | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| Best Cinematography | Nikhil S Praveen | Bhayanakam | Malayalam |
| Best Special Effects | Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Telugu |
| Best Popular Film | Baahubali 2 -The Conclusion | Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Telugu |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Aalorukkam | Aalorukkam | Malayalam |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration | Dhappa | Dhappa | Marathi |
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of a Director | Pampally | Sinjar(Jasari) | Jasari |
| Best Children’s Film | Mhorkya | Mhorkya | Marathi |
| Best Film Critic | Giridhar Jha | – | English |
| Best mention for Film Criticism | Sunil Mishra from Madhya Pradesh | – | Hindi |
| Best Book on Cinema | Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film | – | – |
| Best Regional Film | Ladhakh | Ladhakh | – |
| Special Jury Award | Nagar Kirtan | Nagar Kirtan | Bengali |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Irada | Irada | Hindi |
| Special Mention | Mhorkya
Prakruti Mishra Yasharaj Karhade Pankaj Tripathi Malayalam actor Parvathy
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Mhorkya (Marathi)
Hello Arsi (Odiya) Take Off (Malayalam) Newton (Hindi) |
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National Film Awards 2018 for Music :-
| Award Category | Award Recipient | Movie | Language |
| Best Lyrics | Muthu Ratna | March 22 | Kannada |
| Best Music Direction(Songs) | A.R. Rahman | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil |
| Best Music Direction(Background Score) | A.R. Rahman | Mom | Hindi |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shasha Tirupati, Song- Vaan Varuvaan | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Yesudas, Song-Poy Maranja Kalam | Viswasapoorva M Mansoor | Malayalam |
| Best Location Sound Recordist | Mallika Das | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| Best Sound Design: | Walking With The Wind | Walking With The Wind | Ladakhi |
National Film Awards 2018 in Screenplay :-
| Award Category | Award Recipient | Movie | Language |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sajeev Pazhoor | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jairaj | Bhayankam | Malayalam |
| Best Dialogues | Sambit Mohanty | Hello Arsi | Odiya |
National Film Awards 2018 in Production :-
| Category | Award Recipient | Movie | Language |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Ram Razak | Nagar Kirtan | Bengali |
| Best Costume | Gobinda Mandal | Nagar Kirtan | Bengali |
| Best Editing | Reema Das | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| Best Production Design | Santosh Rajan | Take Off | Malayalam |
National Film Awards 2018 in Regional Films :-
| Category | Award Recipient Film |
| Best Assamese Film | Ishu |
| Best Bengali Film | Mayurakshi |
| Best Telugu Film | Ghazi |
| Best Tamil Film | To Let |
| Best Gujarati Film | DHH |
| Best Tulu Film | Paddayi |
| Best Jasari Film | Sinjar |
| Best Ladakhi Film | Walking With the Wind |
| Best Kannada Film | Hebbettu Ramakka |
List of Awards Given to Non-Feature Films :-
| Award Category in Non-Feature Films | Award Recipient | Non-Feature Film |
| Best Film on Family Values | Happy Birthday | Happy Birthday |
| Best Editing | Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok | Mrityubhoj — The Death Feast |
| Best Music | Ramesh Narayanan | Shored of Liberty |
| Best Narration/Voice Over | Francois Castellino | The Lion of Laddak |
| Best Audiography | Avinash Sonawane | Pavasacha Nibandha |
| Best Direction | Nagraj Manjule | Pavasacha Nibandha |
| Best Cinematography | Appu Prabhakar (Eye Test), and Arnold Fernandes (Dawn) | Eye Test and Dawn |
| Best On-Location Sound Recordist | Samarth Mahajan | The Unreserved |
| Special Mention | Jayaraj
Rukshana Tabassum Swapnil Vasant Kapure |
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Cake Story Afternoon |
