Awards & Winners

2011 National Film Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2011 National Film Awards. Check awards winners of 59th National Film Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

59th National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Children's Film

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Salman Khan Chillar Party
UTV Software Communications Chillar Party
Nitesh Tiwari Chillar Party
Vikas Bahl Chillar Party
National Film Award for Best Lyrics

Amitabh Bhattacharya

Honored for : I Am
(Song: Agar Zindagi...)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Soumitra Chatterjee

(Awarded as an Actor)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Abhijeet Gholap, Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Honored for : The Temple

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Abhijeet Gholap The Temple
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni The Temple
K.P. Suveeran Byari
National Film Award for Best Feature Film

K.P. Suveeran, T.H. Althaf Hussain

Honored for : Byari

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Abhijeet Gholap The Temple
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni The Temple
K.P. Suveeran Byari
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director

Thiagarajan Kumararaja, S. P. B. Charan

Honored for : Anima and Persona
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Suseenthiran, Madan Pandy

Honored for : Azhagarsamys Horse
National Film Award for Best Direction

Gurvinder Singh

Honored for : Alms for a Blind Horse
National Film Award for Best Actor

Girish Kulkarni

Honored for : The Temple
(Role: Keshya)
National Film Award for Best Actress

Vidya Balan

Honored for : The Dirty Picture
(Role: Reshma (Silk))
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Appukutty

Honored for : Azhagarsamys Horse
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi

Honored for : Phijigee Mani
(Role: Tonthoi)
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Partho Gupte

Honored for : Stanley's Tiffin Box
National Film Award for Best Child Artist
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Anand Bhate

Honored for : Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva
National Film Award for Best Cinematography

Satya Nagpaul, Reliance MediaWorks

Honored for : Alms for a Blind Horse
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari, Vijay Maurya

Honored for : Chillar Party
((Original))
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Avinash Deshpande

Honored for : Shala
((Adapted))
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Girish Kulkarni

Honored for : The Temple
((Dialogues))
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Baylon Fonseca

Honored for : Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(Location Sound Recordist)
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Baylon Fonseca

Honored for : Game
(Sound Designer)
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Hitendra Ghosh

Honored for : Game
(Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track)
National Film Award for Best Editing

Srikanth N.B., Praveen K. L.

Honored for : Anima and Persona
National Film Award for Best Production Design

Indranil Ghosh

Honored for : Kashmakash
National Film Award for Best Costume Design

Neeta Lulla

Honored for : Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva
National Film Award for Best Costume Design

Niharika Khan

Honored for : The Dirty Picture
National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

Vikram Gaikwad

Honored for : Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva, The Dirty Picture
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

Neel Dutt

Honored for : Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona
(Songs)
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

Mayookh Bhaumik

Honored for : Laptop
(Background Score)
National Film Award for Best Special Effects

Haresh Hingorani, Keitan Yadav

Honored for : Ra.One
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Bosco-Caesar

Honored for : Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Anjan Dutt

Honored for : Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Mallika

Honored for : Byari
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Sherrey

Honored for : Adimadhyantham
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

Rana Sarkar, Anjan Dutt

Honored for : Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi

Onir, Sanjay Suri

Honored for : I Am
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

Basantkumar Patil, Girish Kasaravalli

Honored for : Koormavatara
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam

August Cinema India Pvt. Ltd., Ranjith

Honored for : Indian Rupee
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri

Takhelchangbam Ongbi, Medha Sharmi, Oinam Gautam Singh

Honored for : Phijigee Mani
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi

Nilesh Navalakha, Sujay Dahake, Vivek Wagh

Honored for : Shala
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi

National Film Development Corporation of India, Gurvinder Singh

Honored for : Alms for a Blind Horse
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

S. Muruganandham, A. Sarkunam

Honored for : Vaagai Sooda Vaa
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film

Pramod Purswane

Honored for : And We Play On
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction

Iram Ghufran

Honored for : There Is Something In The Air
National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director

Borun Thokchom

Honored for : The Silent Poet
National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film

Anirban Datta, Amlan Datta

Honored for : One Day Ahead of Democracy
National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film

Virendra Valsangkar, Anil Anant Damle

Honored for : Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak
National Film Award for Best Biographical Film

Virendra Valsangkar, Anil Anant Damle

Honored for : Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak
National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film

Mamta Murthy, Madhusree Dutta

Honored for : Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show
National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film

Sankalp Meshram

Honored for : Lasya Kavvya: The World of Alarmel Valli
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film

Subbiah Nallamuthu

Honored for : Tiger Dynasty
National Film Award for Best Promotional Film

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Satish Pande

Honored for : The Dream Fulfilled - Memories of the Engineering Challenges
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues

Public Service Broadcasting Trust, Arun Chadha

Honored for : Mindscapes... of Love and Longing
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues

Jaaved Jaffrey, Ashvin Kumar

Honored for : Inshallah, Football
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film

Public Service Broadcasting Trust, Aparna Sanyal

Honored for : A Drop of Sunshine
National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film

Syed Sultan Ahmed, Tabassum Modi, Akshay Roy

Honored for : The Finish Line
National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film

Sanjeev Rattan

Honored for : Panchakki
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare

Syed Sultan Ahmed, Tabassum Modi, Revathi

Honored for : Red Building where the Sun Sets
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography

Gautam Nair

Honored for : 1, 2
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing

Iram Ghufran

Honored for : There Is Something In The Air
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction

Dhrubajyoti Phukan

Honored for : Panchakki
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over

Ann Abraham

Honored for : ... Just That Sort of a Day
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Anand Patwardhan

Honored for : Jai Bhim Comrade
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Spandan Banerjee

Honored for : You Don't Belong
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Renu Savant

Honored for : Airawat
National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema

Anirudha Bhattacharjee, Balaji Vittal, HarperCollins

Honored for : R. D. Burman: The Man The Music
National Film Award for Best Film Critic
National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
(It was not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award.)
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
(It was not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award.)
National Film Award for Best Investigative Film

Kavita Bahl, Nandan Saxena

Honored for : Cotton for My Shroud
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography

Subbiah Nallamuthu

Honored for : Tiger Dynasty
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

Roopa Ganguly

Honored for : Abosheshey
(Songs: Dure Kothao Dure Dure and Aaji Bijan Ghare)
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Bosco Martis

Honored for : Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Caesar Gonsalves

Honored for : Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara