Awards & Winners

1997 National Film Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1997 National Film Awards. Check awards winners of 45th National Film Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

45th National Film Awards

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Kavi Pradeep

(Awarded as Lyricicst)
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Karisma Kapoor

Honored for : Dil To Pagal Hai
National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Jaimala, Girish Kasaravalli

Honored for : Thaayi Saheba
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director

Nair Krishnakamur, Lohithadas

Honored for : Bhoothakkannadi
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Yash Chopra

Honored for : Dil To Pagal Hai
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

J. P. Dutta

Honored for : Border
National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare

Balachandra Menon

Honored for : Samaantharangal
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

Films Division of India, Deepak Roy

Honored for : Dhanna
National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation

R. Mahadev Gowda, Kesari Harvoo

Honored for : Bhoomigeetha
National Film Award for Best Children's Film

M. S. Reddy, Gunasekhar

Honored for : Ramayanam
National Film Award for Best Direction

Jayaraj

Honored for : Kaliyattam
National Film Award for Best Actor

Suresh Gopi

Honored for : Kaliyattam
National Film Award for Best Actor

Balachandra Menon

Honored for : Samaantharangal
National Film Award for Best Actress

Indrani Haldar, Rituparna Sengupta

Honored for : Crossfire
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Prakash Raj

Honored for : The Duo
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Karisma Kapoor

Honored for : Dil To Pagal Hai
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Dhan Raj

Honored for : Dhanna
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Hariharan

Honored for : Border
(Song: Mere Dushman Mere Bhai)
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

K.S. Chithra

Honored for : Virasat
(Song: Paayalein Chun Mun)
National Film Award for Best Cinematography

Santosh Sivan, Prasad Studios

Honored for : The Duo
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Crossfire
National Film Award for Best Audiography

K Sampath

Honored for : Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
National Film Award for Best Editing

A. Sreekar Prasad

Honored for : The Terrorist
National Film Award for Best Production Design

Ramesh Desai

Honored for : Thaayi Saheba
National Film Award for Best Costume Design

Vaishali Kasaravalli

Honored for : Thaayi Saheba
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

M.M. Keeravaani

Honored for : Annamayya
National Film Award for Best Lyrics

Javed Akhtar

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

Jaimala

Honored for : Thaayi Saheba
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Shiamak Davar

Honored for : Dil To Pagal Hai
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

Rituparno Ghosh, Bijay Agarwal, Kalpana Agarwal

Honored for : Crossfire
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi

Govind Nihalani

Honored for : Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa