Awards & Winners

2003 National Film Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2003 National Film Awards. Check awards winners of 51st National Film Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

51st National Film Awards

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Mrinal Sen

(Awarded as a Director)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Arun Nalawade, Sandeep Sawant

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

Rajiv Vijay Raghavan

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

Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani

Honored for : Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
National Film Award for Best Children's Film
National Film Award for Best Direction

Goutam Ghose

Honored for : In the Forest... Again
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare

Aryadan Shaukath, T. V. Chandran

Honored for : Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

Rakesh Roshan

Honored for : Koi... Mil Gaya
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

Prakash Jha

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

Sanjib Sabhapandit

Honored for : Juye Poora Xoon
National Film Award for Best Actor

Vikram

Honored for : Pithamagan
National Film Award for Best Actress

Meera Jasmine

Honored for : Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Pankaj Kapoor

Honored for : Maqbool
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Sharmila Tagore

Honored for : In the Forest... Again
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Ashwin Chitale

Honored for : Shwaas
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Kalidasan Jayaram

Honored for : Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Sonu Nigam

Honored for : Kal Ho Naa Ho
(Song: Kal Ho Naa Ho)
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

Tarali Sarma

Honored for : Akashitorar Kothare
National Film Award for Best Cinematography

Aveek Mukhopadhyay, Rainbow Color Lab

Honored for : Bhalo Theko
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Goutam Ghose

Honored for : In the Forest... Again
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Deepan Chatterjee, Anup Mukhopadhyay

Honored for : Bhalo Theko
National Film Award for Best Editing

Aarif Sheikh

Honored for : Samay: When Time Strikes
National Film Award for Best Production Design

Sharmishta Roy, Indranil Ghosh

Honored for : Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Chokher Bali
National Film Award for Best Costume Design

Bibi Ray, Sushanto Pal

Honored for : Chokher Bali
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Honored for : Kal Ho Naa Ho
National Film Award for Best Lyrics

Suddala Ashok Teja

Honored for : Tagore
(Nenusaitham)
National Film Award for Best Special Effects

James Colmer, Lara Denman, Marc Kolbe, Craig A. Mumma

Honored for : Koi... Mil Gaya
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Farah Khan

Honored for : Koi... Mil Gaya
(Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala)
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Manoj Bajpai

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

Roopkatha, Goutam Halder

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

H.G. Dattatreya

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

Nedumudi Venu

(Actor)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese

Sangeeta Tamuli, Manju Borah

Honored for : Akashitarar Kathare
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni, Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Chokher Bali
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

Kavitha Lankesh

Honored for : Preethi Prema Pranaya
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam

Anil Thomas, Asok R. Nath

Honored for : Saphalam
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi

Aditi Deshpande, Gajendra Ahire

Honored for : Not Only Mrs. Raut
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya

Subash Das

Honored for : Aw Aaakare Aa
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

V. R. Kumar, S. P. Jananathan

Honored for : Iyarkai
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film

Anand Patwardhan

Honored for : War and Peace
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film

Arvind Sinha

Honored for : Kaya Poochhe Maya Se
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction

Arvind Sinha

Honored for : Kaya Poochhe Maya Se
National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director

Vinu Abraham, Suja

Honored for : An Encounter With A Life Living
National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film

Leo Arts Communication, Meenakshi Vinay Rai

Honored for : Aur Ghumantu Thhahar Gaye
National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film

Kerala State Film Development Corporation, T. Krishnan Unni

Honored for : Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varrier
National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film

Nandkumar Sadamate, Y.N. Engineer

Honored for : Picasso Metamorphoses
National Film Award for Best Scientific Film

Savithri Divakaran, P. Balan

Honored for : The 18 Elephant \u2013 Three Monologues
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film

Savithri Divakaran, P. Balan

Honored for : The 18 Elephant \u2013 Three Monologues
National Film Award for Best Promotional Film

Biyot Projna Tripathy

Honored for : Ladakh - The Land Of Mystery
National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film

Rajiv Mehrotra, Usha Albuquerque

Honored for : Seeds Of Life
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues

Rajasri Mukhopadhyay, Supriyo Sen

Honored for : Way Back Home
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film

Rajiv Mehrotra, Trisha Das

Honored for : Fiddlers On The Thatch
National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film

Aamir Khan, Satyajit Bhatkal

Honored for : Madness In The Desert
National Film Award for Best Investigative Film

Dhananjoy Mondal

Honored for : A Silent Killer
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film
National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film

Anjali Das

Honored for : Sati Radhika
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography

Ramesh Birajdar

Honored for : Bhaba Paagla
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing

Beena Paul

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

Balachandran Chullikadu

Honored for : The 18 Elephant \u2013 Three Monologues
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Kadhambari Chintamani, Ajit Oommen

Honored for : The Lijjat Sisterhood
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti

Honored for : Ek Aakash
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Shilpi Dasgupta

Honored for : Mangali - An Exorcision
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Aseem Bose

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

Bharatiya Jnanpith, Ramakrishna

Honored for : Filmi Jagat Mein Ardhashakti Ka Romanch
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi
(It was not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award.)
National Film Award for Best Biographical Film

Kerala State Film Development Corporation, T. Krishnan Unni

Honored for : Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varrier
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography

Ranjan Palit, Prasad Film Laboratory

Honored for : Kaya Poochhe Maya Se
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography

Prasad Film Laboratory, K. G. Jayan

Honored for : The 18 Elephant \u2013 Three Monologues
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction

Julius Packiam

Honored for : Fiddlers On The Thatch