Awards & Winners

2012 National Film Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2012 National Film Awards. Check awards winners of 60th National Film Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

60th National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Direction

Shivaji Lotan Patil

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

Bedabrato Pain

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

Sidhartha Siva, Thomas Kottakkakam

Honored for : 101 Chodyangal
National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Ronnie Screwvala, Tigmanshu Dhulia

Honored for : Paan Singh Tomar
National Film Award for Best Animated Film

Kishor Patil, Nikhil Advani, Anupama Patil

Honored for : Delhi Safari
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Listin Stephen, Anwar Rasheed

Honored for : Ustad Hotel
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Shoojit Sircar, John Abraham

Honored for : Vicky Donor
National Film Award for Best Children's Film

Mahaveer Jain, Mangesh Hadawale

Honored for : Watch Indian Circus
National Film Award for Best Actor

Irrfan Khan

Honored for : Paan Singh Tomar
(Role: Paan Singh Tomar)
National Film Award for Best Actor

Vikram Gokhale

Honored for : Anumati
(Role: Ratnakar)
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Annu Kapoor

Honored for : Vicky Donor
National Film Award for Best Actress

Usha Jadhav

Honored for : Dhag
(Role:Yashoda)
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dolly Ahluwalia

Honored for : Vicky Donor
(Role: Mrs. Arora)
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Kalpana

Honored for : Thanichalla Njan
(Role: Razia Beevi)
National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film

Sourav Sarangi

Honored for : Char... The No-Man's Island
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Anjali Menon

Honored for : Ustad Hotel
(Best Dialogue)
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Sujoy Ghosh

Honored for : Kahaani
(Best Screenplay Writer (Original))
National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Umesh Shukla, Bhavesh Mandalia

Honored for : OMG \u2013 Oh My God!
(Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted))
National Film Award for Best Production Design

Boontawee 'Tor' Taweepasas, Lalgudi Ilayaraja

Honored for : Vishwaroopam
(Best Art Direction)
National Film Award for Best Costume Design

Poornima Ramaswamy

Honored for : Paradesi
National Film Award for Best Special Effects

Makuta VFX

Honored for : Eega
National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

Raja

Honored for : Vazhakku Enn 18/9
National Film Award for Best Choreography

Birju Maharaj

Honored for : Vishwaroopam
(Song: Unnai Kaanadhu Naan)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu

Sai Korrapati, S. S. Rajamouli

Honored for : Eega
National Film Award for Best Lyrics

Prasoon Joshi

Honored for : Chittagong
(Song: Bolo Na)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam

Ubaid, Kamaluddin Mohammed

Honored for : Celluloid
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Sreejesh, Alok De, Sinoy Joseph

Honored for : Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
(Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track)
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Radhakrishnan S.

Honored for : Annayum Rasoolum
(Location Sound Recordist)
National Film Award for Best Audiography

Anirban Sengupta, Dipankar Chaki

Honored for : Shabdo
(Sound Designer)
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Lal

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

Parineeti Chopra

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

Bishnu Kharghoria

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

Thilakan

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

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Honored for : Watch Indian Circus
(Special Mention: Actress)
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

H.G. Dattatreya

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

Hansraj Jagtap

Honored for : Dhag
(Special Mention: Child actor)
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Rituparno Ghosh

Honored for : Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
(Special Jury Award: Director, Actor)
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Honored for : Watch Indian Circus, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2, Kahaani, Talaash, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
(Special Jury Award: Actor)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Urdu

Aamir Bashir, Shanker Raman

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

Nitin Kakkar, Satellite Picture Private

Honored for : Filmistaan
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese

Jahnu Barua

Honored for : Baandhon
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English

Unni Vijayan, Prince Thampi

Honored for : Lessons in Forgetting
National Film Award for Best Investigative Film

Ashvin Kumar

Honored for : Inshallah, Kashmir
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

Shankar Mahadevan

Honored for : Chittagong
(Song: Bolo Na)
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar

Honored for : Samhita
(Song: Palakein Naa Moondon)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

Balaji Sakthivel, N. Subash Chandrabose

Honored for : Vazhakku Enn 18/9
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Virendrapratap Rathore

Honored for : Watch Indian Circus
National Film Award for Best Child Artist

Minon

Honored for : 101 Chodyangal
Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Pran Sikhand

(Awarded as an Actor)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

Bobby Avagama, Babu Thiruvalla

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

Joshiy, Baby Mathew Somatheeram

Honored for : Black Forest
National Film Award for Best Cinematography

Sudhir Palsane, Prasad Studios

Honored for : KO: YAD
National Film Award for Best Editing

Namrata Rao

Honored for : Kahaani
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

Shailendra Barve

Honored for : Samhita
(Songs)
National Film Award for Best Music Direction

Bijibal

Honored for : Kaliyachan
(Background Score)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

P. Sheshadri, Basant Productions

Honored for : Bharath Stores
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri

Aribam Syam Sharma

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

Ratnakar Matkari, Pratibha Matkari

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

Rajeev Sharma, Sonu Kaur, Jasbir Singh

Honored for : Nabar
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Mishing

Manju Borah

Honored for : KO: YAD
National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director

Veenu Bhushan, Lipika Singh Darai

Honored for : A Tree a Man a Sea
National Film Award for Best Biographical Film

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur

Honored for : Celluloid Man
National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film

Gouri Patwardhan

Honored for : Modikhanyachya Don Goshti
National Film Award for Best Promotional Film

Nirmal Chander

Honored for : Dreaming Taj Mahal
National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film

Aribam Syam Sharma, Films Division of India

Honored for : Manipuri Pony
National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film

Vikrant Pawar

Honored for : Kaatal
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Film Critic)
National Film Award for Best Film Critic
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography

Abhimanyu Dange, Reliance MediaWorks

Honored for : Kaatal
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography

Raja Shabir Khan

Honored for : Shepherds of Paradise
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography

Harikumar Madhavan Nair

Honored for : Do Din Ka Mela
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing

Irene Dhar Malik

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

Moni Bordoloi

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

Priya Goswami

Honored for : A Pinch of Skin
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Andrea Iannetta

Honored for : Allah Is Great
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)

Sanjay Jangid

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

B. D. Garga, HarperCollins India

Honored for : Silent Cinema in India: A Pictorial Journey
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film

Raja Shabir Khan

Honored for : Shepherds of Paradise
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

Ranjith, Antony Perumbavoor

Honored for : Spirit
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues

Babu Kambrath

Honored for : Behind The Mist
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction

Vikrant Pawar

Honored for : Kaatal