Detailed List of 64th National Film Awards 2017 in PDF The Directorate of Film Festivals of India presented its annual National Film Awards this year to honour the best of Indian cinema from 2016. The awards were announced on 7th April 2017. Here are the highlights of the winners. Download the list of 64th National Film Awards 2017 in PDF for revision later. About National Film Awards – Established in 1954. Head of Jury – Priyadarshan Directorate of film festivals comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting The award is given for the best work in the film industry. Two types of awards are awarded – Golden lotus award and Silver lotus award. Featured and non- featured films certified by CBFC are eligible for this award. List of 64th National Film Awards Winners 2017 Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar are the big winners of 64th National Film Awards 2017. Sonam’s Neerja was declared the Best Hindi Film of 2016 & Akshay Kumar wins the Best Actor award for Rustom movie. While Shoojit Sircar’s Pink won the best film on social issues. Name Film/ Book /Person Work 1 | P a g e Best Feature Kasaav (Marathi) About depression Film Best Non Feature Fireflies in English movie Film the abyss Best Animated Mahayodha Rama Hindi Film Best Children Film Dhanak Telugu movie Film Best Film on Pink A female Social Issue centric court room drama Best Film Dikchow Banat Palaax Assamese on National Integration Best Film Uttar Pradesh For unique Friendly State film policy Best Direction Rajesh Mapuskar Film – ventilator (Marathi) Best Actor Akshay Kumar Film – Rustom Best Actress Surbhi CM Film – Minnaminungu (Malayalam) Best Book Lata: Sur Gatha Book written by on Cinema Yatindra Mishra Best Film Critic G.Dhananjayan English film Best Supporting Zaira wasim Film – Dangal Actress Best Supporting Manoj Joshi Film – Dashkriya (Marathi) Actor Special Jury Mohan lal For two Malayalam and one Telugu movie Award (Feature film) Special Jury The Cinema Award Travelers (Non feature film) Best Lyrics Anupam Roy Film – Praktan Vairamuthu Film – Dharma Durai Best Tirru Film – 24 Cinematography Best Special Naveen Paul Film – Shivay Effect Best Film on Little magician English movie Family Welfare Best Short Aaba English movie Fiction Film Best First SOZ.. A Ballad By – Tushar Madhav non feature of Maladies Hindi movie film Best film on Loktak Lairembee Manipuri language movie environment/ conservation/ preservation (featured film) Best child artist Manohar K Film – Railway Children Best Choreography Raju Sundaram Film – Janatha Garage Best Popular Sathamanam Telugu movie 3 | P a g e Film Bhavati Best Male Sundara Iyer Film – joker Playback Singer Best Female Iman Film – Praktan Playback Chakraborty Singer Best The tiger English movie Environment who crossed Film including the line Agriculture (Non Feature) Best The Waterfall English movie Educational Film Best Placebo English movie Investigation Film Best Weaves of English hindi movie Promotional Maheswar Film Special Mention Actress Sonam kapoor Film – Neerja Actor Adil hussain Film – Mukti Bhawan Best Film Jharkhand To help in fostering Friendly state film industry by giving incentives to filmmaker National Film Awards for Regional Language Film There are some awards given to the films in regional languages. Category Films Name Best Feature Film in Bengali Bisarjan Best Feature Film in Gujarati Wrong Side Raju Best Feature Film in Assamese Maj Rati Keteki Best Feature Film in Kannada Reservation Best Feature Film in Maheshinte Malayalam Prathikaaram Best Feature Film in Telugu Pelli Choopulu Best Feature Film in Tamil Joker Here are the links for more articles to improve your general awareness. List of Oscars Winners 2017 Buddhism & Jainism Facts Know About Jharkhand State 5 | P a g e .