National Film Awards winners for the year 2018 which was deferred due to General Elections 2019 in April & May 2019 was announced on August 09 2019 by the jury headed by Eminent & veteran Film Maker Sri Rahul Rawail and below are winners from Feature Film Categories & report was handed over to Mr Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
Best Actor Awards is shared by current heartthrobs and sensational Ayushmann Khurrana & Vicky Kaushal for their performances in the Hindi films “Andhadhun” & “Uri The Surgical Strike” respectively.
Best Actress was bagged by Miss Keerthy Suresh for her brilliant performance in bio epic of late actress Savitri from the Telugu film “Mahanaati”.
Noted Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali won Best Music Director for Songs award for his Hindi film “Padmavaat”.
This year Kannada Film Industry which was quiet dull in recent years at National Film Awards & Indian Panorama bagged with 11 various categories Awards in Feature Film categories with Women Centric “Nachitarami” bagging 5 Various Awards & Blockbuster “KGF” Chapter 1 bagging 2 important awards of VFX & Stunt Choreography & 2 awards from Non Feature Films total to 13 Awards which is highest for the Industry.
| Category | Name Of Film | Awardee | |
| Best Feature Film | HELLARO (Gujarati) | Producer: Saarthi Productions LLP | |
| Director: Abhishek Shah | |||
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | NAAL (Marathi) | Producer: Mrudhgandh Films LLP | |
| Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti | |||
| Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | BADHAAI HO (Hindi) | Producer: Junglee Pictures Limited | |
| Director: Amit Sharma | |||
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | ONDALLA ERADALLA (Kannada) | Producer: D N Cinemas | |
| Director: Satya | |||
| Prakash D | |||
| Best Film on Social Issues | PADMAN (Hindi) | Producer: Hope Productions Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Director: R. Balki | |||
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | PAANI (Marathi) | Producer: Purple Pebble Pictures | |
| Director: Addinath Kothare | |||
| Best Children’s Film | SARKARI HIRIYA PRATHAMIKA SHALE KASARGODU (Kannada) | Producer : Rishab Shetty Films | |
| Director: Rishab Shetty | |||
| Best Direction | URI : THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) | Director: Aditya Dhar | |
| Best Actor (Shared) | ANDHADHUN (Hindi) | Ayushmann Khurrana | |
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| URI : THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) | |||
| Vicky Kaushal | |||
| Best Actress | MAHANATI (Telugu) | Keerthy Suresh | |
| Best Supporting Actor | CHUMBAK (Marathi) | Supporting Actor:Swanand Kirkire | |
| Best Supporting Actress | BADHAAI HO (Hindi) | Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri | |
| Best Child Artist | ONDALLA ERADALLA | P V Rohith | |
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| HARJEETA (Punjabi) | |||
| Sameep Singh | |||
| HAMID (Urdu) | |||
| Talha Arshad Reshi | |||
| NAAL (Marathi) | |||
| Shrinivas Pokale | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer | PADMAAVAT (Hindi) | Arijit Singh | |
| Song “ Binte Dil Misriya mein …. ” | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer | NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) | Bindhu Malini | |
| Song “ Maayavi Manave…..” | |||
| Best Cinematography | OLU (Malayalam) | Cameraman: M J Radhakrishnan | |
| Best Screenplay | CHI ARJUN LA SOW | Screenplay writer (original): | |
| (Telugu) | Rahul Ravindran | ||
| Screenplay writer (adapted): Sriram Raghavan , Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar, Hemant Rao & Pooja Ladha Surti | |||
| ANDHADHUN (Hindi) | |||
| Dialogue Writer: | |||
| Churni Ganguly | |||
| TARIKH (Bengali) | |||
| Best Audiography | TENDLYA (Marathi) | Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only) : | |
| Gaurav Verma | |||
| Sound Designer : | |||
| Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee | |||
| URI :THE SURGICAL | |||
| STRIKE (Hindi) | Re- recordist of the final mixed track: | ||
| Raja Krishnan M.R | |||
| RANGASTHALAM (Telugu) | |||
| Best Editing | NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) | Editor: | |
| Nagendra K Ujjani | |||
| Best Production Design | KAMMARA SAMBHAVAM (Malayalam) | Production Designer: | |
| Bangalan | |||
| Best Costume Designer | MAHANATI (Telugu) | Costume Director: | |
| Indrakshi Pattanaik, Gaurang Shah & Archana Rao | |||
| Best Make-up Artist | AWE (Telugu) | Make-up Artist: | |
| Ranjith | |||
| Best Music Direction | PAADMAAVAT (Hindi) | Music Director (Songs): | |
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | |||
| URI :THE SURGICAL | |||
| STRIKE (Hindi) | Music Director (Background Music): | ||
| Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Best Lyrics | NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) | Lyricist: Manjunatha S (Manasor) | |
| Song “ Maayavi Manave….” | |||
| Special Jury Award | HELLARO (Gujarati) | Actresses : Shraddha Dangar, Shachi Joshi, Denisha Ghumra, Neelam Paanchal, Tarjani Bhadla, Brinda Nayak, Tejal Panchasara, Kaushambi Bhatt, Ekta Bachwani, Kamini Panchal, Jagruti Thakore, Riddhi Yadav & Prapti Mehta | |
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| Director : Indradip Dasgupta | |||
| KEDARA (Bengali) | |||
| Best Special Effects | AWE (Telugu) | Srushti Creative Studio | |
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| Best Choreography | PADMAAVAT (Hindi) | Kruti Mahesh Madya | |
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| Jyoti Tomar | |||
| Song: Ghoomar | |||
| Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography) | KGF (Kannada)) | Vikram More | |
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| Anbu Ariv | |||
| Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| Best Gujarati Film | REVA | Producer: Brainbox Studios | |
| Director: Rahul Surendrabhai Bhole & | |||
| Vinit Kumar Ambubhai Kanojiya | |||
| Best Punjabi Film | HARJEETA | Producer: Sizzlin Productions | |
| Director: Vijay Kumar Arora | |||
| Best Assamese Film | BULBUL CAN SING | Producer: Flying River Films | |
| Director: Rima Das | |||
| Best Konkani Film | AMORI | Producer: Opus Ga La | |
| Director: Dinesh P Bhonsle | |||
| Best Kannada Film | NATHICHARAMI | Producer: Tejaswini Enterprises | |
| Director: Manjunatha S. (Mansore) | |||
| Best Telugu Film | MAHANATI | Producer: Swapna Cinema | |
| Director: Nag Ashwin | |||
| Director: Zakariya | |||
| Best Bengali Film | EK JE CHHILO RAJA | Producer: SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Director: Srijit Mukherjee | |||
| Best Urdu Film | HAMID | Producer: Saregama India Limited | |
| Director: Aijaz Khan | |||
| Best Hindi Film | ANDHADHUN | Producer: Matchbox Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Director: Sriram Raghavan | |||
| Best Tamil Film | BAARAM | Producer: Reckless Roses | |
| Director: Priya Krishnaswamy | |||
| Best Marathi Film | BHONGA | Producer: Nalinee Productions | |
| Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil | |||
| Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution | |||
| Best Garo Film | MA’AMA | Producer: Anna Films | |
| Director: Dominic Sangma | |||
| Best Sherdukpan Film | MISHING | Producer: BB Entertainment Trade Private Limited | |
| Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah | |||
| Best Pangchenpa Film | IN THE LAND OF POISON WOMEN | Producer: Aaas Productions | |
| Director: Manju Borah | |||
| Best Rajasthani Film | TURTLE | Producer: Shivazza Films & Entertainment | |
| Director: Dinesh S Yadav | |||
| Special Mention | NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) | Sruthi Hariharan (Actress) | |
| KADAKH (Hindi) | Chandrachoor Rai (Actor) | ||
| Joju George (Actor) | |||
| JOSEPH (Malayalam) | |||
| SUDANI FROM NIGERIA (Malayalam) | Savithri (Actress) |
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