National Film Awards 2019: Ayushmann Khuranna Wins Best Actor, Andhadhun Best Hindi Film

The 66th edition of the National Film Awards, considered to be one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in India, were announced today.

The award ceremony was scheduled for April but the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that it’d announced after the Lok Sabha elections.

The awards were announced by filmmaker Rahul Rawai and other jury members at the Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi.

Here are the list of winners:

Best Hindi Film: Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun

Best Director: Aditya Dhar, Uri

Best Actor: Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri

Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati (Telugu, Tamil)

Best Debut Director:  Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti of Naal (Marathi)

Best Popular Film (providing wholesome entertainment): Badhai Ho

Best Music Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat

Best Singer: Arijit Singh, Bin Te Dil, Padmaavat

Best Singer (Female):  Bindhumalinif for Nathicharami song “Maayavi Manave”

Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri, Badhai Ho

Best Supporting Actor: Swananda Kirkire, Chumbak (Marathi)

Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyoti D Tommar for Padmaavat song “Ghoomar”

Best Dialogue: Tarikh (Bengali)

Best Adapted Screenplay Andhadhun.

Best Original Screenplay Chi La Sow.

Best Special Effects Telugu film ‘Awe’ and Kannada film ‘KGF’

Best Production Design: Malayalam film Kammara Sambhavam.

Best Costume Designer: Telugu film Mahanati

Best Make-up Artist: Ranjith for the film AWE

Best Film on Social Issues: R Balki’s Padman

Best Background Score: Uri

Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing

Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta

Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle

Best Gujarati Film: Reva 

Best Tamil Film: Baaram

Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria

Best Telugu Film: Mahanati

Best Urdu Film: Hamid

Best Marathi Film: Bhonga 

Most Film Friendly State: Uttarakhand