67th National Film Awards

• 23 Mar 2021

The 67th National Film Awards for the year 2019 were announced on 22nd March 2021.

The chairman of the Jury was N. Chandra.

Major Awards/Awardees in different Categories

Feature Film

• Best Film: Marakkar Arabikkadilinte Simham (Malayalam) - directed by Priyadarshan
• Best Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (for Hindi film Bahattar Hoorain)
• Best Actor: Manoj Bajpayee (Hindi movie Bhonsle) and Dhanush (Tamil Movie Asuran)
• Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut (for Manikarnika -The Queen of Jhansi and Panga).
• Best Male Playback Singer: B Praak (for song Teri Mitti in Hindi Film Kesari)
• Best Female Playback Singer: Savani Ravindra (for song Rann Petala in Marathi Movie Bardo)
• Best Music Director: D Imman (for his songs in Tamil Fim Vishwasam)
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Taj Mahal (Marathi) - directed by Niyaz Mujawar
• Best Film on Other Social Issues: Anandi Gopal (Marathi) - directed by Sameer Vidwans
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Water Burial(Monpa) -directed by Shantanu Sen
• Best Children's Film: Kastoori (Hindi) – directed by Vinod Uttreshwar Kamble
• Best Hindi Film: Chhichore – directed by Nitesh Tiwari

Non Feature Firm

• Best Non Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi) directed by Hemant Gaba
• Best Animation Film: Radha – directed by Bimal Poddar
• Best Art and Culture Film: Shrikhetra ru Sahijata (Odia) - directed by Ashutosh Pattnaik
• Best Environment Film: The Stork Saviours(Hindi) – directed by Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
• Best Film on Social Issues:Holy Rights (Hindi) – directed by Farha Khatun
• Best Educational Film: Apples and Oranges (English) – directed by Rukshana Tabassum

Other Awards

• Most Film Friendly State: Sikkim
• Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India's Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema - by Sanjay Suri