Akshay Kumar wins the National Award for best actor; 'Neerja' wins best film

While on one hand Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was not even nominated for the role in the movie Rustom in Filmfare Awards this year, he has managed to grab the most prestigious film award for the same.

The actor was announced the winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Captain Rustom Pawri in the semi-autobiographical movie, based on the story of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati.

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Sonam Kapoor's critically acclaimed 'Neerja,' based on the life and death of braveheart airhostess Neerja Bhanot was honoured with the Best Film Award.
These are the 64th National Film Awards, and the jury was headed by director Priyadarshan.

The awards were held at the National Media Centre, where Ajay Devgn's 'Shivaay' also won the award for Best Special Effects.

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Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Actor (male): Akshay Kumar ('Rustom')

Best Actor (female): Surabhi Lakshmi ('Minnaminungu')

Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar ('Ventilator')

Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim ('Dangal')

Best Hindi Film: 'Neerja'

Special Mention: Kadwi Hawa, Mukti Bhavan, Adil Hussain for 'Mukti Bhavan' and Sonam Kapoor for 'Neerja'

Best Visual Effects: 'Shivaay'

Best Film on Social Issue: 'Pink'

Best Children Film: 'Dhanak' (Hindi)

Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim ('Dangal')

Best Tamil Film: 'Joker'

Best Malayalam Film: 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram'

Best Kannada Film: 'Reservation'

Best Lyrics: Dharma Durai (Endha Pakkam)

Best Child Artist: Kunju Devam, Ardish Praveen, and Shaj Pathak

Best Action Director: Puli Murugan

Jury Award: Mohanlal

Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty

Best Male Playback Singer: Sunder Iyer

Best Screenplay (original): Syam Pushkaran ('Maheshinte Prathikaram')

Best Screenplay (adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya)

Best Editing: Rameshwar ('Ventilator')

Sound designer: Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram)

Best production design: 24

Best Costume Designer: Sachin

Best Environmental film including agriculture: 'The Tiger Who Crossed The Line'.

Best Make-up Artist: MK Ramakrishna

Best Music Direction: Babu Padmanabha

Best Non-Feature film: 'Fireflies in the Abyss'

Best Short Fiction: 'Aaba'

Best Educational Film: 'The Waterfall'

Best Book On Cinema: Lata Surgatha

Best Biographical/Historical reconstruction: 'Zikr Uss Parivash Ka'

Most Film Friendly State: Uttar Pradesh

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