The 60th National Film Awards 2013 for the movies censored in the year 2012 has been declared. Hindi film 'Paan Singh Tomar' has been rated as the best film. Irffan Khan won the best actor for the movie 'Paan Singh Tomar'. The award was shared by Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film 'Anumathi' whereas Usha Yadav won the best actress award for the Marathi film Daag.
Celluloid directed by Kamal won the award for best Malayalam film. Ustad Hotel shared the award for Popular film along with Vicky Donor (Hindi). Thilakan (Ustad Hotel) and Lal (Ozhimuri) got special mention from the jury. Best supporting actress went to Kalpana for the movie 'Thanichalla Njan'. 'Spirit' won the award for Best film on social issues.
Full list of Winners are as follows
Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar - Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a director: Chittagong (Hindi) by Bedabrata Pain and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) by Siddhartha Siva
Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam)
Best Film on Social Issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Black Forest (Malayalam)
Best Children's Film: Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi)
Best Animation Film: Delhi Safari (Hindi)
Best Direction: Shivaji Lotan Patil for Dhag (Marathi)
Best Actor: Irrfan for Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi)
Best Actress: Usha Jadhav for Dhag (Marathi)
Best Supporting Actor: Annu Kapoor for Vicky Donor (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Kalpana for Thanichalla Njan (Malayalam)
Best Child Artist: Virendra Pratap for Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) and Minon for 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for the song ‘Bolo Na' in Chittagong (Hindi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for the song ‘Palakein Naa Moondon' in Samhita (Marathi)
Best Cinematography: Sudheer Palsane and Prasad Film Laboratory, Chennai for KO : YAD (Mising)
Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla for OMG - Oh My God! (Hindi)
Best Dialogue: Anjali Menon for Ustad Hotel (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Production Design: Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for ‘Bolo Na' in Chittagong (Hindi)
Special Jury Award: Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada (Bengali) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus, Talaash (Hindi)
Best Choreography: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)