66th National Film Awards Presentation Live Updates: Amitabh Bachchan Gives The Event A Miss, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann To Be Honored

The 66th National Film Awards are underway in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The film is the highest honor in Indian cinema handed out each year, and is being hosted by Sonali Kulkarni and Divya Dutta. The awards this year are being given out by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu instead of President Ram Nath Kovind who will later host the winners to high tea.

Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana will be receiving the award for Best Actor while Keerthy Suresh will be taking home the award for Best Actress. Badhaai ho is the winner in the most popular film category.

Here are all the updates from the on-going National Film Awards.

The ceremony closes with a speech from Vice President, talking about the influence of films.

Winners receive awards:

Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak

Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri

Best Feature Film: Helaru (Gujarati)

Akshay Kumar receives award for Best film on social issues for Padman

Keerthy Suresh receives award for Best Actress for Mahanati

Ayushmann Khurrana, Vikay Kaushal receive national award for Best Actor -

Surekha Sikri arrives in a wheelchair to receive national award -

Winners receive awards:  

Best Children’s Film: Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu, Koduge
Best Film on Environment Conservation: Paani
Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration: Ondanya Eradalu
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Jury Awards: Kedara (Bengali)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of A Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for NaalBest Female Playback singer: Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat

Best background music award: Uri
Best Makeup Artist: Ranjith for Awe
Best costume designer: Mahanati, Rajshree Patnaik, Varun Shah and Archana Rao
Best Action: KGF
Best Lyrics: Manjutha for Nathicharami
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam
Best Editing: Nathicharami
Best Location Sound: Tendlya
Best Sound Design: Uri
Best Mixed Track: Rangasthalam
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Cinematography: Ulu

Sanjay Leela Bhansali receives award for music direction for Padmaavat

Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting addresses the gathering.

Feature films presentation begins: 

Best special effects awards won by Awe and KGF

Ghoomar receives an award for best choreography

KFG receives an award for best cation

Best films in regional languages get awarded.

Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria

Best Telugu Film: Mahanati

Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami

Best Konkani Film: Amori

Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing

Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta

Best Gujarati Film: Reva

Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle
Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women
Best Garo Film: Anna
Best Marathi Film: Bhonga
Best Tamil Film: Baram
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun

Best Urdu Film: Hamid

Winners in the non-feature film category -

Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai
Best Short Fiction Film: Kasab
Social Justice Film: Why Me, Ekant
Best Investigation Film: Amoli
Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness
Best Educational Film: Sarlabh Virala
Best Film on Social Issue: Talate Kunji
Best Environmental Film: The World’s Most Famous Tiger
Best Promotional Film: Rediscovering Jahannum
Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu: The Edison of India
Best Arts and Cultural Film: Munkar
Best Debut non-feature film of a Director: Feluda
Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs

Award presentions begin:

Uttarakhand gets awarded Most film-friendly state

Malayalam Book Mano Prarthana Pulley and In A Cult Of Their Own gets Special Mention for Best book on cinema

Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi) receive award for Best Film Critic

Ravi Mital, Secretary of Ministry of Information and broadcasting delivers the welcome address, request Vice President to hold a small ceremony to honour Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner, Amitabh Bachchan as he is unable to attend due to ill health.

Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, arrives at the event, the awards to being with the singing of the national anthem.

Amitabh Bachchan gives unable to attend to collect his Dadasheb Phalke award. Tweets:

The event started with a presentation of all the films that won, Divya Dutta and Sonali Kulkarni host.