The 64th National Film Awards administered by the Directorate of Film Festivals to honour the best films of 2016 in the Indian cinema were announced on 7 April 2017 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2017.
List of Winners of National Film Awards 2017
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Kasinathuni Viswanath (Filmmaker)
Swarna Kamal [Golden Lotus Award]
- Best Feature Film – Kaasav [Marathi]
- Best Debut Film of A Director – Deep Choudhury for ‘Alifa’ [Bengali]
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Sathamanam Bhavati [Telgu]
- Best Children’s Film – Dhanak [Hindi]
- Best Direction – Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator [Marathi]
- Best Animated Film – Mahayodha Rama [Hindi]
Rajat Kamal [Silver Lotus Award]
- Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for ‘Rustom’ [Hindi]
- Best Actress: Surabhi Lakshmi for ‘Minnaminungu’ [Malayalam]
- Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for ‘Dashkriya’ [Marathi]
- Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim for ‘Dangal’ [Hindi]
- Best Child Artist: Manohara K for ‘Railway Children’ [Kannada] and Adish Praveen for ‘Kunju Daivam’ [Malayalam]
- Best Choreography: Raju Sundaram for ‘Janatha Garage’ [Telugu]
- Best Male Playback Singer: Sundarayyar for the song “Jasmine E” in ‘Joker’ [Tamil]
- Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty for song “Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho” in ‘Praktan’ [Bengali]
- Best Cinematography: Tirru for ’24’
- Best Screenplay (Original): Syam Pushkaran for Maheshinte Prathikaaram [Malayalam]
- Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji Patil for Dashakriya [Marathi]
- Best Screenplay (Dialogues): Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam for Pelli Choopulu [Telugu]
- Best Music Direction (Songs): Bapu Padmanabha for the film ‘Allama’ [Kannada]
- Best Music Direction (Background Score): Bapu Padmanabha for the film ‘Allama’ [Kannada]
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Loktak Lairembee [Manipuri]
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dikchow Banat Palaax [Assamese]
- Best Film on Social Issue: Sanath [Hindi]
- Best Hindi Film: Neerja
- Best Feature Film in Bengali: Bisarjan
- Best Malayalam Film: Maheshinte Prathikaaram
- Best Tamil Film: Joker
- Best Telugu Film: Pelli Choopulu