Winners of 57th National Film Awards for 2009

The winner takes it all. The 57th National Film Awards winners were announced yesterday (September 15). Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Paa and Aamir Khan"s film 3 Idiots bagged the Best Popular Movie award. However, it was Malayalam film Kutty Srank, starring Mammootty, which stole the show, winning five awards, including the best feature film.

Here is the list of National Film Awards winners for the year 2009 in various categories:

Best Popular Movie: 3 Idiots
Best Director Award: Rituparno Ghosh (Abohoman)
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Paa)
Best Actress: Ananya Chatterjee (Abohoman)
Best Actor in Supporting Role: Farooq Shaikh (Lahore)
Best Actress in Supporting Role: Arundati Nag (Paa)
Best Feature Film: Kutty Srank
Best Sound Engineer Award: Resul Pokkutty (Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja)
Best Debutante Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Lahore)
Best Choreographer: K. Siva Shankar (Magadheera)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Nilanjana Sarkar (Houseful)
Best Playback Singer (Male) Rupam Islam (Mahanagar)
Best Background Score: Illayaraja (Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja)
Best Music Director (Song): Amit Trivedi (Dev D)
Best Lyrics Award: Swanand Kirkere (3 Idiots)
Best Editing: Arghyakamal Mitra (Abohoman)
Best Screenplay (Original): P.F. Mathews and Harikrishna (Kutty Srank)
Best Cinematography: Anjali Shukla (Kutty Srank)
Best Costume Design: Jayakumar (Kutty Srank)
Special Jury Award (Feature Film): Sreekar Prasad (Kutty Srank)
Best Make-up: Christein Tinsley and Dominie Till (Paa)
Best Film with Social Message: Well Done Abba
Nargis Dutt award for Best Film on National Integration: Delhi-6
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film: Lahore
Best Special Effects: R. Kamal Kannan (Magadheera)
Best Audiography: Kaminey, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja and 3 Idiots
Best Production Design: Sameer Chanda (Delhi-6)
Best Children Film of the year: Puttani Party and Keshu
Best Child Artist Award: Ottani Patti
Best Child Actor Award: Jeeva and Anba Karaus
Best Hindi Film of the year: Paa
Best Tamil Film of the year: Pasanga
Best Marathi Film of the year: Natarang
Best Malayalam Film of the year: Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
Best Bengali Film of the year: Abohoman
Best Kannada Film of the year: Kanasemba Kudureyaneri
Best Konkani Film of the year: Palatadcho Munis
Best Asamese Film of the year: Basundhara