The 59th National Film Awards recipients were announced this month in New Delhi, marking the best in India Cinema for 2011 as seen by the Indian Government. Categories included the best achievement in film, editing, acting, and writing. The official awards ceremony will be held May 3, when winners receive medals and cash prizes.

2011 Winners Complete List

Best Book on Cinema

R.D. Burman The Man, The Music

Best Film Critic

Manoj Barpujari (Assamese and English)

Non-Feature Films

Best Non-Feature Film

And We Play On (Hindi & English)

Best Debut Film of a Director

The Silent Poet (Manipuri), Director: Borun Thokchom

Best Anthropological/Enthographic Film

Bom (Hindi & English)

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction

Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha Mook Nayak (Marathi)

Best Arts/Cultural Film (Tie)

Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (Manipuri & English)

Lasya Kavvya – the World of Alarmel Valli (English)

Best Promotional Film

The Dream Fulfilled – Memories of the Engineering Challenges (English)

Best Environment Film

Tiger Dynasty (English)

Best Film on Social Issues (Tie)

Mindscapes… of Love and Longing (Hindi & English)

Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu & English)

Best Educational Film

A Drop of Sunshine (English)

Best Exploration/Adventure Film

The Finish Line (English)

Best Investigative Film

Cotton for My Shroud (English)

Special Jury Award

Jai Bhim Comrade (Marathi)

Best Short Fiction

Panchakki (Hindi)

Best Film on Family Values

Red Building where the Sun Sets (English)

Best Direction

There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)

Best Cinematography

Tiger Dynasty (English)

Best Audiography

1, 2 (Hindi)

Best Editing

There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)

Best Music Direction

Panchakki (Hindi)

Best Narration/Voice Over

Just that Sort of a Day (English)

Special Mention (Two Films)

You Don’t Belong (Bengali & English)

Airawat (Marathi & Hindi)

Feature Films

Best Feature Film (Shared)

Deool  (Marathi)

Byari (Byari)

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

Aaranyakandam (Tamil), Director: Kumararaja Thiagarajan

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil)

Best Children’s Film

Chillar Party (Hindi)

Best Direction

Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi), Director: Gurvinder Singh

Best Actor

Deool (Marathi), Actor: Girish Kulkarni

Best Actress

The Dirty Picture (Hindi), Actor: Vidya Balan

Best Supporting Actor

Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil), Actor: Appu Kutty

Best Supporting Actress

Phijigee Mani (Manipuri), Actor: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi

Best Child Artist (Shared)

Stanley ka Dabba (Hindi), Actor: Partho Gupte

Chillar Party (Hindi), Actors: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai, Divij Handa, Shriya Sharma

Best Male Playback Singer

Balgandharva (Marathi), Singer: Anand Bhate

Best Female Playback Singer

Abosheyshey (Bengali), Singer: Roopa Ganguly

Best Cinematography

Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)

Best Screenplay

Original: Chillar Party (Hindi), Writer: Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari

Adapted: Shala (Marathi), Writer: Avinash Deshpande Nigdi

Dialogues: Deool (Marathi), Writer: Girish Kulkarni

Best Audiography

Location Sound Recordist: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi)

Sound Designer: Game (Hindi)

Best Editing

Aaranyakandam (Tamil), Editor: Pravin K. L.

Best Production Design

Naukadubi (Bengali), Designer: Indraneel Ghosh

Best Costume Designer (Shared)

Balgandharva (Marathi)

The Dirty Picture (Hindi)

Best Make-Up Artist

Balgandharva (Marathi) & The Dirty Picture (Hindi), Artist: Vikram Gayakwad

Best Music Direction

Songs: Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali), Director: Neel Dutt

Background Score: Laptop (Bengali), Director: Mayookh Bhaumik

Best Lyrics

I Am (Hindi), Writer: Amitabh Bhattacharya

Special Jury Award

Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)

Best Special Effects

Ra. One (Hindi)

Best Choreography

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi), Choreographer: Bosco Caeser

Best Bengali Film

Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na

Best Dogri Film

Dille Ch Vasya Koi

Best Hindi Film

I Am

Best Kannada Film

Kurmavatara

Best Malayalam Film

Indian Rupee

Best Manipuri Film

Phijigee Mani

Best Marathi Film

Shala

Best Punjabi Film

Anhe Ghorey Da Daan

Best Tamil Film

Vaagai Sooda Va

Special Mentions

Byari (Byari)

Adimadhyantham (Malayalam)