Vice President of India Hamid Ansari conferred the 59th National Film
Awards across various categories upon the winners at Vigyan Bhawan in
New Delhi on 4 May 2012. Ansari also presented the Dadasaheb Phalke
award, highest honour in Indian cinema to Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra
Chatterjee.
The best feature film award was shared by Marathi film Deool and
Kannada movie Byari, while the best direction award went to Gurvinder
Singh for his Punjabi film Anhe Ghorey Da Daan, which also won the best
cinematography title. Hindi film I Am was named the best Hindi film of
the year. Chillar Party was adjudged the best children's film, and it
also received the honour for best original screenplay writer.
Marathi actor Girish Kulkarni claimed the best actor trophy for his
role as a good-hearted simpleton in Deool. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan
got the best female actor award for her role in Dirty Picture.The best
supporting actor and actress awards were given to Appu Kutty for Tamil
film Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai and Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi for
Manipuri film Phijigee Mani, respectively.
Anand Bhate, won the best playback singer (male) title for
Balgandharva, and Roopa Ganguly, won the same award in the female
category for the Bengali film Abosheyshey. Bollywood lyricist Amitabh
Bhattacharya received the best lyricist trophy. For the song Agar Zindgi
from the movie I Am. Composer Neel Dutt won the best songs award for
Bengali rock musical Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na. Mayookh Bhaumik bagged the
background score honor for Bengali film Laptop.
RA.One bagged the award for best special effects and the best
choreography was given to Bosco-Caeser for Senorita from Zindagi Na
Milegi Dobara. The best costume designer award was shared by Niharika
Khan for The Dirty Picture and Neeta Lulla for Marathi film
Balgandharva. The best child artist was received jointly by Partho
Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba and by the gang of 10 kids for Chillar Party.
Vikram Gaekwad won the best make-up artist for his work in The Dirty
Picture as well as in Bal Gandharva.All three awards in the best
audiography category were picked by Hindi films. The best location sound
recordist title went to Beylon Fonseca for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Game was given the honours in the sound designer and re-recordist of the
final mixed track categories.
Kumararaja Thiagarajan won the Indira Gandhi Award for best debut
film of a director for Aaranyakandam while the award for the best
popular film providing wholesome entertainment went to Tamil film
Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai.Acclaimed filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli picked
his 12th National Film Award at the event for Kurmavatara, adjudged the
best Kannada film.
Traditionally, the national awards are given out by the President.
But in the absence of president the vice president presented the awards.
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