On August 9, 2019 66th National film awards were announced. The award ceremony is held at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. The award is delayed by 3 months due to elections of Lok Sabha.
- It was started in 1954 .
- The jury which are selected and appointed by the government selects the winners in each categories.
- the awards are categories in three sections:
- Features film
- Non feature films
- Best writing on Cinema
- It was announced on every year in April and ceremony in May.
- In 2018 Sri devi and Vinod Khanna were awarded posthumously.
The 66th National award winner list
- Best Film: Hellaro
- Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
- Best Direction: Aditya Dhar (Uri)
- Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal
- Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh
| Best Actress | Keerthy Suresh (Mahanati) |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Padman |
| Best Film on Environment Conversation | Paani (Mararthi) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Badhaai Ho |
| Best Supporting Actor | Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak |
| Best Supporting Actress | Surekha Sikri for Andhadhun |
| Nargis Dutt Award | Ondalla Eradalla (Kannada) |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Naal by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Andhadhun |
| Best Original Screenplay | Chi La Sow |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Bindhumalinif for Nathicharami song “Maayavi Manave” |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for Padmaavat song “Binte Dil” |
| Best Music Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat |
| Best Sound Designer | Uri |
| Best Child Artist | PV Rohit, Sahib Singh, Talha Arshad Reshi and Shrinivas Pokale |
| Best Action | KGF |
| Best Choreography | Kruti Mahesh Midya and Jyoti D Tommar for Padmaavat song “Ghoomar” |
| Best Special Effects | Telugu film Awe, Kannada film KGF |
| Best Makeup Artist | Awe |
| Best Costume Designer | Mahanati |
| Best Production Design | Kammara Sambhavam |
| Best Editing | Nathicharami (Kannada) |
| Best Lyrics | Nathicharami (Kannada Film) |
| Best Dialogue | Tarikh (Bengali) |
| Best Urdu Film | Hamid |
| Best Malayalam Film | Sundani |
| Best Telugu Film | Mahanati |
| Best Tamil Film | Baaram |
| Best Assamese Film | Bulbul Can Sing |
| t Punjabi Film | Harjeeta |
| Best Marathi film | Bhonga |
| Best Garu Film | Mama |
| Best Rajasthani film | Turtle |
| Most Film-Friendly State | Uttarakhand |
| Non-Feature Film Category Awards | |
| Awards | Winners |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs |
| Best Director | Gautam Vaze (Aai Shapat) |
| Special Mention Award | Mahaan Hutatma (director Sagar Puranik) |
| Best Short Film | Kasab |
| Best Film on family values | ‘Chalo Jeete Hain’ |
| Best Cinematography | The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi) |
| Best Location and Sound | The Secret Life of Frogs (Ajay Bedi) |
| Best Audiography | Children Of Soil (Biswadeep Chatterjee) |
| Best Editing | Sunrise (Hemanti Sarkar) |
| Best Music | Jyoti (Kedar Divekar) |
| Best Narration | Madhubani: The Station Of Colour |
| Best Film on Social Issue | Talate Kunji |
| Social Justice | Why Me, Ekant |
| Best Educational Film | Sarlabh Virala |
| Best Environmental Film | The World’s Most Famous Tiger |
| Best Film on Family Values | Chalo Jeetey Hai |
| Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director | Feluda |
| Best Arts and Cultural Film | Bunkar: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers |
| Best Investigation Film | Amoli |
| Best Sports Film | Swimming Through The Darkness |
| Best Promotional Film | Rediscovering Jahannum |
| Best Film on Science and Technology | GD Naidu The Edison of India |
