Actress Vidya Balan was adjudged as the best film actress for her phenomenal performance in the film “Dirty Picture”. Her awesome role as Silk Smith, the late South Indian film actress, fetched the national award in the best actress category.

Girish kulkarni bagged the best actor award for acting in Deool.

ShahrukhKhan’s “RA One” walked away with the honors in the special effects category.

The award for the best feature film is shared by the Marathi film “Deool” and the Kannada film “Byari”.

“Vaagai Sooda Vaa”was adjudged as the best Tamil film.

Actor Appukutty was named as the best supporting actor for acting in the film “Azhagar Samiyin Kudhirai”

Some of the other receipients of the 59th National awards, 2012 are

Special Jury Award : Anjan Dutta

Best Film Critic : Manoj P Pujari

Best Music Direction : Neel Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona

Best Lyrics award: Amitabh Bhattacharya for “I AM”

Best Book Award : Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Balaji Vittal for the label (R.D. Burman The Man, The Music)

Best Playback Singer( MALE) : Anand Bhate for “Bal Gandharva”

Best Playback Singer( FEMALE) : Rupa Ganguly

Best Editing: Praveen KL for Tamil film “Aaranya Kaandam”.

Best Background Score: Mayookh Bhaumik for the Bengali film “Laptop”.

Best Choreography: Bosco & Ceaser for Zindagi Naa Milegi Doobara.

Best Costume : Niharika Khan (The Dirty Picture – Hindi) & Neeta Lulla (Bal Gandharva – Marathi).

Best Hindi Film : For “I AM “directed by Onir

Best Tamil Film : For Vaagai Sooda Va

Best Bengali Film :For “Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na” directed by Anjan Dutta


Best Marathi Film :For “Shala”

Best Kannada Film : For Kurmavatara

Best Punjabi Film : For Anhe Ghorey Da Daan

Best Manipuri Film : For Phijigee Mani

Best Dogri Film : Dille Ch Vasya Koi

Best Non Feature Film : For “And We Play On”

Best Debut Film of a Director: For Manipuri film “The Silent Poet”

Best Film On Family Values : For the English film “Red Building Where the Sun Sets”

Best Film on Social Issues : Shared by “Mindscapes…of Love and Longing”, “Football” & “Inshallah”.

Best Adapted Screenplay Writer : for Avinash Deshpande

Best Dialogue : for Girish Kulkarni

Best Screenplay: Nitish Tiwari and Vikas Behl for “Chillar Party”


Best Child Artist : Partho Gupte (Stanley ka Dabba) & the Chillar Party Group

Best Children’s Film : for Chillar Party

Indira Gandhi Award for Debut Film Director : for Thiagarajan Kumararaja (Aaranya Kaandam)