65th National Film Awards: Sridevi wins Best Actress for 'Mom', 'Newton' Best Film

Nearly two months after her accidental death, actress Sridevi was awarded her first National Film Award for her performance in 'Mom'.

The announcement was made on Friday by by Jury Head Shekhar Kapur and other members of the panel.

Directed by Ravi Udyavar, Mom had Sridevi playing a mother who seeks revenge from those who raped her daughter.

Amit Masurakr's critically acclaimed film Newton- starring Rajkummar Rao- was adjudged Best Hindi Film of 2017. The film also fetched actor Pankaj Tripathi a special mention.

The film narrates the story of an honest election officer who succesfully conducts elections in Naxal area in Chattisgarh.

Young Bengali actor Ridhi Sen was declared the Best Actor for a film called Nagarkirtan.

SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion won adjudged Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Late actor Vinod Khanna, who died in 2017, was given the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Other notable mentions were AR RAhman who won the all the music awards- Best Music for Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai and Best Background Score for Mom.

Divya Dutta was awarded Best Supporting Actress award for Irada while Fahad Fazil got Best Supporting Actor for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Here is the full list of winners:

• Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna
• Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Director: Pampally (Sinjar)
• Best Director: Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)
• Best Actor: Ridhi Sen (Nagarkirtan)
• Best Actress: Sridevi (Mom)
• Best Children's Film: Mhorkya
• Best Film on Environment Conservation: Irada
• Best Film on Social Issues:Aalorukkam
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is Baahubali 2 (Telugu).
• Best Supporting Actor : Fahad Fazil for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
• Best Supporting Actress: Divya Dutta for Irada.
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film for National Integration: Dhappa(Marathi)
• Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas
• Best Child Artist: Anita Das for The Village Rockstar
• Best Screenplay (Original): Thondimuthalum Driksaakshiyum
• Best Screenplay (Adapted): Bhayanakam
• Best Cinematography: Bhayankam
• Best Female Playback Singer: Waang by Sasha Tirupathi (Kaatru Veliyidai)
• Best Sound Design: Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi Film)
• Best Location Sound Recordist: The Village Rockstar
• Best Music Director: AR Rahman (Kaatru Veliyidai)
• Best Song: Kaatru Veliyidai (AR Rahman)
• Best Background Score: AR Rahman (Mom)
• Best Makeup Artist: Ram Rajak
• Best Costume: Govinda Mandal for Nagar Kirtan
• Best Production Design: Take Off (Malayalam) Santosh Raman
• Best Editing: Village Rockstar (Assamese) - Reema Das
• Best VFX: Baahubali 2
• Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan
• Best Lyrics: March 22 (Kannada film) song: Muthuratna
• Best Telegu Film: Ghazi
• Best Gujarati Film: DHH
• Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2
• Best Choreography: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (Gori Tu Latth Maar) by Ganesh Acharya
• Best Tamil Film: To Let
• Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi
• Best Hindi Film: Newton
• Best Kannada Film: Hebbettu Ramakka
• Best Oriya film: Hello Aarsi
• Best Film in Jasari- Sinjar
• Special Mention Awards
• Marathi Film- Morkhya
• Oriya Film- Hello Mirror
• Parvathy, Take Off
• Pankaj Tripathi, Newton
• Best Film On Family Values- Happy Birthday
• Best Direction- Pravash Ch Nivandan, Nagraj Manule
• Best Cinematography- Eye Test, Don
• Best Investigative Film- 1984 When The Sun Did Not Rise
• Best Animation Film- Fish Curry, Maachar Jhol
• Special Jury Award: The Old Man, Monday
• Best Adventure Film: Ladakh Chale Rickshaw Waale.
• Best Critic On Cinema Award goes to Giridhar Jha, Special Mention to Sunil Mishra
• Best Short Film Fiction- Maiyat
• Best Critic On Cinema Award goes to Giridhar Jha, Special Mention to Sunil Mishra
• Best Short Film Fiction- Maiyat
• Non-Feature Films: Best Educational Film The Girls We Were and The Women We Are.