Who got the first National Film Award?
Shyamchi Aai, a Marathi film received an honour to be the first Indian film to receive President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film, which now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
Award | Best Actor | Best Supporting Actor |
Winner | Suriya (left) and Ajay Devgn (right) | Biju Menon |
Work | Soorarai Pottru and Tanhaji | Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
Award | Best Supporting Actress | Best Female Playback Singer |
Winner | Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli | Nanjiyamma |
About National Film Awards
Established in 1954, the National Film Awards is one of the most prestigious and much looked-forward-to events in the country. The Hon'ble President of India presents the awards culminating in showcasing of award-winning films for the public.
The first official Best Picture winner was Wings, directed by William Wellman. The most expensive movie of its time, with a budget of $2 million, the movie told the story of two World War I pilots who fall for the same woman.
The 1st National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema censored in the year 1953. Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 10 October 1954 and awards were given by then President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad.
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National Award Best Actor: 1968 – 2016.
Year | Actor | Movie |
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2013 | Rajkummar Rao | Shahid |
2015 | Amitabh Bachchan | Piku |
2016 | Akshay Kumar | Rustom |
Nanjiyamma sang the song from the award-winning film 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' after she was conferred with the award by President Draupadi Murmu.
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- Bharat Ratna.
- Padma Vibhushan.
- Padma Bhushan.
- Padma Shri.
- Param Vir Chakra.
Bhanu Athaiya got the first Oscar award in India.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) gives out Oscars every year.
Who won first Oscar award in world?
For the first and only time, the Academy gave awards for both dramatic direction (Frank Borzage for 7th Heaven) and comedy direction (Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights).
The first motion picture ever shot was Roundhay Garden Scene shot in 1888. Louis Le Prince and dazzles with eye with a remarkable display of 4 people walking in a garden created this 2.11 second cinematic masterpiece.

Nora Aunor, who is Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in real life, was hailed as National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts.
Simply put, a "nation's cinema" can be attributed to the country that provided the financing for the film, the language spoken in the film, the nationalities or dress of the characters, and the setting, music, or cultural elements present in the film.
December, 1983 MTV debuted Michael Jackson's 14-minute “Thriller” film and music video, the first to combine the world of filmmaking and music.
- Denzel Washington. ...
- Tom Hanks. ...
- Marilyn Monroe. ...
- Robert De Niro. ...
- Bette Davis. ...
- Natalie Portman. ...
- Heath Ledger. ...
- Katharine Hepburn.
Amitabh Bachchan (4 times): The millennium actors and the angry young man of the industry have been influencing the industry since the start. He has won four National Film Awards as Best Actor for his performance in Agneepath, Black, Paa, and Piku...
As of 2022, Katharine Hepburn maintained her lead as the actor with the most Oscar wins of all time.
Suriya's superhit Tamil film 'Soorarai Pottru' also received the Best Feature Film award and the Best Actress award was taken by Aparna Murali. 'Soorarai Pottru' was the big winner of this year's National Awards.
The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with eight wins for three languages (Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi), followed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who won six times for four languages;Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil. Udit Narayan and Shankar Mahadevan follow next, winning three awards each.
Who is the best singer in the world?
Rank | Singer | Genre |
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1 | Michael Jackson | Pop, Soul, Funk, R&B, Rock, Disco, & Dance |
2 | Stevie Wonder | Soul, Pop, R&B, Funk, & Jazz |
3 | Marvin Gaye | Soul, R&B, Funk, Pop, & Jazz |
4 | Freddie Mercury | Hard Rock, Music Hall, Glitter, & Prog Rock |
The winners for the 68th National Awards were announced in a press conference in July. Tamil feature Soorarai Pottru was named the best film of the year.
Academy Awards, popularly known as "Oscar" — the award of the American Academy of cinema — is the most famous and prestigious award in filmmaking industry, both domestic and international. The first award ceremony "Oscar" was held in 1929.
As of the 94th Academy Awards (2021), a total of 43 films have been nominated in all five of these award categories. Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Brennan became the first to receive three or more Academy Awards (winning the third for a 1940 film), followed by Hepburn (1968), Bergman (1974), Nicholson (1997), Streep (2011), Day-Lewis (2012), and, most recently, McDormand (2020).
A three-time Oscar winner, Meryl Streep is the most nominated performer in the acting categories, with 21 nominations between 1979 and 2018.
Screen legend Katharine Hepburn fashioned herself into a cultural icon by sheer will and a shrewd business sense. She won the first of her record four Best Actress Oscars in 1933 for Morning Glory and made several popular films in the mid-1930s.
1. Shabana Azmi (5 times): The actress who changed the curve of acting in the industry has won this prestigious award the most number times.
1. The Nobel Prize. This prestigious trophy is named for Alfred Nobel, who created dynamite.
Ranveer Singh, an actor, got the Best Actor Award for his work in “83,” and Kriti Sanon, an actress, won the Best Actress Award for “Mimi.” The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to filmmakers in India.
Who is the best actor in 2022?
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh won the Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male) award for his cricket drama '83' at the 67th Filmfare Awards in Mumbai, while Kriti Sanon bagged the Best Actor in a Lead Role (female) award for 'Mimi'.