37th National Film Awards
| 37th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1989 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (R. Venkataraman) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | 1990 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Bagh Bahadur |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Aar Koto Din |
| Most awards | Mathilukal and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (4) |
The 37th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1989. Ceremony took place in 1990 and awards were given by then President of India, R. Venkataraman.
Starting with 37th National Film Awards, new award in feature films section was introduced for Environment Conservation/Preservation as National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) for producer and director of the film. Another new award was introduced for National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director, but not given for 37th National Film Awards.
Also, National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema has been promoted to Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) Award.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 37th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Bagh Bahadur won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas two Malayalam films, Mathilukal and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:
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