49th National Film Awards
| 49th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2001 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Announced on | 26 July 2002 |
| Presented on | 23 February 2003 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Dweepa |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sonal |
| Most awards | Lagaan (8) |
The 49th 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 2001. Awards were announced by the committee headed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, K. K. Kapil and Bharat Gopy for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 26 July 2002; whereas award ceremony took place on 23 February 2003 and awards were given away by then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
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 49th National Film Awards, a Kannada film, Dweepa won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas a Hindi film, Lagaan won the maximum number of awards (8). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by K. S. Sethumadhavan was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Following were the awards given:
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
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