51st National Film Awards
| 51st National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2003 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Announced on | 14 August 2004 |
| Presented on | 3 February 2005 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Shwaas |
| Best Non-Feature Film | War and Peace and Kaya Poochhe Maya Se |
| Most awards | Bhalo Theko, Chokher Bali, Kaya Poochhe Maya Se and Koi... Mil Gaya (3) |
The 51st 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 2003.
Awards were announced by the committee headed by Basu Chatterjee, Bhim Sen and K. N. T. Sastry for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema, respectively, on 14 August 2004; whereas award ceremony took place on 3 February 2005 and awards were given away by then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
With 51st National Film Awards, new category for Non-feature Film for Best Narration / Voice Over was introduced and awarded with 'Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)'.
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 51st National Film Awards, a Marathi film, Shwaas won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas two Bengali films, Bhalo Theko and Chokher Bali, along with a Hindi film, Koi... Mil Gaya won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by Basu Chatterjee was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
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