55th National Film Awards
| 55th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2007 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (Pratibha Patil) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Announced on | 7 September 2009 |
| Presented on | 21 October 2009 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Kanchivaram |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Hope Dies Last In War |
| Most awards | Gandhi, My Father (3) |
The 55th 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 2007.
Three different committees were instituted in order to judge the various entries for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections; headed by National award winner director, Sai Paranjpye, for feature films and Ashoke Viswanathan along with Namita Gokhale for non-feature films and best writing on cinema sections, respectively.
Each chairperson announced the award on 7 September 2009 for their respective sections and award ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi with President of India, Pratibha Patil giving away the awards on 21 October 2009.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Lifetime achievement award is given to the prominent personality from the Indian film industry for the significant contributions given.
A committee consisting four eminent personalities from Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the lifetime achievement award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Following were the jury members:
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 55th National Film Awards, a Tamil film, Kanchivaram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas a Hindi film, Gandhi, My Father won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by Sai Paranjpye was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
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