National Film Awards - 1986
Also Known As- 33rd National Film Awards 1986Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1986 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Govindan Aravindan | Chidambaram (Malayalam) |
| Best Children's Film | P. S. Prakash | Aazadi Ki Ore (Hindi) |
| Best Direction | Shyam Benegal | Trikaal (Hindi) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | No Award | - |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Shashi Kapoor | New Delhi Times (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Suhasini | Sindhu Bhairavi (Tamil) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Deepankar De | Paroma (Bengali) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Vijaya Mehta | Rao Saheb (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Ilayaraaja | Sindhu Bhairavi (Tamil) |
| Best Lyrics | Vairamuthu | Muthal Mariyathai (Tamil) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | P. Jayachandran | for song 'Sivasankara Sarva Saranya Vibho' from film 'Srinarayana Guru (Malayalam)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | K. S. Chithra | for song 'Padariyen' from film 'Sindhu Bhairavi (Tamil)' |
| Best Art Direction | Sham Bhutker | Rao Saheb (Hindi) |
| Best Cinematography | Subrata Mitra | New Delhi Times (Hindi) |
| Best Editing | Babu Sheikh | Hum Naujawan (Hindi) |
| Best Screenplay | Bhabendranath Nath Saikia | Agni Snaan (Assamese) |
| Best Costume Design | Saba Zaidi | Trikaal (Hindi) |
| Best Audiography | Hitendra Ghosh | Ek Pal (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Puneet | Bettada Hoovu (Kannada) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Sudha Chandran (Actress) | Mayuri (Telugu) |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | Swathi Muthyam |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Bharathiraja | Muthal Mariyathai |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Non-Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Rajan Khosa | Wisdom Tree (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Romesh Sharma | New Delhi Times (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| P.A. Backer | Sree Narayana Guru (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| B. Nagi Reddy (Producer) | Andhra Pradesh | |
| National Film Awards 1986 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Arun Khopkar | Gurudutt Teen Anki Shonkat Iki (Marathi) | |