National Film Awards - 1996
Also Known As- 43rd National Film Awards 1996Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1996 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kathapurushan (Malayalam (India/Japan)) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Naseem (Hindi) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Aditya Chopra | Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Rajit Kapur | The Making of the Mahatma (English) |
| Best Actress | Seema Biswas | Bandit Queen (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mithun Chakraborty | Swami Vivekananda (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aranmula Ponnamma | Kathapurushan (Malayalam) |
| Best Music Direction | Hamsalekha | Sangeetha Sagara Gaanayogi Panchakshara Gavai (Kannada) |
| Best Lyrics | Amit Khanna | Bhairavi (Hindi) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | for song 'Umandu Ghumandu Ghana Gar Je Badara' from film 'Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai (Kannada)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Anjali Marathe | for song 'Bhui Bhegali Khola' from film 'Doghi (Marathi)' |
| Best Art Direction | 'Sabu Cyril | Sazaa-e-Kaalapaani (Malayalam) |
| Best Cinematography | Santosh Sivan | Kaala Pani (Malayalam) |
| Best Editing | Suresh Urs | Bombay (Tamil) |
| Best Screenplay | Saeed Akhtar Mirza & Ashok Mishra | Naseem (Hindi) |
| Best Costume Design | Dolly Ahluwalia | Bandit Queen (Hindi) |
| Best Audiography | Deepan Chatterji | Sazaa-e-Kaalapaani (Malayalam) |
| Best Child Artist | Vishwas | Kraurya (Kannada) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Benaf Dadachandji (Child Actor) & Rohini (Actress) | Halo (Hindi) & Stri (Telugu) Resp. |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Shekhar Kapur | Bandit Queen |
| Best Regional Film (Assamese) | Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia | Itihas |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Krishna vamsi | Ninne Pelladatha |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Bharathiraja | Anthimanthaarai |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukhthanker | Doghi (Marathi) |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | P. Chandra Kumar | Mini (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Non-Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Rafey Mehmood | Tarana (English/Hindi) |
| Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction | Shubha Mudgal | Amrit Beej (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Malaya Bhattacharya | Kahini (Bengali) | |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Mani Ratnam | Bombay (Tamil) | |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Sivaji Ganesan (Actor) | Tamil Nadu | |
| National Film Awards 1996 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Sanjit Narwekar | Marathi Cinema - In Retrospect (English) | |