National Film Awards - 1998
Also Known As- 45th National Film Awards 1998Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1998 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Girish Kasaravalli | Thaayi Saheba (Kannada) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Jayaraaj | Kaliyattam (Malayalam) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Yash Chopra | Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Suresh Gopi Balachandra Menon | Kaliyattam (Malayalam) Samaantharangal (Malayalam) |
| Best Actress | Indrani Haldar & Rituparna Sengupta | Dahan (Bengali) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Prakash Raj | Iruvar (Tamil) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Karisma Kapoor | Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Keeravani M.M. | Annamayya (Telugu) |
| Best Lyrics | Javed Akhtar | Border (Hindi) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Hariharan | for song 'Mere Dushman' from film 'Border (Hindi)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | K. S. Chithra | for song 'Payalein Chun Mun' from film 'Virasat (Hindi)' |
| Best Art Direction | Ramesh Desai | Thaayi Saheba (Kannada) |
| Best Cinematography | Santosh Sivan | Iruvar (Tamil) |
| Best Editing | A. Sreekar Prasad | The Terrorist (Tamil) |
| Best Choreography | Shiamak Davar | for song 'Le Gayi' from film 'Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi)' |
| Best Screenplay | Rituparno Ghosh | Dahan (Bengali) |
| Best Special Effects | Venky | Jeans (Tamil) |
| Best Costume Design | Vaishali Kasaravalli | Thaayi Saheba (Kannada) |
| Best Audiography | Janakikutty Sampath | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (Malayalam) |
| Best Child Artist | Dhan Raj | Dhanna (Hindi) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Jayamala (Actress) Akkineni Nagarjuna (Actor) Jomol (Actress) | Thai Saheb (Kannada) Annamayya (Telugu) Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Govind Nihalani | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa |
| Best Regional Film (Assamese) | Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia | Itihas |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Karunakaran | Toli Prema |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Santosh Sivan | The Terrorist |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Deepak Roy | Dhanna (Hindi) |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | S. Balachandra Menon | Samantharangal (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| A. K. Lohitha Das | Bhoothakkannadi (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| J.P. Dutta | Border (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| B.R. Chopra (Director, Producer) | Punjab | |
| National Film Awards 1998 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Savith Bhakhir & Adithya Aswathi Anil Jhankar | Hindi Cinema aur Delhi (English) Cinemachi Goshta (Marathi) | |