National Film Awards - 1999
Also Known As- 46th National Film Awards 1999Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1999 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Shyam Benegal | Samar (Hindi) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Rajivnath | Janani (Malayalam) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Karan Johar | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Mammooty Ajay Devgan | Dr. Ambedkar (English) Zakhm (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Shabana Azmi | Godmother (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manoj Bajpai | Satya (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Suhasini Mulay | Hu Tu Tu (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Vishal Bharadwaj | Godmother (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | Javed Akhtar | Godmother (Hindi) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Sanjeev Abhyankar | for song 'Suno Re Bhaila' from film 'Godmother (Hindi)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Alka Yagnik | for song 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' from films 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Hindi)' |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar (English) |
| Best Cinematography | Santosh Sivan | Dil Se (Hindi) |
| Best Editing | Renu Saluja | Godmother (Hindi) |
| Best Screenplay | Ashok Mishra | Samar (Hindi) |
| Best Costume Design | S.B. Satheesan | Daya (Malayalam) |
| Best Audiography | H. Sridhar | Dil Se (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | P. Shwetha | Malli (Tamil) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Manju Warrier (Actress) | Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Vinay Shukla | Godmother |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Udayshankar | Kalisundam..Ra |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Parthiban | House Full |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Sreenivasan | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (Malayalam) |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Raja Sen | Athmiyo Swajan (Bengali) |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Santosh Sivan | Malli (Tamil) |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Non-Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sanjay Kak | In the Forest Hangs a Bridge |
| Best Biographical Film | M.R. Rajan | Premji (Malayalam) |
| Best Arts/Cultural Film | Budhdhadeb Dasgupta | A Painter of eloquent Silence:Ganesh Pyne (English) |
| Best Film on Social Issues | R. Madhava Krisshnan | Malli (Tamil) |
| Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare | Joshy Joseph | Sentence of Silence (English) |
| Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film | Vikram K. Kumar | Silent Scream (English) |
| Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film | B.V. Rao | Willing to Sacrifice (English) |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Hansa Thapliyal | Jee Karta Tha (Hindi) |
| Best Animated Film | Arun Gongade | Education Only her Future (English) |
| Best Exploration/Adventure Film | Vivek Mohan | Malana - In Search Of (English) |
| Best Investigative Film | Gautam Sen | Saga of Darkness (Bengali) |
| Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Sankar Rakshit | Kherwal Parab (Santali) |
| Best Non-Feature Film Editing | Reena Mohan In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (English) | |
| Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Ranjan Palit | In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (English) |
| Best Non-Feature Film Audiography | Santheesh P.M. | Kumar Talkies (Hindi) |
| Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction | Biswadeb Dasgupta | A Painter of Eloquent Silence (English) |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Venu | Daya (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Mahesh Bhatt | Zakhm (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Director) | West Bengal, Maharashtra | |
| National Film Awards 1999 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Dr. Kishore Vasvani | Cinema ki Bhasha aur Hindi Samvadon ka Vishleshan (Hindi) | |