National Film Awards - 2004
Also Known As- 51st National Film Awards 2004Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 2004 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Sandeep Sawant | Shwaas (Marathi) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Gautam Ghose | Abar Aranye (Bengali) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Rajkumar Hirani | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Vikram | Pithamagan (Tamil) |
| Best Actress | Meera Jasmine | Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam (Malayalam) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pankaj Kapoor | Maqbool (Hindi) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sharmila Tagore | Abar Aranye (Bengali) |
| Best Music Direction | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Kal Ho Naa Ho (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | Suddala Ashok Teja | Tagore (Telugu) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Sonu Nigam | for song 'Kal Ho Na Ho' from film 'Kal Ho Na Ho (Hindi)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Tarali Sarma | for film Akashitorar Kothare (Assamese) |
| Best Art Direction | Indranil Ghosh Sharmishta Roy | Chokher Bali (Bengali) Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (Hindi/Urdu) |
| Best Cinematography | Abhik Mukhopadhyay | Bhalo Theko (Bengali) |
| Best Editing | Aarif Sheikh | Samay (Hindi) |
| Best Choreography | Farah Khan | for song 'Main Idhar Chala' from 'Koi Mil Gaya (Hindi)' |
| Best Screenplay | Gautam Ghose | Abar Aranye (Bengali) |
| Best Special Effects | James Colmer, Lara Denman, Marc Kolbe, Craig A. Mumma | Koi... Mil Gaya (Hindi, English) |
| Best Costume Design | Bibi Ray, Sushanto Pal | Chokher Bali (Bengali) |
| Best Audiography | Anup Mukhopadhyay, Deepon Chatterjee | Bhalo Theko (Bengali) |
| Best Child Artist | Ashwin Chitale Kalidasan | Shwaas (Marathi) Ente Veedu Appoontem (Malayalam) |
| Special Jury Award/Special Mention (Feature Film) |
Manoj Bajpai (Actor) Nedumudi Venu (Actor) | Pinjar (Hindi/Urdu) Margam (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| For languages specified in schedule VIII of the constitution | ||
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Rajat Kapoor | Raghu Romeo |
| Best Regional Film (Marathi) | Gajendra Ahire | Not Only Mrs. Raut |
| Best Regional Film (Bengali) | Rituparno Ghosh | Chokher Bali |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | Aithe |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | S.P. Jhananathan | Iyarkai |
| For languages those are not specified in schedule VIII of the constitution | ||
| Best Feature Film in English | Pamela Rooks | Dance Like A Man |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Rakesh Roshan | Koi Mil Gaya (Hindi) |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | T.V. Chandran | Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Non-Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Anand Patwardhan | War And Peace and Kaya Poochhe Maya Se |
| Best Animated Film | Brad Bird | The Incredibles (English) |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Rajiv Vijaya Raghavan | Margam (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Chandra Prakash Dwivedi | Pinjar (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Director) | Kerala | |
| National Film Awards 2004 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Ramakrishna | Filmi Jagat mein Ardhashakti ka Romanch (Hindi) | |