56th National Film Awards

56th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2008
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byPratibha Patil
(President of India)
Announced on23 January 2010 (2010-01-23)
Presented on20 March 2010 (2010-03-20)
SiteVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmAntaheen
Best Non-Feature FilmAFSPA 1958
Best BookBollywood Melodies
Best Film Critic • Altaf Mazid
 • R. K. Bidur Singh
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardV. K. Murthy
Most awardsJogwa (5)

The 56th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India to celebrate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 2008.[1]

Three committees were instituted in order to judge the various entries for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections, headed by the National award-winning director, Shaji N. Karun, for feature films and Aruna Raje Patil for non-feature films and Sunil Gangopadhyay for best writing on cinema.[2]

Each chairperson announced the award on 23 January 2010[3] for their respective sections and award ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi with President of India, Pratibha Patil giving away the awards on 20 March 2010.[4][5]

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  3. ^ "56th National Film Awards announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. ^ "President to confer 56th national film awards". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. ^ "130 awardees receive the 56th national film awards from President". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2012.