| 54th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2006 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Pratibha Patil (President of India) |
| Announced on | 10 June 2008 |
| Presented on | 2 September 2008 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Pulijanmam |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Bishar Blues |
| Best Book | Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb |
| Best Film Critic | • G. P. Ramachandran • Rafique A. R. Baghdadi |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Tapan Sinha |
| Most awards | • Antarnad • Lage Raho Munna Bhai • Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (4) |
The 54th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 2006.[1]
Three different committees were instituted in order to judge the various entries for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections; headed by National award winner director, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, for feature films and K. Bikram Singh along with Madhu Jain for Non-feature films and best writing on cinema sections, respectively.
Each chairperson announced the award on 10 June 2008 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 2 September 2008.[2][3]