55th National Film Awards

55th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2007
Awarded byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented byPratibha Patil
(President of India)
Announced on7 September 2009 (2009-09-07)
Presented on21 October 2009 (2009-10-21)
SiteVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Official websitedff.nic.in
Highlights
Best Feature FilmKanchivaram
Best Non-Feature FilmHope Dies Last In War
Best BookFrom Raj to Swaraj: The Non-fiction Film In India
Best Film CriticV. K. Joseph
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardManna Dey
Most awards • Gandhi, My Father
 • Taare Zameen Par (3)

The 55th 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 2007.[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, Sai Paranjpye, for feature films and Ashoke Viswanathan along with Namita Gokhale for non-feature films and best writing on cinema sections, respectively.[2]

Each chairperson announced the award on 7 September 2009[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 21 October 2009.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "55th National Film Awards (PIB)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "55th National Film Awards for 2007 announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. ^ "President to give away 55th national film awards". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. ^ "President confers 55th National Film Awards". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2012.