| 57th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 57th National Film Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2009 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Pratibha Patil (President of India) |
| Announced on | 15 September 2010 |
| Presented on | 22 October 2010 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Kutty Srank |
| Best Non-Feature Film | The Postman and Bilal |
| Best Book | Cinemaa Yaana |
| Best Film Critic | C. S. Venkiteswaran |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | D. Ramanaidu |
| Most awards | Kutty Srank (5) |
The 57th 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 2009.[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, Ramesh Sippy, for feature films and Mike Pandey along with Samik Bandyopadhyay for non-feature films and best writing on cinema sections, respectively. Another committee of five members was also constituted for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Each chairperson for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections announced the award on 15 September 2010[2] 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 22 October 2010.[3]
Dadasaheb Phalke award for D. Ramanaidu was announced prior to the announcement of 57th National Film Awards on 9 September 2010.[4]
With 57th National Film Awards, for feature film section, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Best Audiography and Best Music Direction have been split into multiple awards to felicitate different aspect of the techniques. Best Screenplay would now cover Original and Adapted Screenplay along with Dialogues. National Film Award for Best Audiography have been sub-categorized into Location sound recordist, Sound designer and Re-recordist of the final mixed track; whereas Best Music Direction will be given for Songs and Background score, separately. All the awardee will be awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
- ^ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "57th National Film Awards announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "President confers the National Film Awards to eminent artists". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Veteran film producer Dr. D. Ramanaidu to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2009". Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.