56th National Film Awards
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.
| 56th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2008 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Pratibha Patil (President of India) |
| Announced on | 23 January 2010 |
| Presented on | 20 March 2010 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Antaheen |
| Best Non-Feature Film | AFSPA 1958 |
| Best Book | Bollywood Melodies |
| Best Film Critic | • Altaf Mazid • R. K. Bidur Singh |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | V. K. Murthy |
| Most awards | Jogwa (5) |
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.
Each chairperson announced the award on 23 January 2010 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.