62nd National Film Awards
The 62nd National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2014 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 24 March 2015 and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2015.
Selection process
The Directorate of Film Festivals invited nominations for the awards by late December 2014 and the acceptable last date for entries was until 20 January 2015. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2014, and 31 December 2014, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2014, and 31 December 2014, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. Following were the jury members:- Jury Members
| Name of Award | Awardee | Awarded As | Awards |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Shashi Kapoor | Actor, film-maker | Swarna Kamal, and a Shawl |
Feature films
Hindi film Haider won the maximum number of awards.Jury
For the Feature Film section, six committees were formed based on the different geographic regions in India. The two-tier evaluation process included a central committee and five regional committees. The central committee, headed by P. Bharathiraja, included the heads of each regional committee and five other jury members. At regional level, each committee consisted of one chief and four members. The chief and one non-chief member of each regional committee were selected from outside that geographic region.Central Jury
Northern Region:
Eastern Region:
Western Region:
Southern Region I:
Southern Region II:
All India Award
Following will be the awards given:Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award ', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film | Court | Marathi | Producer: Vivek Gomber Director: Chaitanya Tamhane | 250,000/- Each |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Asha Jaoar Majhe | Bengali | Producer: For Films Director: Aditya Vikram Sengupta | 1,25,000/- Each |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Mary Kom | Hindi | Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Director: Omung Kumar | 200,000/- Each |
| Best Children's Film | Kaaka Muttai | Tamil | Producer: Grass Root Film Company Director: M. Manikandan | 150,000/- Each |
| Best Children's Film | Elizabeth Ekadashi | Marathi | Producer: Essel Vision Productions Director: Paresh Mokashi | 150,000/- Each |
| Best Direction | Chotushkone | Bengali | Srijit Mukherji | 250,000/- |
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award ', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Chotoder Chobi | Bengali | Producer: Shree Venkatesh Films Director: Kaushik Ganguly | 150,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Environment / Conservation / Preservation | Ottaal | Malayalam | Producer: Director Cutz Film Company Pvt Ltd Director: Jayaraj | 150,000/- Each |
| Best Actor | Naanu Avanalla...Avalu | Kannada | Sanchari Vijay | 50,000/- |
| Best Actress | Queen | Hindi | Kangana Ranaut | 50,000/- |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jigarthanda | Tamil | Bobby Simha | 50,000/- |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pagdi The Honour | Haryanvi | Baljinder Kaur | 50,000/- |
| Best Child Artist | Kaaka Muttai | Tamil | J. Vignesh Ramesh | 50,000/- |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Haider | Hindi | Sukhwinder Singh | 50,000/- |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Saivam | Tamil | Uthara Unnikrishnan | 50,000/- |
| Best Cinematography | Chotushkone | Bengali | Sudeep Chatterjee | 50,000/- |
| Best Screenplay Screenplay Writer | Chotushkone | Bengali | Srijit Mukherji | 50,000/- |
| Best Screenplay Screenplay Writer | Ottaal | Malayalam | Joshy Mangalath | 50,000/- |
| Best Screenplay Dialogues | Haider | Hindi | Vishal Bhardwaj | 50,000/- |
| Best Audiography Location Sound Recordist | Khwada | Marathi | Mahavir Sabannavar | 50,000/- |
| Best Audiography Sound designer | Asha Jaoar Majhe | Bengali | Anish John | 50,000/- |
| Best Audiography Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track | Nirbashito | Bengali | Anirban Sengupta Dipankar Chaki | 50,000/- |
| Best Editing | Jigarthanda | Tamil | Vivek Harshan | 50,000/- |
| Best Production Design | Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Konkani | Aparna Raina | 50,000/- |
| Best Costume Design | Haider | Hindi | Dolly Ahluwalia | 50,000/- |
| Best Make-up Artist | Naanu Avanalla...Avalu | Kannada | Nagaraju Raju | 50,000/- |
| Best Music Direction Songs | Haider | Hindi | Vishal Bhardwaj | 50,000/- |
| Best Music Direction Background Score | 1983 | Malayalam | Gopi Sundar | 50,000/- |
| Best Lyrics | Saivam | Tamil | Na. Muthukumar | 50,000/- |
| Best Choreography | Haider | Hindi | Sudesh Adhana | 50,000/- |
| Special Jury Award | Khwada | Marathi | Bhaurao Karhade | 1,25,000/- |
| Special Mention | Ain | Malayalam | Musthafa | Certificate only |
| Special Mention | Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Konkani | Palomi Ghosh | Certificate only |
| Special Mention | Killa Bhoothnath Returns | Marathi Hindi | Parth Bhalerao | Certificate only |
Regional Awards
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Non-Feature Films
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.Jury
A committee of seven, headed by Kamal Swaroop, was appointed to evaluate the Non-Feature Films entries. The jury members were:Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award ', a certificate and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Tender is the Sight | English | Producer: Films Division Director: Torsha Banerjee | 100,000/- Each |
| Best Non-Feature Film Direction | Aaranyak | Marathi English | Renu Savant | 150,000/- |
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat KamalAll the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award ' and cash prize.
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best First Non-Feature Film | Goonga Pehelwan | Producer: Drishti Media Director: Mit Jani, Prateek Gupta and Vivek Chaudhary | 75,000/- Each | |
| Best Anthropological / Ethnographic Film | Qissa–e–Parsi : The Parsi Story | Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director: Divya Cowasji & Shilpi Gulati | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction Film | Aamaar Katha : Story of Binodini | Producer: Films Division Director: Tuhinabha Majumdar | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Kapila | Producer: Films Division Director: Sanju Surendran | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Promotional Film | Documentation of Clay Image Makers of Kumartuli | Producer: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Director: Ranajit Ray Assistant Director Goutam Sharma | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Environment Film Including Agriculture | I Cannot Give You My Forest | Producer: Top Quark Films Pvt. Ltd. Director: Nandan Saxena & Kavita Bahl | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Can't Take This Shit Anymore | Producer: Bhagirathi Films Director: Vinod Kapri | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Daughters of Mother India | Producer: Vibha Bakshi Director: Vibha Bakshi | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film | Komal | Producer: Climb Media India Pvt. Ltd. Director: Prashant Shikare | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film | Behind the Glass Wall | Producer: Gaahimedia Director: Aruna Raje Patil | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Exploration / Adventure Film | Life Force – India's Western Ghats | Producer: Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd. Director: Nallamuthu Subbiah | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Investigative Film | Phum Shang | Manipuri | Producer: Films Division Director: Haobam Paban Kumar | 50,000/- Each |
| Best Animation Film | Sound of Joy | Producer: Aura Cinematics Director: Sukankan Roy Animator: Rishi Sahany | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Mitraa | Marathi | Producer: Athaansh Communications Director: Ravi Jadhav | 50,000/- Each |
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Towards the Silver Lining | Producer: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Director: Bhabani Tamuli | 50,000/- Each | |
| Best Cinematography | Aamaar Katha: Story of Binodini | Indraneel Lahiri | 50,000/- | |
| Best Audiography | Tender is the Sight | Anindit Roy Ateesh Chattopadhyay Ayan Bhattacharya | 50,000/- | |
| Best Editing | Tigress Blood | Andi Campbell Waite | 50,000/- | |
| Best Narration / Voice Over | Nitya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham | Ambooty, Devi S. | ||
| Special Jury Award | A Poet, A City & A Footballer | Producer: Films Division Director: Joshy Joseph | ||
| Special Mention | Gunjaa | Mrinal Dev | Certificate only | |
| Special Mention | Seek and Hide | Manoj Kumar Nitharwal | Certificate only | |
| Special Mention | 5 O'Clock Accident | Ruchir Arun | Certificate only |
Best Writing on Cinema
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.Jury
A committee of three, headed by Madhan, was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema. The jury members were as follows:Golden Lotus Award
All the winners were awarded with Swarna Kamal, cash prize and a certificate.| Name of Award | Name of Book | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Book on Cinema | Silent Cinema | English | Author: Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao Publisher:EMESCO BOOKS |
| Name of Award | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Film Critic | Tanul Thakur |
Special Mention
All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.| Name of Award | Name of Book | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| Best Book on Cinema | Pride of Tamil Cinema | English | G. Dhananjayan | Certificate Only |