The Juries for Feature Film, Non-Feature Film and for Best Writing on Cinema presented their report to the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Saturday. As per recommendations of the Jury, Bengali film ‘Antaheen’ by director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was chosen as the Best Film while Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of best Director for his film ‘Naan Kadavul’. ‘Antaheen’, starring Sharmila Tagore, Rahul Bose, Aparna Sen and Radhika Apte, is a relationship drama. Priyanka Chopra bagged the best actress award for film ‘Fashion’. Kangana Ranaut is selected for best supporting actress also for ‘Fashion’ while Arjun Rampal was adjudged best supporting actor for his role in ‘Rock On’.

The Best Actor Award goes to Upendra Limaye for his performance in Marathi feature film Jogva. Hariharan gets the Best Male Playback Singer Award and Shreya Ghoshal, the Best Female Playback Singer for Antaheen and Jogva also. The Marathi film was also chosen in Best Film on Social Issues category as also for the Best Music Direction award. Hindi film ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ by Dibakar Banerjee was adjudged as the Best Popular Film.  Malayalam film ‘Bioscope’ won the Best Jury Award while the trophy for Best Child Actor (rpt) Best Child Actor went to Shams Patel for Hindi film ‘Thanks Maa’.

The Special Jury Mention was given to Ujjal Chakraborty for his book The Director’s Mind. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil shall confer the Awards on the winners in March 2010. So here is the list of winners for 56th National Film Awards for 2008

1) Best Film – Antaheen (Bengali)
2) Best Actor – Upendra Limaye for Jogwa (Marathi)
3) Best Actress – Priyanka Chopra for Fashion (Hindi)
4) Best Supporting Actor – Arjun Rampal for Rock On!! (Hindi)
5) Best Supporting Actress – Kangana Ranaut for Fashion (Hindi)
6) Best Direction – Bala for Naan Kadavul (Tamil)
7) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
8) Best Children’s Film – Gubbachigalu (Kannada)
9) Best Child Artist – Shams Patel
10) Best Music Direction – Ajay Atul
11) Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) – Bioscope
12) Best Male Playback Singer – Hariharan for Jogwa (Marathi)
13) Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal for Antaheen (Bengali)

Eight Films were selected for the ‘Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the constitution’ category

Best Assamese Film – Mon Jai;
Best Bengali Film – Shob Charitro Kalponik;
Best Hindi Film – Rock On;
Best Kannada Film- Vimukthi;
Best Malayalam Film Thirakkada;
Best Marathi Film Harishcnadrachi Factory
Best Tamil Film Veranam Airam;
Best Telugu Film – 1940 Lookagramam.