Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed the National Film Awards-2020 to the 32 winners in 27 categories on Wednesday March 23 at a gala ceremony held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud handed over the awards to the winners, on behalf of the prime minister, who joined the programme through video link from her official residence Ganobhaban.
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Ministry Hasanul Huq Inu and Information and Broadcasting Secretary Md. Mokbul Hossain were also present at the programme.
Anwara Begum and Raisul Islam Asad jointly got the lifetime achievement award.
The film ‘Gor’ and Bishwasundari jointly bagged best film award. Government-financed short film, ‘Aarong’, won best award in this category.
Bangabandhur Rajnaitik Jiban o Bangladesh-er Abhyudoy was named the best documentary film award.
Gazi Rakayet won the best director award for ‘Gor’.
His film ‘Gor’ was named for awards in ten categories and Chayanika Chowdhury-directed film ‘Bishwasundari’ for awards in eight categories.
Siam Ahmed has been named the best actor award in the principal in ‘Bishwasundari’ and the best supporting actor award went to Fazlur Rahman Babu in the same film.
Deepanwita Martin bagged the best actress award for the principal in ‘Gor’. The best supporting actress award went to Aparna Ghosh for ‘Gondi’.
Misha Sawdagor was awarded the best villain award for ‘Bir’.
The best child actor award went to Mugdhota Morshed for Gondi and Mohammad Shahadat Hasan Badhon won the special award in the child actor category for ‘Aarong’.
Belal Khan won the best music director award for ‘Hridoy Jurey’.
Mohammad Sahidur Rahman won the best dance director award posthumously for ‘Bishwasundari’.
Mohammad Mahmudul Haque Imran won the best male singer award for the song “Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re” in the film ‘Bishwasundari’.
The best female singer award jointly went to Dilshad Nahar Kona for the song “Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re” in the film ‘Bishwasundari' and Somnur Monir Konal for her song “Bhalobasar Manush Tumi” in the film ‘Bir’.
The best lyricist award went to Kabir Bakul for his song “Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re” in the film ‘Bishwasundari’.
Mohammad Mahmudul Haque Imran won the best music composer award for the song Tui Ki Amar Hobi Re in the film ‘Bishwasundari’.
The best story writer award went to Gazi Rakayet for ‘Gor’. The best screenplay award went to Gazi Rakayet for ‘Gor’. The best dialogue award went to Fakhrul Arefeen Khan for Gondi.
The best editor award went to Mohammad Shariful Islam for ‘Gor’.
The best art director award was won by Uttam Kumar Guha for ‘Gor’.
The best cinematographer award jointly was bagged by Pankaj Palit and Mohammad Mahbub Ullah for ‘Gor’. The best sound director award went to Kazi Selim Ahmed for ‘Gor’. The best costume designer award went to Enamtara Begum for ‘Gor’. The best makeup artiste award winner was Mohammad Ali Bakul for ‘Gor’.