Official website dff.nic.in Date February 2000 | Best Feature Film Samar Other ceremonies 1998, 2000 | |
Awarded for Best of Indian cinema in 1998 Awarded by President of India
(K. R. Narayanan) Presented on February 2000 (2000-02) Best Non-Feature Film In The Forest Hangs a Bridge Presented by Directorate of Film Festivals |
The 46th 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 1998. Ceremony took place in February 2000 and awards were given by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan.
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Awards
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Feature Films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 46th National Film Awards, a Hindi film, Samar won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas another Hindi film, Godmother won the maximum number of awards (6). Following were the awards given in each category:
Juries
A committee headed by D. V. S. Raju was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
All India Award
Following were the awards given:
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
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.
Juries
A committee headed by Shaji N. Karun was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Silver Lotus Award
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
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.
Juries
A committee headed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:
Golden Lotus Award
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.
Special Mention
All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.
Awards not given
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: