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The much-awaited winners’ list of the 64th National Film Awards was announced on Friday morning. Sonam Kapoor -starrer ‘ Neerja ’, which was directed by Ram Madhvani, was declared as the Best Hindi Feature Film. Akshay Kumar bagged the Best Actor award for his act in ‘ Rustom ’ while Ajay Devgn -directed ‘Shivaay’ won the award for Best VFX. Sonam Kapoor also got a Special Mention for her performance in ‘Neerja’.Over 300 films vied for the honours this year. The process to choose the best from Indian cinema began in mid-March. Filmmaker Priyadarshan was the chairperson of the jury in feature films category, while nationally acclaimed cinematographer and writer Raju Misra was the chairperson in non-feature category.Best Actor - Akshay Kumar (Rustom)Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)Best Director - Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator)Best Film on Social Issues - 'Pink'Best Supporting Actor - Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya)Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim (Dangal)Best Debut Film of a Director - Deep Chaudari (Alifa)Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - 'Sathamanam Bhavathi'Best Stunt Choreography - Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)Best Children's Film - 'Dhanak' (Hindi)Best Child Artist - Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)Best Male Playback Singer - Sundara Iyer (Joker)Best Female Playback Singer - Iman Chakraborty (Praktan)Best Screenplay (original) - Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaaram)Best Screenplay (adapted) - Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya)Best Editing - Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator)Best Special Effect Award: 'Shivaay'Sound Designer - Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookkunna Neram)Best Production Design - 24Best Costume Designer - Sachin (Cycle)Best Environmental film including agriculture - The Tiger Who Crossed The LineBest Make-up Artist - MK RamakrishnaBest Music Direction - Babu Padmanabha (Allama)Kadvi Hawa (Hindi)Mukthi Bhavan (Hindi)Majirathi Keki (Assamese)Neerja - Sonam KapoorSpecial Jury Award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolMadipur (Tulu)Joker (Tamil)Wrong Side Raju (Gujarati)Pelli Choopulu (Telugu)Dashakriya (Marathi)Bisarjan (Bengali)Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam)K Sera Sera (Konkani)Reservation (Kannada)Neerja (Hindi)