Vidya Balan, Chillar Party Winners At 59th National Film Awards

Looks like all the raw sex appeal finally paid off! Vidya Balan won the National Award for Best Actress at the 59th National Film Awards for 2011.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One and Hrithik Roshan starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara walked away with the awards for Best Special Effects and Best Choreography respectively. Chillar Party won for Best Children’s Film, Best Child Artist and Best Screenplay; Game won the awards for Best Sound Designer and Best Re-recordist of the final mixed track. Onir’s I Am won for Best Hindi Film and Best Lyrics.

Detailed list of the winners of the 59th National Film Awards:

Best Hindi Film: I Am

Best Feature Film: Deool and Pyaari

Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbona

Best Children’s Film: Chillar Party

Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni, Deool

Best Actress: Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture

Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty, Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai

Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for Senorita (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

National Award: Special jury award for Anjan Dutta

Best Editing: Praveen KL for Aaranyakandam

Best Special Effects: Ra.One

Best Make Up: Vijram Gaekwad for The Dirty Picture and Bal Gandharva

Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture and Neeta Lulla for Bal Gandharva

Best Female Playback Singer: Rupa Ganguly

Best Male Playback Singer: Anand Bhate for Bal Gandharva

Special Mention: Director Shari (Adi Madhyantam-Malayalam) and Mallika for Byari

Best Debut Film by a Director: Aaranyakandam

Best Child Artist: Partho Gupte (Stanley Ka Dabba); Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai, Divij Handa, Shriya Sharma (Chillar Party)