Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday distributed the National Film Awards 2020 to the 32 winners in 27 categories.

The award giving ceremony was 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.

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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.

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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.