Of the 300+ films submitted for the consideration of the 68th National film awards, only 290+ were eligible in the feature film category and 66 movies made it to the final race. Below is the list of the best in Indian cinema in 2020, that the government has considered worthy of being honoured with an award. 

Best Feature Film Awards - Full List

• Special Mention: Aimee Baruah (Movie: Semkhor, Language: Dimasa)
• Special Mention: Vaanku (Malayalam)
• Special Mention : June (Marathi)
• Special Mention: Kishore Kadam (Movies: Avwanchit, Godakaat, Language: Marathi)
• Special Mention: Child Actor Varun Buddhadev (Movie: Toolsidas Junior, Language: Hindi)
• Best Haryanvi Film: Dada Lakhmi
• Best Dimasa Film: Semkhor
• Best Tulu Film: Jeetige
• Best Telugu Film: Colour Photo
• Best Tamil Film: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
• Best Malayalam Film: Thinkalazcha Nishchayam
• Best Marathi Film: Goshta Eka Paithanichi
• Best Kannada Film: Dollu
• Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior
• Best Bengali Film: Avijatrik
• Best Assamese Film: Bridge
• Best Action Direction Award: Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
• Best Choreography: Natyam (Telugu)
• Best Lyrics: Saina (Hindi)
• Best Music Direction: 
  • Music Director (Songs):  Thaman S ( Movie: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Language: Telugu)
  • Music Director (Background Score): GV Prakash Kumar (Movie: Soorarai Pottru, Language: Tamil)
• Best Make-up Artist: TV Rambabu (Movie: Natyam, Language: Telugu)
• Best Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve, Mahesh Sherla (Movie: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, Language: Hindi)
• Best Production Design: Anees Nadodi (Movie: Kappela, Language: Malayalam)
• Best Editing: Sreekar Prasad (Movie: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum, Language: Tamil)
• Best Audiography
  • Location Sound Recordist (for sync sound films only): Jobin Jayan (Movie: Dollu, Language: Kannada)
  • Sound Designer: Anmol Bhave (Movie: Mi Vasantrao, Language: Marathi)
  • Re- recordist of the final mixed track: Vishnu Govind & Sree Sankar (Movie: Malik, Language: Malayalam)

• Best Cinematography:  Supratim Bhol (Movie: Avijatrik, Language: Bengali)
  
• Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma (Movie: Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Language: Malayalam)
  
• Best Male Playback Singer: Rahul Deshpande (Movie: Mi Vasantrao, Language: Marathi)
• Best Child Artist
  • Anish Mangesh Gosavi (Movie: Tak-Tak, Language: Marathi)
  • Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar (Movie: Sumi, Language: Marathi)
• Best Supporting Actress: Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli (Movie: Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum, Language: Tamil)
• Best Supporting Actor: Biju Menon (Movie: Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Language: Malayalam)
• Best Screenplay:
  • Screenplay writer (original): Shalini Usha Nair & Sudha Kongara (Movie: Soorarai Pottru, Language: Tamil)
  • Dialogue Writer: Madonne Ashwin (Movie: Mandela, Language: Tamil)

• Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali (Movie: Soorarai Pottru, Language: Tamil)
• Best Actor: 
  • Suriya (Movie: Soorarai Pottru, Language: Tamil)
  • Ajay Devgn (Movie: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, Language: Hindi)
• Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
• Best Children’s Film: Sumi (Marathi)
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Taledanda (Kannada)]
• Best Film on Social Issues: Funeral (Marathi)
• Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tanhaji :The Unsung Warrior (Hindi); Producer
• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Mandela (Language: Tamil, Director: Madonne Ashwin) 
• Best Direction: Sachidanandan KR (Movie: Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Language: Malayalam)

Non-Feature Films 

• Best Narration/Voice Over: Shoba Taroor Srinivaasan (Rhapsody of Rains - Monsoons of Kerala Language: English)
• Best Music Direction: Vishal Bharadwaj (1232 Kms: Marenge Toh Wahin Jakar, Language: Hindi)
• Best Editing: Anadi Athaley (Borderlands, Language: Bengali, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi, Punjabi)
• Best On Location Sound Recordist: Sandip Bhati, Pradeep Lekhwar (Jadui Jangal, Language: Hindi)
• Best Audiography (Final Mixed Track): Ajit Singh Rathore (Pearl of the Desert, Language: Rajasthani)
• Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen (Shabdikunna Kalappa, Language: Malayalam)
• Best Direction: RV Ramani (Oh That's Bhanu, Language: English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi)
• Best Film on Family Values: Kumkumarchan (Language: Marathi)
• Best Short Fiction Film: Kachichinithu (Language: Karbi from Assam)
• Special Jury Award: Ojaswee Sharma (Director: Admitted, Language: Hindi, English)
• Best Investigative Film: The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh (Language: Punjabi)
• Best Exploration Film: Wheeling The Ball (Language: English, Hindi)
• Best Educational Film: Dreaming of Words (Language: Malayalam)
• Best Film on Social Issues: Justice Delayed but Delivered (Language: Hindi), Three Sisters (Language: Bengali)
• Best Environment Film: Mahan Aur Manuh (Language: Assamese)
• Best Promotional Film: Surmounting Challenges (Language: English)
• Best Science And Technology Film: On The Brink - Season 2 (Bats) (Language: English)
• Best Arts and Culture Film: Naadada Navaneeta DR PT Venkatesh Kumar (Langauge: Kannada)
• Best Biographical Film: Pabung Syam (Language: Manipuri)
• Best Ethnographic Film: Mandal Ke Bol (Language: Hindi)
• Best debut non-feature film of a director: Pariah (Director: Vishesh Iyer, Language: Marathi, Hindi)
• Best non-feature film: Testimony of Ana (Language: Dangi)

Other Categories

• Best book on cinema: The longest kiss, by Kishwar Desai
  
• Best book on cinema (Special Mention): MIT Anubhavangalude Pusthakam, Kali Paine Kalira Cinema
  
• Most film friendly state: Madhya Pradesh
  
• Most film firendly state (Special Mention)
  • Uttrakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh