The 56th National Film Awards for 2008 were announced.
Pic: – Antaheen Bengali Movie
- Best Director Award – Direct Bala film Naan Kadavul Tamil Movie
- Best actor Award- Upendra Limaye for his performance in a Marathi movie Jogva.
- Best Actress award- Priyanka chopra for fashion
- Best Feature Film – Antaheen Bengali Movie
- Best Male Playback Singer – Hariharan for song Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla – Jogva Marathi Movie
- Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal – For Pherari Mon and Jeev DanglaGungla Rangla
- Best Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay for Antaheen Bengali Movie
- Best Screenplay – Sachin Kundalkar for Gandha Marathi Movie
- Best Choreography – Chinni Prakash & Rekha Prakash for Jodha Akbar’s Hindi Movie “Azeem‐o‐Shaan Shaheshah”
- Best Supportin Actor – Arjun Rampal for Rock On
- Best Supporting Actress – Kangna Ranaut for Fashion