In Pics | National Film Awards 2019 winners

The winners of various categories of the National Film Awards 2019 were announced on Monday evening by the Directorate of Film Festivals in Delhi. Some of the winners created while the reaction to a few others were met with surprise and disbelief. From Manoj Bajpayee to Mohanlal, Pallavi Joshi to Kangana Ranaut, here are the winners of some of the key categories of the 67th National Film Awards, in pictures.

Best Feature Film | 'Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham'/'Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea' (Malayalam) | First Indian film to bag the award before its theatrical release | Credit: Facebook/MarakkarArabikadalinteSimham

Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut | 'Manikarnika' (Hindi) and 'Panga' (Hindi) | Credit: PTI File Photo

Best Actor | Dhanush and Manoj Bajpayee | 'Asuran' (Tamil) and 'Bhonsle' (Hindi) | Credit: Facebook/DhanushKRaja, Facebook/Spotlight.ManojBajpayee

Best Supporting Actress | Pallavi Joshi | 'The Tashkent Files' (Hindi) | Credit: Twitter/@DirectorsIFTDA

Best Supporting Actor | Vijay Sethupathi | 'Super Deluxe' (Tamil) | Sethupathi was deemed Best Supporting Actor for his role in Tamil hit Super Deluxe as a transgender | Credit: DH File Photo

Best Director | Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan | 'Bahattar Hoorain' (Hindi) | Chauhan was adjudged the Best Director by the jury for his dark comedy Hindi film | Credit: Facebook/officialSanjayChauhan

Best Debut Film of a Director | Mathukutty Xavier | 'Helen' (Malayalam) | Xavier was bestowed upon with this award for the first Malayalam film he directed | Credit: Facebook/mathukuttyhere

Best Child Artist | Naga Vishal | 'KD' (Tamil) | Credit: Twitter/@i_auguzto