48th National Film Awards
The 48th National Film Awards, which was presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, was set up in by the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to acknowledge the achievements of Indian Cinema released in the year of 2000. The ceremony took place on 12th December 2001 and the awards were given by the then-President of India, K. R. Narayanan.

Awards 

Awards were divided into three categories as feature films, non-feature films, and books written on Indian cinema.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature films 

Feature films were awarded at an all-India as well as regional level. For the 48th National Film Awards, a Malayalam film, Shantham won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; a Tamil film, Bharathi won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries 

A committee headed by Vyjayanthimala was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 Vyjayanthimala (Chairperson)Chitra DesaiDhritiman ChatterjeeHariharanKeyaarR. LakshmanMadhumita RautMac MohanNibedita PradhanParvathi IndusekharPawan KumarSonali KotnisShashi RanjanSushant MishraTarun Vijay

All India Award 

Following awards were given:

Golden Lotus Award 

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Silver Lotus Award 

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Regional Awards 

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.

Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Non-Feature Films 

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.

Juries 

A committee headed by John Matthew Matthan was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 John Matthew Matthan (Chairperson)Deepa KapurSudhir NandgaonkarKona VenkatKiran Ghai

Golden Lotus Award 

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

Silver Lotus Award 

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.

Best Writing on Cinema 

The stated mission of awards is to encourage the study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

Juries 

A committee headed by Bharathi Pradhan was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 Bharathi Pradhan (Chairperson)Prakash DubeyJayant Ghosal

Golden Lotus Award 

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)' and cash prize.

Special Mention 

All the award winners are awarded with Certificate of Merit.

Awards not given 

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:

 Best Special Effects
 Best Feature Film in Assamese
 Best Feature Film in Oriya
 Best Feature Film in Punjabi
 Best Exploration / Adventure Film

References

External links 
 National Film Awards Archives
 Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India

National Film Awards (India) ceremonies
2001 Indian film awards