National Film Awards 2018

The 65th National Film Awards were held at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi today. The ceremony got marred by controversy after it was announced that President Ram Nath Kovind will not be giving away awards to all the 140 winners. Information & Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Minister of State, Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Secretary, Information & Broadcasting Narendra Kumar Sinha handed over the awards in the absence of President Kovind. While Sridevi won the Best Actress award posthumously, Riddhi Sen won the Best Actor award. (Source: President of India/Twitter)

Sridevi's husband and filmmaker Boney Kapoor came with his two daughters Janhvi and Khushi to accept his late wife's award. Also, seen in the background is actor Divya Dutta who won the Best Supporting Actress award for her film Irada. (Source: APH Images)

Janhvi and Khushi accompanied their father on the stage too. (Source: APH Images)

Sridevi received the award for her last film MOM where she played a mother who is out to avenge the rape of her daughter. (Source: APH Images)

The Kapoors struck a pose with the President and other ministers on the stage. (Source: APH Images)

Boney Kapoor's cousin brother Sandeep Marwah was also seen along with Amar Singh at the red carpet. (Source: APH Images)

Riddhi Sen won the Best Actor National Award for his performance in the Kaushik Ganguly directorial Nagarkirtan. (Source: APH Images)

Akshaye Khanna and his step-mother Kavita Khanna collected the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on behalf of later actor Vinod Khanna. (Source: APH Images)

Akshaye Khanna also obliged fans at the event. (Source: APH Images)

AR Rahman received his award for Best Background Score (MOM) and Best Music Direction (Kaatru Veliyidai). (Source: APH Images)

AR Rahman came with wife Saira Banu. (Source: APH Images)

Pankaj Tripathi got a Special Mention Award for his film Newton. He came with his wife Mridula. (Source: APH Images)

Ganesh Acharya won his second National Award. This time for choreographing the song "Latth Maar" in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. (Source: APH Images)