Nepal Film Development Company (NFDC) announced the nominations for the fifth edition of National Film Award in an event held in Kathmandu recently. Nominations were announced in eighteen different categories; and Chhakka Panja became the film with the highest number of nominations with a whopping fifteen different nominations. Jatra and Purano Dunga received eleven and nine nominations respectively.

Here’s the complete list of nominations.

Best Film

1. Chhakka Panja
2. Jatra
3. Purano Dunga
4. Gajalu
5. Loot 2

Best Director

1. Deepa Shree Niraula – Chhakka Panja
2. Pradeep Bhattarai – Jatra
3. Ram Babu Gurung – Purano Dunga
4. Hemraj BC – Gajalu
5. Nischal Basnet – Loot 2

Best Actor

1. Deepak Raj Giri – Chhakka Panja
2. Aryan Sigdel – Homework
3. Bipin Karki – Jatra
4. Dayahang Rai – Loot 2
5. Saugat Malla – Lukamari

Best Actress

1. Priyanka Karki – Chhakka Panja
2. Barsha Raut – Jatra
3. Shilpa Pokharel – Kismat 2
4. Sirjana Subba – Dying Candle
5. Richa Sharma – Bato Muniko Phool 2

Best Supporting Actor

1. Jitu Nepal – Chhakka Panja
2. Shivahari Poudel – Chhakka Panja
3. Rabindra Baniya – Jatra
4. Anoop Bikram Shahi – King
5. Maotse Gurung – Purano Dunga

Best Supporting Actress

1. Aruna Karki – Chhakka Panja
2. Gauri Malla – Homework
3. Namrata Sapkota – Chhakka Panja
4. Sushmita KC – Ma Ta Timrai Hoon
5. Menuka Pradhan – Purano Dunga

Best New Actor

1. Ayushman Desraj Shrestha Joshi – Chapali Height 2
2. Aryan Adhikari – Ke Ma Timro Hoina Ra
3. Prithivi Raj Prasai – Kismat 2
4. Sid Kharel – Lappan Chhapan
5. Aakash Shrestha – Ma Ta Timrai Hoon

Best New Actress

1. Diya Pun – Bir Bikram
2. Paramita RL Rana – Chapali Height 2
3. Shristi Shrestha – Gajalu
4. Mariska Pokharel – Ke Ma Timro Hoina Ra
5. Jyotsna Yogi – Ma Ta Timrai Hoon

Best Actor In A Comic Role

1. Rajaram Poudel – Bajigar
2. Buddhi Tamang – Chhakka Panja
3. Kedar Ghimire – Chhakka Panja
4. Rear Rai – Chapali Height 2
5. Rabindra Jha – Jatra

Best Screenplay

Deepak Raj Giri – Chhakka Panja
Pradeep Bhattarai – Jatra
Nischal Basnet – Loot 2
Ram Babu Gurung and Uprendra Subba – Purano Dunga
Yash Kumar – Bato Muniko Phool 2

Best Cinematography

1. Purushottam Pradhan – Chhakka Panja
2. Dirgha Gurung – Jatra
3. Saurav Lama – Ma Ta Timrai Hoon
4. Rabin Acharya & Dipankar Sikdar – Dying Candle
5. Shailendra D Karki – Purano Dunga

Best Editing nomination

1. Mitra Gurung – Jatra
2. Surendra Poudel – Loot 2
3. Nimesh Shrestha – Purano Dunga
4. Bipin Malla – Chhakka Panja
5. Dirgha Khadka – Chapali Height 2

Best Music Composition

1. Rajan Raj Shiwakoti – Purba Paschim Rail from Chhakka Panja
2. Basanta Sapkota – Siraima Sirbandi from How Funny
3. Kali Prasad Baskota – Thamel Bazar from Loot 2
4. Kali Prasad Baskota –  Nira Jaile Risaune from Purano Dunga
5. Deepak Sharma –  Timro Picture Hit from Purano Dunga

Best Playback Singing

1. Rajanraj Siwakoti and Anju Panta – Purba Paschim Rail from Chhakka Panja
2. Melina Rai – Siraima Sirbandi from How Funny
3. Mina Niraula – Thamel Bazar from Loot 2
4. Kali Prasad Baskota – Nira Jaile Risaune from Purano Dunga
5. Krishna Kafle and Deepa Shree Niraula – Sunana Champa from Chhakka Panja

Best Choreography

1. Kabiraj Gahatraj – Chhakka Panja
2. Renasha Rai – How Funny
3. Bikram Swar – Loot 2
4. Ramji Lamichhane – King
5. Kamal Rai – Kismat 2

Best Action Director

1. Himal KC – Ke Ma Timro Hoina Ra
2. Chandra Panta – Lappan Chhapan
3. Rajan Kumar Upreti – Loot 2
4. Roshan Shrestha – King
5. NB Maharjan – Jaya Parshuram

Best Sound Mixing

1. Sunayaman Shrestha – Chhakka Panja
2. Uttam Neupane – Chapali Height 2
3. Manojraj Bhandari – Jatra
4. Uttam Neupane – Junge
5. Mukesh Shah – The Winner

Best Background Score

1. Sujil Karmacharya – Chhakka Panja
2. Iman Bikram Shah – Chapali Height 2
3. Rohit Shakya and Shailesh Shrestha – Jatra
4. Shailesh Shrestha – King
5. Rohit Shakya – Purano Dunga

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 17th.