The 63rd National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2015 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016 and the ceremony will be held on 3 May 2016.
| Name of the category | Name | Film |
| Best Film | Baahubali – The Beginning | |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Bajirao Mastani |
| Best Actor (Male) | Amitabh Bachchan | Piku |
| Best Actor (Female) | Kangana Ranaut | Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Samuthrakani | Visaaranai |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) | Tanvi Azmi | Bajirao Mastani |
| Best Music Director | M Jayachandran | Ennu Ninte Moideen |
| Best Child Artist | Gaurav Menon | Ben |
| Best Screenplay Writer | Juhi Chaturvedi and Himanshu Sharma | Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Mahesh Kale | Katyar Kaljat Ghusili |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Monali Thakur | Moh Moh Ke Dhage |
TECHNICAL AWARDS
| Best Choreography | Remo D’Souza | Bajirao Mastani |
| Best Visual Effects | Baahubali – The Beginning | |
| Best Editor | T.E Kishore | Visaaranai |
| Best Music Direction Background Score | Ilaiyaraaja | Tharai Thappattai |
| Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chaterjee | Bajirao Mastani |
| Best Costume Designer and Make-up Artist | Nanak Shah Fakir | |
| Best Dialogues | Juhi Chaturvedi and Himanshu Sharma | Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
REGIONAL FILM AWARDS
| Best Bodo film | Dau Huduni Methai |
| Best Wancho film | The Head Hunter |
| Best Maithili Film | Mithila Makhaan |
| Best Bengali Film | Shankhachil |
| Best Assamese Film | Kothanodi |
| Best Hindi Film | Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| Best Punjabi Film | Chauthi Koot |
| Best Tamil Film | Visaaranai |
| Best Telugu Film | Kanche |
| Best Malayalam Film | Pathemari |
| Best Marathi Film | Ringan |
| Best Odiya Film | Pahada Ra Luha |
| Best Kannada Film | Tithi |
| Best Konkani Film | Enemy |
| Best Haryanvi Film | Satrangi |
| Best Manipuri Film | Eibusu Yaohanbiyu |
| Best Mizo Film | Kima’s Lode Beyond the Class |
| Best Sanskrit Film | Priyamanasam |
| Best Khasi Film | Onaatah |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Best Jury Award | Kalki Koechlin (Margarita, with a Straw) |
| Special Mention | Ritika Singh (Irudhi Suttru) |
| Special Mention | Rinku Rajguru (Sairat) |
| Special Mention | Jayasurya (Su Su Sudi Vathmeekam & Lukka Chuppi) |
| Best Children’s Film | Duronto |
| Best Film on Social Issue | Niranayakam |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal |
| Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Nanak Shah Fakir |
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director | Neeraj Ghaywan, Masaan |
| Best Animation Award | ‘Fisherwoman and Tuktuk’ |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Marathi film ‘Aushad’ |
| Best Biographical | Life in a Metaphor |
| Best Art Cultural Film | A Far Afternoon – A Painted Saga |
| Best Non Feature Film | Gujarati film ‘Amdavad Ma Famous’ |
| Best Music | ‘A Far Afternoon’ (Non feature) |
| Best Social Film Award | Autodriver |
