National Film Award For Best Audiography - Winners

For recording great clarity and precision, creating a beautifully modulated tone poem of the various elements; of human speech, of atmospheric effects, of natural sound and vision which makes one live within the film; for superb technical quality which helps to enhance the meaning and impact of a thought-provoking film.

For clarity, fidelity and precision in recording music, speech and sound effects.

For a highly sensitive use of sound to capture perfectly the rhythm and mood of each sequence.

For a brilliantly mixed soundtrack and impressive use of silences to underline the dramatic moments of the film.

For his skilful structuring of the sound track to create the atmosphere for the film.

For the deft handling of the sound track to blend with the film's mood.

For his masterly use of the sound track in keeping with the atmosphere of the film.

For adding a new dimension to the film by a sensitive employment of sound.

For harnessing all the elements of sounds, music and silence to create a perfect complement to the visual design of the film.

For creatively helping to capture and sustain the delicate seasonal and emotional mood of the film.

For perfection noticeable throughout the in creatively helping the director to capture the mood and sustain interest within the enclosed walls of a jail.

For aesthetically weaving the soundtrack in the most creative manner to enhance the visuals of the film.

For the quality and effectiveness of sound in contributing to the ambience of stark oppression that pervades the film.

For his extremely creative recording and mixing of the sound track, giving the film an added dimension.

For their capacity to the use of technique to contribute to the total effect of the film as an audio-visual gestalt.

For combining numerous effects in multiple tracks and an often dazzling array of music, sound and dialogue with remarkable technical control.

For the meticulous use of sound, creating the unusual aura of Cellular Jail of Andaman.

For the unique mixing of incidental and effect sound.

For excellent use and blending of ambient sound with superb effects, appropriate to the spirit depicted in the film.

For using silence creatively to enhance a subject that deals with the isolation of a mind trapped in fantasy.

For capturing sounds as varied as the visuals and creating an unusual rhytham on the sound track.

For creating the ambience of sound in different layers to create an atmosphere in support of the stark visuals. The final mixed sound track has enhanced the effect of viewing the film enormously.

The audiographer has, with extreme care, chosen the right sound, ambience and layered the tracks in an immaculate way to create an atmosphere to support the narrative of the film.

For The sound effects recorded both efficiently and imaginatively heighten the visual impact of the film.

For creating a sounds cape that heightens the dramatic conflicts of the story.

For the innovative use of sound, its quality and timbre.

For finest recordings of the sound in a superb way that lends an extra dimension to the film.

For creating a vibrant sound design that effectively supports the graph of the film.

For the brilliant sound design that enhances the moods and emotions through different layers of sound in the film.

For capturing the mood and tension of that wartorn period which marked the climax of the deteriorating ties with our neighbours.

For its use of dramatically scripted sounds to heighten the mood of the film.

For excellent live sound quality with the right tonal balance, capturing all the ambient sounds.

For creating an outstanding aural landscape that transports you to a historical era.

For the fine amalgamation of different elements of sound to create the right ambience and perspective of the film image.

For capturing the soft nuances and variations of the artists’ voices and location ambience in a sensorial manner.

For the use of various sound effects along with existing ambience to impart a subliminal experience in this abstract work.

For merging voices, location ambience, background music and other sound effects to create a near-tactile experience that is both real and artistic.

For providing a certain kind of purity in the audio track which is rarely heard in Indian cinema. The 'live' location sound contributes to enriching the actors' performances and feelings that the film intends to convey. He makes this rather complex task so simple, helping the viewers to immerse themselves in the sounds of the long road journey through the various landscapes of Spain.

For giving a new dimension to the genre of the suspenseful 'whodunnit' cinema. His audio blueprint intermingles location sounds, dialogues, background music and songs into one united tension-packed experience. Interesting is the way he plays with sound levels in order to merge even the song sequences into the world of credible experience.

For creating a seamless narrative that traverses all over the globe from Greece to Thailand. He uses his rich experience of over 40 years behind the mixing console to deliver a sound track which brings the viewer's attention to every detail while refraining from overdoing the audio levels which films of the suspense genre are usually disposed towards.