Kerala PSC Exam Study Materials 4
64th National Film Awards
Sonam Kapoor "Neerja", which was directed by Ram Madhvani, was declared as the Best Hindi Feature Film. Sonam Kapoor got a Special Mention for her performance in "Neerja".Akshay Kumar bagged the Best Actor award for his act in "Rustom". Ajay Devgn directed "Shivaay" won the award for Best VFX.
Best Actor – Akshay Kumar (Rustom).
Best Actress – Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu).
Best Child Artist – Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children).
Best Children"s Film – "Dhanak" (Hindi).
Best Costume Designer – Sachin (Marathi film).
Best Debut Film of a Director – Deep Chaudari (Alifa).
Best Director – Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator).
Best Editing – Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator).
Best Environmental film including agriculture – The Tiger Who Crossed The Line.
Best Female Playback Singer – Emaan Chakraborty (Praktan).
Best Film on social issue – "Pink".
Best Make-up Artist – MK Ramakrishna.
Best Male Playback Singer – Sundara Iyer (Joker).
Best Music Direction – Babu Padmanabha (Allama).
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – "Sathamanam Bhavathi".
Best Screenplay (adapted) – Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya).
Best Screenplay (original) – Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaaram).
Best Special Effect Award – "Shivaay".
Best Supporting Actress – Zaira Wasim (Dangal).
Best production design – 24.
Best stunt choreography – Peter Hein (Pulimurugan).
Best supporting actor – Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya).
Majirathi Keki (Assamese).
Neerja – Sonam Kapoor.
Sound designer – Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookkunna Neram).
Special Jury Award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalir... Read full study notes
Best Actor – Akshay Kumar (Rustom).
Best Actress – Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu).
Best Child Artist – Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children).
Best Children"s Film – "Dhanak" (Hindi).
Best Costume Designer – Sachin (Marathi film).
Best Debut Film of a Director – Deep Chaudari (Alifa).
Best Director – Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator).
Best Editing – Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator).
Best Environmental film including agriculture – The Tiger Who Crossed The Line.
Best Female Playback Singer – Emaan Chakraborty (Praktan).
Best Film on social issue – "Pink".
Best Make-up Artist – MK Ramakrishna.
Best Male Playback Singer – Sundara Iyer (Joker).
Best Music Direction – Babu Padmanabha (Allama).
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – "Sathamanam Bhavathi".
Best Screenplay (adapted) – Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya).
Best Screenplay (original) – Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaaram).
Best Special Effect Award – "Shivaay".
Best Supporting Actress – Zaira Wasim (Dangal).
Best production design – 24.
Best stunt choreography – Peter Hein (Pulimurugan).
Best supporting actor – Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya).
Majirathi Keki (Assamese).
Neerja – Sonam Kapoor.
Sound designer – Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookkunna Neram).
Special Jury Award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalir... Read full study notes
Pulitzer Prize Winners 2017
Journalism .
Breaking news : Staff of the East Bay Times, for their coverage of the Ghost Ship fire.
Breaking news photography : Daniel Berehulak, freelancer, for his photography of government assault on drug dealers and users in the Philippines.
Commentary : Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, for her coverage of the election season.
Criticism : Hilton Als of the New Yorker, for his theater reviews.
Editorial cartooning : Jim Morin of the Miami Herald, for his political cartoons.
Editorial writing : Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times, for his coverage of Iowa’s corporate agricultural interests.
Explanatory reporting : International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald, for the Panama Papers.
Feature photography : E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune, for his photo essay on a child who survived a shooting in Chicago.
Feature writing : C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, for his feature on a Marine’s life after the war.
International reporting : Staff of the New York Times, for reporting on Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia’s power abroad.
Investigative reporting : Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, for his coverage of the West Virginia opioid epidemic.
Local reporting : Staff of the Salt Lake Tribune, for their coverage of sexual assault at Brigham Young University.
National reporting : David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post, for his coverage of the question of Donald Trump’s philanthropy.
Public service : New York Daily News and ProPublica, for Sarah Ryley’s series on NYPD-led evictions.
Arts and letters .
Biography : The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by H... Read full study notes
Breaking news : Staff of the East Bay Times, for their coverage of the Ghost Ship fire.
Breaking news photography : Daniel Berehulak, freelancer, for his photography of government assault on drug dealers and users in the Philippines.
Commentary : Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, for her coverage of the election season.
Criticism : Hilton Als of the New Yorker, for his theater reviews.
Editorial cartooning : Jim Morin of the Miami Herald, for his political cartoons.
Editorial writing : Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times, for his coverage of Iowa’s corporate agricultural interests.
Explanatory reporting : International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald, for the Panama Papers.
Feature photography : E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune, for his photo essay on a child who survived a shooting in Chicago.
Feature writing : C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, for his feature on a Marine’s life after the war.
International reporting : Staff of the New York Times, for reporting on Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia’s power abroad.
Investigative reporting : Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, for his coverage of the West Virginia opioid epidemic.
Local reporting : Staff of the Salt Lake Tribune, for their coverage of sexual assault at Brigham Young University.
National reporting : David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post, for his coverage of the question of Donald Trump’s philanthropy.
Public service : New York Daily News and ProPublica, for Sarah Ryley’s series on NYPD-led evictions.
Arts and letters .
Biography : The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by H... Read full study notes
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners
Awards Year Winner Occupation .
64th 2016 Kasinadhuni Viswanath Filmmaker , Actor .
63rd 2015 Manoj Kumar Actor , Director .
62nd 2014 Shashi Kapoor Actor, Director , Producer .
61st 2013 Gulzar Poet, Lyricist , Director .
60th 2012 Pran Actor .
59th 2011 Soumitra Chatterjee Actor .
58th 2010 K. Balach , er Director .
57th 2009 D. Ramanaidu Producer .
56th 2008 VK Murthy Cinematographer .
55th 2007 Manna Dey Singer .
54th 2006 Tapan Sinha Director .
53rd 2005 Shyam Benegal Director .
52nd 2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director .
51st 2003 Mrinal Sen Director .
50th 2002 Dev An , Actor, Director , Producer .
49th 2001 Yash Chopra Director , Producer .
48th 2000 Asha Bhosle Singer .
47th 1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee Director .
46th 1998 B.R. Chopra Director , Producer .
45th 1997 Pradeep Lyricist .
44th 1996 Sivaji Ganesan Actor .
43rd 1995 Rajkumar Actor .
42nd 1994 Dilip Kumar Actor .
41st 1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri Lyricist .
40th 1992 Bhupen Hazarika Composer (Music Director) .
39th 1991 Bhalji Pendharkar Director, Producer , Writer .
38th 1990 Akkineni Nageswara Rao Actor .
37th 1989 Lata Mangeshkar Singer .
36th 1988 Ashok Kumar Actor .
35th 1987 Raj Kapoor Actor , Director .
34th 1986 B. Nagi Reddy Producer .
33rd 1985 V. Shantaram Actor, Director , Producer .
32nd 1984 Satyajit Ray Director .
31st 1983 Durga Khote Actress .
30th 1982 L. V. Prasad Actor, Director , Producer .
29th 1981 Naushad Ali Composer (Music Director) .
28th 1980 Paidi Jairaj Actor , Director .
27th 1979 Sohrab Modi Actor, Director , Producer . LIN... Read full study notes
64th 2016 Kasinadhuni Viswanath Filmmaker , Actor .
63rd 2015 Manoj Kumar Actor , Director .
62nd 2014 Shashi Kapoor Actor, Director , Producer .
61st 2013 Gulzar Poet, Lyricist , Director .
60th 2012 Pran Actor .
59th 2011 Soumitra Chatterjee Actor .
58th 2010 K. Balach , er Director .
57th 2009 D. Ramanaidu Producer .
56th 2008 VK Murthy Cinematographer .
55th 2007 Manna Dey Singer .
54th 2006 Tapan Sinha Director .
53rd 2005 Shyam Benegal Director .
52nd 2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director .
51st 2003 Mrinal Sen Director .
50th 2002 Dev An , Actor, Director , Producer .
49th 2001 Yash Chopra Director , Producer .
48th 2000 Asha Bhosle Singer .
47th 1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee Director .
46th 1998 B.R. Chopra Director , Producer .
45th 1997 Pradeep Lyricist .
44th 1996 Sivaji Ganesan Actor .
43rd 1995 Rajkumar Actor .
42nd 1994 Dilip Kumar Actor .
41st 1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri Lyricist .
40th 1992 Bhupen Hazarika Composer (Music Director) .
39th 1991 Bhalji Pendharkar Director, Producer , Writer .
38th 1990 Akkineni Nageswara Rao Actor .
37th 1989 Lata Mangeshkar Singer .
36th 1988 Ashok Kumar Actor .
35th 1987 Raj Kapoor Actor , Director .
34th 1986 B. Nagi Reddy Producer .
33rd 1985 V. Shantaram Actor, Director , Producer .
32nd 1984 Satyajit Ray Director .
31st 1983 Durga Khote Actress .
30th 1982 L. V. Prasad Actor, Director , Producer .
29th 1981 Naushad Ali Composer (Music Director) .
28th 1980 Paidi Jairaj Actor , Director .
27th 1979 Sohrab Modi Actor, Director , Producer . LIN... Read full study notes
Nobel Prize Award 2017
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. The announcement marked the start of this year’s Nobel season. It is the 108th time the prize has been awarded.
The medicine prize will be followed by the physics prize announcement on Tuesday. The honour could also go to the discovery of exoplanets by Swiss astrophysicians Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz .
The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three US scientists for the detection of gravitational waves. The coveted award has been conferred jointly upon Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their “decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.” Predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago as part of his theory of general relativity but only first detected in 2015, gravitational waves are 'ripples' in the fabric of space-time caused by violent processes in the Universe, such as colliding black holes or the collapse of stellar cores. It took 1.3 billion years for the waves to arrive at the LIGO detector in the US.
The chemistry prize committee will announce a winner in its field on Wednesday. A recurring favourite for the prize is John Goodenough , a 95-year old electrochemist whose pioneering work led to the invention of rechargeable lithium-ion battery present in cell phones, computers and electric cars.
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The medicine prize will be followed by the physics prize announcement on Tuesday. The honour could also go to the discovery of exoplanets by Swiss astrophysicians Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz .
The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three US scientists for the detection of gravitational waves. The coveted award has been conferred jointly upon Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their “decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.” Predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago as part of his theory of general relativity but only first detected in 2015, gravitational waves are 'ripples' in the fabric of space-time caused by violent processes in the Universe, such as colliding black holes or the collapse of stellar cores. It took 1.3 billion years for the waves to arrive at the LIGO detector in the US.
The chemistry prize committee will announce a winner in its field on Wednesday. A recurring favourite for the prize is John Goodenough , a 95-year old electrochemist whose pioneering work led to the invention of rechargeable lithium-ion battery present in cell phones, computers and electric cars.
... Read full study notes
