Cinema (Award & Honour)

Art/Culture/Cinema

Grammy to the Dalai Lama

At the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the Dalai Lama won his first-ever Grammy at the age of 90.
He won in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording category.
The award was for his spoken-word album Meditations.

International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2025

The 56th International Film Festival of India was held in Goa.

Aspect	Details
Country of Focus	Japan
Partner Country	Spain
Spotlight Country	Australia
Festival Director	Shekhar Kapur
Centenary Tributes	Guru Dutt, Raj Khosla, Ritwik Ghatak, P. Bhanumathi, Bhupen Hazarika and Salil Chowdhury.

Main International Competition Awards

Golden Peacock for Best Feature Film: Skin of Youth (Vietnam), directed by Ashleigh Mayfair.
Silver Peacock for Best Director: Santosh Davakhar for the Marathi film Gondhal.
Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male): Ubeimar Rios for A Poet.
Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female): Jara Sofia Ostan for Little Trouble Girls.

Special Honorary & Indian Awards

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Rajinikanth, for 50 years of extraordinary contribution to cinema.
ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Safe House (Norway), directed by Eirik Svensson.

71st National Film Awards

Awarded for: Best of Indian Cinema in 2023.
Awarded by: National Film Development Corporation of India.
Presented by: President of India.
Best Feature Film: 12th Fail — Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani — Director: Karan Johar.
Best Direction: Sudipto Sen — The Kerala Story.
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail.
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Mohanlal, Malayalam actor.

Miss Universe 2025

Winner: Fátima Bosch from Mexico.
Runner-Up: Thailand’s Praveenar Singh.
India: Manika Vishwakarma reached the Top 12.

PT Facts

The Grammy Awards recognise excellence in the global music and recording industry.
The Dalai Lama won in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording category.
Meditations is a spoken-word album.
IFFI is one of Asia’s major film festivals and is held annually in Goa.
The Golden Peacock is the top award at IFFI.
The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award honours outstanding contribution to cinema.
The National Film Awards are among India’s highest honours in cinema.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema.
The 71st National Film Awards recognised films certified in 2023.
Miss Universe 2025 was won by Fátima Bosch of Mexico.
India’s Manika Vishwakarma reached the Top 12.
Thailand’s Praveenar Singh was the Runner-Up.

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