2012 NEFTA Film Awards – winners

The Nepal Film Technician Association (NEFTA) in association with Terai Television (TTV) held their 5th annual NEFTA TTV Film Awards ceremony last night at the Hotel Soltee Crown Plaza in Kathmandu.

Topping the winners on the night was कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan) with seven awards. It won for Best Debut Director (Sabir Shrestha), Best Actress (Rekha Thapa), Best Actor (Aryan Sigdel), Best Character Actor – Male (Nir Shah), Best Make-up, Best Costume Design and Best Art Director. Rekha Thapa, won Best Actress at last year's NEFTA Awards for Hifazat, also picked up the Popular Actor Award.

However, बाटो मुनिको फुल (Bato Muni Ko Phool) took Best Film. It also won for Best Director (Suraj Subba), Debut Actor (Yash Kumar) and Best Cinematography – Digital. This is the first year that the NEFTA TTV Awards have divided the technical awards into separate Celluloid and Digital categories.

नाइ नभन्नु ल (Nai Nabhanu La) also claimed four awards including the Audience Award. ब्याच न. १६ (Batch No 16) and Shasan were each triple award-winners.

Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to actress Basundhara Bushal and Nepal’s first cinematographer Baikuntha Maskey.

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Winners for the 5th Annual NEFTA TTV Film Awards

Best Film
बाटो मुनिको फुल (Bato Muni Ko Phool)

Best Director
Suraj Subba, बाटो मुनिको फुल (Bato Muni Ko Phool)

Best Debut Director
Sabir Shrestha, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Actress
रेखा थापा (Rekha Thapa), कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Actor
Aryan Sigdel, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Supporting Actress
Nandita KC, तिमी मात्र तिमी (Timi Matra Timi)

Best Character Actor Male
Nir Shah, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Jharana Thapa, तिमी मात्र तिमी (Timi Matra Timi)

Best Debut Actor
Yash Kumar, बाटो मुनिको फुल (Bato Muni Ko Phool)

Best Screenplay
Pitamber Pandey, ब्याच न. १६ (Batch No 16)

Best Cinematography Celluloid
Shiva Dhakal, Shasan

Best Cinematography Digital
Sanjaya Lama, बाटो मुनिको फुल (Bato Muni Ko Phool)

Best Editor Celluloid
Banish Shah, Shasan

Best Editor Digital
Surendra Poudel, ब्याच न. १६ (Batch No 16)

Best Art Director
Nirjal Shrestha, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Make-up Artist
Saroj Pandey, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Costume Design
Sanu Bharati, कस्ले चोर्यो मेरो मन (Kasle Choryo Mero Maan)

Best Sound Mixing Celluloid
Raj Krishna Shrestha, नाइ नभन्नु ल (Nai Nabhanu La)

Best Sound Mixing Digital
Kichman Chitrakar, ब्याच न. १६ (Batch No 16)

Best Music Arranger
Maharaj Thapa, नाइ नभन्नु ल (Nai Nabhanu La)

Best Lyrics
Krishna Hari Baral, नाइ नभन्नु ल (Nai Nabhanu La)

Best Dance Director
Basanta Shrestha, Shasan

Audience Award
नाइ नभन्नु ल (Nai Nabhanu La)

Popular Actor Award
रेखा थापा (Rekha Thapa)

Jury Award
(Dasagaja)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Basundhara Bushal
Baikuntha Maskey