42nd Bangladesh National Film Awards
# 42nd Bangladesh National Film Awards

The 42nd National Film Awards, was presented on 8 December 2019 by Ministry of Information, Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi films released in the calendar year 2018.

## List of winners

| Name of Awards | Winner(s) | Film |
| - | - | - |
| Lifetime Achievement | ATM ShamsuzzamanSujata | |
| Best Film | Kaisar AhmedSunny Sanowar | Dhaka Attack |
| Best Documentary Film | Bangladesh Television | Bishwa Anginay Amar Ekushe |
| Best Director | Badrul Anam Soud | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Actor | Shakib KhanArifin Shuvoo | SwattaDhaka Attack |
| Best Actress | Nusrat Imrose Tisha | Haldaa |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shahadat Hossain | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Supporting Actress | Suborna MustafaRuna Khan | Gohin BaluchorHaldaa |
| Best Actor/Actress in Negative Role | Zahid Hasan | Haldaa |
| Best Actor/Actress in Comic Role | Fazlur Rahman Babu | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Child Artist | Naimur Rahman Apan | Chhitkini |
| Best Child Artist in Special Category | Anannya Samayel | Ankhi O Tar Bandhura |
| Best Music Director | Farid Ahmed | Tumi Robe Nirobe |
| Best Dance Director | Ivan Shahriar | Dhat Teri Ki |
| Best Male Playback Singer | James | Swatta |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Momtaz Begum | Swatta |
| Best Music Composer | Bappa Mazumder | Swatta |
| Best Lyricist | Shejul Hossain | Swatta |
| Best Story | Azad Bulbul | Haldaa |
| Best Screenplay | Tauquir Ahmed | Haldaa |
| Best Dialogue | Badrul Anam Soud | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Editing | Not given | |
| Best Cinematography | Kamal Chandra Das | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Art Direction | Uttam Guho | Gohin Baluchor |
| Best Sound Recording | Ripon Nath | Dhaka Attack |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Hossain | Tumi Robe Nirobe |
| Best Make-up | Md Zaved Miah | Dhaka Attack |
