33rd National Film Awards
The 33rd National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1985. Ceremony took place in June 1986. Awards 

Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Lifetime Achievement Award

Feature films 

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 33rd National Film Awards, a Malayalam film, Chidambaram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas  Hindi film, New Delhi Times and Tamil film, Sindhu Bhairavi won the maximum number of awards (3). Following were the awards given in each category:

Juries 

A committee headed by veteran actor Prem Nazir was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 Prem Nazir (Chairperson)J. P. DasJaya BachchanKomal SwaminathanV. K. Madhavan KuttyPrema KaranthBapu WatveGautam GhoseKanhaiya Lal Nandan Gummadi

All India Award 

Following were the awards given:

Golden Lotus Award 

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. Silver Lotus Award 

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. Regional Awards 

The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India. Non-Feature Films 

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section. Juries 

A committee headed by M. V. Krishnaswamy was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 M. V. Krishnaswamy (Chairperson)Satish BahadurT. M. RamachandranPankaj Butalia

Golden Lotus Award 

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. Silver Lotus Award 

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize. Best Writing on Cinema 

The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc. Juries 

A committee headed by Amita Malik was appointed to evaluate the writing on Indian cinema. Following were the jury members:

 Jury Members
 Amita Malik (Chairperson)N. N. PillaiB. V. Dharap

Silver Lotus Award 
Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize. Awards not given 

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:

 Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value
 Best Film on Family Welfare
 Best Film on Other Social Issues
 Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
 Second Best Feature Film
 Best Feature Film in Manipuri
 Best Feature Film in Punjabi
 Best Promotional Film
 Best Film Critic

