For the nomination of the National Film Award, Nepal Film Development Company (NFDC) has started publishing nominations every four months. From the 29 movies released in the last 4 months, NFDC has released the nominations for 20 different award categories. The actresses nominated for the best actress category are Jharana Thapa, Namrata Shrestha, Neeta Dhungana, Rekha Thapa and Sumina Ghimire.
In the best actress category, the nominations are:
- Jharana Thapa from ‘Kohi Ta Chha’
- Namrata Shrestha from ‘Maun’
- Neeta Dhungana from ‘Urbashi’
- Rekha Thapa from ‘Kali’
- Sumina Ghimire from ‘Star’
In supporting actresses category, three nominations are –
- Arunima Lamsal from ‘Urbashi’
- Pabitra Acharya from ‘Rajneeti’
- Shivangini Rana from ‘Madhumash’
In new actress category
- Anju Niraula from ‘Hamri Cheli’
- Komal Oli from ‘Rajneeti’
- Prakriti Shrestha from ‘Hostel’
- Pooja Sharma from ‘Madhumash’
- Sagun Shahi from ‘Dhuwani’.
Other nominations and the news about the nomination is available at xnepali.
Last year’s nomination for the award is available here. Last year, there was a little controversy on the best actress award.