The awards will be given away by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India. Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Manish Tewari will also be present on the occasion. (Read In Hindi:राष्‍ट्रपति 3 मई को प्रदान करेंगे राष्‍ट्रीय फिल्‍म पुरस्‍कार)

Fourty one awards to be given in Non-Feature Film category; 40 Awards to be given in Feature Film category; 3 awards to be given in Best Writing on Cinema Eminent lyricist Gulzar to be given 45th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the Year 2013.

A total of 41 awards are to be given by the President in the Non-Feature film category while the number of awards in Feature Film category being 40. Three awards are to be given to Best Writing on Cinema.

Live performances by Rupankar and Bela Shinde who bagged the Best Male Playback Singer and Best Female Playback Singer awards respectively will also be a part of the awards ceremony.

For the Category of Best Feature Film, 'Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi) film Produced by Recyclewala Films Pvt Ltd, and directed by Anand Gandhi has been given the Swarn Kamal and Rs.2,50,000/- each.

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director has been given to 'Fandry (Marathi)’ Directed by Nagraj Manjule, Produced by Navalkha Arts and Holy Basil Combine, who have been given Swarn Kamal and Rs.1,25,000/- each.

The award for Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment has been given to 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi)’ produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and ROMP Pictures, Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration has been given to ‘Thalaimuraigal(Tamil)’ produced by Company Productions and directed by Balu Mahendra.

The Award for the Best Hindi Film has been given to 'Jolly LLB' produced by Fox Star Studios and directed by Subhash Kapoor.