The 33rd National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information, Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi Cinema released in the year 2008. The government announced the names of 24 artistes in 23 categories for the National Film Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country’s film industry. A eleven-member Jury Board prepared a list of 15 films that could be awarded out of 17 films in January 4, 2010.