The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were officially announced today. They recognise exceptional talent and achievement in cinema. Actors, technicians and films were celebrated for their remarkable contributions. The awards ceremony, where President Droupadi Murmu will honour the winners, is scheduled for October 2024.
Here is the full list of winners:
Feature film categories
Best Film: Aattam (Aanand Ekarshi)
Best Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya (Uunchai)
Best Popular Film for Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara (Rishab Shetty)
Best Director’s Debut Film: Pramod Kumar (Fouja)
Best Actor: Rishab Shetty (Kantara)
Best Actress: Nithya Menen (Thiruchitrambalam) and Manasi Parekh (Kutch Express)
Best Supporting Actor: Pavan Raj Malhotra (Fouja)
Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta (Uunchai)
Best Child Artist: Sreepath (Mallikapuram)
Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman (Ponniyin Selvan 1)
Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshi (Aattam)
Best Dialogue Writer: Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V. Chitella (Gulmohar)
Best Production Design: Ananda Addhya (Aparajito)
Best Action Choreography: Anbariv (KGF Chapter 2)
Best Makeup Artist: Somnath Kundu (Aparajito)
Best Costume Design: Niki Joshi (Kutch Express)
Best Music Direction (Songs): Pritam (Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva)
Best Music Direction (Background Music): AR Rahman (Ponniyin Selvan 2)
Best Lyrics: Naushad Sadar Khan (Salaami – Fouja)
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh (Kesariya – Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva)
Best Female Playback Singer: Bombay Jayashri (Chaayum Veyil – Saudi Vellakka)
Best Choreography: Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan (Megham Karukatha-Thiruchitrambalam)
Best Sound Design: Anand Krishnamoorthy (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1)
Best Editing: Mahesh Bhuvanend (Aattam)
Special Jury Prize: Manoj Bajpayee (Gulmohar) and Sanjoy Chowdhury (Kadhikan)
Best Feature Film (Assamese): Emuthi Puthi (Kulanandini Mahanta)
Best Feature Film (Bengali): Kaberi Antardhan (Kaushik Ganguly)
Best Feature Film (Hindi): Gulmohar (Rahul V. Chitella)
Best Feature Film (Kannada): KGF: Chapter 2 (Prashanth Neel)
Best Feature Film (Malayalam): Saudi Vellakka (Tharun Moorthy)
Best Feature Film (Marathi): Vaalvi (Paresh Mokashi)
Best Feature Film (Tiwa): Sikaisal (Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah)
Best Feature Film (Odia): Daman (Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka)
Best Feature Film (Punjabi): Baghi Di Dhee (Mukesh Gautam)
Best Feature Film (Tamil): Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Mani Ratnam)
Best Feature Film (Telugu): Karthikeya 2 (Chandoo Mondeti)
Best Motion Picture in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic: Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva (Ayan Mukherji)
Best feature film promoting national, social and environmental values: Kutch Express (Viral Shah)
Categories for non-feature films
Best Non-Feature Film: Ayena (Siddhant Sarin)
Best Documentary: Murmurs of the Jungle (Sahil Vaidya)
Best Director of a Non-Feature Film: Miriam Chandy Menacherry (From The Shadow)
Best Screenplay: Koushik Sarkar (Mono No Aware)
Best Narration/Voice-over: Sumant Shinde (Murmurs Of The Jungle)
Best Animated Film: A Coconut Tree (Joshy Benedict)
Best Editing: Suresh URS (Madhyantara)
Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury (Yaan)
Best Cinematography: Siddharth Diwan (Mono No Aware)
Best Short Film: Xunyota (Nabapan Deka)
Best Director’s Debut Film: Basti Dinesh Shenoy (Madhyantara)
Best Music Direction for a Non-Feature Film: Vishal Bharadwaj (Fursat)
Best Art and Culture Film: Ranga Vibhoga (Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik) and Varsha (Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi)
Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film: Aanaki Ek Mohenjo Daro (Ashok Rane)
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: On The Brink, Season 2: Gharial (Akansha Sood Singh)
Special Mention: Birubala (Aimee Baruah) and Hargila – The Greater Adjutant Stork (Partha Sarathi Mahant)
Best book on cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar
Best Film Critic: Deepak Dua (Hindi)
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