The Full List of Winners for the 70th National Film Awards

The winners of the 70th Indian National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi, India on Friday, Aug. 16.

The award ceremony will be hosted at a later date when Indian films across various languages of the country in the calendar year 2022 will be awarded by the Indian President. The awards ceremony for films from previous years was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The 2024 jury includes Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Rahul Rawail; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; and Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

Here is the complete list of the 70th National Film Awards:

• Best Feature Film – Aattam
• Best Actor – Rishab Shetty, Kantara
• Best Actress – Nithya Menen in Tiruchitrabalam, and Manasi Parekh in Kutch Express
• Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai
• Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta, Uunchai
• Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra, Fouja
• Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara
• Best Debut – Fouja, Pramod Kumar

• Best Telugu Film – Karthikeya 2
• Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
• Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
• Best Odia Film – Daman
• Best Malayalam Film – Saudi Velakka CC.225/2009
• Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi
• Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2
• Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
• Best Tiwa Film – Sikaisal
• Best Bengali Film – Kaberi Antardhan
• Best Assamese Film – Emuthi Puthi

Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kadhikan

• Best Action Direction – KGF: Chapter 2
• Best Choreography – Tiruchitrabalam
• Best Lyrics – Fouja
• Best Music Director – Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)
• Best Makeup – Aparajito
• Best Costumes – Kutch Express
• Best Production Design – Aparajito
• Best Editing – Aattam

• Best Sound Design – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
• Best Screenplay – Aattam
• Best Dialogues – Gulmohar
• Best Cinematography – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
• Best Female Playback – Saudi Velakka CC.225/2009, Bombay Jayashri
• Best Female Playback – Brahmastra, Arijit Singh
• Best Child Artist – Sreepath in Mallikappuram
• Best Film in AVGC – Brahmastra
• Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – Kutch Express
• Best Critic – Deepak Dua
• Best Book on Cinema – Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography
• Best Non-Feature Film – Ayena

• Best Debut Film – Madhyantara
• Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film – Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro
• Best Arts/Culture Film – Ranga Vibhoga/Varsa
• Best Script – Mono No Aware
• Best Narrator – Murmurs of the Jungle
• Best Music Direction – Fursat
• Best Editing – Madhyantara
• Best Sound Design – Yaan

• Best Cinematography – Mono No Aware
• Best Direction – From the Shadow
• Best Short Film – Xunyota
• Best Animated Film – The Coconut Tree
• Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – On the Brink Season 2 – Gharial
• Best Documentary – Murmurs of the Jungle

The exact date and location for the awards ceremony has not been announced, but stay tuned.

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