Every actor, every director and every crew member puts their heart and soul into making the film the best it can be, and these films need to be recognized for the dedication and hard work that goes into making them.
On August 16, the winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced, recognising the outstanding talent and dedication of Indian cinema.
The winners were announced by Rahul Rawail from the Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda from the Non-Feature Film Jury and Gangadhar Mudalair from the Best Cinematography Jury.
In October 2024, the President of India will present these awards. The National Film Awards are a prestigious award in the Indian film industry and recognize excellence in various categories such as acting, directing and screenplay. The winners of these awards serve as inspiration to aspiring filmmakers and artists across the country.
List of winners of the 70th National Film Awards
The winners of the 70th National Film Awards received the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal), a certificate and a cash prize. The President of India presented the awards at a ceremony in New Delhi. The list is as follows:
Feature Film Awards
|
Forgive |
film |
Language |
Award winners |
Cash prize |
|
Best Feature Film |
Aattam |
Latvian |
Production: Joy Movie Productions LLP Director: Anand Ekarshi |
₹ 300,000 per piece |
|
Best Debut Film |
Fouja |
Haryanvi |
Director: Pramod Kumar |
300,000 rupees |
|
Best Popular Film for Wholesome Entertainment |
Kantara |
Nepalese |
Production: Hombale Films Director: Rishab Shetty |
₹ 300,000 per piece |
|
Best feature film promoting national, social and environmental values |
Kutch Express |
Greek |
Production: Soul Sutra LLP Director: Viral Shah |
₹200,000 per piece |
|
Best Film in AVGC |
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
Hindi |
Production: Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, Starlight Pictures Director: Ayan Mukherji, VFX Supervisor: Jaykar Arudra, Viral Thakkar, Neelesh Gore |
₹ 300,000 per piece, ₹ 200,000 per piece |
|
Best direction |
Uunchai |
Hindi |
Sooraj R. Barjatya |
300,000 rupees |
|
Best Actor |
Kantara |
Nepalese |
Rishab Shetty |
200,000 rupees |
|
Best Actress |
Thiruchitrambalam/Kutch Express |
Tamil / Gujarati |
Nithya Menen / Manasi Parekh |
₹250,000 per piece |
|
Best Supporting Actor |
Fouja |
Haryanvi |
Pavan Malhotra |
200,000 rupees |
|
Best Supporting Actress |
Uunchai |
Hindi |
Neena Gupta |
200,000 rupees |
Language-specific feature film awards
|
Forgive |
film |
Language |
|
Best Telugu Film |
Karthikeya 2 |
Tamil |
|
Best Tamil Film |
Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 |
Tamil |
|
Best Punjabi Film |
Baaghi Di Dhee |
Punjabi |
|
Best Odia Movie |
Daman |
Odia |
|
Best Malayalam Film |
Saudi Velakka |
Latvian |
|
Best Marathi Film |
Vaalvi |
Marathi |
|
Best Kannada Film |
KGF: Chapter 2 |
Nepalese |
|
Best Hindi Film |
Gulmohar |
Hindi |
|
Best Tiwa Film |
Sikaisal |
Tiwa |
|
Best Bengali Film |
Kaberi Antardhan |
Bengali |
|
Best Assamese Film |
Emuthi Puthi |
Assamese |
Special mentions
|
Forgive |
Award winners |
|
Special mentions |
Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan |
Technical Awards
|
Forgive |
film |
Award winners |
|
Best Action Direction |
KGF: Chapter 2 |
|
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Best Choreography |
Tiruchirappalli |
|
|
Best Lyrics |
Fouja |
|
|
Best Music Director |
Pritam (songs), AR Rahman (background music) |
|
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Best makeup |
Apparition |
|
|
Best Costumes |
Kutch Express |
|
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Best Production Design |
Apparition |
|
|
Best editing |
Aattam |
|
|
Best Sound Design |
Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 |
|
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Best Screenplay |
Aattam |
|
|
Best Dialogues |
Gulmohar |
|
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Best Camera |
Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 |
|
|
Best Female Playback |
Saudi Velakka |
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Best Male Playback |
Brahmastra |
Arijit Singh |
|
Best Child Artist |
Mallikappuram |
Sreepath |
Awards for non-feature films
|
Forgive |
film |
Language |
Award winners |
|
Best non-fiction film promoting social and environmental values |
Kutch Express |
Greek |
|
|
Best Critic |
Deepak Dua |
||
|
Best book on cinema |
Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography |
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Best Non-Feature Film |
Ayena |
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Best Debut Film |
Madhyantara |
||
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Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film |
Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro |
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Best Arts/Culture Film |
Ranga Vibhoga / Varsa |
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Best Screenplay |
Mono No, consciously |
||
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Best Narrator |
Murmurs of the Jungle |
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Best Music Genre |
Fursat |
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Best editing |
Madhyantara |
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Best Sound Design |
Yaan |
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Best Camera |
Mono No, consciously |
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|
Best Director (Non-Feature Film) |
Out of the shadows |
Miriam Chandy Menacherry |
|
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Best Short Film |
Xunyota |
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Best Animated Film |
The coconut tree |
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Best non-fiction film promoting social and environmental values |
On the Edge Season 2 – Gharial |
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Best Documentary |
Murmurs of the Jungle |
