70th National Film Awards: Find full list of winners here

16 August,2024 05:54 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  PTI

The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Films released in 2022 were eligible for the awards

70th National Film Awards


The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Films released in 2022 were eligible for the awards. Due to the pandemic, the awards are running a year behind schedule. The jury for the National Film Awards 2024 includes Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; and Mr. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

Here is the list of winners for the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced on Friday.

Feature Film Category

Best Film - Aattam by Aanand Ekarshi

Best Direction - Sooraj R Barjatya for Uunchai

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Kantara by Rishab Shetty

Best Debut Film of a Director - Pramod Kumar for Fouja

Best Actor - Rishabh Shetty for Kantara

Best Actress - Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambhalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express

Best Supporting Actor - Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja

Best Supporting Actress - Neena Gupta for Uunchai

Best Child Artist - Sreepath for Malikappuram

Best Cinematography - Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan 1

Best Screenplay - Anand Ekarshi for Aattam

Best Dialogue Writer - Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittela for Gulmohar

Best Production Design - Ananda Addhya for Aparajito

Best Action Choreography - Anbariv for KGF Chapter 2

Best Make-Up Artist - Somnath Kundu for Aparajito

Best Costume Design - Niki Joshi for Kutch Express

Best Music Direction for Songs - Pritam for Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva

Best Music Direction for Background Scores - AR Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1

Best Lyrics - Naushad Sadar Khan for 'Salaami' in Fouja

Best Male Playback Singer - Arijit Singh for 'Kesariya' from Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva

Best Female Playback Singer - Bombay Jayashri for 'Chaayum Veyil' from Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009

Best Choreography - Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan for 'Megham Karukatha' in Thiruchitrambalam

Best Sound Design - Anand Krishnamoorthy for Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1

Best Editing - Mahesh Bhuvanend for Aattam

Special Jury Award - Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar and Sanjoy Chowdhury for Kadhikan

Best Assamese Film - Emuthi Puthi by Kulanandini Mahanta

Best Bengali Film - Kaberi Antardhan by Kaushik Gangula

Best Hindi Film - Gulmohar by Rahul V. Chittella

Best Kannada Film - KGF: Chapter 2 by Prashanth Neel

Best Malayalam Film - Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 by Tharun Moorthy

Best Marathi Film - Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi

Best Tiwa Film - Sikaisal by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah

Best Odia Film - Daman by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka

Best Punjabi Film - Baghi Di Dhee by Mukesh Gautam

Best Tamil Film - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, by Mani Ratnam

Best Telugu Film - Karthikeya 2, Chandoo Mondeti

Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic - Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva, by Ayan Mukherji

Best Feature Film promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values - Kutch Express by Viral Shah

Non-Feature Film category

Best Non-Feature Film - Ayena by Siddhant Sarin

Best Documentary - Murmurs of the Jungle by Sahil Vaidya

Best Non-Feature Film Direction - Miriam Chandy Menacherry for From The Shadow

Best Script - Koushik Sarkar for Mono No Aware

Best Narration/Voice Over - Sumant Shinde for Murmurs Of The Jungle

Best Animated Film - A Coconut Tree by Joshy Benedict

Best Editing - Suresh URS for Madhyantara

Best Sound Design - Manas Choudhury for Yaan

Best Cinematography - Siddharth Diwan for Mono No Aware

Best Short Film - Xunyota by Nabapan Deka

Best Debut Film of a Director - Basti Dinesh Shenoy for Madhyantara

Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction - Vishal Bharadwaj for Fursat

Best Arts and Culture Film - Ranga Vibhoga by Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik and Varsa by Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film - Aanaki Ek Mohenjo Daro by Ashok Rane

Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values - On The Brink Season 2: Gharial by Akansha Sood Singh

Special Mention - Birubala by Aimee Baruah and Hargila - The Greater Adjutant Stork by Partha Sarathi Mahant

Best Writing on Cinema

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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