72nd National Film Awards 2026: Complete Winners List

The Central Government has announced the 72nd National Film Awards for films certified in 2024. Here is the complete list of major winners.

Feature Film Awards

1. Best Feature Film: Article 370 (Hindi): Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale

2. Best Debut Director: Randeep Hooda (Swatantrya Veer Savarkar)

3. Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)

4. Best Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values: Captain Miller (Tamil)

5. Best Children’s Film: 35-Chinna Katha Kaadu (Director: Nanda Kishore Emani)

6. Best Director: Raj Kumar Periasamy (Amaran)

7. Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) & Mammootty (Bramayugam)

8. Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370)

9. Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)

10. Best Supporting Actress: Sachana Namidass (Maharaja)

11. Best Supporting Actress: Roopashree Vorkady (Mithya)

12. Best Child Artist: Athish S. Shetty (Mithya)

13. Best Child Artist: Arundev Pothula (35-Chinna Katha Kaadu)

14. Best Child Artists: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb & Geetashree Chakraborty (Onko Ki Kothin)

15. Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar

16. Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (ARM)

17. Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam)

18. Best Original Screenplay: Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

19. Best Adapted Screenplay: Yogesh Deshpande

20. Best Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri (Lucky Baskhar)

21. Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

22. Best Editing: R. Kalaivanan (Amaran)

23. Best Production Design: Nithin Zihani (Kalki 2898 AD)

24. Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

25. Best Make-Up Artist: P. Ravikumar (Committee Kurrollu)

26. Best Music Director (Songs): Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)

27. Best Background Score: GV Prakash Kumar (Amaran)

28. Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Maidaan)

29. Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Aaj Ki Raat – Stree 2)

30. Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu (Maharaja)

Best Regional Feature Films

31. Assamese: Juiphool

32. Bengali: Chaalchitra Ekhon

33. Gujarati: Maaran

34. Hindi: Srikanth

35. Kannada: Mithya

36. Konkani: Let There Be Love

37. Malayalam: Feminichi Fathima

38. Manipuri: Sunita

39. Marathi: Mukkam Post Bombilwaadi

40. Odia: Lahari

41. Tamil: Raayan

42. Telugu: Committee Kurrollu

43. Garhwali: Dholi

44. Tulu: Imbu

45. Special Mention: Captain Miller

46. Special Mention: Meiyazhagan

Non-Feature Films

47. Best Non-Feature Film: Bhangaar (Marathi-English) – Director: Sumit Roy

48. Best Debut Director (Non-Feature): Ravi Raj Murmu (Aenjan – Santali)

49. Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film: Kakori (Hindi)

50. Best Arts & Culture Film: Main Nida (Hindi)

51. Best Documentary: Ram-Nami (Hindi)

52. Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social & Environmental Values: Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism

53. Best Animation Film: Touched as Water (Silent)

54. Best Short Film: Humsafar (Marathi)

55. Best Direction: Aanand L. Rai (Statue of Unity – Hindi)

56. Best Cinematography: Edmond Ranson (Life in Loom)

57. Best Sound Design: T.S. Hari Hara Sudhan (Blue – Tamil)

58. Best Editing: Manvir Jasrotia (NDA – Hindi)

59. Best Music Direction: Shivpal Singh Kang (Parat 41 Degreeschya Magavar)

60. Best Narrator/Voice-Over: Soundarya Jayachandran (Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs – English)

61. Best Script: Faraz Ali (Obur/Clouds – Hindi & Kashmiri)

62. Special Mention: Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Malayalam) – Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Antony)

63. Special Mention: Chola Dora Aur Sui (Hindi) – Directors: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai

Other Awards

64. Best Book on Cinema: I Stand For You, The State Stands For Us (Kannada) – Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty

65. Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Srivastava (Hindi)