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)
