70th National Film Awards: Full List Of Winners

The 70th National Film Awards Ceremony was held at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu will felicitate the winners in October 2024.

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New Delhi: The 70th National Film Awards were announced on Friday. The Ministry of  Information and Broadcasting (I&B) announced the winners at the presser in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu will felicitate the winners in October 2024. The awards, celebrating excellence in filmmaking, gathered the Industry's most talented figures to honor their contributions to Indian Cinema. The jury includes - Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; Mr. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

From Rishab Shetty winning Best Actor to Arijit Singh bagging Best Male Playback Singer, Here's the complete list of  70th National Film Awards winners. 

KEY AWARDS 

Best Actor: Rishab Shetty for Kantara 

Best Actress: Nitha Menen for Thiruchaitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express

Best Direction: Sooraj Barjatya for 'Uunchai'

Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh

Best Child Artist: Sreepath for Malikappuram

Best Film in AVGC: Brahmanstra: Part 1 - Shiva

Best Supporting Actress: Nena Gupta 

Best Supporting Actor: Pawan  Malhotra 

Best Debut Film: Fouja 

Best Feature Film:  Aattam: The Play

Best Entertaining Film: Kantara 

Best Music Director: Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score)

Best Music Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj for Fursat

BEST REGIONAL FILMS 

Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar

Best Telugu Film: Kartikeya 2

Best Odia Film: Daman

Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1

Best Punjabi Film: Baaghi Di Dhee

Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Velakka

Best Kannada Film: KGF: Chapter 2

Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi

Best Bengali Film - Kaberi Antardhan

Best Assamese Film - Emuthi Puthi

Best Tiwa Film – Sikaisal

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Manoj Bajpayee: Gulmohar

Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury: Kalikhan

 FILM WRITING 

Best Critic: Deepak Dua

Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar

NON-FEATURE CATEGORIES

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

CREW AWARDS

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 Male 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