The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced on August 16, 2024. The awards were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B).
The 70th National Film Awards recognises films certified by the censor board between January 1 and December 31, 2022.
Feature film categories
Best Film (Swarna Kamal)- Aattam by Aanand Ekarshi (Prize: Rs 3 lakh)
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 Varmam for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Best Screenplay – Anand Ekarshi for Aatam
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 2
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
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 Feature Film In Assamese – Emuthi Puthi by Kulanandini Mahanta
Best Feature Film In Bengali – Kaberi Antardhan by Kaushik Gangula
Best Feature Film In Hindi – Gulmohar by Rahul V. Chittella
Best Feature Film In Kannada – KGF: Chapter 2 by Prashanth Neel
Best Feature Film In Malayalam – Saudi Vellakka by Tharun Moorthy
Best Feature Film In Marathi – Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi
Best Feature Film In Tiwa – Sikaisal by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah
Best Feature Film in Odia – Daman by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka
Best Feature Film In Punjabi – Baghi Di Dhee by Mukesh Gautam
Best Feature Film In Tamil – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, by Mani Ratnam
Best Feature Film In Telugu – 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 films categories
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 Book On Cinema – Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar
Best Film Critic – Deepak Dua (Hindi).
