70th National Film Awards 2024 – Winners List, Download PDF

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) announced the 70th National Film Awards winners in a press conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi. Feature and non-feature films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between January 1 and December 31, 2022, competed for the prestigious awards.

Malayalam movie Aattam, directed by Anand Ekarshi, bagged the award for Best Feature Film in the 70th edition of the National Film Awards. The Best Director award went to Sooraj Barjatya for his film Uunchai.

Rishabh Shetty secured the Best Actor award with his mesmerising performance in the movie Kantara, which he directed. Mammootty was Shetty’s competition in the final round for the best actor award with his performance in the movies Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam and Rorschach. The Best Actress award is shared by Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for The Kutch Express.

70th National Film Awards 2024 Winners List PDF

Full list of winners from the 70th National Film Awards:

Feature film categories

Best Film – Aattam by Aanand Ekarshi

Best Direction – Sooraj R Barjatya (Uunchai)

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara by Rishab Shetty

Best Debut Film of a Director – Pramod Kumar (Fouja)

Best Actor – Rishabh Shetty (Kantara)

Best Actress – Nithya Menen (Thiruchitrambhalam) and Manasi Parekh (Kutch Express)

Best Supporting Actor – Pavan Raj Malhotra (Fouja)

Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta for (Uunchai)

Best Child Artist – Sreepath (Malikappuram)

Best Cinematography – Ravi Varmam (Ponniyin Selvan – 1)

Best Screenplay – Anand Ekarshi (Aattam)

Best Dialogue Writer – Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittela (Gulmohar)

Best Production Design – Ananda Addhya (Aparajito)

Best Action Choreography – Anbariv (KGF Chapter 2)

Best Make-Up Artist – Somnath Kundu (Aparajito)

Best Costume Design – Niki Joshi (Kutch Express)

Best Music Direction for Songs – Pritam (Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva)

Best Music Direction for Background Scores – AR Rahman (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 (Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1)

Best Editing – Mahesh Bhuvanend (Aattam)

Special Jury Award – Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar and Sanjoy Chowdhury (Kadhikan)

Best Feature Film In Assamese – Emuthi Puthi (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 – Ayan Mukherji (Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva)

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 (From The Shadow)

Best Script – Koushik Sarkar (Mono No Aware)

Best Narration/Voice-Over – Sumant Shinde (Murmurs Of The Jungle)

Best Animated Film – A Coconut Tree by Joshy Benedict

Best Editing – Suresh URS (Madhyantara)

Best Sound Design – Manas Choudhury (Yaan)

Best Cinematography – Siddharth Diwan (Mono No Aware)

Best Short Film – Xunyota by Nabapan Deka

Best Debut Film of a Director – Basti Dinesh Shenoy (Madhyantara)

Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction – Vishal Bharadwaj (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)

The awards were announced by the chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Rahul Rawail; Nila Madhab Panda, chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; and Gangadhar Mudalair, chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

The winners will receive their awards from the President of India at the awards ceremony. This year’s jury comprised Rahul Rawail, the Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda, the Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, and Gangadhar Mudalair, the Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

In 2023, the 69th edition of the National Film Awards, the Best Actor Award was won by Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise. Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the award for Best Feature Film. Nikhil Mahajan received the Best Director award for his Marathi film, Godavari.