The winners of the 71st National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Friday. Films that were certified from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, were eligible for these awards.
Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey jointly won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for their films Jawan and 12th Fail respectively while the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role went to Rani Mukerji for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. This is Shah Rukh's first National Film Award in 33 years.
12th Fail also bagged the award for Best Feature Film. Along with that, Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur won the award for Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values and Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Here is a list of all the winners:
Feature films
Best Feature Film
12th Fail (Hindi)
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Shah Rukh Khan – Jawan (Hindi) and Vikrant Massey-- 12th Fail (Hindi)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Rani Mukerji – Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor
Vijayaraghavan – Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
Muthuoettai Somu Bhaskar – Parking (Tamil)
Best Supporting Actress
Urvashi – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent) (Malayalam)
Janki Bodiwala – Vash (Hypnosis) (Gujarati)
Best Film Promoting National, Social Values
Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Direction
The Kerala Story (Hindi)
Director: Sudipto Sen
Best Debut Film of a Director
Aatmapamphlet (Marathi)
Director: Ashish Bende
Best Film in AVGC
HanuMan (Telugu)
Best Children’s Film
Naal 2
Best Child Artist
Sukriti Veni Bandreddi – Gandhi Tatha Chettu (Telugu)
Kabir Khandare – Gypsy (Marathi)
Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap – Naal 2 (Marathi)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
P.V.N.S. Rohit – Baby (Premisthuna) (Telugu)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shilpa Rao – Jawan (Chaleya) (Hindi)
Best Cinematography
The Kerala Story (Hindi)
Cinematographer: Prasantanu Mohapatra
Best Dialogue
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (Hindi)
Writer: Deepak Kingrani
Best Screenplay
Baby (Telugu) – Sai Rajesh Neelam
Parking (Tamil) – Ramkumar Balakrishnan
Best Sound Design
Animal (Hindi)
Sound Designers: Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan
Best Editing
Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
Editor: Midhun Murali
Best Production Designer
2018 (Malayalam)
Production Designer: Mohandas
Best Costume Designer
Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Designers: Sachin Lovalekar, Divya Gambhir, Niddhi Gambhir
Best Makeup
Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Makeup Artist: Shrikant Desai
Best Music Director (Background Score)
Animal (Hindi) – Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Best Action Direction (Stunt Choreography)
Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Special Mention
Animal (Hindi) (Re-recording Mixer – MR Rajakrishnan) (Hindi)
Regional Films
Best Assamese Film
Rongatapu 1982
Director: Adityam Saikia
Best Bengali Film
Deep Bridge
Director: Arjun Dutta
Best Gujarati Film
Vash (Hypnosis)
Director: Krishnadev Yagnik
Best Hindi Film
Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
Director: Yashowardhan Mishra
Best Kannada Film
Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope
Director: K Yashoda Prakash
Best Malayalam Film
Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
Director: Christo Tomy
Best Marathi Film
Shyamchi Aai
Director: Sujay Sunil Dahake
Best Odia Film
Pushkara
Director: Subhransu Das
Best Punjabi Film
Godday Godday Chaa
Director: Vijay Kumar Arora
Best Tamil Film
Parking
Director: Ramkumar Balakrishnan
Best Telugu Film
Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don't Care)
Director: Anil Ravipudi
Best Garo Film
Rimdogittanga (Rapture)
Director: Dominic Megam Sangma
Best Tai Phake Film
Pai Tang... Step of Hope
Director: Prabal Khaund
Feature Films – Special Mention
Animal
Re-recording Mixer (Hindi): MR Rajakrishnan
Non-Feature Films
Best Non-Feature Film
Flowering Man
Director: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar
Best Debut Film of a Director
Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw
Director: Shilpika Bordoloi
Best Arts/Culture Film
Timeless Tamil Nadu
Director: Kamakhya Narayan Singh
Best Documentary
God, Vulture and Human
Director: Rishiraj Agarwal
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Issues
The Silent Epidemic (Hindi)
Best Short Film
The Scavenger (Hindi)
Director: Manish Afilms
Producer: Ellanar Films
Best Direction (Non-Feature Film)
The First Film (Hindi)
Director: Piyush Thakur
Best Sound Design (Non-Feature Film)
Dhundhgiri Ke Phool (Hindi)
Best Music Direction (Non-Feature Film)
The First Film
Music Director: Pranil Desai
Best Script (Non-Feature Film)
Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know (Kannada)