The 70th National Film Awards ceremony was held on October 8, 2024, at Vigyan Bhavanconferred in New Delhi. All the winners were awarded the prestigious accolades by President Droupadi Murmu. Karan Johar and Ayan Mukerji have won the National Film Award for Best Film in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comic) category for Brahmastra. Rishab Shetty’s Kantara received the award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment category. Here are people and films that won the 70th National Film Award in Indian cinema.
70th National Award winners full list
Best Feature Film: Aattam (The Play)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Kutch Express
Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva
Best Debut Film of a Director: Fouja
Best Direction: Sooraj Barjatya for Uunchai
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil), Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express (Gujarati)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja (Haryanvi)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Neena Gupta for Uunchai (Hindi)
Best Child Artist: Sreepath for Malikappuram (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Kesariya from Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (Hindi)
Best Female Playback Singer: Bombay Jayashri for Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009 (Malayalam)
Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Dialogue Writer: Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittella for Gulmohar (Hindi)
Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshi for Aattam (The Play)
Best Sound Design: Anand Krishnamoorthi for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1
Best Editing: Mahesh Bhuvanend for Aattam (The Play)
Best Production Design: Ananda Addhya for Aparajito (Bengali)
Best Costume Designer: Niki Joshi for Kutch Express (Gujarati)
Best Make-up: Somnath Kundu for Aparajito (Bengali)
Best Music Director (Songs): Pritam for Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (Hindi)
Best Music Director (BGM): AR Rahman for Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)
Best Lyrics: Naushad Sardar Khan for Fouja (Haryanvi)
Best Choreography: Jani Master and Sathish Krishnan for Thirychitrambalam (Tamil)
Best Action Direction Award: Anbariv for KGF Chapter 2 (Kannada)
Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi
Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan
Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar
Best Kannada Film: KGF Chapter 2
Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi
Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka CC.225/2009
Best Odia Film: Daman
Best Punjabi Film: Baghi Di Dhee
Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan Part 1
Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2
Best Tiwa Film: Sikaisal
Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan
