Friday evening, August 1, 2025, came as a surprise to the fans as the 71st National Film Awards were announced. Social media is currently flooded with congratulatory messages towards the winners and even a few criticisms. For those who don’t know, the National Film Awards were delayed by a year due to the pandemic.
This year, the movies that were certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023 were eligible for the awards. Let’s take a look at the full list of winners of the 71st National Film Awards:
Best Feature Film: 12th Fail
Best Hindi Feature Film: Kathal
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan & Vikrant Massey For 12th Fail
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway
Best Popular Film For Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Best Director: Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story
Best Malayalam Film: Ullazhukku
Best Tamil Film: Parking
Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
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Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
Best Gujarati Film: Vash
Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope
Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
Best Odia Film: Pushkara
Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
Best Garo Film: Rimdogittanga
Best Tai Phake Film: Pai Tang Step Of Hope
Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan for Poolkalam & Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar for Parking
Best Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala for Vash & Urvashi for Ulazhukku)
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur
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Best Children’s Film: Naal 2
Best Male Playback Singer: PVN S Rohit for Baby (Premisthunna)
Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao for Jawan (Chaleya)
Best Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra for The Kerala Story
Best Screenplay: Baby in Telugu, Parking in Tamil, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai in Hindi
Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan Muralidharan for Animal
Best Editing: Midhun Murali for Pookkaalam
Best Production Design: Mohandas for 2018-Everyone Is A Hero
Best Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, and Nidhhi Gambhir for Sam Bahadur
Best Make-up: Shrikant Desai for Sam Bahadur
Best Music Direction: G V Prakash Kumar for Vaathi (Songs) & Harshavardhan Rameshwar for Animal (Background Music)
Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam for Balagam (Ooru Palleturu)
Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani(Dhindhora Baje Re)
Best Action Direction Award: Nandu Prudhvi for Hanu-Man
Special Mention: M R Rajakrishnan for Animal (Re-Recording Mixer)
