National Film Awards Winners List, ‘Rocketry’ Best Film, Kriti Sanon Share Best Actress Award
The 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday in New Delhi, recognizing the best talent in Indian cinema from the past year. Winners included actors Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, and Pankaj Tripathi, as well as director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The National Film Awards are India’s most prestigious film honors, given out annually to celebrate achievements in various categories across the country’s film industry.
Pankaj Tripathi, who recently lost his father, responded to winning a National Film Award this year with bittersweet emotions. In a statement, Tripathi shared that this is unfortunately a time of grief and loss for him, and that his late father would have been thrilled and proud if he were still alive.
India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur offered congratulations to those being honored. By congratulating the recipients early, Thakur acknowledged their achievements in advance of the formal announcement.
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National Film Awards Winner’s List
Best Feature Film – R Madhavan’s Rocketry
Best Actress – Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) and Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
Best Actor – Allu Arjun (Pushpa)
Best Female Singer – Shreya Ghoshal ( Maayava Chaayavaa from Iravin Nizhal)
Best Male Singer – Kaala Bhairava (Komuram Bheemudo from RRR)
Best Child Artist – Bhavin Rabari (Chhello Show)
Best Supporting Actress – Pallavi Joshi (The Kashmir Files)
Best Supporting Actor – Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
Best Direction – Nikhil Mahajan – Godavari (Marathi)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration – The Kashmir Files
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – RRR
Critic (Special Mention) – Subramanya Badoor
Best Film (Critic) – Purushothama Charyulu (Telugu)
Best Book on Cinema – Music By Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey (Rajiv Vijayakar)
Best Feature Film – Hindi – Sardar Udham
Best Feature Film – Mishing – Boomba Ride
Best Feature Film – Assamese – Anur (Eyes on the Sunshine)
Best Feature Film – Bengali – Kalkokkho – House of Time
Best Feature Film – Gujarati – The Chhello Show (Last Film Show)
Best Feature Film – Maithili – Samanantar
Best Feature Film – Marathi – Ekda Kay Zala
Best Feature Film – Malayalam – Home
Best Feature Film – Kannada – 777 Charlie
Best Feature Film – Meiteilon – Eikhoigi Yum
Best Feature Film – Odiya – Pratikshya (The Wait)
Best Feature Film – Telugu – Uppena (Wave)
Best Feature Film – Tamil – Kadaisi Vivasayi (The Last Farmer)
Best Action Director – King Soloman (RRR)
Best Choreography – Prem Rakshith (RRR)
Best Special Effects – V Srinivas Mohan (RRR)
Best Music Direction – Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa) and – MM Keeravani (RRR)
Best Lyrics – Chandrabose (Dham Dham Dham – Konda Polam)
Best Makeup Artist – Preetisheel Singh D’souza (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Best Costume Designer – Veera Kapur Ee (Sardar Udham)
Special Jury Award – Shershaah
Best Production design – Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta (Sardar Udham)
Best Editing – Sanjay Leela Bhansalu (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Best Audiograophy – Chavittu (Malayalam), Jhilli (Bengali), Sardar Udham (Hindi)
Best Screenplay – Nayattu (Original), Gangubai Kathiawadi (Adapted and Dialogue)
Best Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardhar Udham)
Best Film On Environment – Aavasavyuham (Malayalam)
Best Film On Social issues – Anunaad – The Resonance (Assamese)
Best Children’s Film – Gandhi & Co. (Gujarati)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best debut film of a director – Vishnu Mohan’s Meppadiyan (Malayalam)
Special Mention (Feature) – Kadaisi Vivasayi (The Last Farmer), Jhilli, Home and Anur – Eyes on the Sunshine
In the Non-feature category, we have…
Special mention : Baale Bangara (Aniruddha Jatkar), Karuvarai (Srikanth Deva), The Healing Touch (Sweta Kumar Das) and Ek Duaa (Ram Kamal Mukherjee)
Best Narration/Voice-over – Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee (HatiBondhu)
Best Music Direction – Ishaan Divecha (Succulent)
Best Production Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound) – Suruchi Sharma (Meen Raag)
Best Editing – Abhro Banerjee (If Memory Serves Me Right)
Best Audiography (Re-recordist) – Unni Krishnan (Ek Tha Gaon)
Best Cinematography – Bittu Rawat (Paatal-Tee)
Best Direction – Bakul Matiyani (Smile Please)
Best Film On Family Values – Chand Saanse
Best Short Fiction Film – Daal Bhat (Gujarati)
Special Jury – Rekha (Marathi Film)
Best Investigative Film – Looking For Challan (English)
Best Animation Film – Kandittundu (Malayalam)
Best Exploration/Adventurous Film – Ayushman (English, Kannada)
Best Film On Social Issues – Mithu Di (Marathi) and Three Two One (Marathi & Hindi)
Best Environmental Film – Munnam Valavu (Malayalam)
Best Educational Film – Sirpigalin Sirpangal (Tamil)
Best Promotional Film – Endangered Heritage ‘Warli Art’
Best Science and Technology Film – Ethos Of Darkness
Best Arts/Cultural Film – T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings To Divine
Best Biographical – Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi (Bengali) and Beyond Blast (Manipuri)
Best Anthropological Film – Fire on Edge (Tiwa)
Best debut non-feature film of a director – Paanchika (Gujarati)
Best non-feature film – Ek Tha Gaon (Marathi and Garhwali)
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