The 71st National Film Awards ceremony took place today at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, celebrating the best of Indian cinema in 2023. Bollywood and South Indian stars, including Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, Rani Mukerji, and Mohanlal, were among the big names honoured for their outstanding performances and contributions.
Shah Rukh Khan made headlines by winning his first-ever National Award for Best Actor for his role in Jawan, while Rani Mukerji secured her inaugural Best Actress Award for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. Legendary actor Mohanlal was honoured with the esteemed Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
For a full rundown of all the winners across categories, check out the complete list here.
71st National Film Award Winner List:
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway – Rani Mukerji
Best Actor in a Leading Role (shared):
Jawan – Shah Rukh Khan
12th Fail – Vikrant Massey
Best Direction:
The Kerala Story – Sudipto Sen
Best Feature Film:
12th Fail
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values:
Sam Bahadur
Best Screenplay:
Baby (Telugu) – Sai Rajesh Neelam
Parking (Tamil) – Ramkumar Balakrishnan
Best Dialogue Writer:
Sirf Ek Banda Kafi Hai – Deepak Kingrani
Best Cinematography:
The Kerala Story
Best Female Playback Singer:
Chaleya (Jawan) – Shilpa Rao
Best Male Playback Singer:
Premisthunna (Baby) – PVN S Rohit
Regional Film Awards:
- Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
- Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
- Best Tamil Film: Parking
- Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
- Best Odia Film: Pushkara
- Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
- Best Malayalam Film: Ullozhukku
- Best Kannada Film: Kandeeku – The Ray of Hope
- Best Gujarati Film: Vash
- Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
- Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
Other Key Awards:
- Best Debut Director: Aatmapamphlet – Ashish Bende
- Best Children’s Film: Naal 2
- Best Film in AVGC: Hanu-Man
- Best Action Direction: Hanu-Man (Telugu) – Stunt Choreography: Nandu & Prudhvi
- Best Choreography: Dhindhora Baje Re! (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani) – Vaibhavi Merchant
- Best Lyrics: Balagam – Ooru Palleturu – Kasarla Shyam
- Best Music Direction (Song): Vaathi (Tamil) – GV Prakash Kumar
- Best Music Direction (Background Score): Animal – Harshavardhan Rameshwar
- Best Make-Up: Sam Bahadur – Shrikant Desai
- Best Costume Design: Sam Bahadur – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir & Niddhi Gambhir
- Best Production Design: Everyone Is a Hero – Mohandas
- Best Editing: Pookkaalam – Midhun Murali
- Best Sound Design: Animal
Best Child Artist:
- Gandhi Tantha Chettu (Telugu) – Sukriti Veni Bandereddi
- Gypsy (Marathi) – Kabir Khandare
- Naal 2 (Marathi) – Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav
Best Supporting Actress:
- Ullozhukku (Malayalam) – Urvashi
- Vash (Gujarati) – Janki Bodiwala
Best Supporting Actor:
- Pookkaalam (Malayalam) – Vijayaraghavan
- Parking (Tamil) – Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar
