The 69th National Film Awards, India’s most awaited film event, were just announced, and the nation is now celebrating those who won this coveted prize. Some of the most thrilling films won big at NFA’23, which was live streamed on the social media accounts of I&B Ministry and PIB India.
Feature films category
- 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
Non-feature category
- 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)