70th National Film Awards Winners List - Summary
National Film Awards are one of the most prestigious honours in Indian cinema. They are presented every year by the Government of India to celebrate excellence in filmmaking. These awards recognise the best films, performances, and technical achievements across various languages and genres.
This year, the awards saw 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions.
12th Fail has been honoured with the Best Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards.Flowering Man won the Best Non-Feature Film award, while God Vulture and Human was recognised as the Best Documentary. Both films earned their first National Film Award.
Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) have been awarded the Best Actor award. This is the first National Film Award of Sharukh Khan in his career. Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Best Actress award for her powerful performance in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. This is also her first-ever National Film Award.
Veteran actor Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar were awarded Best Supporting Actor.
National Film Awards 2025 Winners List
According to the National Film Awards, here are the winners for the 71st National Film Awards:
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| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji | Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway |
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| Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Feature Film | – | 12th Fail |
| Best Film in Hindi | – | Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery |
| Best Film in Telugu | – | Bhagavanth Kesari |
| Best Film in Tamil | – | Parking |
| Best Film in Punjabi | – | Godday Godday Chaa |
| Best Film in Odia | – | Pushkara |
| Best Film in Marathi | – | Shyamchi Aai |
| Best Film in Malayalam | – | Ullozhukku |
| Best Film in Kannada | – | Kandeelu: The Ray of Hope |
| Best Film in Gujarati | – | Vash |
| Best Film in Bengali | – | Deep Fridge |
| Best Film in Assamese | – | Rongatapu 1982 |
| Best Direction | Sudipto Sen | The Kerala Story |
| Best Choreography | Vaibhavi Merchant | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani |
| Best Action Direction | Nandu and Prudhvi | Hanu-Man |
| Best Lyrics | Kasarla Shyam | Balagam |
| Best Music Direction | G.V. Prakash Kumar (Songs)Harshavardhan Rameshwar (BGM) | VaathiAnimal |
| Best Male Playback Singer | P.V.N. S. Rohit | Baby |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shilpa Rao | Jawan |
| Best Cinematography | Prasanthanu Mohapatra | The Kerala Story |
| Best Editing | Midhun Murali | Pookkaalam |
| Best Sound Design | Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan | Animal |
| Best Production Design | Mohandas | 2018 – Everyone is a Hero |
| Best Make-up | Shrikanth Desai | Sam Bahadur |
| Best Costume Designer | Sachin, Divya, Nidhhi | Sam Bahadur |
| Special Mention | M.R. Radhakrishnan (Re-recording mixer) | Animal |