National Films Award 2024 - At the National Media Centre in New Delhi on 16th August, the 70th National Film Awards 2024 winners were revealed. The President will present awards to the top Indian films, in all languages, for 2022 in a ceremony that will take place at a later time.
Contention was open to both feature and non-feature films that have received Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certification between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. Rahul Rawail, the chair of the feature film jury, Nila Madhab Panda, the chair of the non-feature film jury, and Gangadhar Mudalair, the chair of the best writing on cinema panel, compose the National Films Award 2024 jury. Aattam, a Malayalam-language drama, received the Best Feature Film award, Rishab Shetty won Best Actor, and Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh shared Best Actress in National Films Award 2024.National Film Awards 2024 - Feature Film Awards | |||
Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) |
Best Film in AVGC | Brahmāstra: Part One - Shiva | Hindi | Production: Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, Starlight Pictures Director: Ayan Mukherji, VFX Supervisor: Jaykar Arudra, Viral Thakkar, Neelesh Gore |
Best Direction | Uunchai | Hindi | Sooraj R. Barjatya |
Best Actor | Kantara | Kannada | Rishab Shetty |
Best Feature Film | Aattam | Malayalam | Production: Joy Movie Productions LLP Director: Anand Ekarshi |
Best Debut Film | Fouja | Haryanvi | Director: Pramod Kumar |
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kantara | Kannada | Production: Hombale Films Director: Rishab Shetty |
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Production: Soul Sutra LLP Direction: Viral Shah |
Best Actress | Thiruchitrambalam / Kutch Express | Tamil / Gujarati | Nithya Menen / Manasi Parekh |
Best Supporting Actor | Fouja | Haryanvi | Pavan Malhotra |
Best Supporting Actress | Uunchai | Hindi | Neena Gupta |
National Film Awards 2024 - Language-Specific Feature Film Awards | ||
Award | Film | Language |
Best Telugu Film | Karthikeya 2 | Telugu |
Best Tamil Film | Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 | Tamil |
Best Punjabi Film | Baaghi Di Dhee | Punjabi |
Best Odia Film | Daman | Odia |
Best Malayalam Film | Saudi Velakka | Malayalam |
Best Marathi Film | Vaalvi | Marathi |
Best Kannada Film | KGF: Chapter 2 | Kannada |
Best Hindi Film | Gulmohar | Hindi |
Best Tiwa Film | Sikaisal | Tiwa |
Best Bengali Film | Kaberi Antardhan | Bengali |
Best Assamese Film | Emuthi Puthi | Assamese |
National Film Awards 2024 - Non-Feature Films | ||
Award | Film | Language |
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values | Kutch Express | Gujarati |
Best Critic | Deepak Dua | - |
Best Book on Cinema | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography | - |
Best Non-Feature Film | Ayena | - |
Best Debut Film | Madhyantara | - |
Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film | Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro | - |
Best Arts/Culture Film | Ranga Vibhoga / Varsa | - |
Best Script | Mono No Aware | - |
Best Narrator | Murmurs of the Jungle | - |
Best Music Direction | Fursat | - |
Best Editing | Madhyantara | - |
Best Sound Design | Yaan | - |
Best Cinematography | Mono No Aware | - |
Best Direction (Non-Feature Film) | From the Shadow | - |
Best Short Film | Xunyota | - |
Best Animated Film | The Coconut Tree | - |
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values | On the Brink Season 2 – Gharial | - |
Best Documentary | Murmurs of the Jungle | - |
National Film Awards 2024 - Technical Awards | ||
Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
Best Screenplay | Aattam | - |
Best Dialogues | Gulmohar | - |
Best Cinematography | Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 | - |
Best Female Playback | Saudi Velakka | Bombay Jayashri |
Best Male Playback | Brahmastra | Arijit Singh |
Best Child Artist | Mallikappuram | Sreepath |
Best Action Direction | KGF: Chapter 2 | - |
Best Choreography | Tiruchitrabalam | - |
Best Lyrics | Fouja | - |
Best Music Director | Pritam (Songs), AR Rahman (Background Score) | |
Best Makeup | Aparajito | - |
Best Costumes | Kutch Express | - |
Best Production Design | Aparajito | - |
Best Editing | Aattam | - |
Best Sound Design | Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 | - |
National Film Awards 2024 - Crew Awards | ||
Award | Recipient/Film | Language |
Best Action Direction | Anbariv – KGF Chapter 2 | Kannada |
Best Choreography | Jani Master, Sathish Krishnan – Thiruchitrambalam (Megham Karukatha) | Tamil |
Best Lyrics | Naushad Sadar Khan – Fouja (Salaami) | Gujarati |
Best Music Direction | Pritham (songs) – Brahmastra Part 1, AR Rahman (background music) – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 | Hindi, Tamil |
Best Makeup | Somnath Kundu – Aparajito | Bengali |
Best Costume Design | Niki Joshi – Kutch Express | Gujarati |
Best Production Design | Ananda Addhya – Aparajito | Bengali |
Best Editing | Mahesh Bhuvanend – Aattam | Malayalam |
Best Sound Design | Anand Krishnamoorthi – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 | Tamil |
Best Screenplay | Anand Ekarshi (screenplay) – Aattam, Arpita Mukherjee & Rahul V Chittella (dialogues) – Gulmohar | Malayalam, Hindi |
Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 | Tamil |
Best Playback Singer | Bombay Jayshree – Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 (Chaayum Veyil), Arijit Singh – Brahmastra Part 1 (Kesariya) | Malayalam, Hindi |
National Film Awards 2024 - Regional Films Win Big | ||
Award | Recipient/Film | Language |
Best Tiwa Film | Sikaisal | Tiwa |
Best Telugu Film | Karthikeya 2 | Telugu |
Best Tamil Film | Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 | Tamil |
Best Punjabi Film | Baghi Di Dhee | Punjabi |
Best Odia Film | Daman | Odia |
Best Malayalam Film | Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 | Malayalam |
Best Marathi Film | Vaalvi | Marathi |
Best Kannada Film | KGF Chapter 2 | Kannada |
Best Hindi Film | Gulmohar | Hindi |
Best Bengali Film | Kaberi Antardhan | Bengali |
Best Assamese Film | Emuthi Puthi | Assamese |
National Film Awards 2024 - Special Mentions | ||
Award | Recipient/Film | Language |
Actor | Manoj Bajpayee – Gulmohar | Hindi |
Music Director | Sanjay Salil Chowdhury – Kadhikan | Malayalam |
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