72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 was held today, July 18, 2026, in New Delhi, recognizing excellence in Indian cinema for films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Check out the full list from Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam, to Mammootty and Randeep Hooda.

Feature Categories

1) Best Feature Film: Article 370

2) Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Mammootty for Bramayugam

3) Best Actress: Yami Gautam, Article 370

4) Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy, Amaran

5) Best Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady for Mithya, Sachana Namidass for Maharaja

6) Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra for Bhakshak

7) Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD

8) Best Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Captain Miller

9) Best Debut Film of a Director: Randeep Hooda, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

10) Best Children’s Film – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu

11) Best Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S Shetty

12) Best Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal, Bramayugam

13) Best Screenplay (Original): Sukumar, Pushpa 2

14) Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande, Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke

15) Best Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri, Lucky Baskhar

16) Best Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Kalki 2898 AD

17) Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu, Maharaja

18) Best Make-Up Artist: P Ravi Kumar, Committee Kurrollu

19) Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma, Pushpa 2

20) Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev, Article 370

21) Best Background Music: GV Prakash, Amaran

22) Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir, Maidaan

23) Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar for “Gharat Ganpati” from Navasachi Gauri Mazi

24) Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for “Angu Vaana Konilu” from ARM

25) Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly, Stree 2

26) Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

27) Best Editing: R Kalaivannan, Amaran

28) Best Assamese Film: Juiphool

29) Best Bengali Film: Chalchitra Ekhon

30) Best Hindi Film: Srikanth

31) Best Kannada Film: Mithya

32) Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima

33) Best Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi

34) Best Odia Film: Lahari

35) Best Tamil Film: Raayan

36) Best Garhwali Film: Dholi

37) Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu

38) Best Gujarati Film: Maaran

39) Best Manipuri Film: Sunita

40) Best Konakani Film: Mog Asum

41) Best Tulu Film: IMBU

Special Mention: Dhanush for Captain Miller and Suren G for Meiyazhagan

Non Feature

1) Best Non-Feature Film – Bhangaar

2) Best Debut Film of a Director – Angen

3) Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film – Kakori

4) Best Arts/Culture Film – Main Nida

5) Best Animation Film – Touched as Water

6) Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism

7) Best Documentary – Ram-Nami

8) Best Short Film (Up to 30 Minutes) – Hamsafar

9) Best Direction – Aanand L Rai, Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek

10) Best Sound Design – T S Hari Hara Sudhan, Blue

11) Best Cinematography – Edmond Ranson, Life in Loom

12) Best Music Direction – Shivpal Singh Kang, Parat 41°chya Magavar

13) Best Editing – Manvir Jasrotia, NDA

14) Best Narrator/Voice Over – Soundarya Jayachandran, Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs

15) Best Film Critic – Sanjeev Shrivastava

Special Mention – Bhadra-Kali Natakam, Chola Dora aur Sui