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The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi on Friday. The ceremony will be held at a future date, when the best Indian films produced across languages in the calendar year 2022 will be honoured by the President. Feature and non-feature films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, were eligible for contention. This year’s jury includes Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Rahul Rawail; Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury; and Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.
The Malayalam-language drama Aattam won the Best Feature Film award, while Rishab Shetty won the Best Actor award and the Best Actress honour was shared by Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh.
Here is the full list of winners at the 70th National Film Awards:
Best Feature Film – Aattam
Best Actor – Rishab Shetty
Best Actress – Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh
Best Director – Sooraj Barjatya
Best Supporting Actress – Neena Gupta
Best Supporting Actor – Pawan Malhotra
Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Kantara
Best Debut – Fouja, Pramod Kumar
Best Telugu Film – Kartikeya 2
Best Tamil Film – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Punjabi Film – Baaghi Di Dhee
Best Odia Film – Daman
Best Malayalam Film – Saudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Marathi Film – Vaalvi
Best Kannada Film – KGF: Chapter 2
Best Hindi Film – Gulmohar
Special Mentions – Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar, and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kalikhan
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 – Kutchh Express
Best Production Design – Aparajito
Best Editing – Aattam
Best Sound Design – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Screenplay – Aattam
Best Dialogues – Gulmohar
Best Cinematography – Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
Best Female Playback – Soudi Velakka CC.225/2009
Best Female Playback – Brahmastra
The award ceremonies have been delayed by two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 69th National Film Awards, held in 2023, honoured the best Indian films certified in the calendar year 2021. Rocketry won the Best Feature Film honour, while Allu Arjun won the Best Actor award, and Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress honour. At the 68th National Film Awards, the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the top prize, while late filmmaker Sachy won the Best Director honour for Ayyappanum Koshiyum. Ajay Devgn and Suriya shared the Best Actor award, while Aparna Balamurali won the Best Actress award.
Established in 1954, the National Film Awards are overseen by the Directorate of Film Festivals. The first-ever Best Feature Film winner was the Marathi movie Shyamchi Aai. The most awarded film in the history of the awards remains Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan, which received eight honours in 2002. In addition to the nationwide honours, the event also highlights best films across regional languages, and presents industry legends with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement. Last year’s winner was Waheeda Rehman.
