The 70th National Film Awards were announced on Monday. The awards honour the best films made in 2022, apart from the actors and crew from across the country. From Rishab Shetty and Nithya Menen winning Best Actor awards to the Malayalam film Aattam winning Best Film, with Brahmastra Part 1 and Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 winning in some key categories, take a look at the full list of winners in the Feature Films and Non Feature Films categories: ( 70th National Film Awards live updates ) The awards ceremony will be held at a later date with the winners receiving the awards from the President of India.
This year’s jury includes Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Rahul Rawail; Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda; and Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury, Gangadhar Mudalair. The key awards Best Film: Aattam (Malayalam) Best Debut Film: Fouja (Haryanvi) Best Film providing wholesome entertainment: Kantara (Kannada) Best Feature Film promoting national, social, and environmental values: Kutch Express (Gujarati) Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra Part 1 (Hindi) Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya - Uunchai (Hindi) Best Actor in Leading Role: Nithya Menen - Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil), Manasi Parekh - Kutch Express (Gujarati), Rishab Shetty - Kantara (Kannada) Best Actor in Supporting Role: Neena Gupta - Uunchai (Hindi), Pavan Raj Malhotra - Fouja (Gujarati) Best Child Artiste: Sreepath - Malikappuram (Malayalam) Crew awards 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 (Hindi), AR Rahman (background music) - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (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 writer) - Aattam (Malayalam), Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittella (dialogues) - Gulmohar (Hindi) Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman - Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil) Best Playback Singer: Bombay Jayshree - Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 (Chaayum Veyil) (Malayalam), Arijit Singh - Brahmastra Part 1 (Kesariya) (Hindi) Regional films win big Best Tiwa Film: Sikaisal Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 2 Best Tamil Film: Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 Best Punjabi Film: Baghi Di Dhee Best Odia Film: Daman Best Malayalam Film: Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 Best Marathi Film: Vaalvi Best Kannada Film: KGF Chapter 2 Best Hindi Film: Gulmohar Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi Special mentions Manoj Bajpayee (actor) - Gulmohar (Hindi) Sanjay Salil Chowdhury (music director) - Kadhikan (Malayalam) Non-feature categories 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: 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 Film writing Best Critic: Deepak Dua Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography.
