As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. With 332 feature films, 115 non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics under consideration, the awards highlight the best of Indian cinema.
🏆 HIGHLIGHTS
- Best Feature Film: 12th Fail
- Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man
- Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human
- Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan), Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
- Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway)
- Best AVGC Film: Hanu-Man
- Best Short Film: Giddh – The Scavenger
- Best Film Critic: Utpal Datta (Assamese)
📝 FULL LIST OF WINNERS
🎞️ FEATURE FILMS
| Award | Winner / Film | Language / Details |
|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | 12th Fail | Hindi |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Aatmapamphlet – Ashish Bende | Marathi |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Hindi |
| Best Feature Film on National/Social/Environmental Values | Sam Bahadur | Hindi |
| Best Children’s Film | Naal 2 | Marathi |
| Best AVGC Film | Hanu-Man | Telugu |
| Best Direction | The Kerala Story – Sudipto Sen | Hindi |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan), Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) | Hindi |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway) | Hindi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam), Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking) | Malayalam / Tamil |
| Best Supporting Actress | Urvashi (Ullozhukku), Janki Bodiwala (Vash) | Malayalam / Gujarati |
| Best Child Artists | Sukriti Veni Bandreddi (Gandhi Tatha Chettu), Kabir Khandare (Gypsy), Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap (Naal 2) | Telugu / Marathi |
| Best Male Playback Singer | PVN S Rohit – Baby (Premisthunna) | Telugu |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shilpa Rao – Jawan (Chaliya) | Hindi |
| Best Cinematography | The Kerala Story – Prasantanu Mohapatra | Hindi |
| Best Screenplay | Baby – Sai Rajesh Neelam, Parking – Ramkumar Balakrishnan, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai – Deepak Kingrani | Telugu / Tamil / Hindi |
| Best Sound Design | Animal – Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan Muralidharan | Hindi |
| Best Editing | Pookkaalam – Midhun Murali | Malayalam |
| Best Production Design | 2018 – Everyone Is A Hero – Mohandas | Malayalam |
| Best Costume Designer | Sam Bahadur – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir | Hindi |
| Best Make-up | Sam Bahadur – Shrikant Desai | Hindi |
| Best Music Direction | Vaathi (G V Prakash Kumar), Animal (Harshavardhan Rameshwar) | Tamil / Hindi |
| Best Lyrics | Balagam (Ooru Palleturu) – Kasarla Shyam | Telugu |
| Best Choreography | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – Vaibhavi Merchant | Hindi |
| Best Action Direction | Hanu-Man – Nandu Prudhvi | Telugu |
| Best Regional Language Films | See below ↓ |
🗣️ Best Feature Film in Indian Languages
| Language | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | Rongatapu 1982 | Adityam Saikia |
| Bengali | Deep Fridge | Arjun Dutta |
| Gujarati | Vash | Krishnadev Yagnik |
| Hindi | Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery | Yashowardhan Mishra |
| Kannada | Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope | K Yashoda Prakash |
| Malayalam | Ullozhukku (Undercurrent) | Christo Tomy |
| Marathi | Shyamchi Aai | Sujay Sunil Dahake |
| Odia | Pushkara | Subhransu Das |
| Punjabi | Godday Godday Chaa | Vijay Kumar Arora |
| Tamil | Parking | Ramkumar Balakrishnan |
| Telugu | Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don’t Care) | Anil Ravipudi |
| Garo | Rimdogittanga | Dominic Megam Sangma |
| Tai Phake | Pai Tang – Step of Hope | Prabal Khaund |
📽️ NON-FEATURE FILMS
| Award | Film | Language / Director |
|---|---|---|
| Best Non-Feature Film | Flowering Man | Hindi – Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar |
| Best Debut Director | Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw – Shilpika Bordoloi | Mizo |
| Best Biographical Film | Mo Bou, Mo Gaan & Lentina Ao – A Light on the Eastern Horizon | Odia / English |
| Best Arts & Culture Film | Timeless Tamil Nadu – Kamakhya Narayan Singh | English |
| Best Documentary | God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal | English, Hindi, Telugu |
| Promoting Social/Environmental Values | The Silent Epidemic – Akshat Gupta | Hindi |
| Best Short Film (Up to 30 mins) | Giddh – The Scavenger – Manish Saini | Hindi |
| Best Direction | The First Film – Piyush Thakur | Hindi |
| Best Cinematography | Little Wings – Saravanamaruthu & Meenakshi Soman | Tamil |
| Best Sound Design | Dhundhgiri Ke Phool – Shubharun Sengupta | Hindi |
| Best Editing | Moving Focus – Niladri Roy | English |
| Best Music Direction | The First Film – Pranil Desai | Hindi |
| Best Narration / Voice Over | The Sacred Jack – Harikrishnan S | English |
| Best Script | Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know… – Chidananda Naik | Kannada |
| Special Mention | Nekal (Malayalam), The Sea And Seven Villages (Odia) | Various |
✍️ BEST WRITING ON CINEMA
| Award | Winner | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film Critic | Utpal Datta | Assamese |
👩⚖️ COMPLETE JURY PANEL
🎬 FEATURE FILM JURY
Central Panel:
- Ashutosh Gowariker (Chairperson)
- M N Swamy
- Geeta M. Gurappa
- Dr. V N Aditya
- Aneesh Basu
- Paresh Vora
- Sushil Rajpal
- Vivek Pratap
- Pradeep Nair
- Maniram Singh
- Prakruti Mishra
Regional Panels:
- North: Jose Antony Palackapillil (Chair), Chethan Mundadi, Kamlesh K. Mishra, Niraj K. Mishra, Pramod Kumar
- East: Shivadhvaj Shetty (Chair), Bobby Sarma Baruah, Oinam Doren, Sukumar N. Jatania, Tushar K. Bandyopadhyay
- West: Tushar Hiranandani (Chair), Chirantana Bhatt, Mandar Talauliker, Praveen Morchhale, Shivaji Lotan Patil
- South I: Abhijeet S. Deshpande (Chair), Manoj C D, Aparnaa Singh, Selvanarayanan I, S Rajasekharan
- South II: Malay Ray (Chair), Raghunandan B R, Runa Bhutda, Y K Gulavadi, Satish V. Mandapati
📽️ NON-FEATURE FILMS JURY
- P. Sheshadri (Chairperson)
- Pankaja Thakur
- Atul Gangwar
- Srishti Lakhera
- K S Selvaraj
- Olivia Das
- Jaicheng Xai Dohutia
✍️ BEST WRITING ON CINEMA JURY
- Gopalkrishna Pai (Chairperson)
- Ashok Palit
- Vinod Anupam
📢 Stay tuned for official award presentations and celebrations!
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