Full List Of Winners Of 70th National Film Awards Announced

The 70th National Film Awards winners were unveiled at a press conference held at the National Media Center in New Delhi on Friday.

The awards ceremony, which will honor the best Indian films of 2022, will take place at a later date with the President of India in attendance.

This year’s jury includes Rahul Rawail as Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda for the Non-Feature Film Jury, and Gangadhar Mudalair for the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

Top Honors:

• Best Feature Film: Aattam
• Best Actor: Rishab Shetty for Kantara
• Best Actress: Nithya Menen for Tiruchitrabalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express
• Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya for Uunchai
• Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta for Uunchai
• Best Supporting Actor: Pawan Malhotra for Fouja

Noteworthy Wins:

• Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 led with four awards.
• Best Telugu Film: Karthikeya 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
• Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan
• Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi

Special Categories:

• Best Action Direction: KGF: Chapter 2
• Best Music Director: Pritam (Songs) and AR Rahman (Background Score)
• Best Cinematography: Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1
• Best Child Artist: Sreepath in Mallikappuram

Non-Feature Film Awards:

• Best Non-Feature Film: Ayena
• Best Documentary: Murmurs of the Jungle

The National Film Awards had been delayed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 69th National Film Awards, held in 2023, recognized films from 2021, with Rocketry winning Best Feature Film and Allu Arjun and Alia Bhatt sharing the Best Actor and Actress awards, respectively.

The 68th National Film Awards honored Soorarai Pottru as Best Feature Film and late filmmaker Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum.