Announcement for the 71st National Film Awards (2023)- a celebration of the best in Indian cinema, honouring talent from across the country in both feature and non-feature films.

Feature Film Awards

Special Mention

MR Rajakrishnan for re-recording in Animal

Language-wise Best Films

Tai Phake: Pai Tang…Step of Hope

Garo: Rimdottianga

Telugu: Bhagavanth Kesari

Tamil: Parking

Punjabi: Godday Godday Chaa

Odia: Pushkara

Marathi: Shyamchi Aai

Malayalam: Ullozhukku

Kannada: Kandeelu

Hindi: Kathal

Gujarati: Vash

Bengali: Deep Fridge

Assamese: Rongatapu 1982

Technical & Creative Awards

Best Action Direction: Nandu-Prudhvi for HanuMan

Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant for “Dindhora Baje Re” (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)

Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam for “Ooru Palleturu” (Balagam)

Best Music Direction: GV Prakash Kumar (Vaathi), Harshavardhan Rameshwar (Animal)

Best Makeup: Shrikanth Desai (Sam Bahadur)

Best Costume Design: Sachin, Divya, Nidhhi (Sam Bahadur)

Best Production Design: Mohandas (2018)

Best Editing: Midhun Murali (Pookkaalam)

Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan (Animal)

Best Screenplay: Sai Rajesh (Baby), Ramkumar Balakrishnan (Parking)

Best Dialogue: Deepak Kingrani (Sirf Ek Bandha Kaafi Hai)

Best Cinematography: Prasanthanu Mohapatra (The Kerala Story)

Playback Singing

Female: Shilpa Rao for “Chaliya” (Jawan)

Male: Rohit for “Premisthunna” (Baby)

Best Child Artists

Sukriti Bandireddi (Gandhi Thatha Chettu)

Kabir Khandare (Gypsy)

Treesha Toshar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav (Naal 2)

Best Supporting Actors

Urvashi (Ullozhukku)

Janki Bodiwala (Vash)

Vijayaraghavan (Pookalam)

Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking)

Best Actors (Leading Role)

Rani Mukerji for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway

Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan

Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail

Best Direction

Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story

Special Awards

Best AVGC Film: HanuMan

Best Children’s Film: Naal 2

Best Film Promoting National & Social Values: Sam Bahadur

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Best Debut Film: Aatmapamphlet

Best Feature Film: 12th Fail

Non-Feature Film Awards

Special Mentions

Nekal – Chronicle of the Paddy Man

The Sea and the Seven Villages

Top Winners

Best Script: Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know

Best Voiceover: Hari Krishnan S (The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes)

Best Music Direction: Pranil Desai (The First Film)

Best Editing: Niladri Roy (Moving Focus)

Best Sound Design: Shubarun Sengupta (Dhundhgiri Ke Phool)

Best Cinematography: Meenakshi Soman, Saravanamaruthu (Little Wings)

Best Direction: Piyush Thakur (The First Film)

Best Short Film: Giddh: The Scavenger

Best Film on Social/Environmental Values: The Silent Epidemic

Best Documentary Film: God Vulture and Human

Best Art/Culture Film: Timeless Tamil Nadu

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction: Mo Bou Mo Gaan, Lentina Ao

Best Debut (Non-Feature): The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw

Best Non-Fiction Film: Flowering Man