The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi on Friday. The official award ceremony, which will celebrate the best Indian films of 2022, is scheduled to take place on a future date, where the President will honor the winners. This year’s jury was led by Rahul Rawail as the Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda as Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, and Gangadhar Mudalair as Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.
The Malayalam-language drama Aattam took home the prestigious Best Feature Film award. Rishab Shetty won the Best Actor award for his role in Kantara, while the Best Actress award was jointly awarded to Nithya Menen for Tiruchitrabalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express. Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 emerged as the most awarded film of the night with a total of four honors.
Here is the full list of winners at the 70th National Film Awards:
FEATURE CATEGORIES
- Best Feature Film: Aattam
- Best Actor: Rishab Shetty, Kantara
- Best Actress: Nithya Menen, Tiruchitrabalam and Manasi Parekh, Kutch Express
- Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai
- Best Supporting Actress: Neena Gupta, Uunchai
- Best Supporting Actor: Pawan Malhotra, Fouja
- Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara
- Best Debut Film: Fouja, directed by Pramod Kumar
REGIONAL 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 Tiwa Film: Sikaisal
- Best Bengali Film: Kaberi Antardhan
- Best Assamese Film: Emuthi Puthi
SPECIAL MENTIONS
- Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar
- Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kadhikan
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
- 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: Kutch 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: Saudi Velakka CC.225/2009, Bombay Jayashri
- Best Male Playback: Brahmastra, Arijit Singh
- Best Child Artist: Sreepath in Mallikappuram
- Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra
- Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: Kutch Express
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
