72nd National Film Awards Winners: Complete List Of Winners Across All Categories

72nd National Film Awards Winners List: Yami Gautam Wins Best Actress; Kartik Aaryan & Mammootty Share Best Actor

The 72nd National Film Awards winners have been announced, celebrating the best Indian films, actors and technicians for movies certified in 2024 across categories.

By ETV Bharat Entertainment Team

Published : July 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM IST

Updated : July 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM IST

Hyderabad: The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards have been announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. The awards honour the best Indian films and performances, recognising outstanding work across different languages and categories. This year, films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1 and December 31, 2024, were considered for the awards.

The winners were selected by an 11-member jury headed by filmmaker Jayaraj after reviewing entries from across the country. Here is the complete list of winners at the 72nd National Film Awards.

72nd National Film Awards Winners Full List

Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Mammootty for Bramayugam

Best Actress: Yami Gautam for Article 370

Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy, Amaran

Best Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady for Mithya, Sachana Namidass for Maharaja

Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra, Bhakshak

Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD

Best Film Promoting National, Social Values: Captain Miller

Best Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S Shetty

Best Cinematography: Bramayugam, Shehnad Jalaal

Best Screenplay: Pushpa 2, Sukumar

Best Dialogue Writer: Lucky Baskhar, Venky Atluri

Best Production Design: Kalki 2898 AD

Best Action Direction: Anl Arasu, Maharaja

Best Make-Up Artist: Committee Kurrollu

Best Costume Design: Pushpa 2; Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma

Best Music Direction for Songs: Article 370, Shashwat Sachdev

Best Music Direction for Background Score: Amaran

Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir, Maidaan

Best Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar, Gharat Ganpati from Navasachi Gauri Mazi

Best Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for Angu Vaana Konilu from ARM

Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly, Stree 2

Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury, Bhool Bhulaiya 3

Best Editing: R Kalaivannan, Amaran

Best Bengali Film: Chalchitra Ekhon

Best Malayalam Film: Feminichi Fathima

Best Marathi Film: Mukkam Post Bombilwadi

Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu

Special Mention: Dhanush for Captain Miller and Suren G for Meiyazhagan

Best Film Critic - Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi)

Best Book on Cinema - Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya (I Stand for You, the State Stands for Us: Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Kannada Cinema) by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty

Special Mention - Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Bhadra - The Dance of Kali) (Malayalam) - Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Antony)

Special Mention - Chola Dora aur Sui (Hindi) - Directors: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai

Best Narrator/Voice Over - Soundarya Jayachandran - Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs (English)

Best Music Direction Shivpal Singh Kang - Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°) (Marathi)

Best Editing Manvir Jasrotia - NDA (Hindi)

Best Sound Design T S Hari Hara Sudhan - Blue (Tamil)

Best Cinematography Edmond Ranson - Life in Loom (English, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese & Bengali)

Best Direction Aanand L Rai - Statue of Unity - Ekta ka Prateek (Hindi)

Best Short Film (Up to 30 Minutes) Hamsafar (Marathi) - Producer: Anushka Motion Pictures & Entertainments; Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi

Best Animation Film Touched as Water (Silent) - Producer: JB Productions; Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict

Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism (Hindi, Rajasthani & English) - Producer: Johnsons Suraj Films International; Director: Suraj Kumar

Best Documentary Ram-Nami (Hindi) - Producer: BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Bharatbala Ganapathy

Best Arts/Culture Film Main Nida (Hindi) - Producer: Sampreshan Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Atul Pandey

Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film Kakori (Hindi) - Producer: KSR Brothers & Minti Mishra; Director: Kamlesh K Mishra

Best Debut Film of a Director - Angen (Invisible) (Santhali) - Director: Ravi Raj Murmu

Best Non-Feature Film - Bhangaar (Obsolete) (Marathi & English) - Producer & Director: Sumira Roy