69th National Film Awards Winners List: Get full winner list
National Film Awards are the beacon of honor in the Indian film industry. Recently, the winners of the National Film Awards were announced in Delhi. Every actor, singer, director, and other artist who works in the Indian film fraternity works hard so that they will be honored with a National Film Award one day. However, the National Film Awards are held every year. This year’s awards have been conferred in different categories. Since the National Film Awards held in Delhi, everyone is seeking the list of winners of the National Film Awards winners. The most anticipated and main categories of the event were Best Film Award, Best Actor, and Best Actress. If you are also scrambling to the web to know which film won the Best Film award at the 69th National Film Awards 2023, you need to pay attention to the following sections of this article. Continue reading this article for more details.
69th National Film Awards Winners List
This year the 69th edition of the National Film Awards was held at the National Media Center. The winners of the National Film Awards were conferred in a glittering ceremony. The annual event of National Film Awards is organized under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting by the Directorate of Film Festivals. to celebrate aesthetic, technical excellence, and social relevance that signifies the power of cinema as a medium of art and impact.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Rocketry |
| Best Director | Nikhil Mahajan, Godavari |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | RRR |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration | The Kashmir Files |
| Best Actor | Allu Arjun, Pushpa |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon, Mimi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pankaj Tripathi, Mimi |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pallavi Joshi, The Kashmir Files |
| Best Child Artist | Bhavin Rabari, Chhello Show |
| Best Screenplay (Original) | Shahi Kabir, Nayattu |
| Best Screenplay (Adapted) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha, Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia, Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| Best Music Director (Songs) | Devi Sri Prasad, Pushpa |
| Best Music Direction (Background Music) | MM Keeravaani, RRR |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kaala Bhairava, RRR |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal, Iravin Nizhal |
| Best Lyrics | Chandrabose, Konda Polam’s Dham Dham Dham |
| Best Hindi Film | Sardar Udham |
| Best Kannada Film | 777 Charlie |
| Best Malayalam Film | Home |
| Best Gujarati Film | Chhello Show |
| Best Tamil Film | Kadaisi Vivasayi |
| Best Telugu Film | Uppena |
| Best Maithili Film | Samanantar |
| Best Mishing Film | Boomba Ride |
| Best Marathi Film | Ekda Kaay Zala |
| Best Bengali Film | Kalkokkho |
| Best Assamese Film | Anur |
| Best Meiteilon Film | Eikhoigi Yum |
| Best Odia Film | Pratikshya |
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Meppadiyan, Vishnu Mohan |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Anunaad – The Resonance |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Aavasavyuham |
| Best Children’s Film | Gandhi and Co |
| Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) | Arun Asok & Sonu K P, Chavittu |
| Best Audiography (Sound Designer) | Aneesh Basu, Jhilli |
| Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) | Sinoy Joseph, Sardar Udham |
| Best Choreography | Prem Rakshith, RRR |
| Best Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhayay, Sardar Udham |
| Best Costume Designer | Veera Kapur Ee, Sardar Udham |
| Best Special Effects | Srinivas Mohan, RRR |
| Best Production Design | Dmitrii Malich and Mansi Dhruv Mehta, Sardar Udham |
| Best Editing | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| Best Makeup | Preetisheel Singh, Gangubai Kathiawadi |
| Best Stunt Choreography | King Soloman, RRR |
| Special Jury Award | Shershaah, Vishnuvardhan |
| Special Mention | 1. Late Shri Nallandi, Kadaisi Vivasayi 2. Aranya Gupta & Bithan Biswas, Jhilli 3. Indrans, Home 4. Jahanara Begum, Anur |
| Best Non-feature film | Ek Tha Gaon |
| Best Direction (Non-feature film) | Bakul Matiyani, Smile Please |
| Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director | Paanchika, Ankit Kothari |
| Best Anthropological Film | Fire on Edge |
| Best Biographical Film | Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi and Beyond Blast |
| Best Arts Films | T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings to Divine |
| Best Science & Technology Films | Ethos of Darkness |
| Best Promotional Film | Endangered Heritage ‘Warli Art’ |
| Best Environment Film (Non-feature film) | Munnam Valavu |
| Best Film on Social Issues (Non-feature film) | Mithu Di and Three Two One |
| Best Investigative Film | Looking For Challan |
| Best Exploration Film | Ayushman |
| Best Educational Film | Sirpigalin Sirpangal |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Dal Bhat |
| Best Animation Film | Kandittundu |
| Best Film on Family Values | Chand Saanse |
| Best Cinematography (Non-feature film) | Bittu Rawat, Pataal |
| Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) (Non-feature film) | Unni krishnan, Ek Tha Gaon |
| Best Production Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound) (Non-feature film) | Suruchi Sharma, Meen Raag |
| Best Editing (Non-feature film) | Abhro Banerjee, If Memory Serves Me Right |
| Best Music Direction (Non-feature film) | Ishaan Divecha, Succelent |
| Best Narration/Voice Over (Non-feature film) | Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee, Hathibondhu |
| Special Mention (Non-feature film) | 1. Aniruddha Jatkar, Baale Bangara, 2. Srikanth Deva, Karuvarai, 3. Sweta Kumar Das, The Healing Touch, 4. Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Ek Duaa |
| Special Jury Award (Non-feature film) | Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe, Rekha |
| Best Book on Cinema | Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar |
| Best Film Critic | Purushothama Charyulu |
| Best Film Critic (Special Mention) | Subramanya Bandoor |
The first edition of the National Film Awards was held in 1954 but it was then known as “State Awards”. At that time, the best films in different regional languages were nominated and awarded but in 1967 some other categories were also added such as best actor and more. The first actor who won the Best Actress award at the National Film Awards was Nargis for her acting in Raat Aur Din and Uttam Kumar became the first actor to win Best Actor National Film Award for Antony Firingee and Chiriyakhana. Swipe down the page and read more details.
Do you know who is the actor to win the most National Film Awards? The legend of Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan is the actor who won the most National Film Awards. He has been conferred with four National Film Awards as of yet. This year, the National Film Awards’s 69th edition was held where many actors, directors, supporting artists, and more were honored for their amazing work in the film industry. Swipe down the page and read more details.
The first highlight of the event was the Best Film Award. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect emerged as the best feature film and took the honor. R Madhavan’s Rocketry is based on the life of a former scientist and aerospace engineer named Nambi Narayanan at the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), who was wrongly accused of espionage and arrested in 1994 on charges of selling sensitive rocket technology secrets to foreign countries. The film has become the center of the discussion after it won the Best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards 2023. The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration was given to The Kashmir Files. Let’s talk about the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Continue reading this article for more details.
The stiff competition was seen for the Best Actor Award during the glittering ceremony where fans were divided between Allu Arjun and RRR actors Ram Charan & Jr. NTR. Pushpa: The Rise actor Allu Arjun created history by becoming the first Telugu actor to win the Best Actor award at the Nation Film Awards. The fan-favorite star Allu Arjun made it to the top. Take a look at the next section to know who won the Best Actress award.
When it came to the Best Actress award, it was a tie between Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon. Yes, Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon were given the Best Actress award for Gangubai Khathiawadi and Mimi respectively. Pankaj Tripathi also won the Best Supporting Actor award for Mimi. Who was given the best director award at the 69th National Film Awards 2023? Reportedly, Marathi film director Nikhil Mahajan won the Best Director Award for his Marathi film titled Godavari “The Holy Water”. This film is about a cynical man who wants to escape the chaos around him. Shift to the next section and read more names who won the awards at the 69th National Film Awards 2023.
Vishnu Mohan was conferred with an award for Best Debut Film of a Director for his film Meppadiyan, a Malayalam film. The Best Female Playback Singer Award went to Shreya Ghosal for her song Maayava Chaayavaa from the Tamil film titled “Iravin Nizhal”. Gangubai Kathiawadi won many awards such as Best Make-up Artist, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress. RRR won the Wholesome Entertainer Award, Best Music Direction Award, Best Stunt Choreographer Award, Best Special Effects Creator Award, and Best Choreographer Award.
