National Film Awards 2023 winners list: Shah Rukh Khan bags Best Actor after 33 years

New Delhi: The 71st National Film Awards ceremony, celebrating excellence in Indian cinema across categories such as acting, direction, music, and production, took place this Friday (August 1) at the NMC in New Delhi.

Earlier today at 4 PM, the jury submitted its final report to Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Dr L Murugan. This was followed by a press briefing at 6 PM at the National Media Centre, New Delhi, where the jury formally announced the winners across all categories. Scroll down to check out the full list of winners!

Best Film Critic: Uttpal Datta (Assamese)

Best Feature Film – 12th Fail (Hindi)

Best Debut Film of a Director – Aatmapamphlet (Marathi)

Best Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 

Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values – Sam Bahadur (Hindi)

Best Children’s Film – Naal 2 (Marathi)

Best Film in AVGC – Hanu-Man (Telugu)

Best Direction – The Kerala Story (Hindi)

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan); Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Vijayraghavan (Pookaalam – Malayalam)

Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking – Tamil)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Urvashi (Ullozhukku – Malayalam)

Janki Bodiwala (Vash – Gujarati)

Best Child Artist:

Sukriti Veni Bandreddi (Gandhi Tatha Chettu – Telugu)

Kabir Khandare (Gypsy – Marathi)

Treesha Thosdar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav (Naal 2 – Marathi)

Best Male Playback Singer – PVN S Rohit for Premisthunna (Baby – Telugu)

Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao for Chaliya (Jawan – Hindi)

Best Cinematography – The Kerala Story (Hindi)

Best Screenplay

Screenplay Writer (Original):

Baby (Telugu) – Sai Rajesh Neelam

Parking (Tamil) – Ramkumar Balakrishnan

Dialogue Writer:

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (Hindi) – Deepak Kingrani

Best Sound Design – Animal (Hindi) – Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan Muralidharan

Best Editing – Pookaalam (Malayalam) – Midhun Murali

Best Production Designer – 2018 – Everyone Is A Hero (Malayalam) – Mohandas

Best Costume Design – Sam Bahadur – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir and Nidhhi Gambhir

Best Makeup – Sam Bahadur (Hindi)

Best Music Direction

Music Director (Songs): Vaathi (Tamil) – G.V. Prakash Kumar

Music Director (Background Score): Animal (Hindi) – Harshavardhan Rameshwar

Best Lyrics – Kasarla Shyam (Ooru Palleturu): Balagam (Telugu)

Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant (Dhindhora Baje Re): Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Best Action Direction (Stunt Choreography) – Hanu-Man (Telugu)

Best Assamese Film – Rongatapu 1982

Best Bengali Film – Deep Fridge

Best Gujarati Film – Vash (Hypnosis)

Best Hindi Film – Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery

Best Kannada Film – Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope

Best Malayalam Film – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)

Best Marathi Film – Shyamchi Aai

Best Odia Film – Pushkara

Best Punjabi Film – Godday Godday Chaa (Calls of Excitement)

Best Tamil Film – Parking

Best Telugu Film – Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don’t Care)

Best Garo Film – Rimdogittanga

Best Tai Phake Film – Pai Tang…Step of Hope

Special Mention (Re-recording Mixer) – Animal – M R Rajkrishnan

Best Non-Feature Film – Flowering Man (Hindi)

Best Debut Film of a Director – Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw (Mizo) – Shilpika Bardoloi

Best Arts/Culture Film – Timeless Tamil Nadu (English)

Best Documentary – God, Vulture & Human

Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values – The Silent Epidemic (Hindi)

Best Short Film (Up to 30 mins) – Giddh The Scavenger (Hindi) – Ellanar Films – Manish Saini

Best Direction – Piyush Thakur (The First Film) – Hindi

Best Cinematography – Saravanamaruthu Soundarapandi & Meenakshi Soman

Best Sound Design – Shubharun Sengupta (Dhundhgiri Ke Phool)

Best Editing – Niladri Roy (Moving Focus) – English

Best Music Direction – Pranil Desai (The First Film)

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Best Voice Over – Harikrishnan S (The Sacred Jack – Exploring The Tree of Wishes)

Best Script – Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know