The 71st National Film Awards, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India, were announced on 1 August 2025 to honour the best of Indian cinema in 2023.
During the event night, Films, actors, and technicians from across the country were honoured for their contributions to cinema. From Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, and Vikrant Massey winning Best Actor awards to regional films like HanuMan and Parking scoring some big wins.
The winners’ list comprises actors and films that have made a mark and impressed audiences through and through. The films chosen as winners are certified by the Central Board of Film Certification between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
While the winners of the 71st National Film Awards were announced, all the fans were excited to know all the winners of the event, but don’t worry, guys, this blog discovers the complete list of National Film Awards 2025 Winners.
Here is the Complete Winners List of 71st National Film Awards:
Here is the list of the winners of the National Film Awards announced on Friday.
Best Feature Film
- 12th Fail
Best Actor
- Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan
- Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail
Best Actress
- Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee v/s Norway
Best Director
- Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story
Best Supporting Actress
- Urvashi for Ullozhukku (Malayalam)
- Janki Bodiwala for Vash (Gujarati)
Best Supporting Actor
- Vijayaraghavan for Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
- MS Bhaskar for Parking (Tamil)
Best Debut Film
- Aatmapamphlet
Best Telugu Film
- Bhagavanth Kesari
Best Tamil Film
- Parking
Best Punjabi Film
- Godday Godday Chaa
Best Odia Film
- Pushkara
Best Malayalam Film
- Ullozhukku
Best Marathi Film
- Shyamchi Aai
Best Kannada Film
- Kandeelu – The Ray of Hope
Best Hindi Film
- Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
Best Gujarati Film
- Vash
Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic)
- Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Best Feature Film in Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values
- Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Action Direction
- Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Best Choreography
- Vaibhavi Merchant for Dhindhora Baje Re, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)
Best Lyrics
- Kasarla Shyam for Balagam (Telugu)
Best Music Director (Songs)
- GV Prakash Kumar for Vaathi (Tamil)
Best Music Director (Background Score)
- Harshvardhan Rameshwar for Animal (Hindi)
Best Makeup
- Shrikant Desai for Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Best Costume Designer
- Sam Bahadur (Hindi)
Best Production Design
- 2018 (Malayalam)
Best Editing
- Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
Best Sound Design
- Animal (Hindi)
Best Screenplay
- Baby (Telugu)
- Parking (Tamil)
Best Dialogues
- Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (Hindi)
Best Cinematography
- The Kerala Story (Hindi)
Best Male Playback Singer
- PVN S Rohit for Premisthunna, Baby (Telugu)
Best Female Playback Singer
- Shilpa Rao for Chaleya, Jawan (Hindi)
Special Mention
- Animal (Re-recording Mixer)
71st National Film Awards Winners List With Full Details
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | 12th Fail – Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Ashish Avinash Bende – Aatmapamphlet |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – Dharma Productions, Karan Johar |
| Best Children’s Film | Naal 2 – Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| Best Direction | Sudipto Sen – The Kerala Story |
| Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects) | Jetty Venkat Kumar – Hanu-Man |
| Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values | Sam Bahadur – Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar |
| 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 | Vijayaraghavan – Pookkaalam / M. S. Bhaskar – Parking |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Urvashi – Ullozhukku / Janki Bodiwala – Vash |
| Best Child Artist | Sukriti Veni Bandreddi – Gandhi Tatha Chettu / Kabir Khandare – Gypsy / Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap – Naal 2 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | P V N S Rohit – Baby (Premistunna) |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shilpa Rao – Jawan (Chaleya) |
| Best Cinematography | Prasantanu Mohapatra – The Kerala Story |
| Best Screenplay (Original) | Sai Rajesh – Baby / Ramkumar Balakrishnan – Parking |
| Best Dialogues | Deepak Kingrani – Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai |
| Best Sound Design | Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan Muralidharan – Animal |
| Best Editing | Midhun Murali – Pookkaalam |
| Best Production Design | Mohandas – 2018 |
| Best Costume Design | Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir – Sam Bahadur |
| Best Make-up | Shrikant Desai – Sam Bahadur |
| Best Music Direction (Songs) | G. V. Prakash Kumar – Vaathi |
| Best Music Direction (Background Score) | Harshavardhan Rameshwar – Animal |
| Best Lyrics | Kasarla Shyam – Balagam (Ooru Palletooru) |
| Best Choreography | Vaibhavi Merchant – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dhindhora Baje Re) |
| Best Stunt Choreography | Nandu Prudhvi – Hanu-Man |
| Best Assamese Feature Film | Rongatapu 1982 – BRC Cine Production, Adityam Saikia |
| Best Bengali Feature Film | Deep Fridge – Colors of Dream Entertainment, Arjunn Dutta |
| Best Gujarati Feature Film | Vash – Big Box Series Production, KS Entertainment, Krishnadev Yagnik |
| Best Hindi Feature Film | Kathal – Netflix, Balaji, Sikhya, Yashowardhan Mishra |
| Best Kannada Feature Film | Kandeelu – Swastik Entertainment, Yeshoda Prakash Kottukathira |
| Best Malayalam Feature Film | Ullozhukku – Unilazer, MacGuffin Pictures, Christo Tomy |
| Best Marathi Feature Film | Shyamchi Aai – Amruta Films, Sujay Dahake |
| Best Odia Feature Film | Pushkara – Tarang Cine Productions, Subhransu Das |
| Best Punjabi Feature Film | Godday Godday Chaa – VH Entertainment, Zee Studios, Vijay Kumar Arora |
| Best Tamil Feature Film | Parking – Passion Studios, Soldiers Factory, Ramkumar Balakrishnan |
| Best Telugu Feature Film | Bhagavanth Kesari – Shine Screens, Anil Ravipudi |
| Best Garo Feature Film | Rimdogittanga – Anna Films, Uncombed Buddha, Joicy Studio, Dominic Sangma |
| Best Tai Phake Feature Film | Pai Tang – Naba Kumar Bhuyan, Prabal Khaund |
| Special Mention | Animal – M. R. Rajakrishnan |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Flowering Man – FTII, Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar |
| Best Direction (Non-Feature) | Piyush Thakur – The First Film |
| Best Debut Director (Non-Feature) | Shilpika Bordoloi – Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw |
| Best Biographical Film | Mo Bou, Mo Gaan – Subash Sahoo / Lentina Ao – Sanjib Parasar |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Timeless Tamil Nadu – Kamakhya Narayan Singh |
| Best Documentary | God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal |
| Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social Values | The Silent Epidemic – Akshat Gupta |
| Best Short Film | Giddh (The Scavenger) – Manish Saini |
| Best Cinematography (Non-Feature) | Little Wings – Saravanamaruthu Soundarapandi, Meenakshi Soman |
| Best Sound Design (Non-Feature) | Dhundhgiri Ke Phool – Shubharun Sengupta |
| Best Editing (Non-Feature) | Moving Focus – Niladri Roy |
| Best Music Direction (Non-Feature) | Pranil Desai – The First Film |
| Best Narration / Voice Over | Harikrishnan S – The Sacred – Jack Exploring the Tree of Wishes |
| Best Script | Chidananda S. Naik – Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know… |
| Special Mention (Non-Feature) | Nekal – M K Ramadas / The Sea & Seven Villages – Himansu Sekhar Khatua |
| Best Film Critic | Utpal Datta |
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