71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced
12th Fail bags the Best Feature Film award
Award for Best Non-Feature Film bagged by Flowering Man; God Vulture and Human gets the award for Best Documentary
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Shah Rukh Khan & Vikrant Massey adjudged as Best Actor in leading role for Jawan & 12th Fail, Rani Mukerji Best Actress in a Leading Role for Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway
Vijayaraghavan & Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar wins the awards for Best Supporting Actor while Urvashi & Janki Bodiwala wins the Best Supporting Actress Award
Hanu-Man adjudged as Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects Gaming & Comic)
Award for Best Short Film bagged by Giddh The Scavenger
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 7:41PM by PIB Delhi
The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced today by the respective juries. This year, the awards saw 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions.
12th Fail has been honoured with the Best Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards.
Flowering Man won the Best Non-Feature Film award, while God Vulture and Human was recognised as the Best Documentary. Both films earned their first National Film Award.
Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) have been awarded the Best Actor award. This is the first National Film Award of Sharukh Khan in his career.
Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Best Actress award for her powerful performance in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. This is also her first-ever National Film Award.
Veteran actor Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar were awarded Best Supporting Actor.
The announcement was made by Shri Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film Jury Chairperson), Shri P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson), and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films). Ms. Mattu J. P. Singh, Director General, PIB, was also present on the occasion.
71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced
12th Fail bags the Best Feature Film award
Award for Best Non-Feature Film bagged by Flowering Man; God Vulture and Human gets the award for Best Documentary
Shah Rukh Khan & Vikrant Massey adjudged as Best Actor in leading role for Jawan & 12th Fail, Rani Mukerji Best Actress in a Leading Role for Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway
Vijayaraghavan & Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar wins the awards for Best Supporting Actor while Urvashi & Janki Bodiwala wins the Best Supporting Actress Award
Hanu-Man adjudged as Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects Gaming & Comic)
Award for Best Short Film bagged by Giddh The Scavenger
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 7:41PM by PIB Delhi
The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced today by the respective juries. This year, the awards saw 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions.
12th Fail has been honoured with the Best Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards.
Flowering Man won the Best Non-Feature Film award, while God Vulture and Human was recognised as the Best Documentary. Both films earned their first National Film Award.
Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) have been awarded the Best Actor award. This is the first National Film Award of Sharukh Khan in his career.
Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Best Actress award for her powerful performance in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. This is also her first-ever National Film Award.
Veteran actor Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar were awarded Best Supporting Actor.
The announcement was made by Shri Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film Jury Chairperson), Shri P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson), and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films). Ms. Mattu J. P. Singh, Director General, PIB, was also present on the occasion.
The complete list of the awardees is provided below
71st National Film Awards, 2023 Best Writing on Cinema
Award for Best Film Critic:
Sr. No.
Name of Critic
Language
Medal and Cash Prize
1.
Utpal Datta
Assamese
Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-
71st National Film Awards, 2023 Non-Feature Films Section
S. No.
Category of Award
Title of the Film
Awardee
Medal & Cash Prize
1.
Best Non-Feature Film
Flowering Man
(Hindi)
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Director: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
2.
Best Debut Film of A Director
Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw
(Mizo)
Director: Shilpika Bordoloi
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/-
3.
Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film
Mo Bou, Mo Gaan
(Odia)
Producer: Kicksy Wicksy Films
RNV 1820 Films
Director: Subash Sahoo
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/-
(Shared)
Lentina Ao - A Light on the Eastern Horizon
(English)
Producer: NFDC
Director: Sanjib Parasar
4.
Best Arts / Culture Film
Timeless Tamil Nadu
(English)
Producer: Celebrities Management Private Limited
Director: Kamakhya Narayan Singh
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
5.
Best Documentary
God Vulture and Human
(English, Hindi & Telugu)
Producer: Studio Lichi
Dr. Rajesh Chandwani
Director: Rishiraj Agarwal
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
6.
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values
The Silent Epidemic
(Hindi)
Producer: Cinema4good Pvt Ltd
Raahgiri Foundation
Director: Akshat Gupta
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
7.
Best Short Film (Up to 30 Min)
Giddh The Scavenger
(Hindi)
Producer: Ellanar Films
Director: Manish Saini
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/- (each)
8.
Best Direction
The First Film
(Hindi)
Director: Piyush Thakur
Swarna Kamal
Rs 3,00,000/-
9.
Best Cinematography
Little Wings
(Tamil)
Cinematographer: Saravanamaruthu
Soundarapandi & Meenakshi Soman
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/- (shared)
10.
Best Sound Design
Dhundhgiri Ke Phool
(Hindi)
Sound Designer: Shubharun Sengupta
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/-
11.
Best Editing
Moving Focus
(English)
Editor: Niladri Roy
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/-
12.
Best Music Direction
The First Film
(Hindi)
Music Director: Pranil Desai
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/-
13.
Best Narration/ Voice Over
The Sacred Jack - Exploring The Tree of Wishes
(English)
Narrator: Harikrishnan S
Rajat Kamal
Rs 2,00,000/-
14.
Best Script
Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know…
(Kannada)
Script Writer: Chidananda Naik
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
15.
Special Mention
Nekal - Chronicle of The Paddy Man
(Malayalam)
Director & Producer: M K Ramadas
Certificate (each)
The Sea And Seven Villages
(Odia)
Producer: Kadambini Media Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Certificate (each)
71st National Film Awards, 2023 Feature Films Section
S. No.
Category of Award
Title of The Film
Awardee
Medal & Cash Prize
1.
Best Feature Film
12th Fail
(Hindi)
Producer: VC Films LLP
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
2.
Best Debut Film of a Director
Aatmapamphlet
(Marathi)
Director: Ashish Bende
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/-
3.
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
(Hindi)
Producer: Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Karan Johar
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
4.
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values
Sam Bahadur
(Hindi)
Producer: Unilazer Ventures Private Limited
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
5.
Best Children's Film
Naal 2
(Marathi)
Producer: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
Aatpat Productions
Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
6.
Best Film in AVGC
(Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic)
Hanu-Man
(Telugu)
Producer: Primeshow Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Director: Prasanth Varma
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/- (each)
Animator: Jetty Venkat Kumar
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/-
VFX Supervisor: Jetty Venkat Kumar
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
7.
Best Direction
The Kerala Story (Hindi)
Director: Sudipto Sen
Swarna Kamal
Rs. 3,00,000/-
8.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jawan
(Hindi)
Actor: Shah Rukh Khan
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
(Shared)
12th Fail
(Hindi)
Actor: Vikrant Massey
9.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway
(Hindi)
Actress: Rani Mukerji
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
10.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Pookkaalam
(Malayalam)
Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
(Shared)
Parking
(Tamil)
Supporting Actor: Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar
11.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ullozhukku
(Malayalam)
Supporting Actress: Urvashi
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
Vash
(Gujarati)
Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala
12.
Best Child Artist
Gandhi Tatha Chettu
(Telugu)
Child Artist: Sukriti Veni Bandreddi
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
Gypsy
(Marathi)
Child Artist: Kabir Khandare
Naal 2
(Marathi)
Child Artist: Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap
13.
Best Male Playback Singer
Baby (Premisthunna)
(Telugu)
Singer: PVN S Rohit
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
14.
Best Female Playback Singer
Jawan (Chaliya)
(Hindi)
Singer: Shilpa Rao
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
15.
Best Cinematography
The Kerala Story
(Hindi)
Cinematographer: Prasantanu Mohapatra
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
16.
Best Screenplay
Baby
(Telugu)
Screenplay Writer (Original): Sai Rajesh Neelam
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
Parking
(Tamil)
Screenplay Writer (Original): Ramkumar Balakrishnan
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
(Hindi)
Dialogue Writer: Deepak Kingrani
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
17.
Best Sound Design
Animal
(Hindi)
Sound Designer: Sachin Sudhakaran
Hariharan Muralidharan
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
18.
Best Editing
Pookkaalam
(Malayalam)
Editor: Midhun Murali
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
19.
Best Production Design
2018-Everyone Is A Hero
(Malayalam)
Production Designer: Mohandas
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
20.
Best Costume Designer
Sam Bahadur
(Hindi)
Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, and Nidhhi Gambhir
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
21.
Best Make-up
Sam Bahadur
(Hindi)
Make-up Artist: Shrikant Desai
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
22.
Best Music Direction
Vaathi
(Tamil)
Music Director (Songs): G V Prakash Kumar
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
Animal
(Hindi)
Music Director (Background Music): Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
23.
Best Lyrics
Balagam (Ooru Palleturu)
(Telugu)
Lyricist: Kasarla Shyam
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
24.
Best Choreography
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dhindhora Baje Re)
(Hindi)
Choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/-
25.
Best Action Direction Award (Stunt Choreography)
Hanu-Man (Telugu)
Stunt Choreographer: Nandu Prudhvi
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
Best Feature Film in each of the
language specified in the
Schedule VIII of the Constitution
26.
Best Assamese Film
Rongatapu 1982
Producer: BRC Cine Production
Director: Adityam Saikia
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
27.
Best Bengali Film
Deep Fridge
Producer: Colors of Dream Entertainment
Director: Arjun Dutta
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
28.
Best Gujarati Film
Vash
Producer: Big Box Series Pvt Ltd
K S Entertainment LLP
Director: Krishnadev Yagnik
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
29.
Best Hindi Film
Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
Producer: Netflix Entertainment Services Pvt. Ltd.
Balaji Telefilms Ltd
Sikhya Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Director: Yashowardhan Mishra
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
30.
Best Kannada Film
Kandeelu - The Ray of Hope
Producer: Swastik Entertainment
Director: K Yashoda Prakash
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
31.
Best Malayalam Film
Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
Producer: Unnilazer Ventures Pvt Ltd
Macguffin Pictures
Director: Christo Tomy
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
32
Best Marathi Film
Shyamchi Aai
Producer: Amruta Films
Director: Sujay Sunil Dahake
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
33.
Best Odia Film
Pushkara
Producer: Tarang Cine Productions
Director: Subhransu Das
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
34.
Best Punjabi Film
Godday Godday Chaa
Producer: VH Entertainment
Zee Studios
Director: Vijay Kumar Arora
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
35.
Best Tamil Film
Parking
Producer: Soldiers Factory
Passion Studio
Director: Ramkumar Balakrishnan
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
36.
Best Telugu Film
Bhagavanth Kesari (I Don’t Care)
Producer: Shine Screens (India) LLP
Director: Anil Ravipudi
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
Best Feature Film in each of the
Languages other than those specified in
Schedule VIII of the Constitution
37.
Best Garo Film
Rimdogittanga
Producer: Anna Films
Uncombed Buddha
Joicy Studio
Director: Dominic Megam Sangma
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
39.
Best Tai Phake Film
Pai Tang
Step Of Hope
Producer: Naba Kumar Bhuyan
Director: Prabal Khaund
Rajat Kamal
Rs. 2,00,000/- (each)
40.
Special Mention
Animal (Re-Recording Mixer)
(Hindi)
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