The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, recently honored the recipients of the prestigious 71st National Film Awards during a ceremony in Delhi. Here’s a complete list of all the National Award Winners for 2025:
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 Lyrics
- Kasarla Shyam – ‘Balagam’ (Ooru Palletooru)
Best Choreography
- Vaibhavi Merchant – ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ (Dhindhora Baje Re)
Best Documentary
- God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal
Best Short Film
- Giddh (The Scavenger) – Manish Saini
Best Film Critic
- Utpal Datta