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{{Short description|Award ceremony for Indian films of 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 70
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 2022
| award_org = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| announced_date = 16 August 2024
| presenting_org = [[President of India]]
| presented_date = 8 October 2024
| website = {{URL|https://nfaindia.org/en}}
| site = [[New Delhi]]
| host =
| lifetime_achievement = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
| best_feature = ''[[Aattam]]''
| best_non_feature = ''[[Ayena]]''
| best_book = ''Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography''
| best_critic = Deepak Dua
| most_wins = ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]'' (4)
| last = [[69th National Film Awards|69th]]
| next = [[71st National Film Awards|71st]]
}}

The '''70th National Film Awards''' were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]], presented by the [[National Film Development Corporation of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/national-film-awards-indira-gandhi-and-nargis-dutt-names-removed-from-categories/|title=National Film Awards: Indira Gandhi and Nargis Dutt Names Removed from Categories|first=Sumit|last=Arora|date=16 February 2024|website=adda247|access-date=5 July 2024|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914071259/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/national-film-awards-indira-gandhi-and-nargis-dutt-names-removed-from-categories/|url-status=live}}</ref> The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2024 |title=70th National Film Awards: Heavy criticism from industry for ignoring contributions to sound recording and mixing |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/70th-national-film-awards-criticism-ignoring-contributions-sound-recording-mixing-101708838112042.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531223722/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/70th-national-film-awards-criticism-ignoring-contributions-sound-recording-mixing-101708838112042.html |archive-date=31 May 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The winners were announced on 16 August 2024, by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] in a press conference.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2024 |title=70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2045960 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915154330/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2045960 |url-status=live }}</ref> The winners along with the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] recipient were felicitated by the [[President of India|President]], [[Droupadi Murmu]] on 8 October 2024 at the [[Vigyan Bhawan]], [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Awards: When And Where To Watch The Ceremony. Details Inside |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/national-awards-when-and-where-to-watch-the-ceremony-details-inside-6740573 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=70th National Film Awards Watch Online: Rishabh Shetty, Yash and More To Receive Honours |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/70th-national-film-awards-watch-online-rishabh-shetty-yash-and-more-to-receive-honours-9077840.html |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202025/https://www.news18.com/movies/70th-national-film-awards-watch-online-rishabh-shetty-yash-and-more-to-receive-honours-9077840.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Selection process==
The [[National Film Development Corporation of India]] invited online entries with the acceptable last date for entries until 30 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifp.co.in/movies/entries-invited-for-national-film-awards|title=Entries invited for National Film Awards|website=Imphal Free Press|access-date=5 July 2024|archive-date=22 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722070017/https://www.ifp.co.in/movies/entries-invited-for-national-film-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=nfdcindia |author=[[National Film Development Corporation of India]] |postid=C1_pujPx_qA/ |title=invitation to all applicants of the 70th National Film Awards, 2022. |date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/nfdcindia/3278522572597623424 |archive-date=16 August 2024}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by [[Central Board of Film Certification]] between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/indira-gandhi-nargis-dutts-names-dropped-from-national-film-awards-categories-2501516-2024-02-13|title=Indira Gandhi, Nargis Dutt's names dropped from National Film Awards categories|date=13 February 2024|website=India Today|access-date=5 July 2024|archive-date=22 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722070007/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/indira-gandhi-nargis-dutts-names-dropped-from-national-film-awards-categories-2501516-2024-02-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the feature and non-feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on [[16 mm film|16 mm]], [[35 mm movie film|35 mm]], a wider film gauge or a [[Digital cinematography|digital format]], and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, documentary, short film, or animation film etc by the Central Board of Film Certification. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/70th-National-Film-Awards-2024-Winners-List.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618190143/https://nfdcindia.com/uploads/post/0537628001686636693.pdf |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/70th-national-film-awards-announcement-live-updates-when-and-where-to-watch-best-actor-12th-fail-vikrant-massey-101723795445961.html|title=70th National Film Awards announcement live updates: Rishabh Shetty wins Best Actor, Attam is Best Feature Film|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=16 August 2024|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914071358/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/70th-national-film-awards-announcement-live-updates-when-and-where-to-watch-best-actor-12th-fail-vikrant-massey-101723795445961.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kantara-aattam-uunchai-ponniyin-selvan-india-national-film-awards-1236108745/|title='Kantara,' 'Aattam,' 'Uunchai,' 'Ponniyin Selvan' Among Winners at India's National Film Awards|date=16 August 2024 |publisher=Variety|access-date=16 August 2024|archive-date=16 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816161837/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kantara-aattam-uunchai-ponniyin-selvan-india-national-film-awards-1236108745/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Feature Film==
===Jury===
{| style="width:100%;border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}}[[Rahul Rawail]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}} [[Subhrajit Mitra]]
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|}

===Golden Lotus Awards===
Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
| ''[[Aattam]]''
| Malayalam
| Producer: Joy Movie Productions Director: [[Anand Ekarshi]]
| ₹3,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
| ''[[Fouja]]''
| Haryanvi
| Director: Pramod Kumar
| ₹3,00,000
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]''
| Kannada
| Producer: [[Hombale Films]] Director: [[Rishab Shetty]]
| ₹3,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC|Best Film in AVGC]]{{Efn|Animator and Producer & Director comes under Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) section for animation, and the VFX Supervisor comes under the Silver Lotus (Rajat Kamal) section for visual effects|name=AVGC}} {{•}}{{small|Producer & Director}}
| ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]''
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
| Producer: [[Dharma Productions]], [[Prime Focus]] and Starlight Pictures Director: [[Ayan Mukerji]]
|₹3,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| ''[[Uunchai]]''
| [[Sooraj R. Barjatya]]
| ₹3,00,000
|}

===Silver Lotus Award===
Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC|Best Film in AVGC]]{{Efn|name=AVGC}} {{•}}{{small|VFX Supervisor}}
| ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]''
| Hindi
|Jaykar Arudra, Viral Thakkar and Neelesh Gore
| ₹2,00,000 shared
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values|Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values]]
| ''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]''
| Gujarati
| Producer: Soul Sutra LLP Director: [[Viral Shah]]
| ₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]''
| Kannada
| [[Rishab Shetty]]
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Thiruchitrambalam]]''
| Tamil
| [[Nithya Menen]]
| rowspan="2" | ₹2,00,000 shared
|-
|''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]''
|Gujarati
|[[Manasi Parekh]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[Fouja]]''
| Haryanvi
| [[Pavan Malhotra]]
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[Uunchai]]''
| Hindi
| [[Neena Gupta]]
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Malikappuram]]''
| Malayalam
|Sreepath
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]'' {{small|(Song: "[[Kesariya (song)|Kesariya]]")}}
|Hindi
|[[Arijit Singh]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Saudi Vellakka]]'' {{small|(Song: "Chaayum Veyil")}}
|Malayalam
|[[Bombay Jayashri]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]''
|Tamil
|[[Ravi Varman]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|[[Screenwriter|Screenplay Writer]] (Original)}}
| ''[[Aattam]]''
| Malayalam
| Anand Ekarshi
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{•}}{{small|Dialogues}}
|''[[Gulmohar (2023 film)|Gulmohar]]''
|Hindi
|Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V. Chittella
|₹2,00,000 shared
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]''
|Tamil
|[[Anand Krishnamoorthi]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Aattam]]''
|Malayalam
|Mahesh Bhuvanend
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
|''[[Aparajito (2022 film)|Aparajito]]''
|Bengali
|Ananda Addhya
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]''
|Gujarati
|Niki Joshi
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up]]
|''[[Aparajito (2022 film)|Aparajito]]''
|Bengali
|Somnath Kundu
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|Songs}}
|''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]''
|Hindi
|[[Pritam]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] {{•}}{{small|Background Music}}
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]''
|Tamil
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|''[[Fouja]]'' {{small|(Song: "Salaami")}}
|Haryanvi
|Naushad Sadar Khan
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|''[[Thiruchitrambalam]]'' {{small|(Song: "Megham Karukkatha")}}
|Tamil
|[[Jani Master]]{{Efn|The award committee has suspended the National Award and has withdrawn the invitation to attend the award ceremony, due to the allegations of crime against him under the [[Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act|POCSO]] act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/jani-masters-national-film-award-suspended-committee-withdraws-invitation-to-the-choreographer-for-the-ceremony-article-113977568 |title=Jani Master National Film Award Suspended; Committee Withdraws Invitation to the Choreographer for the Ceremony | Times Now |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008055221/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/jani-masters-national-film-award-suspended-committee-withdraws-invitation-to-the-choreographer-for-the-ceremony-article-113977568 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} and [[Sathish Krishnan]]
|₹2,00,000 shared
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography|Best Action Direction]]
|''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''
| Kannada
| [[Anbariv]]
|₹2,00,000
|}

===Regional awards===
All the awardees are awarded with Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal), a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|+Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:40%;" |Awardee(s)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film|Best Assamese Feature Film]]
|''[[Emuthi Puthi]]''
|Metanormal Motion Pictures
|Kulanandini Mahanta
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film|Best Bengali Feature Film]]
|''[[Kaberi Antardhan]]''
|[[Surinder Films]]
|[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film|Best Hindi Feature Film]]
|''[[Gulmohar (2023 film)|Gulmohar]]''
| [[Star India]]
|Rahul V. Chittella
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film|Best Kannada Feature Film]]
| ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''
| [[Hombale Films]]
| [[Prashanth Neel]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film|Best Malayalam Feature Film]]
| ''[[Saudi Vellakka]]''
| Urvasi Theatres
| [[Tharun Moorthy]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film|Best Marathi Feature Film]]
|''[[Vaalvi]]''
|Mayasabha Karamanuk Mandali and [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises|Zee]]
| [[Paresh Mokashi]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Odia Feature Film|Best Odia Feature Film]]
| ''[[Daman (2022 film)|Daman]]''
| JP Motion Pictures
|Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Punjabi Feature Film|Best Punjabi Feature Film]]
|''Baghi Di Dhee''
|G-Next Media
|[[Mukesh Gautam]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film|Best Tamil Feature Film]]
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]''
|[[Madras Talkies]]
|[[Mani Ratnam]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Telugu Feature Film|Best Telugu Feature Film]]
|''[[Karthikeya 2]]''
|Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory
|[[Chandoo Mondeti]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
|+Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:40%;" |Awardee(s)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Producer
!scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" | Director
|-
! scope="row" | [[Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards#Best Tiwa Feature Film|Best Tiwa Feature Film]]
| ''Sikaisal''
|Imaging Media
|[[Bobby Sarma Baruah]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|}

===Special Mention===
All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]]
| ''[[Gulmohar (2023 film)|Gulmohar]]''
| Hindi
| Actor: [[Manoj Bajpayee]]
| rowspan=2 |Certificate only
|-
| ''[[Kadhikan]]''
| Malayalam
| Music Director: [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
|}

==Non-Feature Film==
Non-feature length films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary, short film, animation film etc are eligible for non-feature film section.

===Jury===
{| style="width:100%;border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}}[[Nila Madhab Panda]] (chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|}

===Golden Lotus Award===
Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Non-Feature Film]]
| ''[[Ayena]]''
|
*Hindi
*Urdu
|Producer: Teh Films Director: Siddhant Sarin
|₹3,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)|Best Direction]]
|''From the Shadows''
|
*English
*Bengali
*Hindi
|[[Miriam Chandy Menacherry]]
|₹3,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|''Madhyantara''
|Kannada
|Basti Dinesh Shenoy
|₹3,00,000
|}

===Silver Lotus Award===
Official Name: Rajat Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) and cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:28%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" | Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film
|''Aankhi Ek Mohenjo Daro''
|Marathi
|Producer:
* de Goan Studio
* Ashok Rane Productions
Director: [[Ashok Rane]]
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film|Best Arts / Cultural Film]]
| ''Ranga Vibhoga''
|Kannada
|Producer and Director: Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik
|rowspan="2"|₹2,00,000 shared
|-
|''Varsa''
|Marathi
|Producer and Director: Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi
|-
! scope="row" |Best Documentary
|''Murmurs of the Jungle''
|Marathi
|Producer and Director: Sohil Vaidya
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values
|''On the Brink – Season 2 – Gharial''
|English
|Producer: The Gaia People Director: Akanksha Sood Singh
| ₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
|''A Coconut Tree''
|English
|Producer: JB Productions Director and Animator: Joshy Benedict
|₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]]
| ''Xunyota''
|Assamese
|Producer: HM Production Director: Nabapan Deka
| ₹2,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)|Best Cinematography]]
|''Mono No Aware''
|
*Hindi
*English
|Siddharth Diwan
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Sound Design (non-feature film)|Best Sound Design]]
| ''Yaan''
|
*Hindi
*Malwi
| Manas Choudhury
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)|Best Editing]]
| ''Madhyantara''
|Kannada
|[[Suresh Urs]]
|₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction (non-feature film)|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Fursat (film)|Fursat]]''
|Hindi
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Award for Best Narration / Voice Over|Best Narration / Voice Over]]
|''Murmurs of the Jungle''
|Marathi
|Sumant Shinde
| ₹2,00,000
|-
! scope="row" | Best Script
| ''Mono No Aware''
|
*Hindi
*English
|Koushik Sarkar
|₹2,00,000
|}

===Special Mention===
All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.

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|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)|Special Mention]]
| ''Birubala: Witch to Padmashri''
| Assamese
| Producer: Aimee Baruah Production Society Director: [[Aimee Baruah]]
| rowspan=2 |Certificate only
|-
| ''Hargila – The Greater Adjutant Stork''
| Assamese
| Producer: PI Entertainment Director: Partha Sarathi Mahanta
|}

==Best Writing on Cinema==
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.

===Jury===
{| style="width:100%;border: 1px solid #BEB168;background-color:#FDFCF6;"
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F5EFD0;" |{{•}}Gangadhar Mudaliar (Chairman)
|- style="background-color:#F0EADF;"
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
| style="width:50%" |{{•}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|}

===Golden Lotus Award===
Official Name: Swarna Kamal

All the awardees are awarded with the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"|Book
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:38%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:12%;"|Cash prize
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]]
|''[[Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography]]''
| English
| Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Author:
*[[Anirudha Bhattacharjee]]
*Parthiv Dhar
|₹1,00,000 each
|-
! scope="row" |[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]]
| {{n/a}}
| Hindi
| Deepak Dua
|₹1,00,000
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Notes ==
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==External links==
* [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2045960 Official press release]

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