The 72nd National Film Awards winners have been announced in New Delhi. This time awards, selected by a jury headed by Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj, recognised films certified by the CBFC between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Let’s take a look at the 72nd National Film Awards complete winners list here:
72nd National Film Awards 2026 Complete Winners List: Feature Categories
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Article 370 |
| Best Actor | Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion), Mammootty (Bramayugam) |
| Best Actress | Yami Gautam (Article 370) |
| Best Director | Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ropashree Varkady (Mithya), Sachana Namidass (Maharaja) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak) |
| Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kalki 2898 AD |
| Best Film Promoting National & Social Values | Captain Miller |
| Best Child Artist | Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S Shetty |
| Best Cinematography | Bramayugam – Shehnad Jalaal |
| Best Screenplay | Pushpa 2 – Sukumar |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Lucky Baskhar – Venky Atluri |
| Best Production Design | Kalki 2898 AD |
| Best Action Direction | Anl Arasu (Maharaja) |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Committee Kurrollu |
| Best Costume Design | Pushpa 2 – Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma |
| Best Music Direction (Songs) | Article 370 – Shashwat Sachdev |
| Best Background Music | GV Prakash (Amaran) |
| Best Lyrics | Manoj Muntashir (Maidaan) |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Abhay Jodhpurkar – Gharat Ganpati (Navasachi Gauri Mazi) |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – Angu Vaana Konilu (ARM) |
| Best Choreography | Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2) |
| Best Sound Design | Manas Choudhury (Bhool Bhulaiya 3) |
| Best Editing | R. Kalaivannan (Amaran) |
| Best Assamese Film | Juiphool |
| Best Bengali Film | Chalchitra Ekhon |
| Best Hindi Film | Srikanth |
| Best Kannada Film | Mithya |
| Best Malayalam Film | Feminichi Fathima |
| Best Marathi Film | Mukkam Post Bombilwadi |
| Best Odia Film | Lahari |
| Best Tamil Film | Raayan |
| Best Garhwali Film | Dholi |
| Best Telugu Film | Committee Kurrollu |
| Best Gujarati Film | Maaran |
| Best Manipuri Film | Sunita |
| Best Konkani Film | Mog Asum |
| Best Tulu Film | IMBU |
| Special Mention | Dhanush (Captain Miller), Suren G (Meiyazhagan) |
National Film Awards Winners 2026 – Non-Feature Categories
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Film Critic | Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi) |
| Best Book on Cinema | Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty |
| Special Mention | Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Malayalam) – Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Antony) |
| Special Mention | Chola Dora aur Sui (Hindi) – Directors: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai |
| Best Narrator/Voice Over | Soundarya Jayachandran – Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs |
| Best Music Direction | Shivpal Singh Kang – Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°) |
| Best Editing | Manvir Jasrotia – NDA |
| Best Sound Design | T. S. Hari Hara Sudhan – Blue |
| Best Cinematography | Edmond Ranson – Life in Loom |
| Best Direction | Aanand L. Rai – Statue of Unity: Ekta ka Prateek |
| Best Short Film (Up to 30 Minutes) | Hamsafar (Marathi) – Director: Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi |
| Best Animation Film | Touched as Water (Silent) – Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict |
| Best Film Promoting Social & Environmental Values | Piplantri: A Tale of Eco Feminism – Director: Suraj Kumar |
| Best Documentary | Ram-Nami – Director: Bharatbala Ganapathy |
| Best Arts/Culture Film | Main Nida – Director: Atul Pandey |
| Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction Film | Kakori – Director: Kamlesh K. Mishra |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Angen (Invisible) (Santhali) – Ravi Raj Murmu |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Bhangaar (Obsolete) (Marathi & English) – Sumira Roy |
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