National Film Awards 2025 Winners List PDF: Check the Updated List of 71st National Film Award Nominees

Q: Q: Where can you download the 71st National Film Awards 2025 winners list PDF?

You can download the 71st National Film Awards 2025 winners list PDF directly from this page. It includes a structured list of all winners and nominees.

Q: Q: Who won the National Award for Best Actor in 2025?

The Best Actor award at the 71st National Film Awards 2025 was awarded to two actors, which is shared by Actor Shah Rukh Khan for the movie Jawan and Vikrant Massey for the movie 12th Fail.

Q: Q. Which won the Best Non-Feature Film in the 71st National Film Awards 2025?

The best non-featured film award was won by Flowering Man.

Q: Q. Who won the National Award for Best Actress in 2025?

The National Award for Best Actress 2025 is Rani Mukerji - Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway (Hindi).

Q: Q. What is the significance of the National Film Awards in Indian cinema?

Instituted in 1954, these awards are among the most prestigious recognitions for Indian films, honoring artistic, technical, and cultural contributions across genres.

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The National Film Awards, instituted in 1954 by the Government of India, are among the most esteemed recognitions in Indian cinema. Organized annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the awards honor excellence in various aspects of filmmaking. The 71st National Film Awards, announced in 2025, celebrate the finest films released in 2023 across multiple categories, including Feature Films, Non-Feature Films, and Film Criticism.

The awards span a wide array of honors such as Best Feature Film, Best Direction, Best Actor/Actress, Best Non-Feature Film, and Best Film Critic. A distinctive feature of the National Awards is the recognition of the best films made in each of the languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution, thus promoting regional diversity in cinema. This comprehensive list reflects the evolving trends, artistic merit, and socio-cultural narratives represented through Indian films.

This article provides an updated and structured list of winners in all major categories, along with a downloadable PDF for easy reference. An FAQ section is also included to address key queries related to eligibility, selection process, and award criteria. It serves as a valuable resource for cinema enthusiasts, researchers, and industry professionals alike.

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The Government of India hosts the National Film Awards every year, recognizing films from all the languages of each state's film industry.

The purpose of this award is to encourage both the study and appreciation of cinema as an artistic discipline, alongside the dissemination of information and critical evaluations of this art form through the publication of books, articles, and reviews.
In 2025, the 71st National Film Award winners were announced in August.
These awards were announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi.
These Awards are considered prestigious awards from India for the field of filmmaking for dedication and creative contribution to India's cinematic world.
The Winners List will be conferred by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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71st National Film Awards Winners List

Here are the complete details of the national awards for the films, the Winners List in a table form

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Award for Best Film Critic

S. No.	Name of Critic	Language	Medal and Cash Prize
1.	Utpal Datta	Assamese	Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,00,000/-

Non-Feature Film Categories

Non-Feature Film Categories
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)
3.		Lentina Ao - A Light on the Eastern Horizon (English)	Producer: NFDC Director: Sanjib Parasar	Rajat Kamal Rs 2,00,000/- (Shared)
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)
15.	Special Mention	The Sea And Seven Villages (Odia)	Producer: Kadambini Media Pvt. Ltd. Director: Himansu Sekhar Khatua	Certificate (each)

Feature Film Categories

Feature Film Categories
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)
8.	Best Actor in a Leading Role	12th Fail (Hindi)	Actor: Vikrant Massey	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
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)
10.	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Parking (Tamil)	Supporting Actor: Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
11.	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Ullozhukku (Malayalam)	Supporting Actress: Urvashi	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
11.	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Vash (Gujarati)	Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
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	Rajat Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/- (Shared)
		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/-
22.	Best Music Direction	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 Languages Wise

Best Feature Film in each of the languages specified in 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)	M R Rajakrishnan	Certificate

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FAQs

Q: Where can you download the 71st National Film Awards 2025 winners list PDF?

You can download the 71st National Film Awards 2025 winners list PDF directly from this page. It includes a structured list of all winners and nominees.

Q: Who won the National Award for Best Actor in 2025?

The Best Actor award at the 71st National Film Awards 2025 was awarded to two actors, which is shared by Actor Shah Rukh Khan for the movie Jawan and Vikrant Massey for the movie 12th Fail.

Q. Who hosted the 71st National Film Festival in India?

The National Media Center, New Delhi, once again served as the venue for the 71st National Film Festival organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Q. Which won the Best Non-Feature Film in the 71st National Film Awards 2024?

The best non-featured film award was won by Flowering Man.

Q. Who won the National Award for Best Actress in 2025?

The National Award for Best Actress 2025 is Rani Mukerji - Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway (Hindi).

Q. How are films selected for the National Film Awards?

A panel of independent juries, consisting of filmmakers, critics, and scholars, selects winners based on creative, technical, and narrative excellence, not box office success.

Q. Can regional films win top awards at the National Film Awards?

Yes, the National Film Awards actively promote regional diversity, with dedicated categories for each Schedule VIII language, along with eligibility for pan-Indian honors.

Q. What is the significance of the National Film Awards in Indian cinema?

Instituted in 1954, these awards are among the most prestigious recognitions for Indian films, honoring artistic, technical, and cultural contributions across genres.

Q. Can a film win more than one National Award in a single year?

Yes. If a film excels in multiple aspects, direction, acting, screenplay, sound design, etc., it can win multiple awards in the same edition.

Q. Who funds and manages the National Film Awards?

The awards are funded by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and managed by the Directorate of Film Festivals.