The 70th National Film Awards are announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi on 16th August 2024 for the year 2022. The awards were announced by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B). These have been administrated by the Directorate of Film Festivals (since 1973). These awards are given out every year to recognise the nation’s top filmmakers.
Aim of the National Film Awards: Encouraging the production of films of aesthetic and technical excellence and social relevance.
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History of the National Film Awards-
The National Film Awards were established in 1954 for the films of the year 1953. Initially, they recognised only the best films in different regional languages.
The awards were initially called ‘State Awards’. In 1967, they began presenting awards to actors and technicians who were involved in making films.
Winners list-
The National Film Awards are given in three categories: Features Films, Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema.
Feature Film Categories-
| Category | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Aattam |
| Best Actor | Rishab Shetty for Kantara |
| Best Actress | Nithya Menen for Tiruchitrabalam and Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express |
| Best Director | Sooraj Barjatya for Uunchai |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kantara |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pawan Malhotra for Fouja |
| Best Supporting Actress | Neena Gupta for Uunchai |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Pramod Kumar for Fouja |
| Best Telugu Film | Karthikeya 2 |
| Best Tamil Film | Ponniyin Selvan– Part 1 |
| Best Punjabi Film | Baaghi Di Dhee |
| Best Odia Film | Daman |
| Best Kannada Film | KGF: Chapter 2 |
| Best Hindi Film | Gulmohar |
| Best Malayalam Film | Saudi Velakka |
| Best Tiwa Film | Sikaisal |
| Best Bengali Film | Kaberi Antardhan |
| Best Marathi Film | Vaalvi |
| Best Assamese Film | Emuthi Puthi |
| Special Mention | Manoj Bajpayee for Gulmohar (Hindi) and Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury for Kadhikan (Malayalam) |
| Best Action Direction | KGF: Chapter 2 |
| Best Choreography | Tiruchitrabalam |
| Best Music Director | Pritam (Songs) and AR Rahman (Background Score) |
| Best Costumes | Kutch Express |
| Best Makeup | Aparajito |
| Best Lyrics | Fouja |
| Best Production Design | Aparajito |
| Best Editing | Aattam |
| Best Sound Design | Ponniyin Selvan– Part 1 |
| Best Cinematography | Ponniyin Selvan– Part 1 |
| Best Dialogues | Gulmohar |
| Best Screenplay | Aattam |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for Brahmastra |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Bombay Jayashri for Saudi Velakka |
| Best Child Artist | Sreepath for Mallikappuram |
| Best Film in AVGC | Brahmastra |
| Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values | Kutch Express |
Non-Feature Film Categories-
| Category | Winner |
| Best Editing | Madhyantara |
| Best Music Direction | Fursat |
| Best Narrator | Murmurs of the Jungle |
| Best Script | Mono No Aware |
| Best Arts/Culture Film | Ranga Vibhoga/Varsa |
| Best Biographical/Historical/Compilation Film | Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro |
| Best Debut Film | Madhyantara |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Ayena |
| Best Sound Design | Yaan |
| Best Cinematography | Mono No Aware |
| Best Direction | From the Shadow |
| Best Short Film | Xunyota |
| Best Animated Film | The Coconut Tree |
| Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values | On the Brink Season 2– Gharial |
| Best Documentary | Murmurs of the Jungle |
Best Writing on Cinema categories-
| Category | Winner |
| Best Book on Cinema | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography |
| Best Critic | Deepak Dua |
The Best Writing on Cinema Jury’s Gangadhar Mudalair, the Feature Film Jury’s Rahul Rawail and the Non-Feature Film Jury’s Nila Madhab Panda announced the winners.