70th National Film Awards: Full list of winners

The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced; read on to know more.

The 70th National Film Awards were announced on Friday to honor the best films made in 2022 across India. The awards will honor the best films, actors, and crew from 2022 films.

The Key Awards at the 70th National Film Awards.

Best Film: Aattam (Malayalam)

Best Debut Film: Fouja (Haryanvi)

Best Film providing wholesome entertainment: Kantara (Kannada)

Best Feature Film promoting national, social, and environmental values: Kutch Express (Gujarati)

Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra Part 1 (Hindi)

Best Director: Sooraj Barjatya – Uunchai (Hindi)

Best Actor in Leading Role: Nithya Menen – Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil), Manasi Parekh – Kutch Express (Gujarati), and Rishab Shetty – Kantara (Kannada)

Best Actor in Supporting Role: Neena Gupta – Uunchai (Hindi), and Pavan Raj Malhotra – Fouja (Haryanvi)

Best Child Artiste: Sreepath – Malikappuram (Malayalam)

Special mention awards go to Manoj Bajpayee (actor)—Gulmohar (Hindi) and Sanjay Salil Chowdhury (music director)—Kadhikan (Malayalam); for film writing, awards go to Best Critic: Deepak Dua and Best Book on Cinema: Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography.

The crew awards included several categories, and some of them included –

Best Lyrics: Naushad Sadar Khan – Fouja (Salaami) (Haryanvi)

Best Music Direction: Pritham (songs) – Brahmastra Part 1 (Hindi), AR Rahman (background music) – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)

Best Costume Design: Niki Joshi – Kutch Express (Gujarati)

Best Screenplay: Anand Ekarshi (screenplay writer) – Aattam (Malayalam), Arpita Mukherjee and Rahul V Chittella (dialogues) – Gulmohar (Hindi)

Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 (Tamil)

Best Playback Singer: Bombay Jayshree – Saudi Vellakka CC 225/2009 (Chaayum Veyil) (Malayalam), Arijit Singh – Brahmastra Part 1 (Kesariya) (Hindi)

Many regional films, too, won the 70th National Film Awards.