National Film Awards announced, Kartik Aryan-Mammootty best actor, Yami Gautam best actress, see list

New Delhi: The wait for the most prestigious and biggest honor of Indian cinema, ’72nd National Film Awards’, is now completely over. The names of the winners were officially announced today, July 18, to honor the best films and artists of the year 2024.

Karthik Aryan (Chandu Champion) and Mammootty (Brahmayugam) have received the National Award for Best Actor. Yami Gautam has received the National Award for Best Actress for ‘Article 370’. The 72nd National Film Award for Best Film Critic has been given to Sanjeev Srivastava for his deep understanding of Hindi cinema.

Special Mention – Chola Dora Aur Sui (Hindi)
Bhadra Kali Natakam (Malayalam)
Best Short Film- Humsafar (Marathi)
Best Telugu Film – Committee Kullu
Best Tamil Film – Raayan
Best Marathi Film – Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
Best Odia Film- Lahari
Best Malayalam Film – Feminichi Fathima
Best Kannada Film – Mithiya
Best Hindi Feature Film – Srikanth
Best Gujarati Film – Maaran
Best Garhwali Film- Dholi
Best Bengali Film – Chalchitra Ekhon
Best Assam Film – Juiphool
Best Manipuri Film- Sunita
Best Choreography – Stree 2 (Tonight) Vijay Ganguly
Best Lyrics – Jaane Do (Manoj Muntashir)
Best Music Direction – Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)
Best Makeup – P Ravi Kumar (Committee Kullu)
Best Costume – Deepawali Noor and Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2)
Best Production Design – Kalki 2898 AD (Nitin Chaudhary)
Best Editing – Manvir Jasroitia
Best Sound Design – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Screenplay Writer – Bandreddy Sukumar (Pushpa 2)
Best Dialogue Writer – Venky Atluri (Lucky Bhaskar)
Best Cinematography – Edmod (Life in Loom)
Best Female Playback – Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback – Abhay Jodhpurkar (Marathi)

Best Child Artist – Wriddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb and Geeta Shree Chakraborty (Onko Ki Kothi)
Best Supporting Actress – Sachna Namidas (Maharaja)
Best Supporting Actor – Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)
Best Actress Leading Role – Yami Gautam
Best Actor Leading Role – Kartik Aryan/Mammootty
Best Direction – Aanand L Rai (Symbol of Unity)
Best Feature Film – Article 370

Best Documentary- Ram-Nami (Hindi)
Best Art Culture Film- Main Nida (Hindi)
Best Historical Film – Kakori (Hindi)
Best Debut Director – Ravi Raj Murmu
Best Non Feature Film – Bhangaar (Marathi-English)

How were the best films selected?
This year’s National Film Awards include all those films which have received certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) i.e. Censor Board between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. The responsibility of selecting these films and choosing the winners was handed over to a very special jury of 11 members. This high-profile jury is headed by famous filmmaker Jayaraj. Jayaraj had earlier also been a part of the jury of the National Film Awards in 2012. After reviewing the entries from across the country, the panel finalized this year’s winners.