The winners of the 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 received their respective awards on Tuesday. This year, the awards saw 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions.
12th Fail has been honoured with the Best Feature Film award at the 71st National Film Awards.
Flowering Man won the Best Non-Feature Film award, while God Vulture and Human was recognised as the Best Documentary. Both films earned their first National Film Award.
Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) have been awarded the Best Actor award. This is the first National Film Award of Sharukh Khan in his career.
Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Best Actress award for her powerful performance in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway. This is also her first-ever National Film Award.
Veteran actor Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar were awarded Best Supporting Actor.
The announcement was made by Shri Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film Jury Chairperson), Shri P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film Jury Chairperson), and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Joint Secretary (Films). Ms. Mattu J. P. Singh, Director General, PIB, was also present on the occasion.
List of Winners:
- Best Hindi Film – Kathal – A Jackfruit Mystery.
- Best Feature Film – 12th Fail.
- Best Actor – Shah Rukh Khan (Jawaan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail).
- Best Actress – Rani Mukerji (Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway).
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Mohanlal.
- Best Film Critic – Utpal Dutta (Assam).
- Best Action Direction – Hanuman Man (Telugu).
- Best Lyrics – Balgam (The Group) – Telugu.
- Best Direction – The Kerala Story (Sudipto Sen).
- Best Popular Film – Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
- Best Telugu Film – Bhagwanth Kesari.
- Best Gujarati Film – Vaash.
- Best Tamil Film – Parking.
- Best Kannada Film – The Ray of Hope.
- Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao (Chhaliya, Jawaan).
- Best Male Singer – Premisthunna (Baby, Telugu).
- Best Cinematography – The Kerala Story.
- Best Choreography – Rocky and Rani’s love story (Dhindora Baaje Re).
- Best Makeup and Costume Designer – Sam Bahadur.
- Special Mention – Animal (Re-recording Mixer) – M R Radhakrishnan.
- Best Sound Design – Animal (Hindi).
Non-feature film:
• Best Music Direction (The First Film) Hindi. - Best Film Critic – Utpal Dutta.
- Best Documentary – God, Vulture and Human.
- The Sea and Seven Villages (Oriya).
- Best Script – Sunflower Ver The First One to Know (Kannada).
- Best Film – Nekal: Chronicle of the Paddy Man (Malayalam), The Sea and Seven Villages (Oriya).