71st National Film Awards 2025: Complete winners list across all categories
Mumbai: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, honored the recipients of the prestigious 71st National Film Awards on Tuesday during a ceremony held in Delhi. Here is a complete list of all the National Award Winners for 2025 -
Best Feature Film: '12th Fail'
Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu
Vinod Chopra
Best Debut Film of a Director: Ashish Avinash Bende
'Aatmapamphlet'
Best Actor in a Leading Role Shah Rukh Khan: 'Jawan' / Vikrant Massey – '12th Fail'
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Rani Mukerji 'Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway'
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'
Dharma Productions, Karan Johar
Best Children’s Film: 'Naal 2'
Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Best Direction Sudipto Sen: 'The Kerala Story'
Best Film in AVGC (Best Visual Effects): Jetty Venkat Kumar
Hanu-Man
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: 'Sam Bahadur'
Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Vijayaraghavan 'Pookkaalam' / M. S. Bhaskar – 'Parking'
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Urvashi – 'Ullozhukku' / Janki Bodiwala – 'Vash'
Best Child Artist: Sukriti Veni Bandreddi – 'Gandhi Tatha Chettu' / Kabir Khandare – 'Gypsy' / Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap – 'Naal 2'
Best Male Playback Singer: P V N S Rohit
'Baby' (Premistunna)
Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao
'Jawan' (Chaleya)
Best Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra
'The Kerala Story'
Best Screenplay (Original): Sai Rajesh – Baby / Ramkumar
Balakrishnan – 'Parking'
Best Dialogues: Deepak Kingrani
'Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai'
Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan
Muralidharan
'Animal'
Best Editing: Midhun Murali
'Pookkaalam'
Best Production Design: Mohandas
'2018'
Best Costume Design: Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir,
Nidhhi Gambhir – 'Sam Bahadur'
Best Make-up: Shrikant Desai
'Sam Bahadur'
Best Lyrics: Kasarla Shyam
'Balagam' (Ooru Palletooru)
Best Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant –
'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' (Dhindhora Baje Re)
Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human – Rishiraj Agarwal
Best Short Film: Giddh (The Scavenger)
Manish Saini
Best Film Critic: Utpal Datta
IANS