69th National Film Awards 2023 Winners List
The 69th National Film Awards 2023 were declared at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Take a look National Film Awards 2023 full winners list:
- Best Actor: Allu Arjun won Best Actor for “Pushpa: The Rise”
- Best Actress: Alia Bhatt as well as Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Mimi” respectively.
- Best Feature Film: “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect”
- The Nargis Dutt Award: “The Kashmir Files” won
- Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi for the movie “Mimi”
- Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi for the movie “The Kashmir Files”
- Best Child Artist: Bhavin Rabari won this title for “Chhello Show”
- Best Screenplay (Original): Shahi Kabir for “Nayattu”
- Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha for the movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi”
- Best Dialogue Writer: Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia for the movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi”
- Best Music Director (Songs): Devi Sri Prasad for Pushpa movie
- Best Music Direction (Background Music): MM Keeravaani for RRR movie
- Best Male Playback Singer: Kaala Bhairava for the movie RRR
- Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal for Iravin Nizhal film
- Best Lyrics: Chandrabose, Konda Polam movie’s Dham Dham Dham song
- Best Hindi Film: Sardar Udham won the award
- Best Kannada Film: 777 Charlie is the best Kannada film
- Best Malayalam Film: Home won the best Malayalam movie
- Best Gujarati Film: Chhello Show
- Best Tamil Film: Kadaisi Vivasayi
- Best Telugu Film: Uppena
- Best Maithili Film: Samanantar
- Best Mishing Film: Boomba Ride
- Best Marathi Film: Ekda Kaay Zala
- Best Bengali Film: Kalkokkho
- Best Assamese Film: Anur
- Best Meiteilon Film: Eikhoigi Yum
- Best Odiya Film: Pratikshya
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Vishnu Mohan won this award for “Meppadiyan”
- Best Film on Social Issues is Anunaad – The Resonance
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Aavasavyuham
- Best Children’s Film: Gandhi and Co
- Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist): Sonu K P and Arun Asok for Chavittu film
- Best Audiography (Sound Designer): Aneesh Basu for the Jhilli TV serial
- Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track): Sinoy Joseph for the movie “Sardar Udham”
- Best Choreography: Prem Rakshith for the movie “RRR”
- Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhyay won this award for “Sardar Udham” movie
- Best Costume Designer: Veera Kapur Ee for the movie “Sardar Udham”
- Best Special Effects: Srinivas Mohan won the award for the movie “RRR”
- Best Production Design: Mansi Dhruv Mehta along with Dmitrii Malich won this award for “Sardar Udham”
- Best Editing: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the film “Gangubai Kathiawadi”
- Best Make-up: Preetisheel Singh in the movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi”
- Best Stunt Choreography: King Soloman in the movie “RRR”
- Special Jury Award: Shershaah, Vishnuvardhan
- Special Mention: 1. Late Shri Nallandi, Kadaisi Vivasayi 2. Aranya Gupta & Bithan Biswas, Jhilli 3. Indrans, Home 4. Jahanara Begum, Anur
- Best Arts Films: T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings to Divine
- Best Non-feature film: Ek Tha Gaon
- Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Paanchika film won this title (Ankit Kothari)
- Best Direction (Non-feature film): Bakul Matiyani won this award for “Smile Please”
- Best Anthropological Film: Fire on Edge
- Best Biographical Film: 1. Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi, 2. Beyond Blast
- Best Promotional Film award goes to Endangered Heritage ‘Warli Art’
- Best Science & Technology Film was Ethos of Darkness
- Best Environment Film (Non-feature film): Munnam Valavu
- Best Film on Social Issues (i.e. Non-feature film): Mithu Di and Three Two One
- Best Investigative Film: Looking For Challan
- Best Exploration Film: Ayushman
- Best Animation Film: Kandittundu
- Best Educational Film: Sirpigalin Sirpangal
- Best Short Fiction Film: Dal Bhat
- Best Film on Family Values award goes to “Chand Saanse”
- Best Cinematography (Non-feature film) award goes to Bittu Rawat for “Pataal”
- Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) (Non-feature film) award goes to Unni Krishnan for the film “Ek Tha Gaon”
- Best Production Sound Recordist (Non-feature film): Suruchi Sharma for Meen Raag
- Best Editing (Non-feature film): Abhro Banerjee for “If Memory Serves Me Right”
- Best Narration/Voice Over (Non-feature film): Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee for Hathibondhu
- Best Music Direction (Non-feature film): Ishaan Divecha for “Succulent”
- Special Mention (Non-feature film): 1. Aniruddha Jatkar, Baale Bangara, 2. Srikanth Deva, Karuvarai, 3. Sweta Kumar Das, The Healing Touch, 4. Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Ek Duaa
- Best Film Critic: Purushothama Charyulu
- Best Film Critic (Special Mention): Subramanya Bandoor
