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71st National Film Awards: The 71st National Film Awards for 2023 honoured the country's finest cinematic achievements. Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey shared the Best Actor award for their roles in "Jawan" and "12th Fail," respectively. Rani Mukerji won Best Actress for her emotional performance in "Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway." Regional films like "HanuMan" and "Parking" also received notable recognition, showcasing India's diverse cinematic talent. The awards celebrated the contributions of films, actors, and technicians from across the country.
71st National Film Awards 2023: Best Writing on Cinema
Utpal Datta won the Best Film Critic award for Assamese, receiving the Swarna Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000.
71st National Film Awards 2023: Non-Feature Films Section
Non-Feature Film Awards
Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man (Hindi)
- Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
- Director: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar
- Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
Best Debut Film of a Director: Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw (Mizo)
Director: Shilpika Bordoloi
Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film:
- Mo Bou, Mo Gaan (Odia)
- Producer: Kicksy Wicksy Films and RNV 1820 Films
- Director: Subash Sahoo
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
Lentina Ao - A Light on the Eastern Horizon (English)
Producer: NFDC
Director: Sanjib Parasar
Best Arts/Culture Film: Timeless Tamil Nadu (English)
- Producer: Celebrities Management Private Limited
- Director: Kamakhya Narayan Singh
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human (English, Hindi, and Telugu)
- Producer: Studio Lichi and Dr. Rajesh Chandwani
- Director: Rishiraj Agarwal
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values: The Silent Epidemic (Hindi)
- Producer: Cinema4good Pvt Ltd and Raahgiri Foundation
- Director: Akshat Gupta
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
Best Short Film: Giddh The Scavenger (Hindi)
- Producer: Ellanar Films
- Director: Manish Saini
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Individual Awards
Best Direction: Piyush Thakur for The First Film (Hindi)
Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
Best Cinematography: Saravanamaruthu Soundarapandi and Meenakshi Soman for Little Wings (Tamil)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
Best Sound Design: Shubharun Sengupta for Dhundhgiri Ke Phool (Hindi)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Editing: Niladri Roy for Moving Focus (English)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Music Direction: Pranil Desai for The First Film (Hindi)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Narration/Voice Over: Harikrishnan S for The Sacred Jack - Exploring The Tree of Wishes (English)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Best Script: Chidananda Naik for Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know... (Kannada)
Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Special Mentions
- Nekal - Chronicle of The Paddy Man (Malayalam)
- Director & Producer: M K Ramadas
- Award: Certificate
- The Sea And Seven Villages (Odia)
- Producer: Kadambini Media Pvt. Ltd.
- Director: Himansu Sekhar Khatua
- Award: Certificate
71st National Film Awards 2023: Feature Films Section
71st National Film Awards Winners List
Feature Films
- Best Feature Film: 12th Fail (Hindi) - Producer: VC Films LLP, Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi) - Producer: Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd., Director: Karan Johar
- Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
- Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur (Hindi) - Producer: Unilazer Ventures Private Limited, Director: Meghna Gulzar
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
Acting Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
- Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan (Hindi)
- Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail (Hindi)
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Rani Mukerji for Mrs. Chatterjee V/s Norway (Hindi)
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
- - Vijayaraghavan for Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
- - Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar for Parking (Tamil)
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
- - Urvashi for Ullozhukku (Malayalam)
- - Janki Bodiwala for Vash (Gujarati)
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
- Technical Awards
- Best Cinematography: Prasantanu Mohapatra for The Kerala Story (Hindi)
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
- - Best Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran Hariharan Muralidharan for Animal (Hindi)
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
- - Best Editing: Midhun Murali for Pookkaalam (Malayalam)
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
- Best Music Direction:
- - G V Prakash Kumar for Vaathi (Tamil) - Songs
- - Harshavardhan Rameshwar for Animal (Hindi) - Background Music
- - Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
Other Awards
Best Direction: Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story (Hindi)
Award: Swarna Kamal and Rs 3,00,000
Best Child Artist
- Sukriti Veni Bandreddi for Gandhi Tatha Chettu (Telugu)
- Kabir Khandare for Gypsy (Marathi)
- Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale & Bhargav Jagtap for Naal 2 (Marathi)
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000 (Shared)
Best Male Playback Singer: PVN S Rohit for Baby (Premisthunna) (Telugu)
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs 2,00,000
- Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao for Jawan (Chaliya) (Hindi)
- Award: Rajat Kamal and Rs. 2,00,000
Best Films in Each Language
- Best Assamese Film: Rongatapu 1982
- Best Bengali Film: Deep Fridge
- Best Gujarati Film: Vash
- Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery
- Best Kannada Film: Kandeelu - The Ray of Hope
- Best Malayalam Film: Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
- Best Marathi Film: Shyamchi Aai
- Best Odia Film: Pushkara
- Best Punjabi Film: Godday Godday Chaa
- Best Tamil Film: Parking
- Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
Special Mentions
Special Mention: M R Rajakrishnan for Animal (Re-Recording Mixer) (Hindi)
71st National Film Award 2023: Jury
71st National Film Awards Jury Members
Central Panel (Feature Films)
Chairperson: Sh. Ashutosh Gowariker
Members:
- Sh. M N Swamy
- Ms. Geeta M. Gurappa
- Dr. V N Aditya
- Sh. Aneesh Basu
- Sh. Paresh Vora
- Sh. Sushil Rajpal
- Sh. Vivek Pratap
- Sh. Pradeep Nair
- Sh. Maniram Singh
- Ms. Prakruti Mishra
Regional Panels
North Panel
Chairperson: Sh. Jose Antony Palackapillil
Members:
- Sh. Chethan Mundadi
- Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra
- Sh. Niraj Kumar Mishra
- Sh. Pramod Kumar
East Panel
Chairperson: Sh. Shivadhvaj Shetty
Members:
- Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah
- Sh. Oinam Doren
- Sh. Sukumar Nandlal Jatania
- Sh. Tushar Kanti Bandyopadhyay
West Panel
Chairperson: Sh. Tushar Hiranandani
Members:
- Ms. Chirantana Bhatt
- Sh. Mandar Talauliker
- Sh. Praveen Morchhale
- Sh. Shivaji Lotan Patil
South I Panel
Chairperson: Sh. Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande
Members:
- Sh. Manoj C D
- Ms. Aparnaa Singh
- Sh. Selvanarayanan I
- Sh. S Rajasekharan
- South II Panel
- Chairperson: Sh. Malay Ray
Members:
- Sh. Raghunandan B R
- Ms. Runa Bhutda
- Sh. Y K Gulavadi
- Sh. Satish Varma Mandapati
Non-Feature Films Jury
- Chairperson: Sh. P Sheshadri
- Members:
- Ms. Pankaja Thakur
- Sh. Atul Gangwar
- Ms. Srishti Lakhera
- Sh. K S Selvaraj
- Ms. Olivia Das
- Sh. Jaicheng Xai Dohutia
Best Writing on Cinema Jury
- Chairperson: Sh. Gopalkrishna Pai
- Members:
- Sh. Ashok Palit
- Sh. Vinod Anupam
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