Government announces 70th National Film Awards 2022 winner’s List

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 16-08-2024

Government announces 70th National Film Awards 2022 winner’s List

Award and Honour 4 min read

The 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 were announced on 16 August 2024. The head of the jury for the various segments of the National Film Awards presented the list of winners of the 70th National Film Awards to the Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi

Rahul Rawail was the Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Nila Madhab Panda was the Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury and Gangadhar Mudalair was the Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury.

The films which were made in 2022 were considered for the awards. The winners will be conferred the award in a ceremony to be hosted by the ministry later on.

List of Important Award winner (Feature Film Category)

Best Feature Film - Aattam (Malayalam), Director: Anand Ekarshi
Best Debut Film of a Director- Fouja (Hrryanvi), Director Parmod Kumar
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment- Kantara (Kannada), Director Rishab Shetty
Best Feature Film Promoting Social, National, and Environmental Values- Kutch Express (Gujarati) - Director: Viral Shah
Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects Gaming & Comic)- Brahamstra Part -1 Shiva, Director: Ayan Mukerji
Best Direction -Uunchai (Hindi), Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya
Best Actor in a Leading Role- Rishab Shetty for the film Kantara
Best Actress in a Leading Role- Nithya Menen for film Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil), Manasi Parekh - Kutch Express (Gujarati),
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -Pavan Raj Malhotra for the film Fouja
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Neena Gupta for the film Uunchai
Best Child Artist - Sreepath for film Malikappuram (Malayalam)
Best Male Playback Singer -Arijit Singh for the film Brahmastra
Best Female Playback Singer -Bombay Jayashri for film Chaayum Veyil (Malayalam)
Best Music Direction - Pritam for the film Brahmastra

Other Category

Best Hindi Film- Gulmohar Directed by Rahul V. Chittella
Best Tiwa film -Sikaisal (If Only Trees Could Talk), Directed by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah
Special Mention - Gulmohar (Hindi) and Kadhikan (Malayalam)
Best Non-Feature Film- Ayena (Hindi/Urdu), Directed by Siddhant Sarin
Award for Best Book on Cinema- Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography(English) Author-Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Parthiv Dhar
Award for Best Film Critic-Deepak Dua (Hindi)