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

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)