| Number: | 70 |
| Award: | National Film Awards |
| Awarded For: | Best of Indian cinema in 2022 |
| Award Org: | NFDC |
| Announced Date: | 16 August 2024 |
| Presenting Org: | President of India |
| Site: | New Delhi |
| Best Feature: | Aattam |
| Best Non Feature: | Ayena |
| Best Book: | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography |
| Best Critic: | Deepak Dua |
| Most Wins: | (4) |
| Last: | 69th |
| Next: | 71st |
The 70th National Film Awards were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India.[1] The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient will be felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu in October 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.[2] [3]
The National Film Development Corporation of India invited online entries with the acceptable last date for entries until 30 January 2024.[4] [5] Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the film award categories.[6] Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2022, and 31 December 2022, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section.[7] Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.[8]
For the feature and non-feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification. [9] [10] [11]
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film | Aattam | Malayalam | Production: Joy Movie Productions Director: Anand Ekarshi | ₹3,00,000 each | |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Fouja | Haryanvi | Director: Pramod Kumar | ₹3,00,000 | |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kantara | Kannada | Production: Hombale Films Director: Rishab Shetty | ₹3,00,000 each | |
| Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic) | Hindi | Production:
Director: Ayan Mukerji | ₹3,00,000 each | ||
VFX Supervisor:
| ₹2,00,000 shared | ||||
| Best Direction | Uunchai | Hindi | Sooraj R. Barjatya | ₹3,00,000 |
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Production: Soul Sutra Direction: Viral Shah | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Kantara | Kannada | Rishab Shetty | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Thiruchitrambalam | Tamil | Nithya Menen | ₹2,00,000 shared | |
| Kutch Express | Gujarati | Manasi Parekh | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Fouja | Haryanvi | Pavan Malhotra | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Uunchai | Hindi | Neena Gupta | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Child Artist | Malikappuram | Malayalam | Sreepath | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Hindi | Arijit Singh | ₹2,00,000 | ||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Saudi Vellakka | Malayalam | Bombay Jayashri | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Cinematography | Tamil | Ravi Varman | ₹2,00,000 | ||
| Best Screenplay | Aattam | Malayalam | Anand Ekarshi | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Screenplay | Gulmohar | Hindi |
| ₹2,00,000 shared | |
| Best Sound Design | Tamil | Anand Krishnamoorthi | ₹2,00,000 | ||
| Best Editing | Aattam | Malayalam | Mahesh Bhuvanend | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Production Design | Aparajito | Bengali | Ananda Addhya | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Costume Design | Kutch Express | Gujarati | Niki Joshi | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Make-up Artist | Aparajito | Bengali | Somnath Kundu | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Music Direction | Hindi | Pritam | ₹2,00,000 | ||
| Best Music Direction | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | ₹2,00,000 | ||
| Best Lyrics | Fouja | Haryanvi | Naushad Sadar Khan | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Choreography | Thiruchitrambalam | Tamil |
| ₹2,00,000 shared | |
| Best Stunt Choreographer | Kannada | Anbarivu | ₹2,00,000 |
National Film Awards are also given to the best films in the regional languages of India. Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India. Awardees included producers and directors of the film. No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.
| Award | Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Director | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Emuthi Puthi | Metanormal Motion Pictures | Kulanandini Mahanta | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Kaberi Antardhan | Surinder Films | Kaushik Ganguly | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Gulmohar | Star India | Rahul V. Chittella | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Hombale Films | Prashanth Neel | ₹2,00,000 each | ||
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Saudi Vellakka | Urvasi Theatres | Tharun Moorthy | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Vaalvi |
| Paresh Mokashi | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Odia | Daman | JP Motion Pictures |
| ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Punjabi | Baghi Di Dhee | G-Next Media | Mukesh Gautam | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Madras Talkies | Mani Ratnam | ₹2,00,000 each | ||
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Karthikeya 2 |
| Chandoo Mondeti | ₹2,00,000 each | |
All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Mention | Gulmohar | Hindi | Actor: Manoj Bajpayee | Certificate only |
| Kadhikan | Malayalam | Music Director: Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury |
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Non-Feature Film | Ayena | Hindi Urdu | Producer: Teh Films Director: Siddhant Sarin | ₹3,00,000 each | |
| Best Director in Non-Feature Film | From the Shadows | English Bengali Hindi | Miriam Chandy Menacherry | ₹3,00,000 | |
| Best Debut Non-Feature Film of A Director | Madhyantara | Kannada | Basti Dinesh Shenoy | ₹3,00,000 |
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the Awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)' and cash prize.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Aanakhi Ek Mohenjo Daro | Marathi | Producer:
Director: Ashok Rane | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Ranga Vibhoga | Kannada | Producer and Director: Suneel Narasimhachar Puranik | ₹2,00,000 shared | |
| Varsa | Marathi | Producer and Director: Sohil Vaidya | |||
| Best Documentary | Murmers of the Jungle | Marathi | Producer and Director: Sohil Vaidya | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social And Environmental Values | On the Brink Season 2 - Gharial | English | Producer: The Gaia People Director: Akanksha Sood Singh | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Animation Film | A Coconut Tree | English | Producer: JB Productions Director & Animator: Joshy Benedict | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Short Film (Upto 30 Min) | Xunyota | Assamese | Producer: HM Production Director: Nabapan Deka | ₹2,00,000 each | |
| Best Cinematography | Mono No Aware | Hindi English | Siddharth Diwan | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Sound Design | Yaan | Hindi Malwi | Sound Designer: Manas Choudhury | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Editing | Madhyantara | Kannada | Suresh URS | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Music Direction | Fursat | Hindi | Vishal Bhardwaj | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Narration / Voice Over | Murmers of the Jungle | Marathi | Sumant Shinde | ₹2,00,000 | |
| Best Script | Mono No Aware | English Hindi | Koushik Sarkar | ₹2,00,000 |
All the awardees are awarded with a certificate.
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Mention | Birubala "Witch to Padmashri" | Assamese | Producer: Aimee Baruah Production Society Director: Aimee Baruah | Certificate only |
| Hargila – The Greater Adjutant Stork | Assamese | Producer: PI Entertainment Director: Partha Sarathi Mahanta |
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.
The jury members were as follows:
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) accompanied with a cash prize.
| Award | Book | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Book on Cinema | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography | English | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Author: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar | 100,000 each | |
| Best Film Critic | Hindi | Deepak Dua | 100,000 |