72nd National Film Awards: Full Winners List 2026

22 Sep 2026 10:59 PM
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72nd National Film Awards 2026: Winners by Category

The 72nd National Film Awards honoured films from 2024. The winners were announced on July 18, 2026, and the awards ceremony took place in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on September 22. Article 370 won Best Feature Film, while Srikanth won the separate Best Hindi Film category.

Category	Winner	Film
Best Feature Film	Article 370	—
Best Actress	Yami Gautam	Article 370
Best Actor	Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty	Chandu Champion and Bramayugam
Best Direction	Rajkumar Periasamy	Amaran
Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Kalki 2898 AD	Kalki 2898 AD
Best Debut Director	Randeep Hooda	Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Best Supporting Actor	Sanjay Mishra	Bhakshak
Best Supporting Actress	Roopashree Vorkady and Sachana Namidass	Mithya and Maharaja
Best Children’s Film	Chinna Katha Kaadu	Chinna Katha Kaadu
Special Mention	Dhanush	Captain Miller

Best Films by Language

Language	Winning film
Hindi	Srikanth
Telugu	Committee Kurrollu
Tamil	Raayan
Malayalam	Feminichi Fathima
Kannada	Mithya
Marathi	Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
Bengali	Chaalchitra Ekhon
Assamese	Juiphool
Gujarati	Maaran
Odia	Lahari
Manipuri	Sunita
Tulu	Imbu
Garhwali	Dholi

Music and Technical Awards

Category	Winner	Film or song
Best Background Music	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Amaran
Best Music for Songs	Shashwat Sachdev	Article 370
Best Lyrics	Manoj Muntashir	“Jaane Do” from Maidaan
Best Choreography	Vijay Ganguly	“Aaj Ki Raat” from Stree 2
Best Screenplay	Sukumar	Pushpa 2
Best Cinematography	Shehnad Jalal	Bramayugam
Best Editing	R. Kalaivanan	Amaran
Best Sound Design	Manas Choudhury	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Best Action Direction	Anl Arasu	Maharaja
Best Make-up	P. Ravi Kumar	Committee Kurrollu
Best Costume	Deepika Noor and Sheetal Sharma	Pushpa 2

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