69th National Film Awards 2023 All winners List: Finally On August 24, the 69th National Film Awards Authority announced the Honorary National Award winner list at New Delhi’s National Media Centre, and after the announcement, many actors shared their reactions on the Internet. The Prestigious Awards praised the best features and non-features movies that were produced from January 1st to December 31st, 2021, in all regional languages across the country and that were certified by the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) during that period.
69th National Film Awards 2023 All winners list
Awards For the Most Deserving Feature Film
- Best Feature Film: Goes to Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (Hindi)
- Best Actor: Goes to Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1 (Telugu)
- Best Actress: Goes to Alia Bhatt for the film Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi) and Kriti Sanon for Mimi (Hindi)
- Best Supporting Actress: Goes to Pallavi Joshi for The Kashmir Files (Hindi)
- Best Direction: Goes to Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari (The Holy Water) (Marathi)
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Goes to Meppadiyan (Malayalam)
- Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Goes to RRR (Telugu)
- Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Goes to The Kashmir Files (Hindi)
- Best Film on Social Issues: Goes to Anunaad-The Resonance (Assamese)
- Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Goes to Aavasavyuham (Malayalam)
- Best Children’s Film: Goes to Gandhi&Co. (Gujarati)
- Best Child Artist: Goes to Bhavin Rabari for Last Film Show (Chhello Show) (Gujarati)
- Best Male Playback Singer: Goes to Kaala Khairava for RRR (Telugu)
- Best Female Playback Singer: Goes to Shreya Ghoshal Iravin Nizhal (Shadow of the Night) (Tamil)
- Best Cinematography: Goes to Sardar Udham (Hindi)
- Best Screenplay: Goes to Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi) Nayattu (The Hunt) (Malayalam)
- Best Audiography: Goes to Chavittu (Malayalam), Jhilli (Discards) (Bengali)
- Best Production Design: Goes to Sardar Udham (Hindi)
- Best Editing: Goes to Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi)
- Best Costume Designer: Goes to Sardar Udham (Hindi)
- Best Make-up Artist: Goes to Gangubai Kathiawadi
- Best Music Direction: Goes to Pushpa: The Rise Part I, RRR (Telugu)
- Best Lyrics: Goes to Konda Polam (Telugu)
- Special Jury Award: Goes to Shershaah
- Best Special Effects: Goes to RRR
- Best Choreography: Goes to RRR
- Best Action Direction Award: Goes to RRR
- Best Assamese Film: Goes to Anur (Eyes on the Sunshine)
- Best Bengali Film: Goes to Kalkokkho – House of Time
- Best Hindi Film: Goes to Sardar Udham
- Best Gujarati Film: Goes to Last Film Show (Chhello Show)
- Best Kannada Film: Goes to Charlie
- Best Maithili Film: Goes to Samanantar (The Parallel)
- Best Odia Film: Goes to Pratikshya (The Wait)
- Best Tamil Film: Goes to Kadaisi Vivasayi (The Last Farmer)
- Best Telugu Film: Goes to Uppena (Wave)
- Best Mishing Film: Goes to Boomba Ride
Special Recognition
- Kadaisi Vivasayi AKA The Last Farmer
- Jhilli AKA Discards
- Home
- Anur – Eyes on the Sunshine
Awards For the Most Deserving Non Feature Film
- Best Narration/Voice Over: Goes to HatiBondhu (English Partly Assamese)
- Best Voice Over: Goes to Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee
- Best Music Direction: Goes to Succulent (Hindi, English, Marathi)
- Music Director: Goes to Ishaan Divecha
- Best Editing: Goes to If Memory Serves Me Right (English), Edited by Abhro Banerjee
- Best Production Sound Recordist (Location/Sync Sound): Goes to Meen Raag (Rajasthani) production sound recordist: Suruchi Sharma
- Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track): Goes to Ek Tha Gaon (Garhwali & Hindi), Re-recordist: Unni Krishnan
- Best Cinematography: Pataal-Tee (Bhotiya), Cinematographer: Bittu Rawat
- Best Direction: Goes to Smile Please (Hindi), directed by: Bakul Matiyani
- Best Film On Family Values: Goes to Chand Saanse (Hindi), produced by: Chandrakant Kulkarni, directed by: Pratima Joshi
- Best Short Fiction Film: Goes to Dal Bhat (Gujarati) producer and directed by: Nemil Shah
- Special Jury Award: Goes to Rekha (Marathi) directed by: Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe
- Best Animation Film: Goes to Kandittundu (Malayalam), produced by: Studio Eeksaurus Productions Private Limited, directed by: Adithi Krishnadas
- Best Investigative Film: Goes to Looking For Challan (English), produced by: IGNCA, directed by: Bappa Ray
- Best Exploration/Adventure Film (To Include Sports): Goes to Ayushman (English, Kannada), produced by: Mathew Varghese, Dinesh Rajkumar N. and Naveen Francis; directed by: Jacob Varghese
- Best Educational Film: Goes to Sirpigalin Sirpangal (Tamil), produced by: KKV Media Venture, Directed by: B Lenin
- Best Film On Social Issues: Goes to Mithu Di (English), produced and directed by: Asim Kumar Sinha, and Three Two One (Marathi & Hindi), produced by: FTII, Directed by: Himanshu Prajapati
- Best Environment Film Including Agriculture: Goes to Munnam Valavu (Malayalam), produced by: Sree Gokulam Movies and directed by: R.S. Pradeep
- Best Promotional Film: Goes to Endangered Heritage “Warli Art” (English), produced by: Baba Cinemas, dDirected by: Hemant Verma
- Best Science and Technology Film: Goes to Ethos Of Darkness (English partly Hindi & Bengali); produced by: Sri Ganesh Productions, directed by: Avijit Banerjee
- Best Arts/Cultural Film: Goes to T.N. Krishnan Bow Strings To Divine (English), produced by: NFDC, directed by: V. Packirisamy
- Best Biographical/Historical/Reconstruction/Compilation Film: Goes to Rukhu Matir Dukhu Majhi (Bengali), produced & directed by: Somnath Mondal; Beyond Blast (Manipuri), produced by: Luwang Apokpa Mamikon, directed by: Saikhom Ratan
- Best Athropoligical/Ethnographic Film: Goes to Fire On Edge (Tiwa), produced by: Risen North East. Non Govt. Organisation, directed by: Pranab Jyoti Deka
- Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Goes to Paanchika (Gujarati), produced by: Shreya Kapadiya, directed by: Ankit Kothari
- Best Non-Feature Film: Goes to Ek Tha Gaon (Garhwali & Hindi), produced & directed by: Srishti Lakhera
Special Recognition
- Baale Bangara-Aniruddha Jatkar
- Karuvarai-Srikanth Deva
- The Healing Touch-Sweta Kumar Das
- Ek Duaa- Ram Kamal Mukherjee
