69th National Film Awards 2023: The much-awaited award night of the film industry has finally comes to an end. The 69th edition of the “National Film Awards 2023” concluded at the National Media Centre in New Delhi and all the winners were announced on 24 August 2023 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The mega event saw many stars winning big in their respective categories. South superstar Allu Arjun won the “Best Actor award” for Pushpa while the Best Actress Award jointly shared by Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon for Mimi. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the award in “Best Feature Film”.
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69th National Film Awards 2023: List of Winners
Table of Contents
- Here is the complete list of winners given in the event.
| Category | Winner |
| Best Actor | Allu Arjun (for “Pushpa”) |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhat (for “Gangubai Kathiawadi”) and Kriti Sanon (for “Mimi”) |
| Best Feature Film | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect |
| Best Non-Feature film | EK Tha Gaon |
| Best Director | Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari) |
| Best Direction (Non-feature film) | Bakul Matiyani (Smile Please) |
| Best Arts Films | T.N. Krishnan (Bow Stings to Divine) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | RRR |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | The Kashmir Files |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pankaj Tripathi (for “Mimi”) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pallavi Joshi (for “The Kashmir Files”) |
| Best Child Artist | Bhavin Rabari (for “Chhello Show”) |
| Best Screenplay (Original) | Shahi Kabir (Nayattu) |
| Best Screenplay (Adapted) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha (for “Gangubai Kathiawadi”) |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash Kapadia (for “Gangubai Kathiawadi”) |
| Best Music Director (songs) | Devi Shri Prasad (Pushpa) |
| Best Music Direction (Background Music) | MM Keeravaani (RRR) |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kaala Bhaivara (RRR) |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal (Iravin Nizhal) |
| Best Lyrics | Chandrabose (Konda Polam’s Dham Dham Dham) |
| Best Hindi Film | Sardar Udham Singh |
| Best Kannada Film | 777 Charlie |
| Best Malayalam Film | Home |
| Best Gujarati Film | Chhelo Show |
| Best Tamil Film | Uppena |
| Best Maithili Film | Samanantar |
| Best Mishing Film | Boomba Ride |
| Best Marathi Film | Ekda Kaay Zala |
| Best Bengali Film | Kalkokkho |
| Best Assamese Film | Anur |
| Best Meiteilon Film | Eikhoigi Yum |
| Best Odiya Film | Pratikshya |
| Best Investigative Film | Looking for Challan |
| Best Exploration Film | Ayushman |
| Best Educational Film | Sirpigalin Sirangpal |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Dal Bhat |
| Best Animation Film | Kandittundu |
| Best family on Family Values | Chaand Saanse |
| Best Cinematography (Non-Feature Film) | Bittu Rawat (Paatal) |
| Indira Gandhi Awars for Best Debut Film of a Director | Meppadiyan Vishnu Mohan |
| Best Editing (Non-feature film) | Abhro Banerjee (If Memory Serves me Right) |
| Best Music Direction (Non- feature film) | Ishaan Divecha (Succelent) |
| Best Narration/Voice Over (Non-feature film) | Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee (Hathibondhu) |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Anunaad- The Resonance |
| Best Children’s film | Gandhi and Co |
| Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) | Arun Asok & Sonu K P, Chavittu |
| Best Audiography (Sound Designer) | Aneesh Basu, Jhilli |
| Best Choreography | Prem Rakshith (RRR) |
| Best Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardar Udham Singh) |
| Best Costume Designer | Veera Kapoor Ee (Sardar Udham Singh) |
| Best Special Effects | Srinivas Mohan (RRR) |
| Best Editing | Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi) |
| Best Make-up | Preeti Sheel Singh (Gangubai Kathiawadi) |
| Best Stunt Choreography | King Solomon (RRR) |
| Special Jury Award | Shershaah , Vishnuvardhan |
| Special Mention | 1. Late Shri Nallandi, Kadaisi Vivasayi, 2.Aranya Gupta & Bithan Biswas, 3. Jahanara Begum, Anur 4. Indrans, Home |
| Best Film Critics | Purushothama Charyulu |
| Best Film Critic (Special Mention) | Subramanya Bandoor |
| Best Book on Cinema | Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar |
About the Awards
- Every year, the National Film Awards serve as a symbol to honour the best film in the Indian cinema. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Directorate of Film Festivals oversees the organisation of the National Film Awards.
- Since 1954, these awards have been presented each year.
- The duty of managing these awards was transferred to the Directorate of Film Festivals in 1973.
- This year, the winners were announced on 24 August 2023 by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference.