The National Film Awards, which honours and celebrates excellence in Indian cinema, recognising outstanding achievements in various categories like acting, direction, music, and production. The winners of the 71st edition of the National Awards are announced today. The jury submitted the final report to Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Dr. L Murugan at 4 PM today, August 1. However, after this, a press briefing was conducted at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, where the jury members officially announce the names of the winners across the categories. Shah Rukh Khan won the ‘Best Actor’ For Jawan and he shared this with Vikrant Massey for ’12th Fail’. Meanwhile, Rani Mukerji has won the ‘Best Actress
‘ for ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’. ‘Kathal’ has won the ‘Best Film’ in Hindi.Here is the list of winners for the National Film Awards announced on Friday.
Feature Film category:
Special Mention: Animal (Re-recording Mixer) – M R RadhakrishnanBest Telugu Film: Bhagavanth KesariBest Tamil Film: ParkingBest Punjabi Film: Godday Godday ChaaBest Odia Film: PushkaraBest Marathi Film: Shyamchi AaiBest Malayalam Film: UllozhokkuBest Kannada Film: Kandeelu: The ray of hopeBest Hindi Film: Kathal: A jackfruit of mysteryBest Gujarati Film: VashBest Bengali Film: Deep FridgeBest Assameese film: Rangatapu 1982Best Action Direction: Hanu-man (Telugu)Best Choreography: Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem KahaniBest Lyrics: BalagamBest Music Direction: Vaathi (Tamil)- songsBest Make-up, Costume designer: Sam BahadurBest Production Designer: 2018- Everyone is a hero (Malayalam)Best Editing: Pookalam (Malayalam)Best Sound Design: AnimalBest Cinematography: The Kerala story (Hindi)Best Female Playback Singer: JawanBest Male Playback Singer: BabyBest Actress Supporting Role: Ullozhokku (Urvashi), Vash (Janaki)Best Actor Supporting Role: Pookalam (Vijayaraghavan), Parking (Muthupettai)Best Actress: Rani MukerjiBest Actor: Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant MasseySee More: 71st National Film Awards: Anil Ravipudi’s ‘Bhagavanth Kesari’ winning Best Telugu Film to ‘HanuMan’ getting Best Action Direction honour—Top achievers of the South film industry