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72nd National Film Awards in pics:
The 72nd National Film Awards honour achievements in Indian cinema for the year 2024. The winners were announced on 18 July 2026 by the chairpersons of the three juries. The President of India will present the awards on 22 September 2026 at Ekta Nagar (formerly Kevadia), in Gujarat.
The National Award ceremony took place at Ekta Nagar (formerly known as Kevadia) in Gujarat, near the Statue of Unity.
| Award | Film (Language) | Awardee |
| Best Feature Film | Article 370 (Hindi) | Producers: Jio Studios and B62 Studios; Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale |
| Best Direction | Amaran (Tamil) | Rajkumar Periasamy |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Bramayugam (Malayalam); Chandu Champion (Hindi) | Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan (shared) |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Article 370 (Hindi) | Yami Gautam |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Bhakshak (Hindi) | Sanjay Mishra |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Maharaja (Tamil); Mithya (Kannada) | Sachana Namidass and Ropashree Varkady (shared) |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Hindi) | Randeep Hooda |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu) | Producer: Vyjayanthi Movies; Director: Nag Ashwin Singireddy |
| Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values | Captain Miller (Tamil) | Producer: Sathya Jyothi Films; Director: Arun Matheswaran |
| Best Children’s Film | 35 – Chinna Katha Kaadu (Telugu) | Producers: S Originals and Waltair Productions; Director: Nanda Kishore Emani |
| Best Music Direction | Article 370 (Hindi); Amaran (Tamil) | Shashwat Sachdev (Songs); G. V. Prakash Kumar (Background Music) |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Bhangaar (Marathi and English) | Producer and Director: Sumira Roy |
| Best Debut Film of a Director (Non-Feature) | Angen (Santhali) | Director: Ravi Raj Murmu |
| Best Documentary | Ram-Nami (Hindi) | Producer: BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Bharatbala Ganapathy |
| Best Direction (Non-Feature) | Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek (Hindi) | Aanand L Rai |
| Best Book on Cinema | Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi (Kannada) | Author: Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty; Publisher: Mirror Pusthaka |
| Best Film Critic | Hindi | Sanjeev Shrivastava |
