From Shah Rukh Khan to Rani Mukerji: Full List of Winners at the 71st National Film Awards

Mumbai – The 71st National Film Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, with President Droupadi Murmu presenting honors to the winners. Here’s the complete list of awardees for 2025:

Best Feature Film – 12th Fail (Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra)
Best Debut Director – Ashish Avinash Bende (Aatmapamphlet)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Dharma Productions, Karan Johar)
Best Children’s Film – Naal 2 (Aatpat Production, Zee Studios, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti)
Best Direction – Sudipto Sen (The Kerala Story)
Best Film in AVGC (Visual Effects) – Jetty Venkat Kumar (Hanu-Man)
Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values – Sam Bahadur (Unilazer Ventures, Meghna Gulzar)

Best Actor (Leading Role) – Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) / Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
Best Actress (Leading Role) – Rani Mukerji (Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway)
Best Supporting Actor – Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam) / M. S. Bhaskar (Parking)
Best Supporting Actress – Urvashi (Ullozhukku) / Janki Bodiwala (Vash)
Best Child Artists – Sukriti Veni Bandreddi (Gandhi Tatha Chettu) / Kabir Khandare (Gypsy) / Treesha Thosar, Shrinivas Pokale, Bhargav Jagtap (Naal 2)

Best Male Playback Singer – P V N S Rohit (Baby – Premistunna)
Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao (Jawan – Chaleya)
Best Cinematography – Prasantanu Mohapatra (The Kerala Story)
Best Screenplay (Original) – Sai Rajesh (Baby) / Ramkumar Balakrishnan (Parking)
Best Dialogues – Deepak Kingrani (Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai)
Best Sound Design – Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan Muralidharan (Animal)
Best Editing – Midhun Murali (Pookkaalam)
Best Production Design – Mohandas (2018)
Best Costume Design – Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir (Sam Bahadur)
Best Make-up – Shrikant Desai (Sam Bahadur)
Best Lyrics – Kasarla Shyam (Balagam – Ooru Palletooru)
Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – Dhindhora Baje Re)

Best Documentary – God Vulture and Human (Rishiraj Agarwal)
Best Short Film – Giddh (The Scavenger) (Manish Saini)
Best Film Critic – Utpal Datta

With inputs from IANS