Daily News Analysis ’71st National Film Awards 2023′ : 2 August

Key Feature Film Awards:

• Best Feature Film: 12th Fail
• Best Actor (Male): Jointly awarded to Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
• Best Actor (Female): Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway (first-time win)
• Best Direction: Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story
• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam) & Muthupettai Bhaskar (Parking)
• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Urvashi (Ullozhukku) & Janki Bodiwala (Vash)

Music and Lyrics:

• Best Male Playback Singer: PVNS Rohit for Premisthunna (Baby)
• Best Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao for Chaleya (Jawan)

Popular and Social Films:

• Best Popular Film: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Karan Johar)
• Best Film on National/Social Values: Sam Bahadur
• Best Hindi Film: Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery

Non-Feature and Documentary:

• Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man
• Best Documentary: God, Vulture and Human
• Best Director (Non-Feature): Piyush Thakur for The First Film
• Best Script: Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know (Kannada short)

About the National Film Awards:

• Established: In 1954, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
• Organised by: Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF).
• Objective: To honour artistic, technical, and social relevance in Indian cinema across diverse languages and categories.
• Scope: Includes awards for feature films, non-feature films, and writing on cinema.

•  The 71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 were announced, celebrating excellence in Indian cinema across multiple languages and formats.