Live:Article 370 dominates with Best Film, Best Actress

72nd National Film Awards 2026National Film Awards Live Updates: The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards will be announced on Saturday at 5.30 pm, with Malayalam cinema expected to be among the frontrunners once again following its dominant showing at last year's awards. Catch the live updates here....Read MoreArticle 370 won big at 72nd National Film Awards. The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards will be announced today at 5:30 pm at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will unveil the winners during a press conference, which will be streamed live on PIB India's YouTube channel. An 11-member jury, led by acclaimed filmmaker Jayaraj, has finalised the winners for films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) during 2024. Jayaraj, who was previously part of the National Film Awards jury in 2012, headed the panel responsible for evaluating and selecting this year's honours. Malayalam cinema once again emerges as a strong contender at the awards, following a remarkable year that saw films like Bramayugam, Manjummel Boys and Kishkindha Kaandam receive widespread acclaim and generate considerable buzz. The competition also features several notable entries from across industries, including Hindi films such as Article 370, Srikanth and Chandu Champion, Tamil titles like Maharaja, Meiyazhagan and Amaran, along with Telugu releases Kalki 2898 AD, Lucky Baskhar and Devara: Part 1. Excited about the winners? Catch the latest updates here regarding the winners. ...Read MoreJul 18, 2026 19:09 IST72nd National Award: Randeep Hooda on winning National AwardRandeep Hood expressed gratitude in a statement after winning Best Debut Director. He said, "Being announced as the winner of the National Award for Best Debut Director for Swatantryaveer Savarkar is a moment I’m still trying to process. This film asked more of me than anything I’ve ever done. The journey of this film was filled with challenges at every juncture, but I’m glad we saw it through and overcame each of those. And despite that, somehow we kept finding the strength to move forward. As an actor, co-writer and first-time director, I gave this film everything I had because I felt an immense responsibility towards telling Veer Savarkar’s story with sincerity and honesty. Whatever we endured while making this film is insignificant compared to the life he lived and the sacrifices he made. I’m deeply grateful to my entire team for believing in this dream and standing by it through every high and low. This recognition belongs to all of us, and I hope it inspires more people, especially the younger generation, to discover and reflect on Veer Savarkar’s legacy."Jul 18, 2026 18:50 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Child Artist goes toRiddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb and Gitashree Chakraborty won Best Child Artist (Shared) at 72nd National Film Awards.Jul 18, 2026 18:44 IST72nd National Film Awards:: Randeep Hooda wins Best Debut Film of a DirectorActor Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Film of a Director for his controversial film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.Jul 18, 2026 18:32 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Sound Design goes to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3Kartik Aaryan-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 won National Wward for Best Sound Design. The winner is Manas Choudhary.Jul 18, 2026 18:31 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Direction goes to Rajkumar PeriasamyRajkumar Periasamy won Best Direction for Tamil film Amaran. Telugu film Chinna Katha Kaadu won Best Children's Film.Jul 18, 2026 18:24 ISTCaptain Miller won Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental ValuesBest Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values goes to Dhanush-starrer Captain Miller. Jul 18, 2026 18:22 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Music DirectorBest Music Director goes to Shashwat Sachdev for composing the music for the Hindi film Article 370.Jul 18, 2026 18:20 ISTBest Best Popular Film is Kalki 2898 ADBest Popular Film Provising Wholesome Entertainment goes to Kalki 2898 ADJul 18, 2026 18:18 ISTBest Actor goes to Kartik Aaryan and MammoottyNational Award for Best Actor goes to Kartik Aaryan (ChandU Champion) and Mammootty (Bramyugam).Jul 18, 2026 18:16 ISTBest Actress goes to Yami GautamNational Award for Best Actress goes to Yami Gautam for Article 370.Jul 18, 2026 18:15 ISTBest Supporting Actor goes toBest Actor in Supporting Role goes to Sanjay Mishra for BhakshakJul 18, 2026 18:13 ISTBest Supporting Actor goes toBest Actress in Supporting Role is Ropashree Varkady for Mithya (Kannada) and Sachana namidass for Maharja (Tamil).Jul 18, 2026 18:11 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Playback Singer Male is Abhay JodhpurkarAbhay Jodhpurkar won Best Male Playback Singer for the Marathi film Gharat Ganpati.Jul 18, 2026 18:10 ISTVaikom Vijayalakshmi is Best Female Playback SingerVaikom Vijayalakshmi won Best Female Playback Singer for ARM (MalayalamJul 18, 2026 18:09 ISTBest Screenplay awards goes toBest Screen play - Dialgoue goes to Venjy AtluriLucky Bhaskar (Telugu) Best Screnplya Write (Adapted) goes to Yogesh Deshpande Best Screenpaly Write (Original) goes to Bandreddi Sukumar for Pushpa 2 Jul 18, 2026 18:07 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Editing goes to AmaranBest Editing goes to R Kalaivannan for Amaran (Tamil). Jul 18, 2026 18:07 ISTBest Costume Designer goes to Pushpa 2Best Costume Designer goes to Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Pushpa: The Rule Jul 18, 2026 18:06 IST72nd National Film Awards: Best Choreogrpahy goes to Vijay GangulyVijay Ganguly won National Award for Best Choreography for Stree 2. Jul 18, 2026 18:05 ISTBest Action Direction goes tobest Action Direction goes to Maharaja. Anl Arasu is the stunt choreographer. Jul 18, 2026 18:04 ISTBest Bengali Film is Chalchitra EkhonChalchitra Ekhon is Best Bengali Film. It is directed and produced by Anjan Dutt. Load More