The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Saturday, with Article 370 taking home the Best Feature Film honour. Yami Gautam won Best Actress, Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty shared the Best Actor award, while Amaran, Kalki 2898 AD and Captain Miller were among the other major winners. The awards honoured films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1 and December 31, 2024.Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Article 370 emerged as one of the standout winners of the evening, bagging three honours—Best Feature Film, Best Actress for Yami Gautam and Best Music Direction for Shashwat Sachdev. The Best Actress honour marks Yami Gautam’s first National Film Award.Kartik Aaryan and Mammootty share Best Actor honourThe Best Actor award was jointly presented to Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion and Mammootty for Bramayugam. Kartik earned his maiden National Award for playing Paralympic gold medallist Murlikant Petkar in Kabir Khan’s sports drama, while Mammootty added another Best Actor honour to his illustrious career for his performance in Rahul Sadasivan’s critically acclaimed horror film. The Malayalam superstar has now won the National Award for Best Actor four times.Amaran, Kalki 2898 AD and Captain Miller among major winnersRajkumar Periasamy was named Best Director for Amaran, which also won Best Background Music for GV Prakash and Best Editing for R Kalaivannan.ALSO READ: 72nd National Film Awards Winners LIVE UPDATESSoon after the announcement, GV Prakash thanked fans as he celebrated his third National Film Award, having previously won for Soorarai Pottru and Vaathi.Meanwhile, Kalki 2898 AD won Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Production Design, while Captain Miller was honoured as Best Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values. Srikanth was named Best Hindi Film.Among the acting honours, Sanjay Mishra won Best Supporting Actor for Bhakshak, while Ropashree Varkady (Mithya) and Sachana Namidass (Maharaja) shared the Best Supporting Actress award. Other notable winners included Sukumar for Best Original Screenplay (Pushpa 2), Venky Atluri for Best Dialogue (Lucky Baskhar), Shehnad Jalal for Best Cinematography (Bramayugam), Anl Arasu for Best Action Direction (Maharaja), Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Best Costume Design (Pushpa 2), Vijay Ganguly for Best Choreography (Stree 2), Manoj Muntashir for Best Lyrics (Maidaan) and Manas Choudhury for Best Sound Design (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3).Story continues below this adRandeep Hooda wins Best Debut Director; Dhanush earns double honoursActor-filmmaker Randeep Hooda was honoured with the National Award for Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Reacting to the win, Hooda said he was “still trying to process” the recognition. “This film asked more of me than anything I’ve ever done,” he said, adding that he felt “an immense responsibility” in telling Veer Savarkar’s story with sincerity and that the award belonged to his entire team.Dhanush, too, had reason to celebrate. The actor received a Special Mention for his performance in Captain Miller, while his directorial venture Raayan was adjudged Best Tamil Film, giving him recognition in both acting and filmmaking.Also Read – 72nd National Film Awards full winners listRegional and non-feature winnersThe regional awards saw Feminichi Fathima win Best Malayalam Film, Committee Kurrollu take Best Telugu Film, Mithya win Best Kannada Film, Chalchitra Ekhon emerge as Best Bengali Film, Juiphool win Best Assamese Film and Dholi take home the Best Garhwali Film honour.In the non-feature section, Bhangaar won Best Non-Feature Film, Ram-Nami was named Best Documentary, Hamsafar won Best Short Film, while Aanand L Rai received the award for Best Direction for Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek.Story continues below this adCheck out the complete list of winners at the 72nd National Film Awards:Feature Films categoryBest Feature Film: Article 370Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Mammootty for BramayugamBest Actress: Yami Gautam, Article 370Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy, AmaranBest Supporting Actress: Ropashree Varkady for Mithya, Sachana Namidass for MaharajaBest Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra, BhakshakBest Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 ADBest Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Captain MillerBest Debut Film of a Director: Swatantrya Veer SavarkarBest Children’s Film – 35 Chinna Katha KaaduStory continues below this adBest Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S ShettyBest Cinematography: Shehnad Jalal, BramayugamBest Screenplay (Original): Sukumar, Pushpa 2Best Screenplay (Adapted): Yogesh Deshpande, Swargandharva Sudhir PhadkeBest Dialogue Writer: Venky Atluri, Lucky BaskharBest Production Design: Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Kalki 2898 ADBest Action Direction: Anl Arasu, MaharajaBest Make-Up Artist: P Ravi Kumar, Committee KurrolluBest Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma, Pushpa 2Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev, Article 370Best Background Music: GV Prakash, AmaranBest Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir, MaidaanBest Male Playback Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar for “Gharat Ganpati” from Navasachi Gauri MaziBest Female Playback Singer: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for “Angu Vaana Konilu” from ARMBest Choreography: Vijay Ganguly, Stree 2Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3Best Editing: R Kalaivannan, AmaranBest Assamese Film: JuiphoolBest Bengali Film: Chalchitra EkhonBest Hindi Film: SrikanthBest Kannada Film: MithyaBest Malayalam Film: Feminichi FathimaBest Marathi Film: Mukkam Post BombilwadiBest Odia Film: LahariBest Tamil Film: RaayanBest Garhwali Film: DholiBest Telugu Film: Committee KurrolluBest Gujarati Film: MaaranBest Manipuri Film: SunitaBest Konakani Film: Mog AsumBest Tulu Film: IMBUSpecial Mention: Dhanush for Captain Miller and Suren G for MeiyazhaganNon-feature Films categoryBest Non-Feature Film – BhangaarBest Debut Film of a Director – AngenBest Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film – KakoriBest Arts/Culture Film – Main NidaBest Animation Film – Touched as WaterStory continues below this adBest Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values – Piplantri: A Tale of Eco FeminismBest Documentary – Ram-NamiBest Short Film (Up to 30 Minutes) – HamsafarBest Direction – Aanand L Rai, Statue of Unity – Ekta ka PrateekBest Sound Design – T S Hari Hara Sudhan, BlueBest Cinematography – Edmond Ranson, Life in LoomBest Music Direction – Shivpal Singh Kang, Parat 41°chya MagavarBest Editing – Manvir Jasrotia, NDABest Narrator/Voice Over – Soundarya Jayachandran, Little Planet: A Tale of FrogsSpecial Mention – Bhadra-Kali Natakam, Chola Dora aur SuiBest Book on Cinema – Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeyaby Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar ShettyBest Film Critic – Sanjeev Shrivastava