72nd National Film Awards 2026 Winners Live Updates: After a two-week delay, the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards are finally being announced today (Saturday, July 18) in New Delhi. According to reports, the winners were initially expected to be unveiled earlier this month, but the announcement was postponed at the last minute.
Movie lovers and cinephiles across the country have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the 72nd National Film Awards, with anticipation running high over which films and performances will take home India’s most prestigious cinematic honours.
72nd National Film Awards 2026 Full Winners List (Live Updates): Who Is Winning What?
The 72nd edition of the prestigious National Film Awards will recognize films that received CBFC certification between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024. Ahead of the official announcement of the 72nd National Film Awards 2026, fans have been rooting for stars like Allu Arjun, Mammootty, Sai Pallavi, Yami Gautam, Kartik Aaryan, Ajay Devgn, and several other acclaimed performers to emerge as this year’s big winners.
Follow our Filmibeat live blog for the latest updates from the 72nd National Film Awards 2026 announcement. Stay tuned to find out which actor will win the coveted Best Actor honour, along with all the other major winners as they’re revealed.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:22 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards (Feature Films): Best Lyrics
Manoj Muntashir gets honoured with the Best Lyrics award at the 72nd National Film Awards for the song “Jaane Do” from Maidaan.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:22 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards (Feature Films): Best Music Direction
GV Prakash Kumar has won the Best Music Direction award at the 72nd National Film Awards for his work on the Tamil film Amaran.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:21 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026 (Feature Films): Best Music Director
Shashwat Sachdev won the Best Music Director Award for the Hindi film Article 370.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:19 pm IST
National Awards 2026 Winners: Best Actor & Actress Go To…
Kartik Aaryan bags his first-ever National Film Award for Chandu Champion. Mammootty wins the Best Actor award for Bramayugam. The Best Actress award goes to Yami Gautam for Article 370.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:18 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026: Best Supporting Actor & Actress Are…
Best Actor in Supporting Role goes to Sanjay Mishra for Bhakshak, while the Best Actress in Supporting Role is shared by Ropashree Varkady for Mithya (Kannada) and Sachana Namidass for Maharja (Tamil).
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 pm IST
National Film Award 2026: Best Female Playback Singer
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi wins Best Female Playback Singer for ARM (Malayalam).
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:14 pm IST
National Awards Awards 2026 Winner: Best Playback Singer Male
Abhay Jodhpurkar wins the Best Male Playback Singer award.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:12 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026 Awards: Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue – Venjy Atluri For Lucky Bhaskar (Telugu) Best Writer (Adapted) – Yogesh Deshpande Writer (Original) – Bandreddi Sukumar for Pushpa 2
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:10 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026 Winners: Best Editing
Best Edition award goes to R Kalaivannan for Amaran (Tamil).
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:09 pm IST
Pushpa 2 Wins National Film Awards For Best Costume Designer
Best Costume Designer goes to Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Pushpa: The Rule (Pushpa 2).
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:08 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards: Best Choreography
Vijay Ganguly wins the National Award for Best Choreography for Stree 2.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:08 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026: Best Action Direction Is…
The Best Action Direction award at the 72nd National Film Awards has been won by Anl Arasu for his stunt choreography in Maharaja (Tamil).
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:06 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026 (Feature): Best Hindi Film
Starring Rajkummar Rao, Srikanth bags the Best Film in Hindi.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:02 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards Live: Best Malayalam & Kannada Films
Feminichi Fathima is Best Malayalam Film. Meanwhile, Mithya wins the Best Film in the Kannada language.
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Jul 18, 2026, 6:01 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026: Best Tamil & Telugu Films Are…
Best Tamil Film is Raayan, while Committee Korulu bags the Best Telugu Film award.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:59 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards: Specail Mention in Feature Films
The Special Mention honour at the 72nd National Film Awards has been awarded to sound mix engineer Suren G for Meiyazhagan and Dhanush for Captain Miller.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:58 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards for Non-Feature Films: Best Direction
Anand L Rai has won the Best Direction award at the 72nd National Film Awards for helming the Hindi film Statue of Unity: Ekta Ka Prateek.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:54 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026 (Non-Feature Films): Best Music Direction
The Best Music Direction award at the 72nd National Film Awards has been won by Shivpal Singh Kang for the Marathi film Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°).
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:53 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026: Best Docoumentary (Non-Feature)
Ram-Nami (Hindi) has received the National Award for Best Documentary in the non-feature film category.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:52 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards (Non-Feature Films): Best Narrator
The Best Narrator award at the 72nd National Film Awards has been presented to Soundarya Jayachandran for her narration in the English film Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:50 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026: Special Mention In Non-Feature Film Category
Special Mention goes to Chola Dora aur Sui (Hindi) and Bhadra Kali Natakam (Malayalam).
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:49 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards Winner Live: Best Book
The Best Book on Cinema honour at the 72nd National Film Awards has been awarded to Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya (I Stand for You, the State Stands for Us: Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Kannada Cinema), authored by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:48 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards: Best Film Critic Is…
Sanjeev Srivastava has been honoured with the Best Film Critic award at the 72nd National Film Awards 2026.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:38 pm IST
National Film Awards 2026: Who Are The Top Contenders?
2024 delivered several memorable performances and critically acclaimed films, making this year’s National Film Awards race one of the most competitive in recent years. Mammootty earned widespread acclaim for his powerful performance in Bramayugam, while Allu Arjun impressed audiences once again with Pushpa 2. Prithviraj Sukumaran also emerged as a strong contender after his remarkable transformation in Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life, and Kartik Aaryan won praise for his performance in Chandu Champion. In the Best Actress race, Sai Pallavi (Amaran), Yami Gautam (Article 370), Shraddha Kapoor (Stree 2), Alia Bhatt (Jigra), and Kani Kusruti (All We Imagine As Light) were among the most talked-about names. Meanwhile, films such as Laapataa Ladies, All We Imagine As Light, Manjummel Boys, Premalu, and Hanu Man also emerged as strong contenders after winning both critical acclaim and audience appreciation.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:22 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards Winners Announcement Today Live: Meet The Jury Members
An 11-member jury, chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Jayaraj, was entrusted with selecting this year’s winners. Having previously served on the National Film Awards jury in 2012, Jayaraj returned to lead the panel as it carefully assessed entries from across the country before choosing the final recipients of the prestigious honours.
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Jul 18, 2026, 5:06 pm IST
72nd National Film Awards 2026: When & Where To Watch The Announcement Ceremony Live?
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is set to unveil the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards today at 5:30 PM from the National Media Centre in New Delhi. The much-awaited announcement will also be livestreamed on PIB India’s official YouTube channel.
