- The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, presented the 71st National Film Awards across various categories at a ceremony held in New Delhi on September 23, 2025.
- On this occasion, she also conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2023 upon Shri Mohanlal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
- In 2024, this honour was given to veteran Hindi film actor Mithun Chakraborty.
Key Highlights:
- Best Feature Film: 12th Fail (Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role:Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan (shared),Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail (shared)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Rani Mukerji for Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway
- Best Direction: Sudipto Sen for The Kerala Story
- Best Supporting Actor: Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaska
- Best Supporting Actress: Janki Bodiwala and Urvashi
- Best Popular Film for Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani
- Best Hindi Film: Kathal
- Best Malayalam Film: Ullazhukku
- Best Tamil Film: Parking
- Best Telugu Film: Bhagavanth Kesari
Non-Feature Film Awards:
- Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man (Directed by Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar)
- Best Direction (Non-Feature): Piyush Thakur
- Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human
Other Notable Awards:
- Best Popular Film for Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)
- Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social & Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur
- Best Music Direction: GV Prakash Kumar for Vaathi (Tamil)
- Best Editing Award: Pookalam (Malayalam)
- Best Children’s Film: Naal 2 (Marathi)
• Best Cinematography Award: The Kerala Story
• Best Film Critic: Utpal Dutta
About National Film Awards:
- The National Film Awards (NFA) were established in 1954 to promote cinematic excellence in India under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- The annual National Film Awards are conferred under the following sections:
- Feature Film
- Non-Feature Film
- Best Writing in Cinema
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award is also conferred on this occasion
- The Swarna Kamal winner receives a uniform cash award of ₹3,00,000, while the Rajat Kamal winner is awarded ₹2,00,000.
- The current chairperson:
- Feature Film Selection Jury : Ashutosh Gowariker.
- Non-Feature Film Selection Jury: P Sheshadri.
- The current chairperson of Best Writing on Cinema Jury is Gopalkrishna Pai.