National Film Awards 2026 Full Winners List (Hindi): Kartik Aaryan-Yami Gautam Bag Top Honors; Best Film Is...

72nd National Film Awards 2026 Winners List (Bollywood): The wait is finally over! It's time for Indian cinema's biggest celebration! After a two-week delay and weeks of anticipation, the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards have finally been announced. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting unveiled the prestigious honours today (Saturday, July 18) in New Delhi, recognizing the finest films and performances certified during the eligibility period.

The 72nd National Film Awards 2026 winners were announced live on DD News as well as on the official digital platforms of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and PIB India's official YouTube page.

72nd National Film Awards 2026 Winners List In Bollywood: Who Won What?

It is a landmark moment for Kartik Aaryan and Yami Gautam, as both the actors clinched their first-ever National Film Awards. While Kartik won the honor for his power-packed performance in Chandu Champion, Yami bagged the award for her enthrilling performance in Article 370.

Rajkummar Rao starrer Srikanth, based on the inspirational life of visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla, bagged the Best Film in Hindi in the feature category.

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Randeep Hooda marked a major career milestone by winning the Best Debut Film of a Director award for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar at the 72nd National Film Awards 2026. Meanwhile, Stree 2 and Maidaan were also among the films honoured at this year's prestigious awards ceremony.

Best Hindi Film: Srikanth

Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion)

Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370)

Best Feature Film: Article 370

Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra (Bhakshak)

Best Debut Film Of A Director: Randeep Hooda (Swantantra Veer Savarkar)

Best Direction (Non-Feature): Aanand L. Rai (Statue of Unity: Ekta Ka Prateek)

Best Music Direction for Songs: Shashwat Sachdev (Article 370)

Best Editing (Non-Feature): Manvir Jasrotia (NDA)

Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly (Stree 2)

Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Maidaan)

Best Sound Design: Manas Choudhury (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3)

Best Costume Design: Deepali Noor & Sheetal Sharma (Pushpa 2)

Best Script (Non-Feature): Faraz Ali (Obur / Clouds)

Best Film Critic: Sanjeev Shrivastava

Best Documentary: Ram-Nami (Hindi); Producer - BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.; Director - Bharatbala Ganapathy

Best Arts/Culture Film: Main Nida (Hindi) - Producer - Sampreshan Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.; Director - Atul Pandey

Special Mentions (Non-Feature): Chola Dora aur Sui (Dir: Jaymin Modi & Lokesh Ghai) and Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Dir: Ananda Jyothi)