The 71st National Film Awards ceremony is set to take place at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, recognizing the best of Indian cinema from 2023. The event will celebrate outstanding contributions from actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, Mohanlal, and Rani Mukerji, among others. The awards will be broadcast live on DD News at 3 PM, and also be available on the DD News YouTube channel.
**Award Highlights:**
* **Leading Roles:** Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey win Best Actor; Rani Mukerji wins Best Actress.
* **Feature Film:** 12th Fail is honored as the Best Feature Film.
* **Direction:** Sudipto Sen wins Best Director for The Kerala Story.
* **Supporting Roles:** Janki Bodiwala and Urvashi take home Best Supporting Actress awards; Vijayaraghavan and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar win Best Supporting Actor.
* **Special Recognition:** Mohanlal receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023.
* **Music:** The background score of Animal and GV Prakash Kumar for Vaathi (Tamil) win best music direction awards.
* **Technical Categories:** Awards are presented for Best Screenplay, Sound Design, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Lyrics, Choreography, Cinematography, Dialogue Writing, and Action Direction.
* **Regional Cinema:** Numerous awards are given to films in various regional languages including Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Tai Phake, and Punjabi.
The 71st National Film Awards were delayed and are being held in 2025 due to the impact of COVID-19.