By Snehal Dhingra

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The 71st National Film awardees were announced on August 1, creating significant buzz ahead of the ceremony scheduled for September 23 (today) at 4 pm at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. About today’s 71st National Film Awards event at the Vigyan Sabha The 71st National Film Awards is scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 23, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards, while honouring the artists in films released in 2023. Audience can watch the ceremony live on YouTube via the official DD News Channel, with the broadcast beginning at 3 p.m. It will follow up the winners walking the red carpet and receiving their awards on stage. ALSO READ: Why Shah Rukh Khan TOTALLY Deserves National Award For Jawan: Baddie To Romantic Hero, A Look At His 3-Decade Career Shah Rukh Khan to receive first National award The day he won National Award, Shah Rukh shared a video message on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. In the video, SRK could be heard saying, “Needless to say I’m overwhelmed with gratitude, pride and humility. To be honoured with the National Award is a moment that I will cherish for a lifetime. Thank you so much to the jury, the chairman and to the INB ministry and to everyone who thought I was worthy of this honour.” List of winners of the 71st National Film Awards Animal special mention – M R RajakrishnanBest Hindi Film: KathalBest Gujarati Film: VashBest Bengali Film: Deep FridgeBest Action-Director: Hanu-Man (Telugu)Best Choreography: Dhindhora (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)Best Music Direction Of Background Score: AnimalBest Makeup: Sam BahadurBest Costume Design: Sam BahadurBest Production Design: 2018 – Everyone Is A Hero (Malayalam)Best Editing: PookkaalamBest Sound Design: AnimalBest Screenplay: Baby (Telugu) And Parking (Tamil)Best Dialogue Writer: Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (Hindi)Best Cinematography: The Kerala StoryBest Female Playback Singer: Shilpa Rao For JawanBest Male Playback Singer: PVN S Rohit For BabyBest Actress In Supporting Role: Urvashi (Ullozhukku), Janki Bodiwala (Vash)Best Actor In Supporting Role: Vijayaraghavan (Pookkaalam) and Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (Parking)Best Actress: Rani MukerjiBest Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)Best Director: Sudipto Sen, The Kerala StoryBest Film In Animation: Hanu-ManBest Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem KahaaniBest Feature Film For Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values: Sam BahadurBest Feature Film: 12th Fail