Why the National Film Awards matter<\/p>\n
The National Film Awards are India’s highest official recognition for cinematic achievement, celebrating excellence across acting, directing, writing, music, technical crafts and filmmaking.<\/p>\n
This year’s awards honour films that received CBFC certification during 2024, making it one of the most closely watched editions in recent years after a particularly strong year for Indian cinema.<\/p>\n
Films generating the biggest buzz<\/p>\n
Although the National Film Awards do not release an official list of nominees, several acclaimed films have emerged as strong contenders based on critical acclaim and audience reception.<\/p>\n
Among the titles widely expected to feature prominently are:<\/p>\n
Bramayugam<\/p>\n
Manjummel Boys<\/p>\n
Article 370<\/p>\n
Maharaja<\/p>\n
Kalki 2898 AD<\/p>\n
Chandu Champion<\/p>\n
Malayalam cinema, in particular, is expected to have a strong showing after an exceptional year that produced several critically celebrated films.<\/p>\n
The acting races everyone is watching<\/p>\n
As always, the acting honours are expected to spark the biggest conversations once the results are revealed.<\/p>\n
Among the performers frequently mentioned by film enthusiasts and industry watchers are:<\/p>\n
Mammootty<\/p>\n
Sivakarthikeyan<\/p>\n
Vijay Sethupathi<\/p>\n
Karthi<\/p>\n
Sai Pallavi<\/p>\n
However, these remain speculative discussions, since the National Film Awards keep their selection process confidential and do not announce nominees in advance.<\/p>\n
Who decides the winners?<\/p>\n
The awards were evaluated by an 11-member jury chaired by filmmaker Jayaraj, who previously served on the National Film Awards jury in 2012.<\/p>\n
The panel reviewed entries from across India before finalising this year’s recipients.<\/p>\n
A look back at last year’s winners<\/p>\n
The previous edition recognised several standout performances and films:<\/p>\n
Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) shared the honour.<\/p>\n
Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.<\/p>\n
Best Feature Film: 12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.<\/p>\n
When will the winners be announced?<\/p>\n
There is no confirmed date yet for the 72nd National Film Awards announcement.<\/p>\n
Officials have said the winners are likely to be announced next week, with the government expected to share the schedule through an official notification once it is finalised. Until then, fans will have to wait a little longer to learn which films and performances earned India’s highest cinematic honours.<\/p>\n
Viewers can watch out for official digital platforms of PIB India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. <\/p>\n
Lakshana is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist with over a decade of experience. She covers a wide range of stories\u2014from community and health to mental health and inspiring people features. <\/p>\n
A passionate K-pop enthusiast, she also enjoys exploring the cultural impact of music and fandoms through her writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why the National Film Awards matter The National Film Awards are India’s highest official recognition for cinematic achievement,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-535309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}