12th Fail wins big at 71st National Film Awards, Gujarati actress wins in supporting role category

The 71st National Film Awards were announced on Friday for films released in 2023, where Jawan, Animal, and 12th Fail were the stars. From Gujarat, Vash was announced the Best Gujarati Film, and its actress Janki Bodiwala bagged the award for Best Actress in Supporting Role.

Here are some prominent categories and the awards for them–

Best Hindi Film

Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery

Best Gujarat Film

Vash

Best Action Direction

Hanu-Man

Best Choreography

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani

(Dhindhora Baje Re)

Vaibhavi Merchant

Music Director (Songs)

Vaathi (Tamil) GV Prakash Kumar

Music Director (Background Music)

Animal

Harshvardhan Rameshwar

Best Makeup

Sam Bahadur

Shrikant Desai

Best Costume Designer

Sam Bahadur

Sachin Lovalekar, Divvya Gambhir, Nidhhi Gambhir

Best Sound Design

Animal

Sachin Sudhakaran & Hariharan Muralidharan

Best Dialogue Writer

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai

Deepak Kingrani

Best Cinematography

The Kerala Story (Hindi)

Presantanu Mohapatra

Best Female Playback Singer

Jawan (Chaliya)

Shilpa Rao

Best Actress in Supporting Role

Urvashi in Ullozhukku (Malayalam)

Janki Bodiwala in Vash (Gujarati)

Best Actress in Leading Role

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway

Rani Mukerji

Best Actor in Leading Role

Jawan SRK

12th Fail Vikrant Massey

Best Direction

The Kerala Story

Sudipto Sen

Best Film promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values

Sam Bahadur

Best Feature Film

12th Fail