70th National Film Awards

70th National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2022
Awarded byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Presented byPresident of India
Announced on16 August 2024
SiteNew Delhi
Official websitenfdcindia.com
Highlights
Best Feature FilmAattam
Best Non-Feature FilmAyena
Best BookKishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography
Best Film CriticDeepak Dua
Most awardsPonniyin Selvan: I (4)

The 70th National Film Awards were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India.[1] The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient will be felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu in October 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.[2][3]

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